Recent content by dshlapak

Honest, this is about to drive me nuts. I have an old, old, old house, with new (<10yrs) wiring. There've been problems with 60hz hum ever since we moved in, but I've finally had it. I bought a new guitar amp that is close to unusable b/c of the hum and the friggin' radio station that's coming...

Howdy, all. I'm upgrading my amateur home studio and am looking to buy a two-channel pre-amp for mics (Studio Projects B1, SM-57) and DI'ing clean guitar. I've done a reasonable amount of research and, in my price range, it seems to boil down to two alternatives: the ART MPA Gold and the...

Hey there. Hoping for an assist here. Bedroom studio situation. Gear involved: Mackie 1202 (not VLZ or Pro) mixer SP B1 mic SM-57 mic Fender Tele Gibson Les Paul Marshall Valve-State amp OK, so I'm getting a wicked buzz with either guitar, whether through the amp or DI'd into the Mackie. The...

Hi there. Not exactly a newbie, but this is a dumb question. Bought an old but rewired house, and discovered upon setting up my gear that I'm getting incredible interference and hum everywhere--my mic is picking up a hip-hop radio station, and my Les Paul/Marshall combo is producing more buzz...