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If he died from arthritis then it pretty much had to be rheumatoid arthritis, which is an autoimmune system disease and for which there is no cure. May he rest in peace. Tom

Sorry O-T for the delay. Haven't been here for a while. Yes, I still get a very dynamic signal. With those settings the only thing affected is the peaks which are no longer allowed to go "over". Anything less than -2.5 db is left alone and not compressed. You might try using less of a...

I use an RNC set up as a limiter, the way Middleman suggested, ie, threshhold= -2.5db, compression = 25:1 (max on knob), attack = fastest (knob max CCW), release = fastest (knob max CCW) and 0 (zero) makeup gain. My signal chain is: either AKG D95S, Shure KSM27, or SP TB-1 mic into a DMP3...

You might try using some plumber's teflon thread tape to take up the slack. Make a couple of wraps around the boom or stand thread in the direction of tightening the bracket so that the tail end of the tape stays flat when you screw the bracket on, ie, looking at the threaded end of the boom...

The RNC is a stereo unit (at least mine is). That means it is two channels but only one set of controls; so you can only get the same settings for both channels, although you can run two different mics through it at the same time. Tom

What I used to use before dentures made me give up the flute was a Barcus-Berry pickup. It goes in the head joint and replaces the tuning cork. You then plug it into a preamp and go from there. It doesn't pickup any pad noise and, since it is part of the flute, you can move around all you want...

The Barcus/Berry pickup has the advantage that since it is directly wired in, you can move around on stage all you want and not have to worry about mic placement. You can bob and weave and jump around all you want and still have the sound come out good. It might even be possible to connect the...

What I did was to get a Barcus/Berry pickup (it replaces the tuning "cork" in the head joint) and plug that into an MXR small preamp and then plug that into a Yamaha 4X12 amp/speaker system. However, that was a number of years ago and there are better preamps and amp/speaker systems out now. As...

OK, WHERE do I get one? Thanks, Tom

That's really interesting!!!! I own a Shure KSM27 and a Studio Projects TB-1 and I prefer, and use, the TB-1 for my vocals. I've never heard a U-87 so I don't know about that part, but I really, really like the sound of my TB-1 on my voice. (Which I then run through a DMP3 and an RNC set up as...

I have, love, and use a lot, a Korg D1600 DRS. I use it sitting at my left hand while recording vocals with no noise problem at all. They are about $1400 USD and are coming out with a new version shortly that has a blue screen rather than the orange one and with USB instead of SCSI that mine...

Hi Fletcher, What would those 4 channels of good pre and the good AD/DA converters be and how much would they cost? Thanks, Tom

I was told by a Beyer rep that both the M260 and the M500 have been discontinued. He gave no reason about why. Tom

Hi DJL, No, he didn't say he preferred Clarence over Stephan directly, but if he sends his stuff to Clarence rather than to Stephan, then he, by his actions, is saying he prefers his work, otherwise he would send it to Stephan; that's all. I am just curious why. I've always heard that Stephan...

Hey Fletcher, Just out of curiosity, why do you prefer Clarence Kane over Stephan Sank for re-ribboning? Thanks, Tom