Recent content by AlfredB

Hi there folks: I am going to get myself one of those huge old 21" CRT monitors, and would like to hear opinions on 2 which I could get used for roughly $100,- I def. need a CRT as I also do a lot of photo processing and the LCDs don't quite cut it yet - and space is not an issue :-) Sony...

Hi folks, I want to give our singer, drummer and acoustic guitar player some reverb on our recording ... is there a general rule, like "use the same parameters (duration, roomsize, damping, etc...)" for all of them - implying they all were tracked in the same virtual room - or would it be ok...

Hi there folks: Could you give me your honest opinion on the MIX of the following song-fragment? click here to go to the song Let me tell you - I am a first-timer !!!! for the first time mixing our song (i am a bandmember, the track could go to a demo-ep of ours), and have somwhat limited...

Hi there, I recorded yday a part of a song, (character: very overdriven, treble booster, kindalike classic rock tone). I have dobletracked it (line out of a VOX VT120 AND mic'd it) ... i like what i hear (in general) ... but I sure appreciate a discussion on how to *improve* the tracks. I...

hi there, what are songs with a lot of honky-tonky drums ... kindalike "honky-tonk women" ... and if it comes with cowbells - even better ! cheers alfred

hi there - any link to a online source of the concert? thx ! alfred

Hi there, whats the best way to store (medium term - say 3-6 months -) an acoustic? - hardcase - tune down a note? (or leave it in tune?) whats the best way to avoid "issues" in the long run like the top bowing or the bridge lifting? thx and cheers alfred

Hi there, I use a VS-890 to record - and I am wondering how I can get the recorded tracks out of it. the manual(s) are not very clear... I would like to get the files as a .wav (or any other STANDARD non-compressed format) to work with them in cubase et al. the only luck I had so far is...

Hi there! I have a rather nice ´71 Gretsch Clipper (the rarer 2 PUP model) - which is just a dream to play ... but she is suffering from binding-rot (basically the binding is just crumbling off!). (here's a pic) http://foro.audiomusica.com//user_files/17980.jpg So a good friend of mine...

Hi there, I am a Gretsch-o-phile, i guess... but there is little known about the quality of their acoustics (FLATtop, not archtop!) anybody have any experiences or thoughts? I understand there is the G6xxx line (MIJ) and then the G3xxx to G5xxx line which is probably made in corea or china...

Hi there, whats involved in converting an ACOUSTIC lefty to right-handed? new nut? new bridge (intonation depending on string gauge) anything else ? ... (I dond mind the weired "looks") cheers alfred

Hi there, I was wondering what are my options for mp3 players and RECORDERS when I want to record band practice? anybody have any recommendations? ... a mic or line in would be very appreciated ... hopefully any CF based devices - but I am open to discussiòn thx and cheers alfred

hi there folks, I have a - what seems to be really old - Marshall cab (4x12, 1960A) from the early 1970ies ... the serial # is: 1084 ... its loaded with the original Celestion Greenbacks ... the encasing is plywood and the backside is mdf ... (anybody know when they switched to mdf on the...

your thoughts on adamas guitars???? the good... the bad ... the ugly :-) have you played one? cheers and thx alfred

yesterday, life was good again ... http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/attachment.php?attachmentid=18071&stc=1 I had to put on my spendy trousers .... bli-bling ... $400,- :D cheers! alfred