Recent content by drossfile

this is the only thing i disagree with you on in this thread. i always thought he was overrated until i heard "songs for the deaf" from qotsa. since then i've read more than one interview with engineers saying he can just walk into a studio and bang out a song to perfection in one take. the dude...

i'd say it means you're doing things impressively right. the fact that you get the sound you want without eq is to your credit. be proud, homes. :)

well what do you know, it's the douchiest member since dr. z! bless us with thy wisdom, oh great one! there must've been some email error, because i never did get those great insider prices from you on the 2007 pearl masters kits. :rolleyes:

hope it all turns out ok for you man. i'm w/ arcaxis--i can't imagine anything but maybe some of the caps would be hosed, and that's only because those electrolytic caps could easily get their paper soaked through (i would think). all you can do is test 'em i suppose. i would also check...

i agree w/ everyone else on tucking the vox just a touch, but i'm really just nitpicking. i think this sounds fantastic. tracking/mixing metal this heavy is very tough to do well, and i think you've done a stellar job. i dig the song too.

*DING* this is where things get really weird. i put my old pair back up over the drums--mind you, this pair i've never even opened up. i turn on the pre, and i'm getting a similar rumble from the right OH. now i'm really pissed. so i check the cord and pre with other mics, and they're fine. so...

lol, dogbreath recently requested i change my avatar to some boobs, and who am i to argue with the voice of reason? :D

i give up. so i cleaned the board with alcohol, didn't help. checked connections and components for the millionth time, everything checks out, and i'm using a fluke 177--not exactly a fisher price meter. i threw it across the room, hooked my old 603s back up as OHs. never ever again will i...

i used a liquid flux that barely touched anything at all, but i'll look the thing over. as for orientation, the caps aren't directional are they? :confused:

so the saga of the 603 mod continues. thanks again to antichef for sending more caps!!! :) here's what's happening: i replaced the input cap that i somehow blew, so i now have a signal. unfortunately, the scratchy static noise is still there. it's sort of constant, but not consistent. like it...

will do. :) edit: lol @ "you guys." it's just me homes. somehow that makes the compliment even higher! :D

yeah, but it took me awhile to figure out what it was for. since this was my first mod it never occurred to me that i'd have to position the caps significantly differently to fit in the housing. after soldering umpteen times, i made it work, insulation and all. thanks again man, you're the...

from what i can tell from the minimal testing i've done so far, it does sound smoother, and the high/low end disparity is better balanced. the output is significantly decreased, but i think that's because the new caps reduce the highs rather than boost the lows (i'm not even sure it's possible...

well i think i finally found the culprit. apparently the 1nF input cap got blown as i was working on the damn thing. i've been messing with this damn mic for 3 days now, and when 100 different "fixes" on the 1 uF caps didn't help any with the rumble/static, i took off the 1 nF and tested...

you'll get no argument from me here. that was exactly my point--the industry has changed into a one-hit-wonder manufacturing plant, and that sucks. bill bruford talks about the sea change within the record companies during the 70s in his autobio (good read btw). but there's such an increased...