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    suspension mounts for my vintage gretsch drums?

    The tom mounts broke off of my stop sign gretsch kit. I want to buy some suspension mounts that attach to the rims to replace them. Is this recommended for recording? can anyone recommend a model to go with for these old drums? Last question...the wrap is coming off of the kick drum rim...
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    who here has tried different versions of the MT-2?

    I searched the googles but could not find the answer to this. There are 3 different versions of the Boss MT-2 Metal zone. has anyone directly compared these?
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    does your throne do this?

    here's how I fucked up the brand new wood floor in my studio. :mad:
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    Need ideas on how to repair a vintage tom

    Here are some pics.
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    Need ideas on how to repair a vintage tom

    My 70's stop sign gretch kit isn't doing so well. The tom mounting hardware has come undone, for the larger tom. The hardware mounts to the shell with bolts that screw from the inside of the drum out. The mount itself seems to be stripped as the screws no longer hold it in place. How should...
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    where to place cymbal hits?

    I am learning drums and am to the point where I am doing ok at it. one thing i am curious about is in constructing a song, where do you place cymbal hits? i am looking for some general guidelines. sometimes when i listen to other drummers they will place them where the chord changes are, but...
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    New Home, New Home Studio

    I just purchased my first house, a 1987 with vaulted ceilings on a concrete slab, and we are right in the middle of a full renovation. We are doing all the bathrooms, the kitchen, and the floors, as well as some other things, since all the people will already be there. We have some of the...
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    Need help with Mackie Ultramix

    Can someone who has a working ultramix setup please tell me what hardware you are using to make it work?? I have one here and for my life cannot get it to work. First I had it hooked up to my PC in linux through my layla24. I actually had the faders controlling the on-screen faders, but it...
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    Has anyone compared the veteran 30 to the retro 30 ?

    title says it all. I always wanted a set of veteran 30s. I went to buy them, and whats this, retro 30s? whoa
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    simple USB or Firewire interface - plug and play?

    I mostly record analog, and I am looking to run some old automation software. I am going to either pick up an old mac, or install windows 95 on an old pc. I also use linux daily and have an XP laptop. I am looking for a very simple interface that might be plug and play across platforms, that...
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    no rec eq on tascam 32?

    i haven't calibrated my 32 in a while and it looks off, so I am going through the steps again. i calibrated input, meter, repro, i am on to biasing...tried gp9 and now 456, same issue. 1 khz input at 0, output at 0. 10khz input at 0, output at +3. On the GP9 I even tried biasing it down...
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    anything similar to recycle?

    Hi I am looking for a free program that might work like recycle. I am trying to create my own soundfonts and so I am recording myself playing various instruments. I am looking for software to slice up the samples quickly. Is there something free that does this? it seems like a simple enough...
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    preventing print-through

    on my last recording I made I had print through problems - very audible, especially on vocals in quiet parts - think that one led zeppelin song... where the vocals delay backwards, meaning you hear the vocal print through BEFORE the vocal.... I always store my tapes tails out so I dont get it...
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    hard panned guitars

    question about hard panning guitars, like a doubled rhythm track. how do you deal with the fact that in mono the mix balance will be different?
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    "working" the mic - at an angle

    Hi I have heard of "working" the mic to even out signal levels. But it is also recommended that the mic be placed at a 45 degree angle above the head. How does one "work" the mic in this scenario? should you back up and bend your knees? lol
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