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Using a DI is the normal way to do it. The XLR output has the signal balanced and impedance matched so it looks like a microphone signal going to your interface preamp. The 1/4" "Thru" output is your normal guitar signal for going to pedals or an amp. An AB/Y box can also work if your...

In many ways the sound you create through using effects can become somewhat of an extension of the instrument itself. Dirt is a great example, but delay and modulation effects can also have an influence on the performance itself. Distortion (or fuzz or overdrive if you like) is a bit more...

There's a story about Van Halen after they got signed but before they became a headline act. They went on various tours opening for other groups. So they were opening for Ted Nugent and Ted never heard anything like Eddie's playing. He wanted to find out how Eddie was getting that sound so one...

24 bit audio handles processing better.

JHS Angry Charlie.

Depending on the compressor you're using and the amount of gain reduction you're getting, a really fast attack time can kill the initial transient, which sort of defines what a snare sounds like. Something like 12 to 18 dB gain reduction (possibly too much depending on what you're after) should...

Yamaha Stage Custom Birch is a great kit for the money. These kits are usually sold with a really good hardware pack which helps the value substantially. Chinese birch is not quite the same as European birch but the shells sound good and they're easy to tune. I think mine has the older style...

There is no prize for recording digital levels hot as you can before clipping, and potential for damage. Aliasing and distortion from intersample peaks sounds bad. Leaving headroom gives you a safety margin in case there's transients or something that suddenly gets a bit louder while you're...

If you're looking for a drum kit there's good deals that come up used now and then. Something like a Yamaha Stage Custom Birch kit with the hardware pack could be a good deal. Yamaha hardware kicks butt. The shells are easy to tune and sound great. If the sticker price is less than what a 4000...

Fair enough. The IMHO disclaimer goes a long way here. There's metal stuff that I truly enjoy, but I'm not really a metal head. Honestly the whole "bombastic/gymnastic" approach doesn't do a lot for me most of the time, but I can still appreciate it on a technical level. Possibly more when you...

The theoretical dynamic range is 144 dB, but it can only exist in digital. For everything else (the analog realm of mics amps and speakers) there is the thermal limit of around 120 dB, as you know. Physics and all that. Do we need to dither 24 bit? Is "self dither" a thing beyond the thermal...

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There are three distinct generations of homewreckers in this thread. I don't think I've seen anything posted by Fletcher for over 10 years.

The trade has been good to me. About the closest tolerance I ever worked with was 3 tenths using a micro boring head on a Fanuc horizontal boring mill. I figure they'd save that kind of thing for grinders. Around 14 years ago the shop was talking about "paperless manufacturing" where they were...