Recent content by tdukex

Yup! Try rolling off some of the low end at the amp. You might be muddying up the mix by competing with the bass.

This could be an option. Don't know how long it takes, though. http://www.oktavamodshop.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_22&products_id=34

I have one of the early 603s and a Russian MK012. They are very close in sound IMO on acou guit--both very nice. Can't speak for the newer 603s. There are a lot more choices in SDCs nowdays, so I wouldn't know what to choose. I agree that mic positioning is the best eq for acou guit. Skill...

The current issue of TapeOp has an article about this very thing, with input from Scott Hampton (of Hamptone.com). Very interesting.

No offense intended to Paul, but IMO the Mbox = waste of money. My advice is to buy something like a True P-Solo or a Grace 101. These are around $500 and pro quality. Buy a decent PCI interface like the M-Audio Audiophile $100. You can get inexpensive DAW software for around $50. You will...

http://www.mercenary.com/speckmicpre50.html

Godin makes a lot of great guits in your price range. Canadian made, excellent quality. Lot of variety. http://www.godinguitars.com/godinproductlistingp.htm

From there if you head west you'll find Buffalo Brothers guits in Carlsbad. Hundreds and hundreds of high-end new/used acoustics and a nice selection of new/used electrics. You could spend a day just in that store. I've used their 100% trade up policy five times in the last 10-15 yrs...

You may have to up your limit a little, but here are some contenders. I have the Sebatron and love it. The Sytek is very popular. The Seventh Circle stuff gets raves and you can mix and match different preamps. http://www.mercenary.com/sebavmp4000e.html...

I would save another $200 and buy a Larrivee 03 model. You will never be sorry.

I've tried a bunch in the past. The only one I still get is Tape Op. You can learn more from their interviews than you can from all the other mags.

If you can afford $700 for a preamp, why not just go for something more highend like a Speck 5.0, ISA One, UA Solo, Grace 101, P-Solo, Daking Mic Pre 1? Use your DAW plugins for EQ and compression until you can afford something better.

Are you sure about that? It is my understanding that this is a "gain range" switch to be used to adjust gain needed to amplify the incoming signal level from a mic or instrument (as the output from these devices varies). It is not a switch that converts the nominal output level (-10dB to +4dB)...

I am not familiar with the H4n, but if Ritchie recommends it, I believe it will perform exactly as he says it will. However, that is not the direction I would go. I still feel PCI cards offer the best price/quality ratio for AD/DA interfaces. I would choose either the M-Audio Delta 44 or the...

I have found The Art of Mixing, by David Gibson, very useful.