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I don't see the issue. There's a slot, and basically there's no way to misthread the tape as long as the covers are in place. These things were pretty much designed to be idiot proof. All the intricate "threading" takes place when you turn the lever to play or record.

The Dual RP uses phantom power, which the boards don't supply, and they don't pass that power through. They are designed to boost dynamic and ribbon mics. Yes, you can buy phantom supplies (figure $25 to $50 per channel). But back in the day, you didn't have Ebay or Amazon to buy them...

The biggest issue I would have with a Model 2a would be the lack of phantom power. The majority of my mics today are condensers. Even back when my buddy had his studio with a Model 5 /80-8 setup, there was no phantom. The mics were Shure 57s and 58s, Senn 421, and and EV. Of...

That's a song I never would have expected to hear as a fingerstyle acoustic number. Nicely played, Jimmy.

Before you rewire things, maybe try changing the height of the either the neck or middle pickup to adjust the relative volume. That might mitigate a bit of the cancellation you get from the reversed wiring, as you do with your SG by changing the volumes. I have a Guild S100 with a reverse...

OK, activating reverb is a bit tricky. There are two ways they do effects... inserts and Send/Returns. Reverb and chorus are done via send/returns. Generally you record dry and add the reverb as an effect post recording. To do that, first you need to choose the type of reverb (hall...

Sorry, I didn't see the other post. I was on vacation last week, only now getting caught up. I'll check out that post now. Working from a tablet, I didn't have the manual available so I couldn't remember what the exact term was. SWAP is the right one. That does it immediately...

You can't assign an input to any track. The work around is to copy the recorded track to a new destination. It's in the manual . Granted it's not an elegant solution, it does allow you to use things like a condenser for tracks without phantom powe. Also, you still have the second bank, so...

I finally got a chance to listen. I didn't catch the first version but as it stands now, it's very nice. As usual, your playing and vocals are spot on.

With regards to the song composition, again listening to only a couple of the songs, I felt like they also need some "polish". Some of the phrasing seemed forced. This is coming from someone who is TERRIBLE at writing lyrics. I don't have a poet's sense for word play. I'm a big fan...

I gave the first two tracks a quick listen. My impression was they are basically demo level recordings. The vocals need polish, there are lots of off key spots. The same applies to the guitar. The arrangements are pretty sparse. If I was a record producer or an artist looking for...

... but a very good rant. We often use terms interchangeably when they aren't. We might know and understand what's going on and what we really mean but when trying to explain things to someone else, using the wrong term can cause confusion.

Are you tuners steel or plastic posts? Most nylon guitars should have plastic. The ones that have steel posts usually are chamfered.

That is exactly what the OP was experiencing initially. His two side channels were inverted polarity but were summing in mono (stereo width of the pan control was 0) hence they were turning into a complete null, leaving only the mid microphone. The error was that the side channels were NOT...

I somewhat doubt that it's the tuning machines slipping. I've replaced tuners but only because several were getting tight. It was never for slippage. A tuner that was slipping that much would probably feel really sloppy. As for the string breakage, I don't know how consistent nylon...

You might also let things run for 10 seconds or so to listen for extraneous noise (your noise floor). A silent room is your goal.

There are no room echoes, so if you are just trying to get a dry sound, you have succeeded.

In the mix, I think the MXL was better balanced. I agree that the 4033 sounded almost strident, and I thought the 414 was too dark. With the reverb added, it got almost muddy, I would probably have backed the reverb off a bit. The MXL wasn't boomy, and wasn't harsh sounding on the top...

Listening to the side channels alone will give a horribly hollow sound for anything not on either side. That's where the mid mic comes in. But I find that you need to play with the mix to get a nicely balanced sound. Once you do I love the way a M/S sounds. It also makes a difference how...

How are you recording? Are you using a phone? If so, then you might check in the settings. There are only 9,443 different phones out there, so knowing what is available is impossible to pinpoint without more information. If you're using a microphone and a digital recorder or computer it's...