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  1. dickiefunk

    Anyone modded a DMP3?

    Hi. I have a DMP3 and am wondering if anyone has modded one of these? I notice it has Burr Brown INA 163 opamps. Would a THAT 1510 opamp improve this preamp anymore?
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    Alice Mic Pak ?

    Hi. Has anyone heard of or tried the Alice Mic Pak?? It has a very primitive look like the Rane MS-1b but has 75dB of gain! http://www.alice.co.uk/micamppak.shtml
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    Upgrading computer components - £170 max

    Hi. I have a Carillon audio PC which is about 4 years old. It is a Pentium 3.2gHz with 2GB of RAM. I would like to get a new mother board, cpu and RAM. My budget is £170 tops! I'm considering these so far:- Motherboards ASRock 4Core1333 Glan/M £34.49 inc p&p...
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    Decent Acoustic Piano VSTi £100

    Hi. I'm looking for a new Acoustic Piano VSTi for my setup and after listening to stacks of mp3's and read many reviews have narrowed my choice to :- 1/ True Pianos 2/ Galaxy Pianos II - Steinway (download edition) I have tried the True Pianos demo and found it sounded very good, extremely...
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    Presonus M80

    Hi. Is the Presonus M80 any good? Is it basically 8 MP20's in a rack or is it better or worse? Anyone had any experience with it?
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    Upgrading CPU £60 budget. Dual Core?

    Hi. I'm looking to upgrade the CPU on my PC. I currently have a Pentium 4 3.2gHz with 2GB RAM. My budget is £60. I've seen the Intel Pentium D 925 3.0gHz Dual core LGA775 SL9KA for £45.99 + £6 p&p. Would I notice much of an increase in performance with this? Would it be a good solid...
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    Cheaper alternative to Shure SM7 / EV RE20 ?

    Hi. What would you recommend as a good cheaper alternative dynamic mic for recording vocals to the Shure SM7 and EV RE20?
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    Anyone tried this proper new budget tube micpreamp?

    Hi. I just received my new Studiospares catalogue today and saw this http://www.studiospares.com/pd_348000_STU%20MONO%20VALVE%20MIC%20PREAMP.htm It looks like a new valve preamp that uses a proper valve circuit and not the gimmick valve thing! It also costs around £75! Looks very interesting...
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    Anyone know anything about these Oktava micpres?

    Does anyone know anything about these Oktava mic preamps? SPM-100 and SPM-102 http://www.oktava-shop.com/view_prod.php?id=35
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    Interested in MXL 960-UK

    Hi. I'm interested in buying an MXL 960. I live in the UK and can't buy it over here. If anyone has one they are planning on selling in the near future please could you let me know? Many Thanks
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    Best Freeware Guitar AMP sim?

    Hi. I'm not a guitarist so I would really appreciate some help and experience from guitar and bass players on this. Which of these free amp sims would you say is the most authentic/best all round amp sim? I need something that is capable of producing nice jazz guitar sounds, 70's funk rhythm...
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    EQ matching software?

    Hi. I'm looking to buy an EQ matching software and am interested in FreEq Boy. There is also another made by Voxengo called Curve EQ. The price varies a fair bit between these VSTs :- FreEq Boy $29.95 http://www.elevayta.net/product3.htm Curve EQ $89.95 http://www.voxengo.com/product/curveeq/...
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    Anyone tried the ADK GT2 mk2?

    Hi. I just got my Turnkey Christmas catalogue and saw they have a tube mic - ADK GT2mk2 for £129!!! Has anyone tried this mic? I'm very intrigued to find out how it performs on vocals?
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    Strang things happening since Keystation 88ES

    Hi. I recently bought an M-Audio Keystation 88ES and since I started to use it I've had funny strange things happening with my Hard Drives!? It started with my computer getting really slow then each time I booted my computer the automatic disk checker would kick in and would come up with loads...
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    Should I normalise audio after recording?

    Hi. I use Cubase SX3.1 for my DAW. Should I normalise the audio track/tracks after recording or should I leave this till after I've exported the finished song? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? Thanks
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    Sennheiser E840 or E845?

    Hi. I've been looking around for a budget dynamic mic to add to my collection and have been considering some T.Bone dynamics (MB85beta and MB78beta) from Thomann. Ideally I was after a Sennheiser E840 but these are more than double the price of the T.Bone mics! Today I saw a Sennheiser E845 for...
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    Anyone tried these T.Bone dynamic mics for recording?

    Hi has anyone tried any of these T.Bone dynamic mics for recording? http://www.thomann.de/index.html?partner_id=97926&page=gb/t-bone_mb85.htm http://www.thomann.de/index.html?partner_id=97926&page=gb/the_tbone_mb85_beta.htm I'm also interested in this condenser...
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    Anyone tried the Rode D-Powerplug?

    Hi. Has anyone tried the Rode D-Powerplug? Apparently it boost 20dB of gain to your mic. I'm thinking of getting one of these for my T.Bone RM700 ribbon mic?
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    MXL 960 in UK?

    Hi. Does anyone know where I could get an MXL 960 in the UK? If not could someone recommend somewhere in the US that would ship to the UK at a good price? Thanks
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    DIY Reflexion Filter/Real Traps Vocal booth?

    Hi. Has anyone on here tried making a DIY mic stand mountable SE Reflexion Filter type thing? Please could you share your DIY booths and advice. Thanks
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