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I guess this is a little advice for those who are doing it, or those who plan to. It's also a philosophical statement about dealing with a rapidly changing industry, and doing what's right, for *your own* good. I notice that the biggest successes on this board rarely show up on this forum. They...

Looking to raise some money for other gear, I'm considering selling a pair of Studio Projects C-4's, lightly used, in the original case, with the cardioid and omni caps and the shock mounts, asking $225. Also an Oktava ML-52 ribbon, stock, no mods, also in the original case. I also happen to...

Well, I don't want to say I made a "killing", so I'll say it was a "maiming". I was in Orlando, Florida last week, and me and my wife were cruising pawn shops and flea markets. We stopped at a Valupawn, as usual, looking for the kind of hit you only read about. Actually, my wife noticed it...

I have a frirnd who needs to put together a basic rig, probably no more than 2 simultaneous channels, needs USB output, halfway decent pres, and phantom power on the cheap. She intends to mix and process in Audacity, and a smart computer is not a problem. I can recommend mics for her, but I'm...

So I dropped off the old Yamaha classical at my local Guitar Center to be transferred to a real Luthier, Becker Guitars, for minor salvage repair- a neck joint issue, but not a guitar worthy of a neck reset.. Shoot some glue in- clamp it down, hope for the best-Should take 20-30 min. Problems...

Yo PT gurus! (especially Bennychoi, who's helped me out before) I'm working on a radio play for another producer. I'm just tracking it. This involves multiple open mics for a long period of time. It can be as many as 6 mics tracking continually for over 2 hours. I'm running Protools 6.0 with...

I have a dreadnought flat top I bought in 1980. a PR725S. Aside from some dings and one stable crack in the top, it has held up pretty well. It was made in Japan, obviously before Epiphone started sub-contracting out to Korea, and later China. The neck is a little thick, but the tone has...

OK- I have a clever plan, and it seems to be working. If you are an old folkie, or country, blues, whatever- You know you have to have a cheap beater that you can haul up to the top of the mountain and play by the campfire. I work for a living, and I like being married, which means the Taylor is...

I have a close friend with an operational budget of $700-$1000. She is a pianist, not a recording person. She's a *very* advanced student, but not a performer. She's looking for a digital piano for practice, as the baby grand just isn't going to fit in her apartment. She will need speakers or a...

Yo Alan! What gives? Is your website just down, or is there a more serious problem? I hope everything is well. Give us all a clue. If there is a larger problem, I wish you well. You've been good to me over the years.-Richie

In the neverending quest for .011's with a wound G string, I came across these strings- SIT (stay-in-tune) "power wound" strings. They are made in Akron, Ohio, and come in on the cheap side. These are .050 .036 .026 .020w .015 .011 with a .018 plain G included as an extra. They were $5.25 at the...

A couple nights ago, I was playing back some tracks from my Roland VS1824CD via S/PDIF into my Digi002 (the mixer, not the rack version). I have done this many times before with no problem. Right in the middle of the song, the Digi002 quits, and comes up with fault code-...

I've got a Jimmy Vaughan Tex-Mex Strat with Gotoh tuners, and a Highway One Telecaster with tuners marked on the back with the Fender "F" logo. I know you are a fan of the top of the line Gotohs, but my impression of these is that they are copies of some vintage tuners, and while they do not...

I was thinking today that Fenders are like plastic models for kids. There's always a part you don't know what it's for, so you just throw it away. On a telecaster, it's the steel cover for the bridge pickup. Over the years, so many people have thrown them away that when I bought my Highway One...

Well, I'm not really a strat guy. Aside from acoustic, I've mostly played Les Pauls, SG's, Telecasters, and an assortment of hollowbodies, especially Epiphone Casino. But- considering what an all-time popular guitar the Strat is, I've been thinking the studio (and me) just ought to own one...

OK, I'm a solo act. My standard setup is a Taylor with a Fishman stereo blender plugged into a Fender PD250 Passport. Vox is usually into Shure SM7. Electric guitars get plugged into a Behringer VAMP2, then straight into the PA. Yeah, it's a kind of wussy little system, but it works for me...

Hello folks! A buddy of mine recently aquired a brand new Zager ZAD-80CE, and I had the pleasure of playing and testing it a little in my studio. Something short of a full test, but a little more than a couple of casual strums. First, let me say that I have no association with this company, nor...

Well, what the hell? I might as well finish the set. It wasn't really my intention to cover AKG condensers, as they are better known than the confusing array of dynamics. Moreover, there are a bunch of AKG condensers I'm not really familiar with directly, so I can only discuss them in the most...

Ok, this is part II in the process of sorting out the mind-numbing number of models of AKG mics. My purpose is to help make sense of this line and find the ones that really are worth the money. In part II, I will be discussing mics that are intended for or used primarily for drums, conga...

I've been thinking about a general post for a long time, because AKG makes enough models to drive anyone to drink. My first experience was in 1980 when my friend Maureen Fleming and I were doing a sound check for a "Horsefeathers" concert. I was using an SM58, and she was using an unknown AKG...