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What's the best color of lava lamp for a studio? I'm thinking about treating myself to a slightly late birthday present. :D

Has anyone ever used the CAD Trion 8000 who could describe the sound? I'm contemplating a tube condenser in the not-too-distant future, and I'm considering these: SP T3 CAD Trion 8000 Karma K-58 ADK Generis GT-2 CAD M9 I'm looking for something for general vocal use---not brittle (but not...

Before I ship the defective 8Pre back to MOTU, I thought I'd just see how far I could push Mac OS X's Core Audio. Apparently, there actually is a limit, and I have finally reached it. Heheheh. I can't wait to see their reaction when I file this bug.... :D My PowerMac G5 configuration is as...

Here's the review I just sent to Musician's Friend (but which they probably won't publish since it is a bit negative): While you CAN mount it the way they tell you to mount it, you do NOT want to do so. There are several reasons for this. First, hanging the drum from the rim will make it go...

Well, 7 days later, here's a follow-up. Some genius engineer decided it would be cute to use an ADAT jack with a built-in cover. Problem is, that cover becomes an integral part of the integrity of the jack, and is held in by two tiny little plastic hinge pins. I have already broken one on...

As a bit of background, my first FIREPOD really did have dead S/PDIF. It couldn't lock to anything, including the Behringer in standalone mode, so that was definitely a hardware failure. It never worked after I performed a firmware upgrade, and the reversioner didn't help. However, it seems...

Does anybody know of a source for bulk fiber optic cable and TOSLink connectors? I found only two places that sold the connectors, only one of which told what size fiber it was for, and no places that sold fiber that big (400 micron core). The biggest fiber I can find is 65 micron core, and it...

I just wanted to relay this experience while it was fresh on my mind. :) So I just got a package from Sweetwater that I ordered Monday morning. BTW, those guys rule. They said they thought it wouldn't go out until Tuesday, but it went out Monday anyway. FedEx Saver arrived in two days...

Is there some unstated limitation in the FIREPOD that keeps it from being able to slave to S/PDIF input at 96 kHz? My new FIREPOD (which replaced the old FIREPOD whose S/PDIF ports died completely) will only sync at 44.1 and 48.

Anybody know anything about MicFactory.com? Their website has been down for maintenance for the last month, and I'm desperately looking for a low profile 34mm capsule mount. I can't find anything similar anywhere else (except overseas).

I'm toying with the possibility of adding a Peluso capsule to one of my mics, and I have an Apex 435 ($35) that I don't mind hacking the heck out of, but I haven't been able to find out for sure whether the capsule that it ships with is fixed charge (electret) or externally polarized. Anybody...

My church has a bunch of microphones. The new one is a PG81. The others are older, and look similar (but silver); I'm not sure what they are exactly. They all are powered by battery power when the church uses them normally. We have a gig coming up next week, and I'm expecting to use some...

I always wondered what would happen if you mounted your mic on something like this: http://www.fermatamusic.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=108 with some sort of shock mount on top, e.g. http://www.fermatamusic.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=173 That way you could literally...

I just finished a mod to one of my Nady RSM-2 mics that some of you might be interested in. The original plan was to replace the transformers with Lundahl LL2911 transformers. When I got in there, though, I decided to experiment a little more. Step 1: Wiring the Lundahl transformers to the...

I'm curious why no one seems to sell an inline phantom power block. For those of us who are paranoid about protecting our ribbon mics (or the transformers in our dynamics if you have a miswired cable), this seems like a useful tool to have lying around. You'd basically build it with a metal...

We've seen a constant flood of reposts of the same questions. This probably means that it's time to organize this stuff better. There's a FAQ entry that lists a few microphones at particular price points, but information that correlates it with particular applications is lacking. There are...

Has anyone else had obscenely bad experiences with Presonus customer service? I sent my FIREPOD back to them to be repaired. The S/PDIF input and output weren't working. It arrived at Presonus on 6/9---four weeks ago today. As of today, I have not gotten the unit back. I emailed them about...

I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive practice amp. I'm doing DI recording through an amp/cabinet modeler, and I like the sound it provides, but I hate having to deal with headphones for monitoring and I don't want to do all my practicing in the studio with the reference monitors.... The...

Top 10 Criteria for Best Country Mic For country music, your goal should be to buy any mic that has: 10. BAC meter that automatically calls for a cab so you don't have to do the watermelon crawl. 9. Knee pads just in case Jesus does, in fact, drop kick you through the goalposts of life. 8...

I just got a broken small clone re-issue that was the victim of SSD (severe stomping damage). I'm pretty sure it would be functional if it weren't for the fact that most of all the wires were too short from the factory and snapped when put under tension.... :D Anyway, is there anyone out...