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I haven't noticed any hum from my G2220 when plugged into my interface, haven't plugged either of my bass amps in for years, maybe I should try out the Rumble 75 and see what the neighbors think!

Not bothering with straplocks on my Gretsch as I don't plan on ever gigging with it (but things could change). I've got them on my Taylor 31o, Telecaster, Epi Dot and J bass, though. DR Sunbeam short scale 45-105 strings. Broke an E string on my mandolin, so strings on that will get done first.

I just remembered I got some new strings to put on my Gretsch. They got buried under lyric sheets.

Yes, that was the alternative, but the mixer works just fine and has the advantage that when I want to record MIDI (only) from the keyboard, I can leave the mixer off and no audio going through to confuse me!

I bought a Gretsch G2220 short scale last year. I'm a smaller guy and found it much more comfortable to play than my J bass.

Volume sliders are maxed out, there is no pad on the line inputs. Wondering if it is due to the impedance - the 8i6 line ins are 44 kOhm, but I see the front inputs when put into line mode are 60kOhm, and in instrument mode 1.5 MOhm. One other thing, I just noticed the line ins are balanced...

Usually they are 2'x4' size, with a room that size I'd try at least 4 on each long wall and a couple behind the drummer.

Heads up regarding the Focusrite's line inputs! I've got the 8i6, and only discovered after getting it and hooking my keyboard's line outputs to it that the volume level is too low to use - yes, it can record, but very hard to monitor against other tracks. I ended up putting a small Behr mixer...

I've been looking at that same chair as Rich shows at Staples (online it wasn't available, but they had a few at my local store). I've got a chair now with low back and swing-up arms which is ok, but not really deep enough for me to relax in.

The 38% rule is good for large spaces, not practical for most small home 'studios'. With the big space, you are going to be dealing with all the stuff that's in there, multiple doorways and windows and openings, uneven ceiling (?), noise from the fridge, etc.

Put 2"-4"thick acoustic panels above the drums and on side walls (rockwool or compressed fiberglass). With that low ceiling, of course the drums and cymbals are going to be ringing out. Consider using headphones or in-ears for practice, forget the PA system, in a small room, competing with amps...

Right, diffusion does no good in a small room. Each to his own, as far as the floor goes. Hardwood is always the most expensive (and preferred) floor for most people - unless this is a concrete slab floor. This 'wood-llo' tile is a fairly new product so I haven't heard anything about it...

My current room is about 15x11x7.5' ht, so I say use your spare bedroom, But don't use tile for the floor, too reflective and noisy. Hardwood would be best, otherwise consider laminate. But for now, leave the carpet, and see what things are like. The larger family room would only be a good...

If air can get in/out, so can sound. It's physics, can't deny it.

I would be interested to hear the raw samples of the vocals recorded using your 'booth'.

I haven't seen the Sound City movie, so not sure where that image came from, but anyway that's not a 'vocal booth' made from hanging moving blankets. No doubt the walls have rockwool or dense fibreglass in them, besides all the various foams in the inside. The real sound that made Sound City...

On a slightly different note - no matter how much we disparage Guitar Center here, I do shop there regularly (and online) because of the discounts, the closeness (less than 15 minutes from me), but if I can get the same thing at the same price and in the same timeframe, I will buy from...

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Taking bad room reflections out of recordings is always a good thing. When I tried various 'moving blanket' (only) solutions, my vocals always got very 'boxy', requiring lots of EQ.

Get rid of the foam - or at least don't rely on it. 4" thick rockwool or compressed fiberglass taps in corners and points of first reflection on the side walls. Post a diagram (with dimensions) of our room, showing monitor position, etc.