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I'm not sure where to post this so I'll start here. We all run into all sorts of distortion problems, lately I've been thinking about a new one. Question; at what volume level does the humsn ear distort? At high volume do we actually hear the sounds being produced. Has anyone else ever...

I can't recall a thread on Samick guitars so I thought I'd start one. First, is there really a Samick guitar shop or does Samick subcontract to other shops/factories and just have the name put on? I wonder because some say made in Japan and others say made in Indonesia. Second, does anyone...

From time to time we all need to seperate sounds and baffles are needed to do it. A surprising and fairly cheap and easy to construct system (also easy to move around) can be made as follows; materals, Sheet styrofoam (available in 4'X8'X4" from your local builders supply); self adheasive...

I think I have encountered a new one, at least I've not seen it posted yet. Most of us have basic understanding of copyrights and how these laws are intended to work. I have encountered a snag that dosen't seem covered or has a loophole or something. Anyway I have an insistant client who...

OK you got it and it felt and sounded great at first, but something has happened and now it's harder to play and sounds dull. Don't panic. Chances are that you are due a few adjustments and a new set of strings. New guitars have a "break in period" while the materals settle in. While any...

This is for all you working guys: I thought it might be interesting to know how big or small the PA systems most of you are using. Some things are obvious like, the bigger the room, the bigger PA you can use, and small venues only require small PAs. Without getting into any specifics like...

I know sometimes we all have to bend the rules a little to get certain sounds or effects, but I'm talking about the really weird things we do. For instance, my computer, hence my recording software is in my living room (not ideal as a studio) and my music room is in a house next door. Lately...

This one is for all you working, or soon to be working bands. How much time does your band spend on practice? We all know how hard it is to find the time when everyone can adjust their schedules to allow everyone in a band to practice together, it's hard enough to get part of a band together...

Well here I am (again) starting all over. I just got a new computer and will soon be adding a new soundcard and recording software. I'm running XP with plenty of memory (200 g) I was useing Cakewalk Music Creator 2003 and a Soundblaster Live soundcard which has served most of my needs, but I...

So I am notorious for trading guitars, amps or whatever anyone brings over. Recently I acquired a "Mako" bass, the thing looks and feels a lot like a "Kramer." I'm just wondering if anyone has ever heard of them or has any info about when or where this thing may have come from. Like I said...

Surely I'm not the only person in the world who has ever thought about breaking the volume knobs off someone's guitar, am I? Seriously I wouldn't do it, but I have felt like it. I need help, musicians (some of them are really good on stage but can't seem to grasp the concept that what works on...

This should be an easy one for anyone who does guitar repair on a regular basis. I need to know if there is a standard neck length for various brands of guitars. I know Fenders are longer than Gibsons, but is there a standard length for these and others? If anyone knows please share with me...

This may not be the best place to post this question, but I think that pleasing an audience is a vital part of marketing a band I'll try it here. I'd like to ask " What is the most requested song(s)?" The band I currently play with is mostly classic rock but I am curious about what songs are...

I'm sure this has been tossed around before, but here it is again. What I'd like to know is how loud some of you turn the volume on guitar amps when mics are used to record them. I know mic positioning is critical, I'm just curious as to how loudly or softly others have found to work best.

A friend and fellow guitarist, and I found a really great deal on a bunch of guitar cases recently, the only problem is they all look exactly alike. We have six identacle cases containing six very different guitars. We are looking for decals, stickers, transfers or what have you with the...

I'm a musician, not a puter tech, so I need help converting my music files so I can share them. I'm working with win XP, pent 4. If anyone can explain the steps for converting my WAV files to MP3 files I would be very thankful, and it might help a lot of nuwbies who are trying to do the same...

O.K. I need advice. I'm pretty good at recording with analog but I am not the puter wiz it takes to use some of the recorders I have checked out for digital. I'm looking for a fairly simple, user friendly, dependable, software program to use on a HP/win 98. I know this isn't the best puter...

I can't figure it out, every time I try to do anything with Cakewalk Music Creator 2003 I get one of those " this program has performed an illegal oppreation and will be shut down " pop up windows, then I get a freeze up on my entire system. Needless to say this has got me wondering if i wasted...

I am using Cakewalk Music Creator 2003, my problem is when I record the sound I hear through the monitors comes out double, like the signal is repeated with about a half second delay. This dosent show up on the recorded part, just in the monitors while recording. Can this echo be eliminated...

Even though I've had some experience with analog recording, I'm new to digital. I have just instaled Cakewalk Music Creator 2003 and was wondering if anyone would share a few tips for getting it going. I'd like to be able to import sounds from my MIDI keyboard as well as add guitar and vocal...