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Soundcraft 6000 with patchbay. I've been reading about stereo submixes and thought I'd do this with toms for an upcoming demo. Didn't give it much thought before trying (thinking it would be easy with the mixer's comprehensive patchbay) but on trying it found myself at a loss. The desk is...

What preamps could be compared with those on the Soundcraft 6000 desks? Until now, we've been using the SC's pres for vocals, which have a slightly 'grainy' quality to them, if I'm hearing things right. I haven't played with preamps enough to have any proper idea, so it's a tough call knowing...

We're proposing to use a SP C1 mic with VTB-1 preamp for the main vox of our forthcoming CD. The singer has considered a dedicated vocal channel strip, but doesn't really know where to start shopping. I suspect he's leaning more towards a clean sound, but his tastes are pretty wide (Elvis...

Have just bought a used Antonio Sanchez spruce top classical and would like to fit a pickup. I've used B-band but have been a little disappointed, nothing outstanding IMO. I was quite impressed by the DI's sound of a friend's Martin fitted with a Fishman Classic 4, but that's a steel strung...

I was wondering if it was feasible to send just a neck to be refretted. I've had a few quotes here in Tokyo and it's expensive and would consider doing it overseas if it can be done cheaper and the whole guitar doesn't need to be shipped. Light? Anyone? The neck is maple.

I read the procedure here (see under 'tips'): http://littlebrother.nlpd.com/ He has clips (before and after the mod), but the results I had with a Yairi classical (with B-Band Core 99 pickup) were even more pronounced. Despite B-Band's claims, I've been pretty disappointed with the B-Band's...

Just picked one up (incl a hard case) for $300. I had an APX-6 before, but this has a much better playing feel (great neck - like a Les Paul) and the choice woods give it a decent (though not outstanding) acoustic tone - light in the bass, but otherwise nicely balanced. The light weight, cutaway...

I love my Tele, it plays so nicely, is lightweight, has great tone on the neck PU and combined with the bridge, there is a subtle sweetness to the tone (middle position, where I usually use it). However the bridge PU just sounds a bit thin. Pickups are Harmonic design. It's a great sounding...

After soap boxing a little bit too much recently about convenience over outright quality regarding digital vs analog (sorry chaps, can I put it down to too much coffee and not enough paper on my desk to burn it off?), I stumble upon this article and......well, it got me thinking about the whole...

http://milbert.com/articles/SearRecordedSoundSucks.bdc Lifted this info from an interestingf article (see link): If you want to make any spring reverb sound better and less "wongy," it wongs because the whole spring is set into oscillation. Take a pair of needlenosed pliers, crimp in two or...

Very happy with my Trace Elliot GRP-3 pre/power combo, but it's intermittent fx loop is driving me nuts, hence a (reluctant) return to using a floor pedal for live use, which brings me to the Rocktron Taboo Artist pedal board I picked up for 75 bucks yesterday and will try out in the studio...

After 8 years, is it about time to replace the bottom skins as well?

Is This Console Total Crap Or Usable For Half Decent Recordings With An Adat?

Is anyone here familiar with Wheatstone company outboard gear? I've never heard of them. I'm looking at a used rack parametric of theirs, going for $100.

Saw a band the other month at a local open mic night. They were young, full of energy and attitude, with a ballsy front man, obvious Nirvana influence among others not quite so obvious. I'll be recording these guys next week and wondered about that 'Nirvana sound.' In addition to doing some...

With the recent proliferation of re-released classic albums under Rhino, etc., I got interested in reading up on what the process involved was and after numerous failed attempts to find anything that really touched on the subject. I'm curious to know what goes on in the cases of both when the...

All tube, 15 IPS (with a capstan sleeve fitted)... Wondering how these units can sound when fully maintained. Any owners out there who can offer comment?

Are replacement heads for these still available?

One of these tunes I've posted before, but the other 2 are newly open to scrutiny/demolition: www.edenrogue.com These were recorded on 2 Adats and mixed on a Mackie 1604. Drums were recorded in a rehearsal room with the drummer listening to a scratch track on a CD walkman as a guide, poor...

Soundcraft 6000 - Alesis HD24: Using the mic pres on the desk, of course set the channel input to MIC (button up), tweak level and send to HD24, no problem. It's at playback where things become a pain: to listen to the recorded track, set to LINE (button down - easy), but I then have to...