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Joint lugs mounts can sometimes be tricky like that. However, you might want to double-check and make sure the joint lug mount is securely attached to the shell with no slop whatsoever. A loose joint mount can make the problem you describe much worse because the the lug bolts are pushing and...

I believe there is a lot of truth in this statement. I started home-recording a few years back and got a DMP3 based on its good reviews and decent price. While it is not a high-end piece of professional equipment, it was more than enough for my needs and my budget both then AND now. My skills in...

Phil Collins is a highly-underrated drummer. I suspect much of the slagging of him as a musical talent comes from his bland but successful solo work in the pop field in the 80's and 90's. His face was everywhere for a time, so it became easy to hate him. :) But his drumming with Genesis in the...

I like an old MXR Phase 90 with my '78 Rhodes Stage 73. The Danelectro Pepperoni phaser is actually a very inexpensive reproduction of the same circuit and just about almost as good for a lot less cash. The adjustment knob has limited use on the Pepperoni but you can get some nice tones if you...

Thanks for the MXL 603S mics! You have been added to the good guys list.

Add Phil Primerano, a/k/a "pappy999" on the BBS, to the list of good guys. He gave me a fantastic deal on some MXL 603S mics, communicated quickly and shipped the mic fast and securely.

Lots of classic rock input here but how about the most-sampled drum beat in the history of hip-hop courtesy of Clyde Stubblefield: "Funky Drummer" by James Brown. Here is a Wikipedia article on the song for some reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funky_drummer

I am curious about that last comment. Even if the fundamental frequency of your snare is not close to the fundamental frequencies of the other drums, every drum will still have harmonic intervals and overtones that could cause your snare drum's resonant head to vibrate when the harmonics...

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I used to actively use Puppy Linux for DAW and MIDI use on an older Pentium PC just because I had an extra laptop that was getting little use and compiled a ton of Linux audio and music software for it. There are a few non-DAW programs that let you use VSTs aside from Ardour and Rosegarden...

Slowjett, because you said you are not a drummer, you may want to have the drummer friend who came over to tune it identify if in fact you have a problem. The drummer advice in this thread is good if you have a legitimate problem but it might be hard to spot if your problem is real or not if you...

If you are into amp circuits, the original 5150 has a lot of similarities with the Soldano SLO amp which everybody wanted at the time the 5150 came out. The factory biasing on 5150 amps is usually biased far too cold so the amp can be made to sound beyond AMAZING and less buzzy if you know your...

I use Seq24 which is a tiny but powerful open source program for Linux. It seems to me the company was working on a Windows/PC version as well not so long ago so that might now be available on their website. No ASIO needed as far as I know. Honestly, I started using Linux just to use cool...

Can you help us out a little with examples of what artists, albums, songs or styles you like or want to get into? Hip hop is a HUGE category of music with all sorts of styles, sounds, instrumentation and technologies. What if anything do you have so far to start with (i.e., computer? headphones...

With a 2204 that old, it is likely the tubes (likely output tubes and not preamp). But it sure would not hurt to have the filter caps checked on an amp that old as they can cause major expensive problems if they dry out with time or short. Checking the preamp and phase inverter tubes would be a...

I asked the same question when I acquired by late 70's Rhodes Mark 1. The retrofit to MIDI was simply not economical: highly expensive for only minimal MIDI features. I decided my money was better spent on a dedicated MIDI controller with my Rhodes untouched.

Careful with that approach. Some tube manufacturers market tubes as a certain type of tube (6L6, EL34, 6V6, etc.) but the tubes themselves have vastly different performance from what you would expect from that tube type. If you swap in one of these odd-ball tubes thinking that a 6L6 is still a...

Just to complicate things, some tube amplifiers with certain types of tube rectifiers do not need standby switches or standby. If you have an indirectly-heated tube rectifier like a 5Y3 or GZ34, the other tubes in your amp will not be getting any voltage (voltage that might otherwise cause...

No flames at all. That is one fabulous solo, especially once you understand the positioning and articulation behind it. Knopfler is an amazing musician. By the way, thanks to everyone for all the variety being presented in this thread. I am seeing so many songs I have not listened to in a long...

What do you mean by "Class A tube amp?" A tube amp operating in true Class A (many single-ended guitar amps but only one or two push-pull amps)? Or a tube amp operating in Class AB but incorrectly-hyped as "Class A" (push-pull amps like Vox, Matchless, Bad Cat, etc.)? If you are talking about...