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In the equivalent schematic in at wikipeda leakage current component is indeed parallel with the cap, but would flow through the ESR which is shown in series with the cap.

No worries about disabusing this old fart -- my days on the bench being smart are way in the past. Just don't say anything bad about my cat. He might bite you. Do note that I said "just guessing" . But a quick look at wikipedia did verify (as much wiki can) that my memory was correct about...

Well then if you charge him 50, he'll be getting a heck of a deal.:)

Then you should do it for free now with agreement of sharing any future songwriter's money, unless of course you are a professional writer, in which case you probably wouldn't be asking the question.

The answer to this question would depend a lot on how much you want to spend, and how you intend to record it. I took the cheap route ($300) and use a Yamaha home keyboard, which has all the features you mention and a little better feel than the equivalent priced Casios. If you really want to...

Just guessing - the electrolytic power supply capacitors I mentioned before are leaky (electrically) and thus drawing too much current from the power transformer. The smell could be overheating of the caps, the power transformer, or the diodes in between, which are solid state diodes according...

Well now I know why, when I sanded down and tried to refinish a cheap guitar back in the 60s, the damn bare wood soaked up so much primer that the paint ended up costing me a fortune. Next time maybe I'll follow fenders lead and shop here first: http://www.van-dee.com/clear.htm Do you suppose...

A question for anyone who downtunes for one reason or another. In instances where a guitar player in a band downtunes, say a full step, is it typical for the bassist to play downtuned as well? If so, are a different (thicker?) gauge of strings needed to make it work?

also ... soundclick.com.

Excellent work Steve. Great song, great guitars, great recording.

When you mix down after adding the horns and vocals, do something to make the volume level higher on the MP3. They are way low now.

Off topic here I guess, but I got a call a few nights ago from an old friend -- a guy who only a year ago was a diehard analog guy. He started taking a look at digital a couple years ago when he did some contract work using Alesis HD24 hard disk recorder. He eventually ended up with a Korg...

If you are talking about the AC plug somewhere on the amp, is can be used to plug in anything. A surge protector a a good idea anytime.

Maybe not hard but dangerous in that these capacitors are used in the circuit that develop the high DC voltages (300V+) needed for tubes to work, and the voltage can be present even when when the power is off. I recommend against trying to replace them yourself. In addition to the danger...

Looking at the schematic I found on line here I am not surprised.

Many (most?) amps of this vintage do not have three prong plugs. Somewhere on this amp there should be a switch that changes the polarity of the AC input, equivalant to turning the AC plug over. Changing the position of this switch may stop the shocking. If not, it may be dangerous to use.

Dave - not bad considering you used the internal mic. Love of jazz - as someone who uses the PS5 exclusively, I would have to say it is the best 4-track solution for songwriters etc. who value getting from idea to MP3 demo quickly above sound quality: 1. Built-in input effects for guitar, bass...

Putting it on standby for a moment will leave the heaters on but disable the audio signal path so there should be no potential damage from a loud POP when you turn it off. Are the power supply filter capacitors capacitors original? If so replacing them with new ones is advisable.

A common limitation of boxes in the price range of the DP01. The newer DP02 appears to have the same limitation. The Fostex MR8HDCD says it will allow 4 simultaneous, but is not a "true" 8-track as the upper 4 channels are stereo pairs 5/6 and 7/8, and I seem to recall some limitation on...

It would be helpful to know what you mean by "small" tom