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    Do looks matter?

    I don"t really care what it looks like as long at it is not a Strat or a Tele and as long as it is black .....
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    Guitar/amp feedback, the good type - how?

    I notice just the opposite with my rig , I get the sweetest sustain that gradually morphs into a nice feedback and I have my Mids cut all the way(-10db at 680khz) ..... I use a home made 100w Tube/Solid state hybrid amp with a 15 band eq and it sound super sweet ..... I also notice that you get...
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    Just got shocked by something in my studio

    Make sure that you are plugging all of your audio equipment into the same electrical circuit/outlet ...... I recently moved into a new jam space , and we had the PA plugged into an outlet at one end of the room and we had the guitarists/singers mesa dual rec plugged into an outlet at the other...
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    Hey , I don"t know what to tell you , I don"t use Abelton So I can"t tell you what is up .... I...

    Hey , I don"t know what to tell you , I don"t use Abelton So I can"t tell you what is up .... I use Traction and all 14 channels (I use a delta 1010LT and a 44) are there by default .... Maybe try ASIO4all which is what i use as an ASIO driver ....
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    Teac Model 5 mic preamp phase?

    The XLR Cable has nothing to do with it , its the Preamp that has pin 3 hot ..... There is no problem running it the way you have it , Phaze is only a problem when you mix in-Phaze and out-of-Phaze tracks ,so if all the tracks you are useing are coming from the board then all the Tracks are in...
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    Which guitar mics are good?

    I would recomend you get a proper interface to record with , the crappy soundcard in your PC is made from cheap parts are runs on a low Voltage so you have no headroom and it will tend to overload and/or distort ..... But if you have to record on your crappy PC sound card use your Mixer and...
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    Yamaha AX-500u

    absolute linear amplifacation Doesn"t mean a Thing as to if it is Discrete or a Chip .... Inside the amp there shopuld be a Big heatsink , Attached to that Heatsink will either be a Bunch of Large Power Transistors (they have 3 legs) or it has a number of Big Chips that have several legs .... I...
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    Yamaha AX-500u

    You have to remove at least one leg of the resistor from the PCB to measure it properly ..... Does the amp use a discrete Circuit or does it use a Chip ?? Is the Burnt resistor a small little 1/4 watt one or a Bigger 5w type ?? How about a Picture of the inside of the amp ??
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    Help: Impedance, 8 ohms vs 4 ohms

    If it only gives you an 8 Ohm impedance spec then that it probably the lowest impedance you can run it at ..... I run a set of Monitors out of an Amp that I built mostly out of spare parts , cost me maybe $50 to build and sounds very good ...... Cheers
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    Help: Impedance, 8 ohms vs 4 ohms

    Most solid State amps will give the minimum impedance and any impedance lower than the rated impedance would probably blow the amp when cranked up ..... if is says 8 ohms then that would be the lowest impedance I would use it at ..... if it was good at 4 ohms it would tell you so ....
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    Replacement PSU Help

    Here is a Good quality PSU Kit .... http://fivefishstudios.com/index.php/PSU-2448mk2-Kit.html It will Run you about $75 and you will have to put it together and Find a Box to put it in and it will also supply +48v DC for Phantom .... if you were electronics oriented and had more time than...
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    More monitor questions!!

    I agree !! If you don"t have the money for a OK set of monitors you might as well use a stereo reciever and speakers or even a set of computer speakers untill you can save up for something half decent .....
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    Hey , Well it is a Lot of Work , a Lot of looking for Parts and assembly and I got a Full time...

    Hey , Well it is a Lot of Work , a Lot of looking for Parts and assembly and I got a Full time job and I am in the middle of renovations so I don"t have a Lot of Time and what Time I do have I am useing building a Super High gain tube Guitar amp ....... You would be better off buying a...
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    Hi, No you won"t pick up Interferance with RCA Cables as long as you aren"t doing a really long...

    Hi, No you won"t pick up Interferance with RCA Cables as long as you aren"t doing a really long run of Cable ..... To build you a 8ch mic preamp would cost me more money and Time that just buying a cheap 8ch mic preamp .... I believe Nady makes a cheap 8ch Mic preamp for about $100 ...
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    Metal Gods

    Here is the funny thing about singing ... if you have some singing ability lessons and Practice will help you reach your potential , but if you have no singing ability then no amount of lessons or practice will help you ..... I guess you either have it or you don"t .....
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    Hey , Well those built in sound cards are pretty noisy and a proper Interface would get you a...

    Hey , Well those built in sound cards are pretty noisy and a proper Interface would get you a better quality signal ... Also realize it is better to record at a low Volume (I record at -18db to -24db) and boost the Volume while Mastering than it is to record a Hot mix .... Personally I would...
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    Turbo Button

    My First DIY Guitar amp had a Button I called "Turbo" , It added about 10x the Gain to the preamp circuit , didn"t make it any louder as then the amp is cranked up it is allready running close to the rails but it sure made it a lot more distorted , not particularilly usefull for makeing it...
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    Guitar, Amp, Mic, Or What?!

    Also if no one mentioned it allready , when plugging your Mixer into your PC"s crappy sound card you use the "Line In" port not the "mic" port , the line in is stereo so you might need a Stereo RCA to Mini TRS adapter , It will sound way better than the Mic port , but still an interface will be...
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    Soldering Braided Coax

    Most Wire is Copper and Copper doesn"t rust , it will eventually oxidize but when there is a solder coating over the wire it is protected from oxidizing and solder doesn"t oxidize or at least not quickly to be or concern ,and you should use shrink tubeing over any areas were there is a lot of...
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    Hey , The M-audio Fast track would work to get the stereo mix from your mixer into your pc , but...

    Hey , The M-audio Fast track would work to get the stereo mix from your mixer into your pc , but I don"t know what you mean by "Without the Fuzz" , Are you connecteing your Mixer to your PC now through the Line in port on your PC and getting a fuzzy signal??
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