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You will want a microphone with low self noise, as the self noise will be amplified along with the audio. You will often find this specified in units of dBA, and lower number=lower self noise.

Oh, I can be extremely hard of hearing - say, when the kids ask me for money, or when my wife mentions mowing.

The ability to selectively hear is a male survival mechanism :p

To flesh that out just a bit, habituation is the nervous system's response to regularly repeating stimuli. A normally functioning nervous system can automatically raise or lower the threshold for stimulus, depending on the situation. The raising or lowering of threshold for stimulus is called...

The technical term is habituation. It's a neurological process. (Trust me, I'm a health professional :cool:)

Well, unless I am mistaken, Alan Blumlein also developed the M/S technique so there is no error in attaching his name to the technique.

Did you try AVLinux? Run it off a DVD or USB stick, so you don't even have to mess with your windows installation.

miroslav, A "standard" Blumlein array would be rotated a further 45° (as compared with your photo) so that each mic would face at 45° to the cab? Did you try that as well, or am I just being tricked by the perspective in the photo? Paul

Dale, Someone over at GroupDIY sells donor mics for these sorts of projects. Sign up (and if you're into DIY you'll love GroupDIY), and then look in the White Market Section. GroupDIY - We break stuff...and occasionally make stuff. Good luck. Paul

As Jimmy mentions, make sure you have lots of RAM. If you don't, you will start using virtual memory which will slow things noticeably. It may also help to disable the cpu frequency scaling. Paul

No problem Dr V. I really don't go out of my way to antagonize others, although I suspect that my sense of humour is best appreciated face to face. I'll be happy to assist if you decide to have another crack at using Linux. Although I may not be able to address all issues, I can probably...

I think a properly earthed metal enclosure would provide shielding.

Try googling for "de-etthhher". (Sorry... :D)

Which, the 20's bit, the tuner input bit, or both? :cool:

Ah, thanks Arcaxis and Bobbsy for clarifying the situation regarding UK power cords! In that case, based on the fuse ratings for the actual equipment, it would seem that 3A would be fine for either unit. I wonder if the plugs require fast or slow blow fuses? Paul

A 5amp fuse you might find in a power amplifier. A 13 amp fuse? In a welder perhaps? Try 0.5amp (500 milliamp) for the Tube Composer, 0.315amp (315 milliamp) for the Ultragraph Pro. These pertain to 220 or 240V supply. I'm not guessing here. I just got these values from Behringer's online...

Someone hide this lady's keys :p

Now that I've looked into it, I find that you can get break-out boards for the ipod connector, to expose all the various inputs and outputs. https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8295 Hmmm.

Cheers Paul. Now I see what you're using. Neat solution!

A M-Audio DMP3 might also do the trick. I think they are no longer made, but you might find one as clearance stock, or second hand. These are very clean and quiet. Paul