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Same experience here, everything works as expected. I should note that there are very specific steps which must be followed when installing X-Edit including a mandatory version upgrade, .NET library install, and factory reset. The installation process prompts you specifically what you need to...

Not sure of the MXL. AT2020 is a good affordable mic for non-bass instruments and vocals. Not a "warm" mic but very quiet with good detail. On an amp, it depends what you're going for. You can find them for around $80 if you shop hard...

I use D'Addario 11's with the unwound G. The reason I use 11's - I feel they have a little fuller tone and I like to feel some tension when I bend a string. I play pretty heavy handed and lighter gauges just don't have a good feel to me and I always had issues breaking strings. I tried...

You have a ton of options, first let's spell the chord. G, B, D, F, A, C, E Now, based on the context of the song and what the bass player is playing you have a few different options. Assuming the bass player is playing the tonic (G), we can ommit that note. As mentioned earlier the 11 is...

The question is not whether anything is abosultely unique, but whether it is unique to the person experiencing it. Additionally, uniqueness can be derived. I grew up listening to a lot of orchestral music due to my father and I think a clarinet sounds like a clarinet. No matter how atonal a...

This is the best quote of the thread. Music theory is an analysis and applied language to to discuss and visualize music via spoken/written word. When learned, you can more easily understand why something sounds a certain way. In combination with a well trained ear, you should be able to hear...

I would not go for the AT2020 as your main LDC as it's really it's really an SDC (or 'MDC') in a larger case, same capsule as the pencil AT2021 they bundle. It's a nice mic, but a bit on the bright side. Not brittle, but bright. There is a pretty audible bass roll off (you can also see it in...

Tech 21 Trademark 60. 36 pounds, 1 x 12 speaker, 2 channels, loud gigable 60 watts (which sounds good quiet as well) with good lowend response, footswitchable FX loop, footswitchable boost, verb, speaker simulated XLR output. It may not have all the bells and whistles that some modern...

Own a new Standard Squier Strat that I didn't intend to buy. I went to 3 GC's in the area to try out the Mex and Korean Fender Strats in the < $500 range and played on a bunch and decided to play a Squier for kicks. I'd always thought they were crap but boy was I wrong. It wasn't the best...

I have the Trademark 60 and while the Trademark 30 is not exactly the same amp, I would suggest you try one out. I've used the 60 live on countless gigs and have gotten a ton of complements regarding its sound. It mics up nicely but if you want to go direct you have that option as well...

I played a JC120 for 5 or 6 years. The clean sound is great. The difference between JC clean and Fender clean has a lot to do with the top end. I would describe a Twin's top end as more "chimey" while the JC's as "tight". Be warned that this is a very loud amp. I never turned it up past 3...

I don't have the time (or patience) to read it at the moment. However, I have the BlueBall, read the manual, and found it rather entertaining...

Due to your situation, your going have to compromise somewhere and each compromise will have their own downside. You just need to decide which compromise you can live with. Several suggestions come to mind: 1. If you have an amp with more than 1 speaker and, if we're talking tubes greater than...

Same condition with the AT2020 and AT2021. Same sized capsule in different bodies. A number of retailers incorrectly describe the AT2020 as an LDC, but that's not the case. That being said, it's a nice mic anyway...

Excellent advice, and an art lost among many modern musicians...

Owned a JC 120 for years. Incredible amp for clean sounds, however it has a very stiff and quick response so getting a good overdriven sound (even using pedals) is difficult. Also loud as hell. Sold it for a Tech 21 Trademark 60, an absolutely wonderful amp. Sounds much bigger than it is...

Exactly. When talking to someone just getting started, the modern catch phases we all use to describe sound could be completely misinterpreted and/or misused. Warm is generally used to describe almost anything that's good so saying I want a warm mic...well are you just saying that you want a...

What exactly do you mean by "crisp, clear, and warm" ? To me Crisp means a boost in the high end, Clear means flat response, Warm means attenuated highs and/or boosted lows. One mic meeting all 3 criteria would be a stretch (if not impossible), especially in a budget price range. I use the...

Drag all you MIDI tracks to the bottom of the project. Now when you cycle banks on the fw-1884 the last bank will be all the MIDI tracks and you won't have to jump back and forth between track banks.

A close miced amp will never sound the same through headphones as the amp naturally sounds in a room. However, I've close miced with a '57 a million times and never had a problem with too much room. So, and pardon the simplicity of this advice , try these: 1) Are you running reverb on the amp...