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  1. Old Music Guy

    Some advice about audio/music production

    In retrospect, my first reply really seemed a little terse, and did not fully address your post in depth. After further thought, I shall reply thusly (notwithstanding ad hominums): Ah, you speak with the wisdom of experience, and yet, I must question your premise. You suggest that one should...
  2. Old Music Guy

    Some advice about audio/music production

    "When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear." ~ Thomas Sowell Well, thank you for your sage advice. Since your advice is "Free", I am "Free" to ignore it. Which I shall.
  3. Old Music Guy

    Looking for Class B tube preamplifier or amplifier, how many can you remember?

    Yep. That was another rabbit hole
  4. Old Music Guy

    Looking for Class B tube preamplifier or amplifier, how many can you remember?

    This post was destined to go off into the weeds since the OP. Not to worry.
  5. Old Music Guy

    Treble bleed circuit

    Which version is the one your using, TR?
  6. Old Music Guy

    Looking for Class B tube preamplifier or amplifier, how many can you remember?

    From Chatgpt: Yes, Class B tube output circuits do exhibit crossover distortion, which is a common characteristic of Class B amplifier designs. Here's why: 1. Understanding Crossover Distortion in Class B Tube Circuits In a Class B amplifier, the output signal is handled by two active devices...
  7. Old Music Guy

    Looking for Class B tube preamplifier or amplifier, how many can you remember?

    Well, that's 9 minutes of my life that I will never get back. It seems pretty obvious from the clip that the "Bright" and "Deep" switches are nothing more than hi and low pass filters.
  8. Old Music Guy

    Repairing a hissy, crackly VHT Special 6 Ultra

    Totally agree with @TalismanRich. The 12AX7 also does double duty (V1-A and V1-B). They're not a lot of $$$. I'm surprised your tech didn't go the the front end first. EDIT: In all my years in electronics, the chances of the problem being a passive component (R, C, L) are miniscule if there is...
  9. Old Music Guy

    Repairing a hissy, crackly VHT Special 6 Ultra

    Did they look at the front end? I looked at the schematic, and there is as 12AX7 in the front end. If that's leaky, that will surely show up in the output. I'm no tube genius, but for a few buck I would look there. @ecc83 is the tube guru. I would check with him. Sounds silly, but if you had a...
  10. Old Music Guy

    Stumped by white noise - Behringer 302USB

    You rock!
  11. Old Music Guy

    Stumped by white noise - Behringer 302USB

    Mic Video I know nothing about lav mics. But I do know something about RF and RF interference. I won't question whether what you are hearing is "white noise" or some other noise source. I would though, point you to this video. I cannot tell you how many times I have been fooled into looking...
  12. Old Music Guy

    Crate GT1200 with Speaker

    DAMN! That was great. My wife loved it. Most excellent. I'm stuck in the house with COVID, and this just might prompt me to go do some work!
  13. Old Music Guy

    Crate GT1200 with Speaker

    Thanks for sharing. That just shows that with a little patience, you don't need top end gear to get a sound that you love.
  14. Old Music Guy

    Order CDs vs. burn my own CD-Rs - a problem of CD player compatibility

    This is good advice. Also, your screen shot of the .cda files shows that each file is 1kB. That ain't right. Moreover, the CUE/BIN format is not a recognized format for playing. Here's a link that explains that: CUE/BIN
  15. Old Music Guy

    Hum on mixer...

    It ain't the voltage that kills you, it's the surprise!
  16. Old Music Guy

    Simple question: How many dB to record at?

    Let's parse this out. Recording the finger picking acoustic requires a large dynamic range. Forgetting compression (which can come later) think of your recording in terms of "average" rather than peak. Peaks can be dialed back, but if your losing the "meat" of your picking, you will be hard...
  17. Old Music Guy

    Simple question: How many dB to record at?

    I think @Dusty Ol' Bones is spot on. We have not only lost the OP's question, but have descended into a very bad, ugly place. It would be nice if we were to reset, back off the ad hominem attacks, and answer Dusty's question. We can start another thread where we can all beat the crap out of...
  18. Old Music Guy

    Sittin on the dock of the bay cover

    Nice! A tad too fast and too busy. Slow it down, play it straight and put it in the pocket.
  19. Old Music Guy

    Repairing a hissy, crackly VHT Special 6 Ultra

    That's the best thing you possibly could have done. Make it "SEP", someone else's problem.
  20. Old Music Guy

    Simple question: How many dB to record at?

    I really have lost touch with OP's question in the original post. It's a basic question. Maybe it would make more sense to look at it backwards. It should be quite easy to mix guitar and vocals AFTER they have been recorded. If they have both been recorded at the same level, and on different...
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