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    Looking for Freeware drum software !!

    Hi Guys , I am looking for a freeware drum software but not yer normal drum software , I need one that I can tap the beat out on my keyboard not one were you program the beat ..... I"ve tried quite a few programable beat softwares but I just cant for the life of me figure out how to use them...
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    Two different sounding SM57's

    Someone might have done the transformer mod on the light 57 , it basicly entail just takeing out the transformer wich would make the mic a lot lighter ... Just a thought
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    input capacitor / low cut switch?

    If you want to talor your Filter to a specific corner frequency you are going to have to make a simple RC Filter , it will use a resistor and capacitor and these values will depend of your corner frequency .... This simple calculator will show you what values you need for filter you want ...
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    Windows Vista & 7

    It will work with Windows 7 , Windows 7 has a XP compatibility mode that lets you run ALL XP software unlike Vista, Windows 7 also uses much less resources than Vista , ..... :D
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    Most Overrated/Overpriced Electric Guitars

    The guitarist for my band has a Les Paul studio with zack Wyld active pickups , great sounding and playing guitar and looks good too but definately not work the close to $3000 he paid for it , especially since my $300 ESP with DIY active pickups sounds and plays better ..... But overall for me...
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    Tinnitus

    I play drums and in my Jam space the two 4x12"s for the guitar and the 2x15 for the bass are withing 4 feet of me and we jam loud (The drums are miced through the PA) and I allways get bad ringing after practice but after a couple days the ringing is mostly gone .... I used to wear ear plugs but...
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    Can I combine this electret microphone with a standard audio interface.

    What you need to do is build your mics to run off of Phantom power ....... if you do a search here you should find schematics for electret mics that run off of 48v phantom , they use the same panasonic capsules and use resistors to drop the voltage to a level the Capsule can opperate at , they...
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    clear coat run

    I would say try sanding it down with some 220 grit till it is smooth then put another thin coat of clear coat on , of cource without the runs ... Cheers
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    on board distortion

    Well what exactly do you want , a boost , overdrive or distortion ?? any other features ?? Like I said before I have a few simple designs for on board electronics and I would be happy to share them but you will need some parts equipment , knowlege and know how ...... Here is the design I put...
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    racking modules

    Get a stepped drill bit and a Drill press ..... Ive never had much of a problem doing holes for TS/TRS and XLR Jacks but if you need square or rectangle holes for certain switches and VU meters ect , yer gonne need to take it to a shop .... :)
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    Newb Question

    Well you are never going to get a true stereo recording from a mono source (re: One guitar) ..... Why not do 2 seperate guitar tracks , one panned right and one panned left and maybe EQ each track a bit differently so it doesn"t have the same guitar sound comeing out the left and right ...
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    Formating

    For the actual recording use Wav files as they are uncompressed and have the best quality , after you have recorded and mixed and mastered the recording then you can convert them to MP3 or whatever format you choose .... Cheers
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    Capacitor question...(car stereo/sub)

    What do they mean by "In Line" ?? Capacitors have different uses and perform a different function depending on were in the curcuit it is used ..... I" no expert but In your description of why it is needed I believe he means across the Positive and negitive terminals of the DC power input but...
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    Anyone have schematics?

    remember that the coil wire has coating on it that is solder resistant so you need to scrape the coating off to get the solder to stick ..... Good luck , you will need it .... Cheers
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    Anybody know the wiring for AKG C 477 WR oc

    That also makes your Mic unballanced and a noise monster... Probably not the way it was intended to be used ....
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    Anybody know the wiring for AKG C 477 WR oc

    The thick green wire would allmost definately go to Pin 1 , sounds like a ground to me .... then that would mean the other 2 wires would go to the other 2 pins , which pins go were ?? couldn"t tell you but you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right , but here is the stumper , it sould work even...
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    on board distortion

    I have designed and built several simular guitar preamps , My latest one was for my Bass and it has a Gain controll and Bass and treble controlls , at the lowest gain setting the bass has a nice clean boost with ages of sustain and at max gain it is a screaming distortion monster good for that...
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    Component leads and PCBs

    If the PCB is a single sided PCB without plated through holes and the Pad is big enough you can make the hole bigger with a mini drill bit , otherwise just use a smaller gauge wire and solder one end to the PCB trace and the other to the component , you can also solder directly to the traces on...
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    Sustain Problem with Ibanez RG w/Dunlop Performers

    Well Maybe install one of those sustainer Pickups , they supposedly will give you infenate sustain .... Or maybe install an active preamp .... I recently got an new ESP which is a great playing guitar but the pickups just weren"t very powerfull and it had terrorable sustain so I installed a...
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    PAiA Preamps

    What preamp are you talking about ?? Ive built a "Stack In a Box" and threw a 15 band eq after it and a 100w Power amp .... Here"s a Pic .... How does it sound ?? Freaking awesome !!! But what makes it sound awesome has a lot to do with a few mods I did to the design and the 15 band eq...
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