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  1. HogansHiro

    Univox Professional Bass needs help

    Hey all, I just bought a vintage Univox Precision Bass and original case for $10 at a garage sale. It has no innards though (pick-ups/pots/wiring). I know they were made as copies of Fender P-bass....so......will P-bass parts fit. Since the neck is straight I would love to restore the...
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    Virtual Window in Control Room?

    I might be a scoring an old office retail space for a bigger studio. Nice thick cinder block walls and perfect size for control room and three seperate track rooms. problem is...I can't really knock down the cinder black walls for a glass window into what should be the main tracking room...
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    using two Tascam 2400s?

    I just picked up a new Tascam 2400 on ebay but was wondering if anybody knows if two of these puppies can be used on the same system for 48 channels of control. Alot of my recordings are upwards of 30+ tracks once I mix in strings and ambient percussion. (I got a thing lush sounds)...
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    Is it wrong to like The Edge?

    I hate to say it..but damnit...I love U2s The Edge. The guy does so much with one damn guitar and makes it look so easy. He doesn't shred..hardly solos at all. It kinda makes me wonder why I suck so bad after playing for so many years and he just plugs along with his droning chords and sounds...
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    ever use a Hartke Piggyback?

    Been eyeballin the new Hartke piggyback....basically a half stack with four 8" speakers and a 60 watt head. Problem is nobody on the damn island has one to try. Has anybody ever heard one of these? I know their bass heads are pretty solid but don't know much about their guitar side of the...
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    Tranzport arrived today

    I got my new Tranzport today. It's frakin great. I solo, arm, record, playback...etc. all from the shitter :eek: . It even works from in my car in the driveway. Now I can use my mazda soundbooth for vocals (if I can find a really long headphone cable). I'm still trying to figure out the...
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    Just got my APEX 460 *review*

    okey doke. I finally got my Apex 460 (telefunken RTF clone) the other day form MusiciansBuy.com. I must say this is my first tube mic and I was impressed with how heavy the box was. Here's my two cents worth. Packaging--cardboard box with foamish compartments which contain the mic inside...
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    Do I NEED a black leather couch??

    okey doke, I've been cruising the web looking at pix of different recording studios and somehting struck me as odd. Why does every freaking studio have a black leather couch!?!? Don't get my wrong, I know its for listening, but why is it always black leather? Is black leather some sort of...
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    Anybody own a Bravo II?

    I've been looking at getting a Bravo II to do short run print/duplication for clients but before I run off and drop $1,500 I was wondering if anybody here has had any experience with them. I see lots of good reviews online but I trust you guys more than a reviewer that got their equipment free...
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    Where do you keep your mics?

    Trying to get a handle on my mics. I have 10 and some came with cases, some came with sleeves/pouches, some came with jack-shit. I'm tired of random boxes / mics everywhere I look. You guys have no idea how much Crown Royal I had to drink to get some of the sleeves I now use. AND.... No I...
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    $1,000 mics?

    ok....finally got some serious cash in my mic fund. (sold a kidney in Tapei) I always hear comparsions about the lower price mics...which I have a few of to include the usual suspects below. At4040 shure sm27 Se Electronics crap load of mxls Mostly Shanghai mics obviously. anyway.... I am...
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    Custom Guitar Picks?

    I've been looking at getting some custom picks made for my studio/sound business. There about a gazillion places online with about the same price range. Has anybody here ever had any picks made and if so where? Thanx
  13. HogansHiro

    Looking to make studio acces.

    Hey all...been thinking about getting off my ass and starting a small recording studio/music related business.... long story short....I'm looking to manufacture the following.... 1) PLASTIC rack panel blanks...textured one side, smooth on the other. Shoould be considerably cheaper than metal...
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    UPS....w/power conditioner..need it?

    The power in my part of Hawaii is crappy...drops out rarely but enough to piss me off...so....I was looking to by a UPS for my studio setup. I was looking at some pretty big size ones $200 (1,500 v-milla-something?). I noticed that some also were power conditioners as well.....should I spend...
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    Another Stupid MIDI question

    OKEY DOKE....finally gonna hook my synths up to Sonar to save some audio tracks but I am confused with MIDI thru. I have an Yamaha SO3 that has IN/OUT/THRU. My other keybaord is a Kurzweil SP88X with IN/OUT. I would like to use the SO3 as my mainbaord and have the MIDI use the Piano Sounds...
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    What KHZ range to boost snare at.

    Short question. I'm using a pre-recorded drum track from a Mick Fleetwood collection but the snare needs more punch...what range is the snare usually most benifitted from boosting w/out gangkin up the other drums. I could sit there and play all day but I'm sure there's someone has a good...
  17. HogansHiro

    Song ready for cd?

    Hey All, Been gone for about a year but I'm back now (thanx uncle sam). I'm getting ready to release a cd and needed opinions on this mix. I need the usual nitpickin to ensure its the best I can get recording/quality wise.... It will be mastered before i send it in so ignore the overall...
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    GIGAport AG....CURSE ASIO!!!!

    Hey all, I just got a GIGAport AG today....its a USB box thingy with 8 rca analog outputs ($149)....but as of now SONAR Xl 2.0 only recognizes it as a two channel item since they DONT SUPPORT ASIO DRIVERS!!!! Those bastards......everything I read said an update will be out in early 2003...
  19. HogansHiro

    Touching piece....literally!!!

    I went through half a box of tissue recording this. It wasn't recorded live but I wish it was. Something New This is truly a "touching" piece.
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    When do you tell a band they suck?

    Here's dilemma for you folks......At what time do you tell a band they suck and should really practice before they waste anymore money recording. I enjoy getting paid as much as the next guy but when a paying band comes in and is sloppier than aunt marthas chili dog...at what point does the...
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