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[Cesic]

Well, I liked it.
It's smooth and harmonious.
It just needs a little more work on the music mix, especially on the percussion, a little more punch.
And yes, the voice could sound like AI.

 

[darlobill]

Hello everyone my name is Bill I'm from England and I'm 69 years old. I have a strong interest in music and learnt to play guitar as a young man. I've been retired for a while and thought it would be fun to recreate some of the songs I love so I started buying the various items I needed to do this. I hadn't played guitar since I was 30 and found it a bit of a shock as how bad I was. I couldn't play the guitar and sing at the same time for instance. I have overcome this and things are a lot better now. I have been looking at a lot of posts on recording acoustic guitar as this is where I wish to improve my sound from my budget equipment.



Thanks Bill

 

[Eric V]

Hello everyone my name is Bill I'm from England and I'm 69 years old. I have a strong interest in music and learnt to play guitar as a young man. I've been retired for a while and thought it would be fun to recreate some of the songs I love so I started buying the various items I needed to do this. I hadn't played guitar since I was 30 and found it a bit of a shock as how bad I was. I couldn't play the guitar and sing at the same time for instance. I have overcome this and things are a lot better now. I have been looking at a lot of posts on recording acoustic guitar as this is where I wish to improve my sound from my budget equipment.



Thanks Bill

Hello Bill, and welcome!

 

[TalismanRich]

Welcome aboard, Bill. Like you, I took a long time off but when the bug bit me again, it got me good. I found a whole new world of recording that is far better than I ever got in the old days.

I think "budget equipment" these days is massively better than it was 30-40 yrs ago. A $100-150 mic and a $200 hand held recorder can make unbelievable recordings. And a computer with a DAW like Reaper and a $150 interface gives you unlimited capability.

Have fun, and if you hit a stumbling block, just ask. There's always someone here who has been there before.

 

[darlobill]

Hello Bill, and welcome!

Thanks Eric.

 

[darlobill]

Welcome aboard, Bill. Like you, I took a long time off but when the bug bit me again, it got me good. I found a whole new world of recording that is far better than I ever got in the old days.

I think "budget equipment" these days is massively better than it was 30-40 yrs ago. A $100-150 mic and a $200 hand held recorder can make unbelievable recordings. And a computer with a DAW like Reaper and a $150 interface gives you unlimited capability.

Have fun, and if you hit a stumbling block, just ask. There's always someone here who has been there before.

Thanks Rich I'll take your advice. I have been following whitestrat tutorial on miking up acoustic guitar etc. I think I'm making progress. Bill

 

[ecc83]

First thing, the mixer used +/- 10 VDC, not 10VDC. Different beast altogether.
Second, you won't find a DC transformer. Transformers are AC in/ AC out. You have to build a rectifier circuit to convert AC to DC. Which you don't want.
Third, you will need a circuit to convert whatever voltage you get out of the transformer to the 10VAC that you need for the mixer.



Here's a pic of the rear of your mixer.

The mixer seems to want up to 1 amp (1000mA) at +&- 10V. You can only get positive 10V reg chips so the best solution is a pair of adjustable regulators LM317/LM377. You should be able to buy a pre made PCB with those on it and, if yer lucky, the bridge rectifier and filter capacitors (2X 2200uF minimum. Bigger is better but don't go nuts!) You might have to modify the adjustment circuitry a bit. 10 volts is not a standard supply V.

The transformer needs to be an absolute minimum of 20va* rating but go for a 30va toroid if you can. (2 x 10V at 1.5A)

You will DEFFO need a digital test meter, preff' two and really speaking two 10 Ohm 10W min test loads. N.B! These will get bloody hot!

*VA stands for "volt/amps" and is roughly the same as watts.

AUDIOWIND Power Supply Board Kit, PCB, Based on LM317 & LM337 IC.

AUDIOWIND Power Supply Board Kit, PCB, Based on LM317 & LM337 IC.

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That ^ looks pretty much the dog's dnaglers.

Dave.

 

[Old Music Guy]

That looks like a nice supply, but you're overlooking one important factor: Input voltage. If you plug that directly into the mains you have just created a voltage-to-smoke converter. The nominal input voltage for a 10V output is 24VAC. So, you will need to put a step-down transformer BETWEEN the mains and this power supply.
Other than that, it looks pretty good. The filter caps are 4700uF and a full wave bridge.