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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
 
darlobill said:
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
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Hello Bill, and welcome!
 
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.
 
TalismanRich said:
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.
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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
 
Old Music Guy said:
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.

:facepalm:

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

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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.
 
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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.
 
Greetings, thank you for having me.

I been playing guitar for over 40yr, I suppose I been recording since age 17 or so - I used to set my amp in a triangle with a Sears record/cassette/stereo combo, and one of those little portable cassette recorders. Record a chord progression, switch tapes, playback and record myself ripping a solo over the top, lol.

The vocalist for my college band (became my brother in law eventually) recorded us on a Teac 1/4" reel to reel 4 track, and he'd let me use the Teac to record a few solo acoustic songs. We eventually purchased real studio time and did a full release with the band. He went on to make a career of engineering and producing, and did a ton of work for me on a solo release back in 1998.

Other than the paying gigs in the odd cover band here and there, I'm now a hobbyist. Last time I was on discussion boards, I was recording with a little Tascam standalone digital unit and a Roland R8.

Last long hiatus ended with the purchase of USB interface, protools trial included, and a little midi keyboard controller. Learning process has been most steep on the post production aspect. Followed through with 3 passable songs published to streaming.

Still got a ways to go with EQ, compression, and mastering. Rather than trial and error by ear, I'm kind of doing more reading for a deeper understanding of this, which I guess is why I'm here.

Nice to make your acquaintance.
 
Hello, I'm Chuckgee and new here. I'm currently a student at The Los Angeles Film School in my 2nd month of study for my Bachelors of Science/Music Production, and I'm totally green to music production. I need all the help and advice you guys can help me with. It's great to be here !
 
Welcome. A friend of mine's son went there for film studies. He had an uncredited job on a TV series.
Good luck
 
Hello, I'm Trevor and from the UK. I'm 78 and I play classical guitar at intermediate level. I like music with a Celtic traditional feel, instrumental arrangements of I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls, Wild mountain thyme, My gentle harp are firm favourites.
My reason for joining this forum is to help learn more about home recording. I have a couple of Line Audio CM4 mic's which are hooked up to a Presonua interface and I record through Audacity on my pc. I'm currently looking into recording video on my iphone and then posting something decent on FB, Instagram or TikTok. Of course sound quality is an issue when recording and playback. I'm presently using the Shure MVX2U XLR to USB interface with one of my CM4's , it works well but I want a warmer sound, so that's my current itch :)
 
TrevorW said:
Hello, I'm Trevor and from the UK. I'm 78 and I play classical guitar at intermediate level. I like music with a Celtic traditional feel, instrumental arrangements of I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls, Wild mountain thyme, My gentle harp are firm favourites.
My reason for joining this forum is to help learn more about home recording. I have a couple of Line Audio CM4 mic's which are hooked up to a Presonua interface and I record through Audacity on my pc. I'm currently looking into recording video on my iphone and then posting something decent on FB, Instagram or TikTok. Of course sound quality is an issue when recording and playback. I'm presently using the Shure MVX2U XLR to USB interface with one of my CM4's , it works well but I want a warmer sound, so that's my current itch :)
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Trevor, just remember, those videos are not really live, that are 99% lip sync. Just so your expectations are balanced.
 
Sup nerds?! haha. Life long musician. I worked in a recoding studio 30 years ago while getting ready for a degree in audio engineering. It was the time of ADAT and there wasn't a computer monitor to be found. That experience soured me to the career and life took a different path. I eventually returned to performance but left the recording (and hassle and expense) to the pros. Nowadays the barrier to entry in home recording is very low, making access better than ever. My V-Drums just use a single USB for multitrack recording. I can get a decent track from my bass just going through an apogee jam and finding the right plugin. I use Reaper on a simple windows laptop. It's more fun than frustrating and that is what's brought me back. I'm happy to have found this forum and look forward to learning. Thanks!
 
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arcadeko said:
New to the forum? Say hello, tell us a little about your self. Meet the gang :p

Welcome to HomeRecording Forum! :guitar:
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Hi my name is Dave.

Retiree in my early 60's

Did Multitrack recording as a hobby from the late 80's to the mid 2010's

Have a page on SoundClick with about 70 songs, mostly instrumental rock, but also a bit of Avant-Garde noise rock excursions. Maintain a pro sub for it, but haven't updated it with any new songs in about 10 years & not sure when I will again. Hopefully soon

If you're interested check link below & let me know what you think.

Thank You

 
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Welcome Dave!
Checked out your link, and listened to a bunch of tracks.
I think you're in the right place.
 
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