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I just got my fancy new 163x and I'm trying to fit it into my mixes. I'm running a firepod into Cubase LE on a Macbook. In Cubase I'm routing my snare track to bus 2 and feeding that into the input on the 163x. The output of the 163x is going into the line in 1 on the firepod and I'm recording that ...

i'm trying to set up my home studio and now i'm on to buying a patchbay. is there any reason that i shouldn't buy a cheapo behringer balanced 1/4 inch patchbay. with a proper xlr to 1/4 inch cord can i patch my eh12ay7 through without catching that nasty 60 hz hum?

So I built two mics and two power supplies. When i plug them in to try them out i have to crank the preamp all the way up to hear anything at all and it's very noisy. This is my first attempt at building anything so i've probably screwed it up. Does the fact that the output is so low and noisy imply...

When creating the tape op omni mic power supply can i simply cut off the connector of any old 9V power supply and solder it in instead of using a 9V battery?

I'm about to order parts to build NYDave's reamp box and now i'm looking at the transformers. Is there any good reason to buy this transformer: http://www.edcorusa.com/products/matchers/m2m10k-150.html rather than this transformer: http://www.edcorusa.com/products/transformers/wsm/wsm10k-150.html Is...

I went to use my EH12AY7 today when micing a bass cab and when i played it back it was very distorted. I pulled the mic off and put it in front of an acoustic guitar and it was no longer distorted but was very noisy. I then swept the input gain knob and there was very little change in volume. Any id...

thats just what i was looking for. Thanks!

so there are no other options than cannibalizing a mic cord?

where can i find just a male xlr connector to connect to the speaker?

i'm looking for a sweet mic pre in the $200 and under price range. people seem to be very happy with the EH12AY7. Are there any other similar awesome bargains on preamps?

how are you connecting the 12ay7 to the firepod? Make sure you're using the XLR out of the preamp to a TRS 1/4 input into channels 3-8. If you connect xlr to xlr, the firepod will run it thru a 2nd preamp, and if you go 1/4 to 1/4, you're not getting the best signal from the 12ay7. Wouldn't that st...

i'm new to the mic pre game so i bought this fancy new 12AY7. i've got it running into a firepod. i want to push the 12AY7 until it distorts. when i do this the signal as recorded in cubase is causing some digital clippage. how can i get the distortion out of the 12AY7 without getting a crapy digita...

do you think a refurbished macbook pro is a safe bet? i found an m-powered protools bundle on musiciansfriend.com for $700. it comes with protools, an m-audio 1814 interface, and an akg mic. does that sound like a reasonable price?

Hi all. I've been a PC guy all my life but I'm now looking in to setting up a fairly simple MAC laptop recording rig. I already have mics. I'm looking to buy an M-Box and laptop for around $2000 total. Any suggestions for what kind of MAC to get? Are there any good deals online? Any help is greatly ...