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Sheesh. Today I recapped my Boss TU-12 tuner (vintage mid-80's?), and sure enough, it started working correctly again. Except for the two tiny ones that were hidden under the meter... need to order a couple more tiny little 10uF caps. Those apparently work with the built-in mic. Guess what one funct...

A banjo is basically a drum... really, I swear! So you want something that can handle LOUD transients, and while you don't want it to push the high end you don't want to neglect it either. I guess try a few things in the "mics that can handle loud stuff" category, and by all means use the pad if the...

Anybody have a problem with not getting much high end? I built a pair a while ago, and they both sound "dark" in a ribbon mic kinda way. I know they're not supposed to be bright like a Chinese condenser, but they sound like they have a blanket over 'em. Any idea what I might have screwed up? Do bot...

I think I've figured out the trick to using the Digi-Key catalog (works with Mouser, too): Have your computer nearby... the website has a pretty good search function. Do a search for the most basic value... "12K", and that'll get you close. From the list you get you'll able narrow stuff down quickly...

I'm another DigiKey catalog victim... I do like DIY, but when it comes to sitting down with the catalog and ordering EVERY FREAKING PART... well, it's tough.

Had to shovel about 5-6 inches of snow out of my driveway, too. Got some nice snow here in Michigan, probably more than normal at this point.

First change I'd make to your approach would be to set it up as adding/subtracting a capacitor instead of trying to swap the complete network. Set it up with the lower value of cap as always connected, then have a switched cap that makes up the bigger value. Put the switch on the ground side, maybe?...

(I'm the blurry, upside-down guy)

OK, here's a photo which actually shows my face:

Oh yeah... I have most of the parts now, I need to get my ass in gear and breadboard one up.

With CDs and MDs they would likely want a "pro" playback deck to provide more on-the-button starts and such.

Maybe look for an old stereo reel-to-reel deck? Cheap to use, fairly reliable, even looks cool.

Jim Varney rocked... I saw "Ernest Saves Christmas" a few years back and he played a bunch of different (and all very funny) characters.

Get a couple of different chairs, and move back and forth once in a while. I've found my lifetime chair, but they stopped making them in the 50's, and no you can't have my spare. ;) I also like those kneeling chairs and/or the big exercise ball used as a chair. Those tend to force decent posture and...

The trouble with doing bar sound is that you have to like being in bars... which drastically reduces the pool of qualified sound techs.

A couple channels of mic preamp from the recent TapeOp J-FET project. One or more of those interesting mp3forkidz multi-pattern mics.

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopi ... asonic+mic

Could somebody make the above a sticky, please please please???