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by kickoldman
Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:09 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: FS: Mogami 8 Pair XLR - TRS Snakes (3 Total) $30 Each
Replies: 3
Views: 1191

Curious about the length, thanks!
by kickoldman
Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:59 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What's the most fun mod I could perform on an extra strat?
Replies: 26
Views: 11952

I've always wanted to try wiring one pickup to a tiny built-in speaker (powered by a 9V Ruby amp) placed behind the bridge. In my mind, it would keep the guitar vibrating right at the edge of feedback all the time. In practice, it might just feedback horribly all the time.
by kickoldman
Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:49 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Strange Wireless Mic Question....
Replies: 25
Views: 6850

Sounds like you are *almost* describing a Fisher boom, might look to its design for inspiration. If this is for indoor dialogue recording, a good cheap option is the Oktava mc012 with a hyper cardioid capsule. Yes, it will need a shockmount and some basic wind protection. Sennheiser now offers this ...
by kickoldman
Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:58 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5263
Views: 2099168

dave watkins wrote:
Smitty wrote:That thing looks awesome... sound clips?
thanks! here's a quick demo i threw together:
http://soundcloud.com/davewatkins/elect ... citar-test
When the distortion kicked on I was actually resentful of how cool it sounded, awesome job!
by kickoldman
Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:16 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Who uses a XLR patchbay at home?
Replies: 23
Views: 10113

I'm building an XLR patchbay for my Presonus M80 to bring the inputs to the front of my rack. To save some money I've just ordered this pre-punched rack panel . I'm loading the front with female panel jacks, which are then hard-wired to short cables terminated with male XLR connector(to the Presonus...
by kickoldman
Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:22 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: General advice on a space I am about to rent
Replies: 12
Views: 5376

There are some acoustic whizzes that post here and on gearslutz that are very generous with their know-how, you can find a ton of practical advice and DIY designs. I'll second kslight's advice to do some heavy research now. Now for this hack's two cents: The biggest problems I see are the low ceilin...
by kickoldman
Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:35 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Thinking of replacing my current pres with a Liquid Channel?
Replies: 31
Views: 9569

There are mods you could do to the Presonus Eureka, this thread discusses some possibilities: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/181827-hotrodded-presonus-eureka.html Also, have you considered the Liquid Mix plugin or hardware? No preamp emulation, but the EQ and compressors ...
by kickoldman
Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:45 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What's the simplest Mod for the MXL 2001 for improved highs?
Replies: 25
Views: 11465

+1 ripping out the innermost layers of mesh. I found it easy to grab the mesh near the seam and pull it apart with a twisting motion, rather than pulling straight back. The mesh is wicked sharp, might wanna wear gloves. I think replacing signal capacitors is also worthwhile, especially the cap right...
by kickoldman
Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:39 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5263
Views: 2099168

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--lWA7bZTQDg/TpsUwDhC_oI/AAAAAAAAAXw/vfbcVKT1vNE/s640/MCASP1mod.jpg Ordered the RK-47 capsule from http://microphone-parts.com/ and dropped it into my modded MCA SP-1. Made some before and after recordings, the RK-47 capsule sounds a lot smoother on the top. I'd li...
by kickoldman
Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:17 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: these MIM fender amps - bad for recording?
Replies: 12
Views: 3991

I've worked with a HRD that was made in Mexico. It had no noise issues to speak of, and after some simple mods + Celestion V30 speaker upgrade sounded pretty bangin'. You can pick these up all day long in your price range. What you are describing sounds like it might be a bad grounding scheme common...
by kickoldman
Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:49 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Reco Please: Shotgun Mic and Field recorder
Replies: 9
Views: 3860

It really depends on what you want to accomplish with this camera. You will rarely get great sound if the mic is going to be mounted on the camera, but it might be good enough for corporate videos and informal web interviews. There are lots of scenarios where you might want to be shopping for a hype...
by kickoldman
Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:27 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Sound FX design (inception & Transformers impact hit/dro
Replies: 8
Views: 3488

http://soundworkscollection.com/ This website is great; there are segments on both the movies you cited. The Foley portion of the Transformers 3 profile is especially awesome and might give you some good ideas. I think Gregg's suggestion is an excellent one. Brass instruments, large metal objects. F...
by kickoldman
Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:37 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: DIY mic for field recording.
Replies: 5
Views: 3045

I'm looking to do pretty much the same thing, although my project is on the back-burner right now. An easy plan of attack would be to get the cheapest possible housing ( a counterfeit mic like this perhaps: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SONY-ECM-DS70P-ELECTRET-STEREO-MICROPHONE-MIC-/360292535377?pt=LH_Def...
by kickoldman
Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:03 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Dynamics for overheads
Replies: 47
Views: 12383

I like the EV 635a as an overhead, or out in front of the kit.
by kickoldman
Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:36 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: DIY Tape Op mics - where have all the instructions gone?
Replies: 53
Views: 25966

Is this the 10uf Cap that I should get? http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&itemSeq=102579245&uq=634466921569937835 In fact, are these other two correct for the other components I need to get? I don't know electronics well enough to be able to tell if these are specifically ...