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by Rodgre
Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cheap Sleeper Fuzz Pedals for Guitar
Replies: 27
Views: 19402

Re: Cheap Sleeper Fuzz Pedals for Guitar

Cheap sleeper fuzzes.... so many fun ones. You can't go wrong with any Fuzz Face style pedal, germanium or silicon even. It's the simplest two-transistor circuit and it sounds gargantuan and cleans up nicely when you roll your volume down. The cheapest version might be the Mosky Fuzzface (silicon) f...
by Rodgre
Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:43 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cheap Sleeper Fuzz Pedals for Guitar
Replies: 27
Views: 19402

Re: Cheap Sleeper Fuzz Pedals for Guitar

Also, the Behringer SF300 gets a lot of love under US$50 - I've not tried it. This was going to be my suggestion. It's a clone of the Boss HyperFuzz, which itself is switchable between two different transistor-based fuzzes AND a good clean boost mode. So the Behringer Superfuzz is their version of ...
by Rodgre
Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Is it safe to set a tape echo on its side?
Replies: 10
Views: 3354

Re: Is it safe to set a tape echo on its side?

I happened across a video showing repair/restoration of an oil can delay recently. Long story short, the can needs to be in a specific orientation to work. There's a fairly small puddle of oil in the bottom, not a can full of oil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBSEQmYTLMY&t=4030s Uncle Doug is th...
by Rodgre
Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:23 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Is it safe to set a tape echo on its side?
Replies: 10
Views: 3354

Re: Is it safe to set a tape echo on its side?

I concur with this. I think an Echoplex will run fine on it's side, but I'm not sure the motor will be happiest that way. I always wonder this about Tel-Ray oil-can units. I have a few of them and I'm afraid to put them on their sides for some reason. I know that I've heard a difference in effect wh...
by Rodgre
Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:16 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5263
Views: 2098442

Re: Latest gear you've acquired.....

winky dinglehoffer wrote:
Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:33 pm
Installed in the former housing of the Drewtronics Sherlock I built but could never manage to get to work right.

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I love my Sherlock! Is Drew still doing audio stuff or is he just a famous novelist now?

Roger
by Rodgre
Mon May 24, 2021 3:17 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: New Barn Studio build out
Replies: 24
Views: 8070

Re: New Barn Studio build out

Yep I understand keeping it comfortable, but looks-wise ..would be neat if it could stay looking like a barn. :) That's my ultimate plan. I want it to look and feel like a barn on the inside and plan to put up more wood over the inner sheetrock walls for aesthetic purposes/vibe, at least. This is g...
by Rodgre
Tue May 11, 2021 6:20 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ampex AM-10 mixer mods
Replies: 6
Views: 2339

Re: Ampex AM-10 mixer mods

digitaldrummer wrote:
Tue May 11, 2021 6:03 am
note there is also the JT-123-DBX (for the DBX 160 series...)
Which brings up a totally unrelated question. I have a pair of DBX 161s that I use unbalanced. Is it going to make a huge sonic difference if I put transformers in it and balance it? This should be another thread....

Roger
by Rodgre
Mon May 10, 2021 12:34 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ampex AM-10 mixer mods
Replies: 6
Views: 2339

Re: Ampex AM-10 mixer mods

That looks perfect! Thank you for the link!!

Roger
by Rodgre
Mon May 10, 2021 10:16 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ampex AM-10 mixer mods
Replies: 6
Views: 2339

Ampex AM-10 mixer mods

I have had a Ampex AM-10 mic mixer for 20+ years and while I have used it as a 2-channel mic pre in the past, using each of the stereo outputs, I would like to wire it up more permanently to use as individual mic preamps. Schematic of the preamp here: http://www.davegroupjapan.com/am10-2.gif If I ta...
by Rodgre
Mon May 10, 2021 6:20 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: New Barn Studio build out
Replies: 24
Views: 8070

Re: New Barn Studio build out

Yeah, it's reflective, but probably no worse than untreated sheetrock so it's not replacing acoustic treatment. You mean just leaving this stuff exposed on the outside and not putting sheetrock over it? My ultimate plan is to cover the inner walls with hardwood for whatever sonic character I can ge...
by Rodgre
Mon May 10, 2021 3:17 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: New Barn Studio build out
Replies: 24
Views: 8070

Re: New Barn Studio build out

Thats an awesome place. I wouldn't do a thing ! ! .. ever hear the album "Harvest" ? Thank you, but I'm not sure Harvest was done in February in New England. I might want to insulate the walls a bit. Ha! That's probably going to be the biggest job - insulating and putting in an air gap, insulating ...
by Rodgre
Mon May 10, 2021 3:12 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: RANT: "in your spare time.."
Replies: 46
Views: 20587

Re: RANT: "in your spare time.."

The challenge for me is squeezing in little small things (mix revisions, stems, etc) when my schedule gets busy - and I'm pretty firm on having specific days off and keeping to a 9 hour day. So I'm trying to build a bit more buffer into my month so there's a little margin for this extra stuff and i...
by Rodgre
Tue May 04, 2021 8:32 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: RANT: "in your spare time.."
Replies: 46
Views: 20587

Re: RANT: "in your spare time.."

The mastering version of this is "Hey that master you did sounds awesome, I made a couple tweaks to the mix, if you could just run this new one with the same settings that'd be great, thanks!" As if I can just snap my fingers and make it so. New mix? New master. From scratch. That's how it is. Roger
by Rodgre
Tue May 04, 2021 7:28 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: New Barn Studio build out
Replies: 24
Views: 8070

Re: New Barn Studio build out

Thank you Eric!!! I will get that book now.

Roger
by Rodgre
Tue May 04, 2021 6:25 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: New Barn Studio build out
Replies: 24
Views: 8070

Re: New Barn Studio build out

Thank you Mike! I will look into that Mitsubishi setup. My neighbors are right behind me, my house is nearby and other neighbors too, so a bit of soundproofing/minimizing is necessary. Luckily all of my neighbors so far have been super cool and think it's a fine idea to get the studio up and running...