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After reading that Rane website description (highly recommended) and the rest of these messages, I am definitely no longer a virgin. My output stage is now off but my input stage is open. I fucked myself. I am class B. Seriously, I'm at least now starting to get this. Helpful for future gear choices...

This could turn into one of those truly endless threads.

I'm glad someone broke the cherry on this one as I've been in the closet about my ignorance on the issue as well. But I feel it's thus far been only half-answered. I now know what "discreet" means, and I found out what an "IC" is. So, what about the original question: WHAT IS CLASS A??? Same as the ...

For my 2 cents I own an Otari MX5050 1/2" 8-track and it is badass. Had it for a few months now and it's got surprisingly high fidelity sound, plus that tape warmth and saturation of course. Got mine from a kind TapeOpper in NYC who sold it to me dirt-cheap ($375 plus $100 shipping) with the caveat ...

I am going this year for the first time, both because it'll be a really good chance to learn a lot and meet some great people (hope to meet some of those posters I've been chatting with) and also because I went to a conference in New Orleans last year for Graphic Designers (my day job) and that town...

Godammit chocolatechickenpotpie! You just BARELY beat me to the come joke.

Huh, huh...he said BEAT ME.

There. I win.

They make a large-diaphragm multipattern tube condenser mic that's out of this world. Just kidding. Actually I noticed when I was in there a few months ago that they had these Sure SM57-type copies, which had about the same frequency response/curve, the same shape, and were being touted as drum/elec...

Yes on both those last two messages...plug in the demagger away from the machine and don't have your machine on! I can't believe I forgot that! A lot of really knowledgeable people on this board have been helping me along as I learn, and I really appreciate it. It is an amazing resource like no othe...

Seriously, new heads for older 8-track machines definitely start at several hundred dollars. A little more info on "not touching" : The thing is that demaggers will actually get to a point of nearness to the head and then suck you in, as it's basically a big electromagnet. If you clunk that tip agai...

Gotta go back to that Terry Date rave. Let's also not forget: 1.) On that first White Zombie record those rockin' guitar tones were accomplished with a fucking ProCo Rat stomp box of all things. 2.) I think Pantera was briefly mentioned...that needs to be said again as it's possibly the finest crunc...

Thanks, Jeremy. Jonathan...keep some butt wipes handy. Camarones a la Diabla!

which happened from time to time until the AES Standards Committee formalized the Pin 2 = Hot arrangement Hey, that's interesting...when exactly did that happen if you know? My 80's-era Otari MX5050 is pin 3 hot, and since I figured out that dilemma in an analog beginner's nightmare sequence I've b...

Hey man, I'm in your shoes, too. I've been recording for a long time but only live kits for a couple years now. I've been working damn hard at this same dilemma for about two months now. Indeed enginers spend their whole LIVES working the drum sound out, but I mean I've been ACTIVELY doing experimen...

Ummm, I'm probably talkin' out my ass and I don't want to lead someone away from the right answer, but: I've heard that often it's the Japanese gear that has the "wrong" hot pin. Mogami sounds Japanese to me. Am I barking up the wrong tree? Hey..that RHYMES! Maybe we should come up with some haikus....

I've recorded a tenor banjo and a bluegraa banjo. Tenor is definitely soft and muted sounding, if anything you have to be a bit aggressive with the mic, but bluegrass is a different animal... In regards to the bluegrass type, which is MUCH brighter, I'm going to agree/expand with what's been said th...