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by jv
Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:59 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: I am finally getting the coolest piece of gear ever
Replies: 11
Views: 3703

As for mellotron album recommendations, check out this site:
http://www.planetmellotron.com
(warning: you could end up spending a lot of time there)
by jv
Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:57 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Splitting guitar signal=hiss/buzz nightmare (WTB: A/B switch
Replies: 13
Views: 3058

There was another thread on this recently:
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=59889
BTW, I have seen the "break the shield" method work in cases like this.
by jv
Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:32 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Is this a re-amp kit?
Replies: 17
Views: 5528

what happens when i do the line out of my 002 and put it directly into pedals, and then back into a preamp using a 1/4 inch to xlr? what horrible things does that do? Try it and see. It would probably work best if your line out of the 002 is a low level or run through an attenuator. If you want to ...
by jv
Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:02 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Is this a re-amp kit?
Replies: 17
Views: 5528

what happens when i do the line out of my 002 and put it directly into pedals, and then back into a preamp using a 1/4 inch to xlr? what horrible things does that do? Try it and see. It would probably work best if your line out of the 002 is a low level or run through an attenuator. If you want to ...
by jv
Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:25 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: multi-effects pedal/board that doesn't suck?
Replies: 42
Views: 11774

I think custom pedal boards are incredibly overpriced. You can get a roll of velcro and a slab of plywood for $10. I found a suitcase at Goodwill that was the perfect size and it holds all of my cables and stuff too. This is what I did too, except I drilled holes in the plywood and used cable ties ...
by jv
Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:14 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ground Lift (isolation) w/o transformer.
Replies: 6
Views: 2418

Another solution to this is to use a cable with the shield disconnected on one end. For instance, if you have your guitar cable going into the a/b switch, then 2 cables going out of the switch to 2 amps (that are properly grounded!), you will have a ground loop. If you disconnect the shield on one e...
by jv
Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:14 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The POD and Digital SIZE
Replies: 76
Views: 14812

I'd like to refer you guys to this chart on page 27: http://www.shure.com/stellent/groups/public/@gms_gmi_web_ug/documents/web_resource/us_pro_micsmusicstudio_ea.pdf So according to you, the Cello has the same frequency range as a guitar... Nope. Actually, the Cello ranges from C2 (65.4 Hz) to C6 (...
by jv
Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:10 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: rnc compressor opinions
Replies: 27
Views: 7584

I've had my RNC for about five years, and the build quality is not great. I like it for drum room mics and vox. Have you had any problems related to build quality? I've had mine for probably 8 years and it's been pretty beat up but it's held up well. It looks kind of cheap, but it seems solid to me.
by jv
Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:54 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: 96 khz vs. 48 khz: "The Sound of Air"??
Replies: 145
Views: 47949

Conventional wisdom says that LPs sound better than CDs. If this is true, "conventional wisdom" must be some new term meaning "what people who don't remember what it's like to listen to LPs think". Ok, maybe LPs sound warmer, if such a term makes sense, but I'd gladly do without the following sound...
by jv
Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:45 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: proco rat--"vintage"?
Replies: 24
Views: 11516

I had one of the "Vintage RAT" reissues that I bought about 8 years ago and it did have the LM308 chip in it. I sold it on ebay a few months ago for about $130. I remember seeing a website somewhere that detailed all of the differences between the various RATs.
by jv
Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:51 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: A Good C414 Shockmount Suggestion??
Replies: 9
Views: 3071

johnnydove wrote:yeah that's the one i was talking about, i just did a quick search and found it for 59 here
Or even less here:
http://www.fullcompass.com/product/358838.html
by jv
Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:54 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Hank Williams Sr-- what was the signal chain?
Replies: 24
Views: 6294

I'd guess tape was used at studios. Only the post-WWII recordings, and then not for a couple of years. so the early stuff was cut directly to disk? I think this has been posted here before, but here's an awesome video showing the pre-tape era record cutting process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h...
by jv
Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:14 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Billy Gibbons Uses Quarter for Guitar Pick?
Replies: 61
Views: 31690

Re: Billy Gibbons Uses Quarter for Guitar Pick?

song-writer wrote:then again maybe he uses heavy guage strings. I am curious if anyone knows of the string guage he uses as well as if he does use coins (full-time or occasionaly ) for a guitar pick?
I've heard he uses light gauge strings (like .008). He probably has to change them a lot.
by jv
Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:03 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Why does everyone hate Steely Dan?
Replies: 182
Views: 44674

I'm 49, so I was about 18 when "Aja" came out. Up until that time, I liked the Steely Dan songs I heard. But I remember when Aja was released, the local FM stations WAY overplayed it and presented it like some sort of great gift from the gods. To me, it sounded like boring smooth jazz. And about tha...
by jv
Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:21 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Long, Long, Long reverb...(White Album)
Replies: 12
Views: 4145

Another thing about the Abbey Road chamber was that they had a dedicated high pass/low pass filter that everything went through before being sent to the chamber. In fact, one of the sample pages on the "Recording the Beatles" book website talks about it: http://recordingthebeatles.com/RS106-FilterEx...