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by Darlington Pair
Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:08 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tape head Demagnetizers
Replies: 10
Views: 5883

ah yes the BZ mod and the impedance issue on the instrument in..do you have directions or something for how you did the mini-booster? I'm interested in checking it out.. I made my own layout from Jack Orman's version of the schematic http://www.muzique.com/amz/mini.htm and tweaked a few of the valu...
by Darlington Pair
Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:32 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tape head Demagnetizers
Replies: 10
Views: 5883

woah! awesome! you went all out.. so they still really retain the the same "sound" with those changes? They do, I was careful to only really mess with cleaning up the power supply and things in the dry signal path. The result is mostly just less noise and clearer dry sound, the echoes are a bit les...
by Darlington Pair
Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:35 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tape head Demagnetizers
Replies: 10
Views: 5883

the han-d-mag is the one to get..RS ones are too weak to work well.. don't forget to demagnetize the capstan and the metal roller stack left.. then you can mechanically align it..then do the electronics! I found putting (if not in place already) a 3 prong grounded AC cable on my 201 ground to chass...
by Darlington Pair
Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:56 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tape head Demagnetizers
Replies: 10
Views: 5883

Even if you can find the old radio shack one... it SUCKS!!

Get yourself a han-d-mag http://www.markertek.com/Tools-Test-Equ ... 15-S.xhtml
by Darlington Pair
Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:55 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Traynor Bassmaster YBA-1, what can I plug this into? ohms?
Replies: 15
Views: 12815

Join the yahoo Traynor forum and read some of that stuff and ask some questions, they are wonderful amps with their own identity and with a few small tweaks will stand up with the best amps, they are actually made with better parts than most amps. That guitar magazine article that talked about plexi...
by Darlington Pair
Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:14 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Traynor Bassmaster YBA-1, what can I plug this into? ohms?
Replies: 15
Views: 12815

Ok, The YBA and YSR and not the same amp plus reverb and trem, they have the same power amp but the front end and tone stacks are completely different. Pete Traynor designed these amps to be rented and not blow up because he was tired of fixing the rental amps where he worked, they have huge Hammond...
by Darlington Pair
Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:23 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: using space echo as aux send for mix
Replies: 3
Views: 1471

That input has REALLY low headroom so watch your send level.
by Darlington Pair
Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:45 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Loose valley people modules
Replies: 1
Views: 1139

http://www.stabilant.com/

If it works for the molex connectors in an MCI deck, it should work for Valley People.
by Darlington Pair
Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:42 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: RE-201 Space Echo Reverb Repair - TA7200P IC
Replies: 8
Views: 5070

I would look at the tank first, make sure that no wires have come loose inside the tank. Then the wires going to the tank, check them for continuity and make sure they are plugged in to the right place. Make sure the rotary selector switch is clean, you can loose it there. You should see 7v peak to ...
by Darlington Pair
Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:41 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Space Echo Headaches!
Replies: 11
Views: 6707

Well RMG says that the VM tape is the equivalent of 3M/Quantegy 8206 which is lubricated tape for low speed logging machines like 911 and black box recording, it has a more limited frequency response, but for what we're using it for it's perfect. Here's the problem, 3M and Quantegy state in their da...
by Darlington Pair
Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:30 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Space Echo Headaches!
Replies: 11
Views: 6707

http://www.taperecorder.co.uk/cleaning.htm Hasn't Zonal been out of business for several years, if tape isn't stored properly (and sometimes even when it has) the adhesive degrades after 7 years. And if it's the equivalent of 457 then that's a second strike against it. I see on the internet all the ...
by Darlington Pair
Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:59 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Space Echo Headaches!
Replies: 11
Views: 6707

Ok, there are bunches of great tutorials on the web about cleaning the heads, de-magnetizing, and other such tape machine maintenance, so I won't go into it because a google search will turn up pictures of how to do it. 1. Is it humid where you live? 2. What kind of tape was used for the replacement...
by Darlington Pair
Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:36 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ground loops II- The Two Amp Rig
Replies: 16
Views: 5803

True, it's a better solution. But most of the time you'll be find lifting grounds. It's the 0.01% of the time when the power situation is totally fucked and you grab the microphone with your right hand while holding the strings with your left that it becomes a serious issue. Very serious, very fast...
by Darlington Pair
Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:46 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ground loops II- The Two Amp Rig
Replies: 16
Views: 5803

Re: ground loops II- The Two Amp Rig

Build one of these, it works quite well. http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/humfree2.gif I have been looking for a schematic from something like that. I wonder if there are different options re:transformers. I used Triad transformers in mine, got them from mouser, they're a little more expensive than ...
by Darlington Pair
Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:05 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ground loops II- The Two Amp Rig
Replies: 16
Views: 5803

Re: ground loops II- The Two Amp Rig

I just finished building a tweed deluxe-ish copy, which I would like to use for recording in conjunction with my trusty blackface Deluxe (I like 6V6s.) However, previous attempts to run more than one amp at a time have been met with horrific amounts of noise, presumably from ground loops. For those...