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by honkyjonk
Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:03 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: How to figure out which caps are in the signal path?
Replies: 7
Views: 3795

Awesome,

Thanks for that link! Sounds like he thinks replacing those chips was a worthwhile thing to do. I'll be following that.
by honkyjonk
Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:05 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: How to figure out which caps are in the signal path?
Replies: 7
Views: 3795

Hey guys, Thanks a bunch for the info. Scum, So, are you talking about using something like this adaptor and some DIP chips? http://cimarrontechnology.com/so8dip8tosiladapterpn060301.aspx I'd definitely be into giving it a shot if I knew exactly which chip/s wouldn't require a power supply upgrade a...
by honkyjonk
Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:23 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Reccomend litte 10 watt amp for Vidsonix Ghost transducer?
Replies: 1
Views: 1195

Reccomend litte 10 watt amp for Vidsonix Ghost transducer?

I finally got my plate reverb up and going. It's an old Ecoplate II. I screwed around with the amp for a long time, not succeeding in resurrecting it. I blew the voice coil in the driver too, and was never able to get a new one straight again afterwards. So I was looking for some replacements on bot...
by honkyjonk
Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:06 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: How to figure out which caps are in the signal path?
Replies: 7
Views: 3795

How to figure out which caps are in the signal path?

This might be sort of an obvious thing for more experienced people, but I wonder if someone could help me understand which caps are in the signal path of my console's input strips? Here is the schematic: http://www.rylandbouchard.com/files/PM2000-Schematics.pdf The input strip circuit for the PM2000...
by honkyjonk
Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:55 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Headphone out to line in (iPhone)
Replies: 7
Views: 3924

I think the D to A and the little amp in iphones/pods etc is just super sucky. There's not anything wrong (for the most part) with driving a cd/cassette etc level line in on a receiver with a headphone out. It's just the sound of the unit that bugs. Makes me think 320 mbps mp3's aren't that bad real...
by honkyjonk
Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:29 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Advice For Hopeful Analog Recording Geek
Replies: 16
Views: 6977

Man, good luck. Long road. There's no one source to figure that stuff out of course. I love the same musicians you mentioned and I love tape and tubes and transformers. But the real magic shit you already know. "I love music that's got feeling, and I want to learn how to capture a musical moment." T...
by honkyjonk
Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:46 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: Holy Crap. Check out this Ampex tube console in Tacoma WA
Replies: 0
Views: 1067

Holy Crap. Check out this Ampex tube console in Tacoma WA

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/msg/4841245978.html Not mine, and I'm unsure if 350 electronics are the best thing to be making a console out of, but makes me wonder. It sure looks rad. And a pretty good price if it sounds good. People seem to charge similar prices for 4X1 RCA tube mixers on ebay ...
by honkyjonk
Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:04 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Wanted: PM-1000 "Master out" 1/4 jack and fader ti
Replies: 5
Views: 2071

Hey, I'm pretty sure I have that jack in my parts. I think I have some fader caps too. Probably not 9, but some anyway. You can have 'em for postage. (probably 5 bucks or something) BUT, give me a week or two to get them out to you. I'm not all that fast at mailing stuff. Send me a PM and we'll do t...
by honkyjonk
Mon Dec 22, 2014 9:48 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recording a band separately vs all together (same room)
Replies: 40
Views: 17100

Free was Paul Rodgers? I didn't realize that. This is a bit off topic, but one thing I've noticed when recording live (in myself) as well as other musicians is that mistakes are often not the worst part of a performance that includes a mistake. The worst part is what you play after the mistake while...
by honkyjonk
Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:40 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Thoughts on a concert
Replies: 17
Views: 9925

Yeah, I've seen some pretty bad sounding shows at the Crystal as well. Yo La Tengo sounded horrible when I saw them. Bummer. That drinking/non drinking split is ridiculous. If they were going to do that, they should just do it right up the middle instead of forcing the drinkers way off the front in ...
by honkyjonk
Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:46 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Adjust transport for ATR tape?
Replies: 2
Views: 1448

Nick, Obviously I have to do electronic alignment, bias, etc. I have done this many times and am pretty good at it. My instinct is that I'll have to also adjust the transport and possibly the head height just because of how the tape feels when being fast wound and played. But I didn't really know. I...
by honkyjonk
Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:15 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Adjust transport for ATR tape?
Replies: 2
Views: 1448

Adjust transport for ATR tape?

Hey folks, Haven't been able to figure out much about this. I have a Tascam 58 8 track. After a bunch of upgrades to my machine, and some tests and critical listening comparing tape, I'm gonna start using ATR tape I think. Problem is, it's thick. And my transport just seems to be working harder than...
by honkyjonk
Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:14 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recording a band separately vs all together (same room)
Replies: 40
Views: 17100

You guys ever listen to Dead Moon? I'll listen to sloppy bands all day long that recorded a good song all together at the same moment. I don't give a fuck about the room, the bleed or the slop,unless it's so ridiculous that they're flipping the beat or something. There are so many great sloppy bands...
by honkyjonk
Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:31 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: WTB Tascam 388 in PNW
Replies: 4
Views: 1992

Yeah, it's been on there a few days.

Here's some tape though if you're into planning ahead: http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/msg/4740079939.html

I don't know how well 457 holds up though.
by honkyjonk
Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:33 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: WTB Tascam 388 in PNW
Replies: 4
Views: 1992

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/4734353248.html

Don't know if it's still around, but seems like a pretty good price these days . . . .