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If the power transformer has taps for 110V as well as 220V then you shouldn't have a problem. Usually there's some sort of switch, or in the worst case you'll need to resolder a pair of jumpers on the transformer. However if the transformer doesn't have two sets of primaries you'll need an external ...

I used to have a little battery powered fender twin I loved, and I've used those tiny marshal stacks on records a few times. It's a very particular sound :) Nowadays I've been using a squire bullet for essentially the same purpose (blended in to help harshen up a guitar tone a bit).

If the connector is stubby and all black it's prob a relatively recent one. Sennheiser should be able to fix it, though they charge almost the price of a new mic to do it, so you might not want to go that route. MD421s are a total nightmare to work on. I've had more luck destroying than fixing them....

You can definitely capture the drums with just one or two mics (maybe an overhead and a inside kick mic). I'd prob go with the fathead directly over the kit between the kick pedal and snare, and the beta57 on kick. Ev664 is pretty cool on a guitar amp. 2200 would prob work best as a room, though in ...

Mark wrote:I listened on headphones and I'm sure I heard crashes on both the left and right sides.

I'll have to listen again to confirm that later today (aftter I've been to bed).

I'm working off memory here, it could easily be three mics. My point is mainly that it sounds like as few as possible.

I've used the ultratouch (or an equivalent) for some bass traps before and it worked just fine. MUCH MUCH MUCH nicer to work with than fiberglass... You'll still have a week of blue snot though if you don't wear a mask. Old people's sweaty jeans snot. Just getting over a rash of it myself actually...

Looks pretty cool to me. M49 is one hell of a mic. I see what Jim's saying about their claming you can build a M50 with it. No way you can get a similarly spec'd spherical omni aluminum capsule, unless somebody over at Group DIY started building one, and even then I'd be pretty suspicious. Capsules ...

I thought most Glensound stuff ran at -15V, but since those were from weird EMI broadcast desks I'm not confident how it would be powered. I've seen a couple people try to pawn them off for ridiculous prices too since they say EMI on them.

That was my exact setup back in 2005 or 6. It sounded great. The Lucid converters killed the 002, and clocking to the Lucid seemed to improve the 002 as well.

It was a good rig. Sturdy and it sounded good.

I can only tell you what I hear when I listen to the record: very few mics. 3 sounds plausible, and it could be Glynn, though I don't particularly remember the drums being stereo. To me it sounds like just one overhead and one mic on the kick.

The only reason to do it is because you love it and think your own personal aesthetic is valid. Being confident is hard, but you wouldn't even be bothering if somewhere inside you didn't think you had a handle on it. You're absolutely right that you can second guess any record into mud. Someone once...

You're seriously making me wish I had some loose cash right now Doug.

And how could we forget this classic hit of the 50's? http://www.crossenstreams.com/federal_am864/Federal-AM-864-U-Manual.pdf Not only does it have subsections labeled "Operation in Arctic Climates", "Operation in Tropical Climates" and "Operation in Desert Climates", but it contains this hidden gem...

Marc Alan Goodman wrote:We finally have a retro next to our original in the studio this week, however we've been too damn busy to give them a comparative listen. I'm hoping to get a chance early next week some time, and I'll let you all know if I do.

And... we never had time to directly compare them. c'est la vie.

You need some sort of interface to get digital ins for your macbookPro. What era is the computer? The interface you choose will depend on what ports the macbook has available. Anyway, I'd try to find one with AES, as TOSlink is limited to 48k. Not that you really need to run any higher, but the Luci...