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by Colorblind
Thu May 25, 2023 12:29 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5326
Views: 2123846

Re: Latest gear you've acquired.....

Early 60's Sony SRA-3 Stereo Tube Preamp. Couple 2 channel tube preamp that i'm using for direct instruments like bass, drum machine, synth, electric piano. Wonderful warm, thick sound. it's unbalanced in/out via RCA but that's not an issue for me. These were made for tape machines, they paired wit...
by Colorblind
Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: anyone working at 96k?
Replies: 36
Views: 15736

Re: anyone working at 96k?

Your AD16 can do 16 channels at 96k. It uses SMUX over the 4 lightpipe outputs, 4 channels each. However, you need something that can receive 4 lightpipe inputs, for instance: a Ferrofish A32 Dante or such. I actually just did this on a session a few weeks ago. Hard to believe these nearly 20-year-...
by Colorblind
Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:36 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5326
Views: 2123846

Re: Latest gear you've acquired.....

A silverface Vibro Champ which sadly arrived with a farty speaker (replacement on the way), and a Squier CV Jaguar. It took some work to turn the guitar into something playable, but it's pretty solid now.
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by Colorblind
Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:57 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: anyone working at 96k?
Replies: 36
Views: 15736

Re: anyone working at 96k?

I really haven’t ventured above 48K, because I’m most often starting sessions with drums and using more than 8 inputs simultaneously. Unless I’m misunderstanding, I think my Apogee AD-16 (what year IS this?) can only convert 8 channels when using optical at 96k, vs 16 channels at 48k.
by Colorblind
Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: iOS tuner apps?
Replies: 19
Views: 8510

Re: iOS tuner apps?

I was also not blown away by the Peterson app (iStrobosoft). It's possible I'm just using it wrong, but sometimes I'd have issues getting low guitar notes to even register as a pitch. I ended getting an app called Pitch Lab, and using its reference pitches to tune guitar, etc.
by Colorblind
Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:12 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: A 1-mic drum recording has me rethinking so many things
Replies: 20
Views: 15546

Re: A 1-mic drum recording has me rethinking so many things

Kick out (4050) ...really? Super-interested, as I have two of these and have never thought about using them on kick. They've become fast-favorites of mine for vocals and rooms and choirs / strings... but I've never put them near the drums honestly. Will have to try that. Yeah! Sounded like a kick d...
by Colorblind
Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: A 1-mic drum recording has me rethinking so many things
Replies: 20
Views: 15546

Re: A 1-mic drum recording has me rethinking so many things

Today’s experiment was mostly about setting up a knee mic on my buddy’s kit. But also, I recently snagged a UA 4-710 mic pre… so we passed the Miktek CV-4 (in Omni) through a channel of the 4-710 and tracked it with the “slow” compressor setting of that unit’s baked-in comp circuit. After some fidd...
by Colorblind
Mon Sep 12, 2022 6:38 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: A Neil Young story as told to Otis Gibbs
Replies: 6
Views: 2288

Re: A Neil Young story as told to Otis Gibbs

Loved this. Thanks for sharing!
by Colorblind
Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: DIY microphones as of 2022
Replies: 4
Views: 1879

Re: DIY microphones as of 2022

The Groupdiy.com forums are a great source of info. Also, vintagemicrophonepcbkit.com is great if clones are your thing. I built a pair of D-87s, a D-EF47, and a D-47FET.
by Colorblind
Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:16 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5326
Views: 2123846

Re: Latest gear you've acquired.....

Recently scored a set of 70’s 3-ply Ludwigs.

https://imgur.com/a/hJRJQkB
by Colorblind
Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:52 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recording Vocal Tracks without headphones
Replies: 23
Views: 5299

Re: Recording Vocal Tracks without headphones

I always wondered what would happen if you did a vocal take with no headphones, then recorded a second pass with the microphone in the exact same position and the monitors at the exact same volume, but no vocals. Then flip the polarity of the second take and see what bleed might get cancelled out.
by Colorblind
Sat Jun 18, 2022 3:57 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Overhead stand hardware (4038)
Replies: 9
Views: 2153

Re: Overhead stand hardware (4038)

Here’s another variation without the arm/extension: https://www.avshop.ca/microphones/microphone-accessories/mounts-amp-clamps/on-stage-stands-msa9501-posi-lok-clutch-4in?gclid=CjwKCAjw77WVBhBuEiwAJ-YoJG5H1M6VpMEoKDPD026kelKyIjk0UNLY6tBIFNI-VOuCaxZQJIkIiRoCYtkQAvD_BwE I’ve got one that seems to work...
by Colorblind
Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:31 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5326
Views: 2123846

Re: Latest gear you've acquired.....

Just got one those cheapo Harley Benton teles. Surprisingly playable right out of the box, and a bit of a looker, IMO.
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by Colorblind
Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:04 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tascam 424 mk1 Power Supply
Replies: 12
Views: 22337

Re: Tascam 424 mk1 Power Supply

A.David.MacKinnon wrote:
Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:37 pm
Try again for sure. He just took in a crazy drum machine/amp combo (Nomad Time Tapper) for my bandmate. You may have just been lost in the shuffle.
Wow, that thing looks like all sorts of fun.
by Colorblind
Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:33 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tascam 424 mk1 Power Supply
Replies: 12
Views: 22337

Re: Tascam 424 mk1 Power Supply

Glad to see you made some progress with the repair! I sent a message to introduce myself after reading about ECH in this thread - Carl sent me a reply the same day. I'd suggest trying again. Speaking as someone who runs a repair business, sometimes messages get lost in the shuffle or get sent to sp...