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Distortion + and Ross more high end crispy/fizzy (I associate Husker Du's guitar tones with these pedals). Tube Screamers - can be nasally due to mid-hump/bass-cut, typically not as much hissy distortion on tap compared to a Dist +. (Lots of boutique pedals are variations on the TS circuit...) So ma...

+1 on DIY or on modding. Pick up a cheapy used TS-9 tube screamer, and you can do a few simple, quick mods to change the clipping flavor, bass response, etc. (search the interweb for 'Technology of the Tube Screamer' -- great resource). BTW, if I'm not mistaken, the Danelectro Daddy-O distortion is ...

Good topic! I have two greatest song moments that came to mind immediately: 1) MC5's live album, "And right now, right now, it's time to . . . KICK OUT THE JAMS [expletive]!!!", then the band lurches into those big old power chords. 2) Hendrix, Voodoo Chile, after the intro guitar line, transition t...

I got hooked on the DIY bug after (having NO electronics background) successfully building a Tweak-O kit from Small Bear ( http://www.smallbearelec.com/home.html ). Followed this with lots of lurking on http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/ . Some cool projects on Tonepad http://www.tonepad.com/ wo...

Just stumbled across this thread -- great suggestions here, definitely some adds to my need-to-see list. I may have missed it, but I didn't see the Fugazi documentary Instrument mentioned. One of my favorite films, a good history of the band and their m.o., some great live footage and from the studi...

+1 on this book. An interesting read, delves into some psychological research while remaining highly reader-friendly. Pretty quick read, as I recall...

Not really a studio-specific book, but certainly would appeal to music lovers and musicians.

A bandmate is upgrading his project studio, used for recording and mixing rock bands. No film scoring, limited MIDI use -- pretty basic hit-record-and-lay-down-some-tracks stuff at this point... He just picked up a nice Mac and a used version of Digital Performer 5 with a MOTU interface (had been us...

Yeah, I've seen it -- enjoyed the film quite a bit, even though I'm not much of a fan of either band's music, I think just to watch the egos involved. Some definite trainwreck, "oh god, he didn't really just say/do that " moments. Joel Gion -- he's my vote for hero of the movie. Oh yeah, and I loved...

Yeah, I'm interested in that vinyl too -- the drum sound on the CD always bugged the sh@$ out of me, so your description of the LP sound caught my attention...

In the U.S., looks like an LP was released in 2003, then another version just released in '08. Curious if you've got the newest version...

Wilco also have a song called Spiders (kidsmoke) that is nearly identical to Neu! I am not complaining however. I thought the album version of Spiders (kidsmoke) was a charming curiosity, a pretty blatant krautrock homage, but I didn't find myself returning to it. The version of that song that appe...

Interesting. Haven't tried them, so can't/won't comment on their sound.

Makes me wonder: are they essentially P-90's?

Sorry - I should have included my system info. PC running tracktion 2; it's a bare-bones el cheapo setup I use for tracking home demos and mixing friends' stuff, but I like the interface and it works great for my needs. I'm still learning my monitors, and I'm a visual person, so I'm thinking a simpl...

Looks like there are lots of freeware options for VST spectrum analyzers out there...

1) In general, do you use a frequency analyzer regularly?

2) Have a favorite analyzer plugin you'd recommend?

Thanks in advance...

Yeah, wahs in particular can be among the noisiest pedals.

Can't offer any help on how to use the A2-D to diagnose things, but replacing the resistors with metal film equivalents might help a little bit - less thermal noise.

Notice any difference when running a battery vs. wall wart power?

I recently joined these guys on bass guitar duty. Dirty sorta punkish rock, few songs much beyond the 3-minute mark, two guitars + bass + drums, you know the drill? http://profile.myspace.com/theyoungflyers Curious for feedback on recording quality of any of the tunes, but ?Ode to Projectiles? and ?...