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by williamsongs
Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:08 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: MXR Carbon Copy!
Replies: 9
Views: 3817

I also loved my CC delay, but it also died for no reason at a gig and had to be sent back to Dunlop. They actually sent back the same pedal, repaired. But now I just expect it to die some time when I want to use it. I only used it for adding blurriness into a spring reverb, not for echo sounds per se.
by williamsongs
Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:12 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: FS/FT: Studer stereo line channelstrip 1.960. $100
Replies: 44
Views: 13649

This is truly infuriating to watch. I'm sorry, but this just reeks of a lazy scam. He's probably been getting away with this casual B.S. - "it's not a big deal" attitude for years. People like this will never moderate their own annoying behavior, so someone else always has to do it for them. Sorry, ...
by williamsongs
Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:59 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Headphone Repair/Replacement help?
Replies: 0
Views: 803

Headphone Repair/Replacement help?

So my puppy got into the control room today and destroyed my best headphones that I check mixes on while mastering. (Sennheiser HD-580 that I have had for a very long long time) It looks like they still work, but he somehow extracted and ate the entire ear cup/pad deal. Both of them. So my questions...
by williamsongs
Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:56 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: Recording Snakes
Replies: 3
Views: 1748

PM Sent...
by williamsongs
Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:27 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ITB vs. OTB Summing: Two questions
Replies: 3
Views: 1712

Awesome farview, thanks so much! That's exactly what I was thinking and hoping... That the noise floor of the outboard rig makes all these data questions silly. As well, the ITB summing to create stems out seems OK when handled smartly. All in all, a couple of small compromises for a hugely more pro...
by williamsongs
Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:43 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ITB vs. OTB Summing: Two questions
Replies: 3
Views: 1712

ITB vs. OTB Summing: Two questions

I've been mixing either all ITB with a control surface, or all OTB on console and tape - until now. Now, trying to mix DAW outs on a console, so far so good, but two things come to mind Question 1: With creating stems in the DAW, such as a "stereo drums" stem, and sending various tracks to that outp...
by williamsongs
Mon May 03, 2010 4:34 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What legacy DAW are you still using?
Replies: 45
Views: 17134

Session 8, a Digidesign/Avid Pro-Tools "Jr" setup from 1995.
8 track limit, 16 bit. Pretty good hardware, converters sound better than anything else I've used in the price range they fit.

Still use em all the time.
by williamsongs
Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:28 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Best Preamp for acoustic guitar in a live setting?
Replies: 8
Views: 4107

I can weigh in on the Pendulum and LR Baggs preamps. I have owned the Pendulum SPS-1 since picking it up from the manufacturer's house in 1995. It has been in trunks of cars, airports and kicked around stages constantly since that time, and is in exactly the same functional condition as it was the d...
by williamsongs
Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:46 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Guitar Amp Question
Replies: 14
Views: 3497

Hey guys, thanks for keeping this going. To clarify, the only tone change I am looking for is in the use of the new speaker cabinet. It is a world of better to me. I don't want to alter the tone of the amplifier, that's not my concern here. I simply do not want to destroy it by using a new cabinet. ...
by williamsongs
Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:14 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Guitar Amp Question
Replies: 14
Views: 3497

Thanks guys, I was beginning to feel like a dolt. That solution is what I had expected, to replace the output transformer with one appropriate for the load it's now going to see. The amp will then only ever feed this 4ohm cabinet, no combining or swapping around again. I'll never use the "external" ...
by williamsongs
Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:32 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Guitar Amp Question
Replies: 14
Views: 3497

Right, right. I was under the impression that at the least, the transformer would need to be changed to deal with the change in speaker demand. Is this right? I would not be running this combo of amp/cabinet without addressing that mismatch first. I'm not looking to toast anything. For now I'll just...
by williamsongs
Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:27 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Not Enough Current From Phantom Power Supply?
Replies: 5
Views: 1715

Yeah, this problem was when using a console's internal 24v supply. Now that we have a different, dedicated phantom supply, no more of that particular problem.
by williamsongs
Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:36 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Guitar Amp Question
Replies: 14
Views: 3497

Guitar Amp Question

Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb REISSUE. I am going to move the amp chassis into a head-only cabinet and use it to drive this very nice Daedalus speaker cabinet. I like the fender clean tone at all volumes with an archtop guitar, and am not interested in having breakup at any volume. Problem is, the amp is...
by williamsongs
Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:30 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Not Enough Current From Phantom Power Supply?
Replies: 5
Views: 1715

I have not really done any sonic comparisons, but when using a pair of 414's with a console with a 24v phantom supply, what we noticed was that only one of the 414's could be switched (pattern, pad, rolloff) all the mics actually worked though, as far as the expected pickup response was concerned. J...
by williamsongs
Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:38 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: NYC acoustic guitar repair
Replies: 10
Views: 2955

Mandolin Brothers (Forest Ave. Staten Island) had a great luthiere the last I knew. But that was 15 years ago. I'd be really surprised if they couldn't take care of that crack for you, though.