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by Scodiddly
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: monitors
Replies: 26
Views: 966

Re: monitors

Interesting... those Pendragons look like a project a YouTuber was doing recently. I must admit I figured that even though he was pretty realistic about design stuff I thought it looked ridiculous. But using those drivers for mids makes a lot more sense.
by Scodiddly
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Saturation Tools and Tricks
Replies: 20
Views: 912

Re: Saturation Tools and Tricks

Just using the stock plugins in Reaper myself, but... I do like the "Waveshaping distortion" plugin. A lot of my stuff the past couple of years has been mixing together phone vocals (ie recorded remotely direct to a phone mic), and that tends to help a lot. Now that I've got these old Auratones to p...
by Scodiddly
Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: monitors
Replies: 26
Views: 966

Re: monitors

Because I'm a cheapskate amateur in the recording field (my paychecks come from a live sound company), I have a pair of the JBL LSR-305 (first generation). They're really pretty good, measuring fairly flat and seeming pretty predictable. Before them I had a pair of Event thingies which are now down ...
by Scodiddly
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5325
Views: 2123495

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

Scodiddly - I’m running my newer Auratones with a Fosi 50 watt class D mini amp. Seems to do a great job with them. $50 on Amazon. Fosi Audio V1.0G 2 Channel Class D Mini Stereo Amplifier I ended up buying a little thing from Parts Express, their house brand "Dayton Audio". Supposed to be 100 watts...
by Scodiddly
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5325
Views: 2123495

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

I was very happy with the Focusrite Pro support: They are sending me a new power supply free of charge to see if that fixes it, otherwise I can send it in for repair, or get 25% off by turning in towards a new interface. Which I might do at the end of the year. That's great service, especially thes...
by Scodiddly
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5325
Views: 2123495

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

A pair of "barn find" original Auratone 5C speakers - I had to help my Dad move into a retirement home and then there's the house to clean out (I'm getting help for that). Turned up a pair of Auratones in surprisingly good shape, pretty sure we've had those for decades but the drivers are still good...
by Scodiddly
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tweeter inductance
Replies: 3
Views: 377

Re: Tweeter inductance

I don't recall ever seeing inductance as a speaker parameter.

Maybe it's a factory matching thing, like "use this value for L3" on the crossover.
by Scodiddly
Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Non-functionnal reel-to-reel: should I fix before selling?
Replies: 6
Views: 485

Re: Non-functionnal reel-to-reel: should I fix before selling?

If you want to learn how to do the repairs, then that's a great opportunity to go through that and then sell the machine for more $$$. But I wouldn't recommend paying somebody else unless you *know* there's demand for a refurbished machine. You can probably learn a lot about that possibility just by...
by Scodiddly
Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5325
Views: 2123495

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

Same about Ann Arbor - every time I'm back for a visit, downtown is even more glossy and expensive.
by Scodiddly
Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5325
Views: 2123495

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

Otari MX-70 with no remote. Bummer. Teac 80-8 in working condition but needs restoration, Interface Electronics/Stevenson 200 series with 200B modules and 200M master module, and a bunch of dbx Type I units. I have my work cut out for me. I haven't posted in awhile but I'm back due to FB groups not...
by Scodiddly
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Best mics/mic-ing approaches for sax?
Replies: 15
Views: 2313

Re: Best mics/mic-ing approaches for sax?

I love a Sennheiser 441 on sax.

Failing that, a LDC that's not overly bright is usually a good choice.
by Scodiddly
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: RIP Ashton "Family Man" Barrett
Replies: 1
Views: 737

RIP Ashton "Family Man" Barrett

Bassist for the Wailers. Incredibly influential musician for my generation.
by Scodiddly
Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Transducer use?
Replies: 7
Views: 1444

Re: Transducer use?

Might be one of those things you stick to a pane of glass or that old style paneling to turn it into a speaker.
by Scodiddly
Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What preamps are y'all liking these days?
Replies: 55
Views: 6234

Re: What preamps are y'all liking these days?

For condensor mics, whatever is in the little interface. :roll: Couple years ago I dug out my copy of that TapeOp Hamptone preamp DIY and finally built the damn thing (I still had almost all the parts I'd bought for it). It's fantastic but complete overkill for my uses, so I ended up building severa...
by Scodiddly
Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What preamps are y'all liking these days?
Replies: 55
Views: 6234

Re: What preamps are y'all liking these days?

For condensor mics, whatever is in the little interface. :roll: Couple years ago I dug out my copy of that TapeOp Hamptone preamp DIY and finally built the damn thing (I still had almost all the parts I'd bought for it). It's fantastic but complete overkill for my uses, so I ended up building severa...