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i know this but i can't name all the chords/variations. capo the 2nd fret yes. do a google search and you'll find some pretty accurate stuff.

Has anyone tried out the tube version of the much loved Oktava Mk(mc)-012? http://www.frontendaudio.com/Oktava_MKL_012_Tube_Microphone_p/9999-01428.htm I love my 012's and my recently acquired mk-102's, so this is an interest. but I don't think Banjo Mart will be blowing them out for $99 though... ...

the system 8 sounds awesome..and i'm sure there's mods if you want to vamp it up...why did you sell it in the first place?

Ok I found a TRS - XLR cable lying around with a gold pin on the 1/4 side, plus I changed the 12AX7 tube out and opened it up and looked around to see if anything was loose. Nothing seemed loose and the boards looked good no burn marks. I can now at least hear the mic I have plugged in and theres n...

yeah this is all true and there is one on ebay right now for 100 bucks but the fact remains that i did all my early recording with this machine and allthough i know there is no real sound quality signif to that fact there is this part of me that is saying you must repair the first gear you ever own...

remember that funny noise i was talking about that was the motor dying The tape deck part of the machine does not work at all :( im really bummed out about this but instead of buy one on ebay im set on repairing this one i found this place called bc electronics in pa that repairs them but if anyone...

I'm in Portugal but don't mind getting stuff from the US, as long as we can go around Customs (declaring less for the purchase, etc.) cause music/audio related stuff is seen as luxury items here, so that means 1/3 to 2/3 of the total price in taxes alone. nice. anyway, if anyone's looking to sell on...

kayagum wrote: Hey if it works (cascaded preamps), it works. good point, I guess my concern is that if I try to up the gain from my SM7b by first going into the Studiomaster pre, then into the EH12Ay, with that set-up all I'll really end up hearing is an amplified version of my Studiomaster pre's. ...

Finally (in a seeming non-sequitur) , I just gotta say, that I have recently had a few discussions with people who feel that Tom Waits records are poorly recorded. I would have to respectfully disagree. I strongly feel that every one of his recordings is top shelf. . i'm with you. what an incredibl...

+1 on the DMP3. i did some listening tests today with it (thanks to palinilap), and it was much nicer and warmer than the soundcraft spirit and EH12AY7 pres. with a ribbon mic it had enough gain, and no extra upper mid/highs, the same with an LDC. I would look into it not as a low end pre, because ...

Hmm...one of the problems with budget preamps is they sometimes don't have enough juice. The RNP 68 dB of gain, which is probably at least 12 dB over the EHX. But, they aren't cheap cheap ($500 for two channels). The M-Audio DMP3 has 66 dB of gain, and it's only $160 for two channels and they are a...

versuviusx wrote:creatures of habit.

that's my name, don't wear it out.

I realize Bruce Springsteen's not exactly the hippest guy at the average TapeOper's dream party 8), but Nebraska's pretty damn good. Better than any of the big money E Street stuff at capturing his raw emotional power in spite of the awful room sound, wonder if there's a connection.... one of my fa...

he's Shakira's producer ah! makes sense now. i'dd trade all that shit if that meant recording some decent music though. i gotta agree with everyone about the hamptones as well...gorgeous looking. I don't think I've heard more than one of her songs, but who am I to judge the value of her stuff anywa...

weatherbox wrote:he's Shakira's producer

ah! makes sense now.
i'dd trade all that shit if that meant recording some decent music though.

i gotta agree with everyone about the hamptones as well...gorgeous looking.