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I use a ProCo Rat (distortion pedal) for a preamp. Knobs one and two (gain and filter) on 9:00, knob three (output volume) on 3:00. Acts as a compressor after a certain fashion -- give it more gain and it distorts a tad, rather than getting louder. Evens out the tonal range, and is totally quiet oth...

Check
Emagic EVP73 or EVP88
http://www.emagic.de/products/si/evp73/ ... hp?lang=EN
http://www.emagic.de/products/si/evp88/ ... hp?lang=EN

Very good. Believe it.

(...In other words, if you recorded them at 48khz, and you're playing them back at 44.1, or... They were recorded at 44.1khz, but Windows playing back system sounds has changed the sample rate down to 32khz.)

Heya.

On the electronic tip, I can recommend
"Ocean of Sound" by David Toop, (history of ambient music) and
"Strange Sounds -- Music, Technology and Culture" by Timothy Taylor (some history and tech, some theory)