Interesting stuff thanks chaps. I realise it's probably slightly academic, was just curious. Will check out the artilce too.

Aloha, It never really dawned on me before but the Fender Twin amp has 2x12" speakers partly to give a supposed wider sound-field. Has anyone here tried recording it with two mics, one on each speaker and hard panned? Curious how it might sound and whether it's worthwhile. I will test this at some ...

Thanks all, interesting stuff. The guitars and even Rhodes are passive instrument level so ground shouldn't be a problem. But the sources from the interface might be an issue... I use the Orchid amp-interface which has a ground lift, would this be sufficient? Or would I still need an isolator or ...

Wonks wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:44 pm Yes.

Or if you don’t need to use a footswitch, you could make your own selector using a Hammond enclosure, 5 jack sockets and a 4-way rotary selector switch.

You've obviously never seen me solder a cable or ice a cake before!

Nice idea though...

Wonks wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:31 pm My first hit - Harley Benton loop pedal with 4 loops - £75.

https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton ... _4_iso.htm

Could work... you just use the returns as inputs and leave the sends empty? Thin form factor could sit discretely on the top row.

https://www.mikehillservices.com/webshop/switching-pedal-shop/a-b-c-d-guitar-switcher-input-switching-pedal-4-in-1-out/ First Google hit... I expect there are others... It didn't come up for me, of course we all get different Google results! It looks good, though it's 22cm wide which is serious ...

Hi, I have an ABY pedal but that's only good for two inputs. I have four sources I regularly switch between in the studio: Guitar x2, Fender Rhodes and a re-amper via the computer. I can't see a 4 input source (and 1 output) pedal that will do this off the shelf? How would this be best managed ...

No point looking any further than the reverb tank until you’ve put a multimeter on the input and output connections and checked for an open circuit. More likely to be on the output than the input to the tank. Or open it up to check for broken wires. I do have a multimeter, but in all honesty I have ...

Sam Spoons wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 8:29 pm If you've tried several different valves it's probably not the valve causing the issue. Which amp do you have, a '65 Twin Reverb (85 watt) or a '65 Deluxe Reverb (22 watt though I suspect they both have the same reverb circuit)?

It's the 65 Twin Reverb (85w).

Not wishing to thread hijack but I was thinking about this the other day on my Fender Twin 65 Deluxe. I've always had problems with that amp (it was B-stock) but it settled down after countless tube replacements. However, the spring reverb has recently packed up and it's not the phono connectors or ...

This post blew up a bit! Just to rein it in a little I only have a matched pair 414s to work with (and don't want to hire anything). I can also track on the H4n easily enough (though battery is an issue with +48v), or I could take out my MacBook and NI interface, but it starts to get cumbersome in ...

I suspect it sounds thin and distant because the sound sources were relatively distant, and the LF is probably rolled off to minimise handling and wind noise. It might be worth checking the recording settings in the zoom recorder in case there are better options. Obviously, C414s are much better ...

One of these little cheap mic extension bars https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/KandM-238-Microphone-Holder-Black/1ZDQ?origin=product-ads&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkoe9BhDYARIsAH85cDPJEaJJqT_UkfIpHfLF78_Zsx933o-k021VW4ScAc3V0hLo3-hfv-oaAqKeEALw_wcB Gives you a rig like this: https://i ...

Hello... I took out my H4n Pro today to capture pine-wood wind and it sounded great in situ but the recorded results are a little thin and distant. I'm wondering whether taking my 414s out will yield better results? If I do that I'd quite like to use them as a Blumlein pair as it gives such a great ...

I don't have an issue gain staging my plugins and projects at all. Just occasional heart palpitations when scrolling through presets with faders at unity :/ totally unnecessary.

The Elf wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2024 9:52 pm As above, the first thing I do with any plug-in source is to turn the channel gain (I use Cubase - why don't all DAWs have this fundamentally useful feature?)

Agree with this, I've often wondered why Logic doesn't have this.

Martin Walker wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2024 7:18 pm They can't clip inside your DAW

Curious what you mean here? When the plugin engines overload like this, it pushes the meters in Logic into the red. Is this not defined as clipping in the DAW? Or something to do with the 32 bit float...?

I've come here to moan as I thought I might find some like minds... How many plugin manufacturers and preset designers cause volume peaking and overloads by default?! Almost all of them in my experience :/ Firstly, many softsynths appear to have default and max levels far too hot to be useful (as in ...

I was using mine for the Arturia Keylab 88 (15 kg) on the bottom tier and Novation impulse on the top: https://i.imgur.com/yc7iiJx.jpeg And it felt really stable. But the Keylab is one of the shorter 88s with the pitch and mod above the keyboard. The V-Stand like Hugh says is pretty bomb-proof and ...

Hugh Robjohns wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2024 8:45 pm The world is half full of idiots, after all.

Only half?!?!?

I can't honestly understand how/why anyone uses X stands. They'e stable sure, but have you tried sitting at one with your legs under it?! Or using a pedal? I can only assume they grew out of the 80s when people were less inclined to actually sit at and play their instrument like a piano. Anyway, I ...

This is proving to be something of a hornets nest... I've just replaced the light in question with a warmer 3-way spotlight and whilst the flickering has stopped (yay!) and the light is softer, I'm now getting serious shadows from my ceiling mounted acoustic panels which are in close proximity! So ...

Ok thanks. I'm surprised this isn't more clearly defined by manufacturers as it makes a big difference!

The one you've posted looks close to what I want, though a touch big, so I will try this manufacturer for smaller versions.

Cheers

Thanks for all the input on this. To be clear, is it the lamp/transformer or the bulb that imposes the limitation?

I think I want to install a 4-way spot light ceiling light but I can't find anything specified about flicker free or quite what to look for to avoid it!