Unfortunately, most questions of this sort lead back to someone who has become obsessed with the feeling that he's been cheated, confuses people he MIGHT have consulted with those he actually HAS consulted, and hasn't actually suffered any quantifiable loss other than to his pride. You say your oppo...

A lot of the point in putting a guitar amp in the recording chain is to get the characteristic sound of amp AND speaker - i.e. putting a mic in front of a combo amp. DI from just the amplifier is another option. What equipment you need depends on what facilities the amp offers. An advanced one might...

No I am not a forensics professional. I have used such individuals in the past, but have been disappointed with the result. Forensic work appears to be political. That was why I purchased software and had a go for myself. I have had some success. Political? Are you sure that doesn't mean, "The...

I'm not sure T-racks has much to offer this kind of recording. Don't offer her reverb, ask what sort of space she'd like to be placed in. Did your eq on the voice "to make it sit with the piano" involve cutting any mid-range frequencies? In a live recording, with good musicians, the pianis...

My theremin arrived this morning! First attempt: http://www.auym23.dsl.pipex.com/show/nellie_the_theremin.mp3

WAY to go

If I have 9 hour sessions day after day I tend to concentrate on things other than posture and would slump somewhat if left to my own devices. I'm afraid the answer to this is "well, don't do that then" rather than "slump all you like, but in a £500 chair". What do you do when y...

+1 for Melodyne.

Unless the main object is to spend money, get a simple backless wooden stool and sit up straight. Or maybe a piano stool with its adjustable height. I think all the complicated systems of "support" are BS. My osteopath friend agrees

Once you get above a certain (quite inexpensive) level, there's very little to choose between one A>D converter and another. The market WANTS a high-priced option, and manufacturers are only too happy to oblige! But you should throw money at just about every other part of the recording chain before ...

Wouldn't it really be all about the composition, performance and original mix? Your instruction to the mastering engineer would be "don't do any mastering!".

I offered this kind of idea up for thought with a band I was in once, stating the example of Andy Kaufman who placed TV interference in his show to get everyone out of their armchairs to bang the set...genius!My tune built to a large crescendo and I wondered if we could start the tune at a lower vo...

"Speaker input of the big amp" is a misprint. Amps don't have speaker inputs. "Used to adjust the output level" should be "used to adjust TO the output level (of the device feeding into the box)" It's a fairly standard DI box. It can accept a range of input levels, from...

San07 wrote:
but i really really want somebody to answer me on my concerns above, please?

Remind us? Wasn't it all about mistakes in the German version of the manual?

San07 wrote:no,

looking at this one

http://www.palmer-germany.com/files/pdi09_forweb.pdf

Bad translation or misprint there, I think.

It would probably just make the over-compressed tracks sound even MORE like [ ****** ]! (edited) What fun! This board automatically censors the mildest explitives! I wonder if I can say crap? Ernie Ball strings are popular in Scunthorpe - did that get through? :-) Anyone else sad enough to play Farm...

Are you looking at the manual at: http://www.palmergear.com/images/manuals/pdi09.pdf ? I think you're mis-quoting. "The PDI-09 is more than just an alternative to a microphone. Suggestions such as hooking up your distortion pedal or pedal board direct using the PDI-09 can lead to exciting new d...

There's loads here: http://www.quad405.com/ including the original owners' manuals. (It suggests that the 405 has the 4-DIN socket, the 405-2 had phonos, but no matter.) In my youth, European gear had DIN, British often offered phono AND DIN. The original DIN standard was electrically different to w...

Yeah, those eggs are great! I must admit to buying a FEW new things recently - I replaced my Acme Nightingale (the bottom of the can had rusted off - the new one's all plastic so should last for ever) and my Acme Duck Call ('cos it was nicked). But I'll certainly investigate your suggestion! You rai...

It's coming to the end of the tax year, if I'm going to buy anything, now's the time. But I'm completely out of gear-lust! I'm equipped to do what I can realistically do at home, and have been for several years. My biggest outlay on gear this year so far has beem a £30 headphone distribution amp (be...

A Non O Miss wrote:Pepsi or Coke.....SURPRISE!!!

Is one of those much more expensive and heavily promoted as the luxury brand? I personally dislike both types of sugary water.