Passive stereo to mono solutions
I will try to nutshell this as best as I can. I have a stereo output that I need to send into a mono input. I am looking to sum the stereo channels into the mono device without losing anything to phase...
View ArticlePeavey Classic Thirty Cap Job.
she has a bunch of 22uf@25V electrolytic caps in her. I have a bunch of 25uf, some 25V some 50V, new, kicking around. Should I use them?
View ArticleWhich ear plugs you recommend for live louding conert?
Hey In January I have long-tour with one metal band as video creator. I hear this music on living and is very loud + screeching vocals. I often must be front of scene, and I thinking that better for...
View ArticleBehringer 1002B mixer Diagram.
Hi All, I'm new to the site but I hope i'm in the right place? I was in the recording world a long time ago, but now im retired and I want to play again but mainly just for fun as my hearing is now...
View ArticleRoom Treatment and Monitor Choice
2 questions in one, I will try to keep it short and to the point. I am almost done an attic renovation that will partially be a home studio/mancave (both playing guitar live/recording and...
View ArticleGood DOD 280A clone on Amazon.
Just a FYI for the masses here, I built one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Compressor-Professional-Guitar-Effects-Pedal/dp/B01D12ZWBK It's a straight DOD 280A clone. It comes with a 4558 opamp and a...
View ArticleLooking for a voice-activated recorder with waterproof capabilities
Hi everyone, I'm in need of a voice-activated recorder that I can activate from a distance of 2 meters by saying something like "record a note" and then stop recording when I'm done. I currently use an...
View ArticleMOD - Adding variable HPF and polarity switch on a Soundcraft 500 desk
Hi, I'm a newbie here, It's been 3 years now that i own a Soundcraft 500 mixer and I'm pretty happy with it. The only things i've done is recapping the entire board and the power supply, and replace...
View Articlequestion about problem with my hearing
Hello I have a problem with my hearing - I have 32-old. Until 2020 to 2021, 2022 my hearing worsened from 10DB to 30DB on the left ear. It is a serious defect? I play piano. In normal life I don't have...
View ArticleCheap DC-DC converters tapped off +/-15VDC rails? (PSU for Soviet synth)
Hello, I have a USSR build string machine (sort of a Crumar Orchestrator/Multiman-S knockoff) with a bad power supply. The PSU is complicated and zener regulated. I've actually purchased NOS Soviet...
View ArticleBalanced to unbalanced question (X-post to Analog)
So, I have a Creamware TDAT 16 with TRS balanced I/O which are ring hot of all things. The owners manual says if you use unbalanced make sure your TS connectors only go in "One Position" so you don't...
View Article02R96 question
I had to replace the battery in the Yamaha 02R96 console and now she won't boot. It had been sitting for quite awhile. I tried initializing it, no go, says it is calibrating faders but nothing happens....
View ArticleEsoteric ROM question - EEPROM in place of EPROM/OTP-PROM?
Want to update the firmware on a couple of Kawai synths. 27C512 EPROMs are currently out of stock at the usual places. I may have found some PROMs. Amazon has EEPROMs available. (Assuming they're not...
View ArticleNew product suggestion: An 'action cam' designed for music
For people who want to 1) record visual notes of what they play, so they can later check and recreate the same sounds/chords, and 2) for uploading videos to the internet of people playing...
View ArticleMonitor problems
Hello I am having a problem with Samson media one m50 powered monitors. I only have sound through headphones so I know the amp is still good. Can anyone please help me with the problem? From what I...
View ArticleAV connector oddity
I don't know if some of you eff about with TVs and AV gear but I do in a domestic scene. My new TCL 50" smart TV only has 3 HDMI inputs (about the limit for most) and I really needed another input so I...
View ArticleI am just about done building a Tweed Deluxe clone.
Just have to cut the transformer holes into the chassis, then install them, then finish soldering the turret board in, and tube it up for a test. Already have a couple of small cabs ready to go... have...
View ArticleUSB powered monitor kill box
I have just got that working. Son and I have found it a bit of a pain to have to keep turning down monitors when running any open mics so I built this relay box. The problem with all such extra boxes...
View ArticleKustom amp.
I can't win. I plug the am in, it plays okay but all the pots are really bad. I take the amp out, spray up all the pots with contact cleaner, put it back together and nothing. Won't turn on. The fun...
View ArticlePowering a Soundcraft Auto mixer with a DCP200 power supply
I am going to be attempting to use this power supply with a 24CH Soundcraft Auto Mixer. This mixer comes facotry to be powered by the crappy CPS-150 but I think using the DCP200 would be an upgrade....
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