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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...

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Peavey 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?

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Which 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...

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Behringer 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...

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Room 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...

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Good 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...

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Looking 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...

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MOD - 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...

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question 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...

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Cheap 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...

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Balanced 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...

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02R96 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....

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Esoteric 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...

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New 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...

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Monitor 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...

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AV 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...

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I 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...

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USB 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...

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Kustom 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...

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Powering 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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