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Mixer Wiring Diagram – From the Instruments-to the Mixer-to the Computer Sound Card

June 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Connect your mixer to a computer’s sound card This is the alternate way to do it. When I bought my mixer, I followed the manual, but I wasn’t satisfied with the results – too many wires, too many loops, not enough preamp that seems to get lost somewhere in between.So, what I did, is keep […]

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Vocals Microphone – Shure SM58 review

June 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Sales wise, the Shure SM58 is probably the Toyota Corolla of professional microphones… It’s one of the most selling microphone in the USA, maybe even in the world. Overview: a versatile vocal mic that can do more The SM58 is best suited for recording vocals (lead or backup), but it also works well for instruments […]

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Johann Sebastian Bach

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Soundtrack – Music from Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Pianist Glenn Gould with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. I’ve been having this vinyl record for ages. Now it’s on a CD. This is not just for the classical music lover, but for anyone who wants to get away, and listen to something completely […]

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The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics by David Dodd

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

It took me some years to understand what’s the meaning of “I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac” (“Boys of summer” by Don Henley). I had to become a Dead Head first I guess…It did take me a while to digest this iconic band. At first I really didn’t fully connect to the […]

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Soundcraft Compact 4 mixer review

June 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Lately I’ve been starting to get into music making once again. For this I needed a good but affordable mixer. I planned a budget of around 100$. What I needed in a mixer I was thinking of two mixers: the Mackie 402 VLZ3 4 Ch. and the Soundcraft Compact 4 , both cost about the […]

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