Anyone else see them last night (Wednesday)?

Incredible.

For what it's worth: I built that exact same circuit (the one from sound.westhost.com), using 2134s. I didn't try comparing the 2134s with any other op-amps, but the phono amp sounded very good. I have a Hagerman Technology Oboe preamp, with which my home-made preamp competes admirably. I've never f...

oh yeah, d) does aanyone know where I can buy 1:1 transformers in the UK without giving my hard-earned to those bastards at Canford? Anyone? Try these: m m I have had good experiences with both companies in the past. You'll probably have more luck with Sowter, as VVT mostly make transformers for va...

Never used a Folio, so can't comment. But I have a Spirit Studio 8-group desk that I have never had a problem with. The electronics are reasonably clean and quiet. As far as that 200B goes: I've never heard anything but good about them, and its modular construction is a _definite_ advantage. I'd say...

tuning is _so_ important, and yet so often overlooked. and it's hardest with toms, where you can't use muffling to compensate for bad tuning. i reckon the important things are: 1) heads that aren't totally wrecked --- whether from being over-played, or over-tightened. 2) a clean, smooth, sharp beari...

As far as I know, the only difference is that the BK-5B is newer than the BK-5A; in every other respect, they are the same microphone.

thanks for the info.

i'd definitely be interested in seeing the pictures, if you can be bothered to post them ...

as opposed as i am to sweeping generalizations regarding recording techniques ... ... i reckon that, almost without exception, an under-snare microphone would be a very poor complement to a single room microphone. if just two microphones were available (and if they matched up reasonably well), then ...

i mean "the power out." this is such a great record --- i'm amazed that no-one has posted about it yet. every sound is perfectly treated and placed; it seems to me that electrelane genuinely do sound live like they do on this recording (modulo the obvious caveats regarding poor live sound). as far a...

i second all of the above --- you really can't go wrong with any of these microphones. one thing: i don't think i'd want to make a habit of using the M160 (or any ribbon microphone) on snare. maybe for brush-work, or those `hot rods' thingys, but definitely not for general-purpose snare recording. f...