Editor’s Note: Since building this kit, the DIY shop has turned attention to microphone mods and rebuilds. As a bonus, my mics sound wonderful on amps like this! Click here to visit the mic mod service page. I’ve had my eye on this Mojotone Amp Kit for a while. I normally do my guitar parts …
Occasionally I find myself collaborating with other studios by sharing files and projects back and forth. I recently had the pleasure of contributing some vocal and instrument tracks to an album by an Artist from my hometown in upstate NY. There is almost always some trial and error involved in the process of transferring – …
CAPI is another source for Professional DIY audio kits. They make a bunch of 500 series and rack device kits. It is not by accident that [c]API look very similar to vintage products by API but CAPI has no affiliation with API. I’ve built most of the components in my 500 rack as kits. As …
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Editor’s Note: Since publishing this post, I have been doing mic mods and builds using my own components rather than kits from mic-parts. As awesome as mic parts is, I’m much more excited about my own products these days. Please see my mic mod shop for more information or contact me with any questions. My eight space 500 series …
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Editor’s Note: Since writing this article, I have been doing mic mods and builds with my own components instead of mic-parts kits. Mic-parts makes awesome stuff, but I am much more excited about my own discrete board designs and capsules. Please see my mic mod shop for more info and contact me if you have …
Editor’s Note: Since writing this article, I have been doing mic mods and builds with my own components (no longer with MP kits – as awesome as they are). See my custom shop for info about my current flavors of mic rebuilds. Now please enjoy the article! Continuing with the DIY tradition started with my …
My first bluegrass project since the old days in NY with the Susquehanna Hat Co. Timmy played Guitar, and Mando. Jamie Lawton from the Fastnet Pub Band played fiddle. And I got to be sideman on bass, a little electric guitar and some background vocals. This was the first session where I got to use …