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The Dangerous Monitor ST

January 17, 2014 By John Moeller

Studio control remote Basic Controls: Speaker Switching Speaker Offsets Analog Input Switching Stereo Aux Input Path Attenuator Volume Talkback, Solo, Dim, Mute and Mono Controls Built-in Talkback Mic and Remote Mic Input Headphone Amplifier Tips: Works with various mediums  

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, dangerous monitor SR, dangerous monitor ST, dangerous music remote, recording, studio

Avid 4-Fader Control Surface

December 18, 2013 By John Moeller

4-fader control surface with touchscreen basic controls Track record arm/solo/ mute/select commands, Soft Keys, surround panning using the customizable LED-backlit touchscreen Keyboard shortcuts and macro commands through programmable touchscreen Soft Keys and 12 physical Soft Keys 4 touch-sensitive faders 8 touch-sensitive rotary encoders Data wheel and transport controls with modifier keys to assign wheel function […]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, artist control, avid, control surface, recording, studio

Multimixer 6

December 18, 2013 By John Moeller

Midiman 6 channel-mixer Basic Controls 6 XLR inputs Top knobs pan sound left and right Bottom knobs control gain Master knobs controls sound to the right and left Left and right output Tips If you set the MultiMixer6’s gains too high for a given input, you may encounter distortion or signal clipping. This will surely […]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, Midiman, mixing, Multimizer, recording

Seventh Circle Audio Modular Microphone Preamp

December 18, 2013 By John Moeller

Microphone preamp that increases signal strength to a line level for recording and mixing Basic Features Power switch Top knob controls preamp gain Bottom knob controls trim gain Provides space for 8 XLR microphone connections Tips Microphones with higher sensitivity generally need less gain Adjust gain before adjusting trim gain

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, microphone preamp, recording

Fatar Foot Switch

December 17, 2013 By John Moeller

Pedal for electronic keyboards Basic Controls: Pedal Cable with 1/4″ connection Tips: Use as a sustain pedal for an electronic keyboard

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, fatar, foot switch, recording

MGear Foot Pedal

December 17, 2013 By John Moeller

Sustain pedal for use with keyboards Basic Controls: Pedal Cable with 1/4″ connection Tips: Use as a sustain pedal with electronic keyboards

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, foot pedal, MGear

Kurzweil CC-1 Continuous Control Pedal

December 17, 2013 By John Moeller

Analog volume pedal for Kurzweil keyboard. Basic Controls: Pedal Cable with 1/4″ connection Tips: Can be used for volume changes and filter sweeps

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, foot pedal, kurzweil, recording

AKG C451B Condenser Microphone

November 25, 2013 By John Moeller

Condenser, cardioid pattern microphone Basic Functions: dB switch controls preattenuation pad lin switch controls high pass filter Tips: Great for high hats and acoustic guitar

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, AKG, C451B, condenser microphone, recording, small diaphragm, studio

Beyerdynamic MC 834 Condenser Microphone

November 21, 2013 By John Moeller

Condenser, cardioid pattern microphone. Basic Features: Low-Cut Filter Switch to eliminate noise at 80Hz and 160Hz. -10dB and -20dB Pad Switches to reduce distortion Tips: Use to record vocals, guitar, piano, percussion and strings Wide frequency response helps to capture detail and quality

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, Beyerdynamic, condenser microphone, recording, studio, vocals

API Discrete Preamp

November 14, 2013 By John Moeller

The API 3124+ is a 4-channel mic preamp. Basic functions : Potentiometer is the input gain 1/4″ input is for an instrument Yellow button switches the polarity Red button is a phantom power switch Grey button is a -20dB pad switch White button is a mic/instrument input switch Tips : Turn down the gain all […]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: 316, 317, 318, control room, preamp, rack unit, recording, studio

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