Knobs and O-Rings
Our Mackie DL1608 Mixer has a frustrating flaw. And I have an inexpensive low-tech solution that works.
See that row of 16 gain knobs along the DL1608 back panel? They are super-low torque and easy to turn, which means that every time we transport the mixer between gigs and rehearsals, something gets bumped. More
New Mackie Mixer Teaser
This looks sweet! Looks like a massive 32×16 channel ipad-controlled console. The cool thing is, it’s part of the DL line, so it may result in software updates for our DL1608 mixer.
Pickup Magnetic Polarity and Phase
In this article, Pete Biltoft at Vintage Vibe Guitars explains how the magnetic orientation and winding direction of single coil pickups affects their phase relationships and hum cancellation.
Thanks again to Pete for the permission to post this here!
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In this newsletter I would like to cover how to “match” two single coil passive magnetic pickups. More
The Overall Guitar Circuit
I’m often asked for advice on choosing volume/tone pot values for a particular guitar/pickup combination. My answer is usually “get a selection of component values, and experiment until you find what you like”.
I may also mention some general principals for working with passive guitar circuits: lower pot resistance will sound darker, while higher pot resistance will be brighter; larger tone capacitance will result in a darker sound; higher resistance pickups will be hotter but darker; etc, etc. More
Sony HDR-MV1 Camera
Trying to video a live band in low light is a challenge! Grainy footage, crappy sound, dying batteries… the list goes on.
At this year’s NAMM show, I saw a new camera from Sony which intends to improve and simplify this- the HDR-MV1.
In addition to playing guitar and running the sound for my band, I’m also in charge of the cameras and making the videos. So I picked up an HDR-MV1 and have been using it for a few months to record some rehearsals and gigs. More