Home Studio Tips

I am also wish to a keyboard for setting up a home studio with my PC or Mac book but want something that stand strong like a grand piano not a portable synthesizer. My spend will be around $800.

Can anybody recommend something for me?

I have been using a ton of virtual instruments lately. I found some videos created by Computer Music which talk about the top virtual synthesizers. The video is a bit old so there may be some new ones that should be covered, but this is a great place to start.

• Zebra II
• Absynth
• z3ta+
• FM8
• Oddity
• Rapture
• Massive
• Sylenth 1
• Surge

If you can, download the demos of these virtual instruments, some of them really kick. I was happy to see that I had 6 of them that were on the list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UNn2AxxaEY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epyjrwSRA9E&feature=related

Check out this article on tips for recording vocals!

http://www.helium.com/items/253552-tips-for-mixing-vocals

The kldguitar GT5 Class A combo amplifier features a single 6L6 output tube producing 5 watts through a single 6.5" speaker. You won't find a tube circuit much simpler than that, and it gives you the sweet, pure cleans and warm, crunchy overdrive that can only come from tubes. Simple volume and tone/shape controls give you the widest range of sounds you can find on a practice/recording amplifier.Pre controls – let you obtain sound from clean to overdriverThe GT5 guitar amp is based on a classic American all-tube circuit, delivering brilliant cleans and crunchy overdrive sounds. Low wattage through minimal EQ and a small speaker can equal awesome tone when dimmed. That's why the small tube amp is a long time secret weapon of toneful guitarists and wily producers to getting big, cranked-to-the-max tube tones down on tape.
Tubes! Just the smell of those glass bottles blazing with fire gets amp aficionados to perk up and lose their cool. Giving our all for the evolution of all-tube tone, GT 5 produce the sweet cleans and earthy distortion that can only come from tubes.

GT5 has switch key to let player select Pentode/triode. If you like big loud amplifier’s output, you can select pentode model, certainly, if you like clean and better sound, you can select triode model.  Read More »

which the features does one home guitar amp need?1.      lower watter's. Unless you don't worry about the anger neighbor visiting you2.      cheaper. It is important, specially in recession time. Money and hobby .you have to selection.3.      tube guitar amp.

4. emmbedded attenutor. It is importnat gear make you hear good sound in lower Volume.

This video talks about making a guitar at home. Learn how to inlay fret notches for a homemade solid body electric guitar in this video guide to making musical instruments.

This video is classic. This dorky dude creates a home made guitar using a 2x4 and explains how you can do it at home. He gets pretty nerdy and his design is totally minimalist. I can just see you now at your next gig playing your home made 2x4 guitar.

GT-5 is a single end Class A tube guitar amplifier, It is only 5w with one 6.5 inches speaker. This guitar amplifier makes small-room sessions lots of fun! Higher-gain preamp circuit has been added to take the overdrive tone beyond that of the original, and a choice of High- or Low-gain inputs included. With a switch able pentode/triode, you get the only amp in its class to deliver true tonal range from instantaneous punch to deliciously greasy overdrive and with precise control over output volume.

5 watts (RMS) 8 ohms

One 6L6and one 12AX7

6.5 inches speaker

Out speaker jack 8 Ohm

Controls Pre-, Volume and Tone

Hi-Lo impedance input

Toroid power transform

Head phone out

Standby

Single End Class A

Pentode/triode SW(3/5 W)

Embedded Attenuator

color: black and Tweed coving(selectable)

Precise parts used for lowest noise 5W metal oxide power resistors, 600V polypropylene film/foil and polyester military capacitors  Read More »

I have an O'hagan Flying V guitar that I purchased new in the 80's from a local music store. This guitar
is neatly mint, wondering if you have any idea of it's value?

I've never seen another one like it - silverburst finish - has a Kahler type tremolo system that I don't believe
is original.

Any info you can supply on this O'Hagan guitar would be appreciated. Thanks much.