DIY – Classic studio compression

I’ve seen plenty of preamp kits and microphone mods in Tape Op and on the internet. It’s relatively easy to find complete kits to build your own Neve or API preamp clone. There are several tube preamp kits around as well. Only recently have I come across DIY plans for the next link in the […]

Mac Desktop Sharing (VNC) over Internet

A while ago I started using VNC (Desktop Sharing) both at work and at the home studio.  In my opinion, this sort of technology is a real game changer.  From my laptop (or any other computer on my LAN) I can access any other computer – just as though I was sitting in front of […]

DIY/kit guitar effect pedals

Monday night I ordered parts to mod 2 of the foot switch pedals I currently use for my electric guitar setup. My amp is a Peavey Classic 50 2×12, which has a double foot switch – a channel select switch (normal/overdrive) and a reverb switch.  That’s fine, except there are no indicator lights to let […]