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Topic: Scavenger hunt - work/play station |
Bill Liscomb
From:
MA
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Posted 27 Apr 2020 5:32 am |
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My wife allowed me to bring my steel up from the frigid basement to a window view spot in the living room during the lockdown to save heating costs. Using an old laptop I decided not to sell, I have made a work/play station using whatever I could find in the basement and garage. Started with a free stool from the "Boutique" at the dump (transfer station) I added an enlarged top (boat plywood) to it with a lip to keep steels from rolling off the edge and breaking toes. Also made a magazine rack style mount for the USB interface out of wood I've been saving. I'm mostly an acoustic guitar guy, so my amplifier selection is limited to a Roland Cube that sounds great thru the speaker but remarkably horrible thru the headsets, and the little Vox VT-20x doesn't give the steel enough gain. So, for the first time ever I downloaded the free limited feature DAW software (Ableton) that came with my Focusrite USB audio interface. The preamps in the Focusrite 6i6 are nice and clean, then I use Ableton for the amplifier and reverb plugins and now have decent steel sound in my headsets that I can live with. The old MacBook Pro dumps all audio to the Focusrite USB output so I can play along with BIAB, iTunes, Youtube and random MP3's, etc, all in the comfort of my headphones. I can also record PSG with this rig. Pretty sure the headphones are the reason I haven't been directed back to the basement. Lost one day of practice making it, but practice a lot more in a warm room with a view.
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Al Carey
From:
Dublin, NH USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2020 3:04 am
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Very nice and tidy set up!
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Sierra U-12, Gretsch 6120, Fender Tele, old tube amps, etc... |
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Ronald Sikes
From:
Corsicana, Tx
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Posted 28 Apr 2020 3:36 am
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Cool set up Bill. Stay safe 😊
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Show Pro #26 & #83,BJS bars,Stereo Steel,Tommy Huff cabs loaded with JBL D130's, Wampler pedals,NV112,NV400, Steelers Choice Seats |
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Gene Tani
From:
Pac NW
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Posted 29 Apr 2020 5:54 am
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Nice, everything you need, nothing you don't
Grass is greener tho, last summer I was wishing I could go into a nice cool basement, it was so hot upstairs and I couldn't hang onto the bar.
Oh, and I was just reminded to order Carter bones!
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- keyless Sonny Jenkins laps stay in tune forever!; Carter PSG
- The secret sauce: polyester sweatpants to buff your picks, cheapo Presonus channel strip for preamp/EQ/compress/limiter, Diet Mountain Dew |
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