Dear All,

Newbie here... so please be nice! I'm hoping for some expert advice from all those who have "been there" and "got the t-shirt" that says, "I've spent FAR too much money on studio kit over the years . and see no bloody reason to change my habits now"...

OK, my current gear first...I have:

Showing for limited engagements at these theaters:

http://www.beatleslectures.com/see-the-film/

I have this mixer:
http://www.allen-heath.com/ahproducts/zed-10fx/

My computer has a Creative Audigy 2 sound card.

For years now, all the images we see in the UK of the American president and other senior figures featured a pair of Shure SM57s on the lectern. I now see all sorts of strange microphones - so what has happened? Have Shure fallen out with the new administration?

It's not a joke, the title. As of this afternoon, I tried getting on a conference call with some friends and all they heard was slight, muffled mumbles from my end. When I got closer to the mic (having to remove the pop filter as well), my voice was ear rape.

By Timothy Revell

Norway will be the first country to start turning off FM radio. Over the course of 2017, the FM radio network will slowly be switched off, with listeners only able to listen to digital programmes instead.

The northern county of Nordland will cease to broadcast FM radio from tomorrow, with other regions following suit throughout the year.

Focusrite Red 8Pre  Here's another new piece of kit I would really like to try.

yo can someone tell me what the hell is going on with my monitors? they were working fine and then i moved my desk around and now they sound like this

Social media, all websites with members have a constant threat of user accounts being hacked by bots and the ugly out there.
Our forum has 2 factor authentication installed but I haven't been enforcing it. See "Require two-step verification" in your control panel.

Please share any comparisons you've done between the UA LA-2A and Warm Audio WA-2A seen below.
Looking at the guts of the WA-2A, it looks pretty clean, not exactly the same as the originals but it appears to all be there.

I wonder how it sounds? Compares?