I just got an Allen and Heath System 8, 16 channel mixer... and for starters lots of rotary knobs, the mic/line switches, and some channel faders are scratchy when moved, should i find out what allen and heath recommend for this board for a cleaner? or is there just all around great stuff to clean the knobs and faders ?

Hi Everyone,

I have never used any power conditioning just good quality multi IEC outputs and never had many problems. However in the last 6 months light bulbs have been blowing like crazy in the studio, it certainly shows that there is a problem with the incoming mains and I dread to think what it is doing to my equipment and the sound.

I need help in figuring out how, if possible, to clean up the echo sounds in a vocal recording. I have some recorded vocals and they sound good when listened to through regular speakers, but when listend to through head phones the echo of the room they were recorded in really stands out and sounds awful. Is there a way to remove that in software?

A mate of mine has given me some recordings of his band that were done while they were playing live. He seems to think that because I have a few music programs on my computer that I can make them sound like they were recorded in a studio! I said "err no" but I hope I can do something to them to improve the quality ;) They are just general rock type songs.

I have a Neumann tlm 103, and was wondering if anyone knew about cleaning the diaphram. I was told by a local dealer here in san diego that Neumann will go through the mic and bring it back up to specs n all for $100.00. I'm not worried yet, but a decent ammount of dust is begenning to collect on the electrostatic diaphram.

wats good I'm new everybody and i was wondering if ne 1 knos how to clean vokals or mixing as u say it...i use a Audio-Technica 3035 microphone and a Edirol UA25 interface so please help thnx. .

I recently aquired and old Soundtracs MRX 24/8 mixer and I have trouble with noise (probably dust) from the different channel faders. I haven't yet tried cleaning with a vacuumcleaner because I'm wondering if that is the right way to go. Any suggestions at all are VERY welcome. .

KURT. I have a Tascam AD20 dat and it won't really play a tape correctly.(but it WILL record!) It skips through the music like a cheap burned CDr with crud and scratches on it. Does this thing have heads like an ADAT or cassette player, that could simply be dirty? if so, how to get in there. the tray is at an awkward angle and I dont want to trash it. THANKS AGAIN! chris

Hello,
I've heard that certain of these Anti-virus/maintenance pg.'s can interfere w/ your system. Can someone tell me if this Is true and/or which brands are more compatible w/ running audio and if there is a particular way these prog.'s should be configured?
Thanks,