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Lexicon Alpha help

Honestly, I hate jumping on a forum with my first post and immediately getting picked on for not knowing much about this, but i need some help with recording.

Just to start things off, here's my current setup:
-Custom Built PC (originally for games)
Phenom II x3 Processor @ 3.2GHz
8GB DDR3-1333 Crucial RAM
Using Cubase LE5 or Sonar 8

I know you hate these threads... how do you get that tone?

It's a good way to exercise your ears so don't complain. This band has always been a secret pleasure of mine, but listening tonight I just realized how good the guitar tone is on this track and on most tracks. What can you decipher by listening? Amps? Cabs? Speakers? Mics? Techniques? Any tips or advice?

Compressors without threshold knobs. Love em'? Hate em'?

Compressors without threshold knobs ("fixed threshold").

Discuss.

Personally, they piss me off. I don't "get it". First, why would any manufacturer be so lazy as to omit one knob; whats their motivation? Secondly, why would any consumer of said gear want to use it this way on purpose?

What, if any, is the advantage of this design?

Trident s20 - Lovers? Haters?

Hey guys. Little home studio question. I'm running with Cubase SX on a PC, with a PreSonus Firepod, a couple xml 603s condensor mics for acoustic guitar, and a Shure ksm27 for vocals. I'm in the market for a two channel (or two one channel) preamp. I was originally thinking to buy two single channel PreSonus Eurekas, but a few people have been steering me towards the two channel Trident s20.