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I made a grid controller called Mystrix 203 System

It is a feature-rich, open-source, and very high-quality grid controller with an in-house OS for a lot of smart features. On top of that, I worked hard to make it into scaled production and made the price very affordable (compared to other small-scale controllers)
I want to build a community around this project. People have been building a lot of cool apps, features, or even their own hardware based on the project already. I think people here will be very interested.

You can learn more about the device at the 203 System site

There's a new Project Matrix wiki for feature and development (Still a work in progress and I need your feedback) Project Matrix Wiki

QUESTION: Can anyone offer some guidance on how to set up my DI Box so I can record both Wet/Dry into my DAW??

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How do I set it up, what cable goes where, and what settings on the DI etc, what do I need to be careful of, so I don't screw the pooch again*?? (see next paragraph)

Does the pedal chain, or the signal routing of these pedals bring rise to any unforseen complications?? (i'm using the zoia mono, but also sending a side chain through to the FAB)

It's a passive DI. I have both passive and active instruments... When tracking wet/dry of the board, should I be using my instruments with actives??

I would greatly appreciate if someone could explain the process to me as if I were an idiot.?

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Further Context, and Details

The first time I tried setting it up, initially all was well. It seems simple enough, and by all means I had thought I knew, and still know how to set this up. Then I did something....

Instantly I got a wretched feedback, and some bizzare & alarming issues that several months later still leave me concerned I potentially (probably) damaged the interface. (Input 3 on the very odd occasion produces very low signal. I switch guitars, or hook up a mic, and it's fine).

I shut it down fast. Unhooked everything, some weird stuff was going on, and I curled up into a ball, and slowly rocked back and fourth... for longer than I'd care to admit

I proceeded to call my bandmate with an education in audio engineering. Said it was a code brown, so ya he swung by, hit some buttons, laid out the scenarios and explained it all to me. I nodded and understood just enough to come off as understanding far more than I actually did, in regards to the hardware. He's not entirely sure what fixed it, as he tried many things, but with the exception of finnicky 'ol input 3 there, for the most part, it appears to be working just fine to me, and for my purposes....

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My pedal board is centred around a BOSS ES-5 and the ZOIA, while using the RC-500 Looper for additional midi options, or Looping functions. I have a couple of other pedals in separate ES-5 Loops.

-GEAR-

Interface = UR-44
DAW = Reaper
DI = digiflex Passive

PRS 24 SE
Godin LG EMG
Squier Contemporary Jazzmaster

Lastly. Yes, I do deserve and and all hate for cable management & workspace organization

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I'm a Berklee Alumnus and I have been licensing my own music, and teaching other musicians how to do the same, for 15 years.

I'm currently giving away a ton of free resources for musicians who want to learn how to license music in tv and films, including my flagship course, The Ultimate Music Licensing Guide. It's a four-hour audio/video course all about how to make money licensing music in tv and films.

If you're interested in getting the course, head to:
free course - HOW TO LICENSE YOUR MUSIC PREMIUM: LICENSE YOUR MUSIC IN TV, FILMS, ADS & MORE! RESOURCES FOR SONGWRITERS AND COMPOSERS. (htlympremium.com)

Howdy.

I've got this pack in amp that came with a $100 starter bass kit from amazon about 10 years ago. I've been wanting to gut it and use the box to build a much better amp for a while.

Tried selling it years ago and the shop wouldn't take it.

I could use some advice or feedback on my plan. The thing I've struggled with the most is choosing a replacement speaker for whatever generic one is in this thing. I was looking at sub woofer, but see a lot of people saying most bass cabs have full range speakers in them. I'm thinking of doing a Dayton Audio GF180-4. Dayton seems to have a good reputation without being over $100 a speaker. It's got a 45Hz-5KHz range which is comparable to most bass cabs I see. Even at 30Hz it's showing at least 70db. Which I think is acceptable if I try drop D tuning at some point.

So all together this is my parts list and plan:

NE5532 Preamp

NE5532 Preamp board with tone control.
This will have the same tone and volume control options of the original amp.

TPA3116D2 power amp

TPA3116D2 Class D Amp for the Dayton Woofer.
This is an old amp I was using for some bookshelf speakers that eventually got replaced with an AV Receiver.
It's rated for 50W @ 4Ohm impedance to 2 channels each.

Dayton GF180-4

Dayton GF180-4
4Ohm 40W Woofer with a listed range of 45Hz-5Khz.

Any advice/comments greatly appreciated.

I have been searching a lot for various bits of DIY kit, but I have been most interested in getting a "Blue Stripe" (Rev A-B) 1176 clone. Nearly all of the DIY sites are US based, so shipping and import tax to the UK will make a lot of the DIY purchases not worth it when I could buy a Black Lion Audio 1176. Does anyone know of any UK based DIY retailers? Or is my best option a more expensive Black Lion Audio 1176?

Any replies are greatly appreciated.

Hi. I was just gifted a single vacuum tube, does anyone have suggestions for a worthwhile project that I can do with just the one? So far I've found the valvecaster and an offshoot of it intended for synthesizers which can double as an oscillator. Complete novice at electronics but a quick learner and good at soldering haha. Thanks!

Hey guys I need help because I want to start make "music gears" And I don't know what study first, please can anyone recommend what I start to study first? And please can anyone recommend books for me?

I've come across many of the original TB-303 and TD-3. I just wondered if anyone had seen any of the devilfish mods? Or any mods really. Thanks :)

This is not about DIY, but I hope this will fit this sub anyway.

Years ago I worked for a documentary production filming a factory near Milan, Italy, where they make vynil discs. The footage got damaged and only recently I was able to recover it, so I made this two parts documentary that I share with you. Hope you'll find it interesting. If so please let me know either here or just hitting the like button on the video.

Part I - cutting music on the lathe: https://youtu.be/kViGfE9-f44
Part II - pressing music with: https://youtu.be/Z-m0ozI_Qas

Is there anything I can do to resolve these issues. It’s a 1970’s Peavey 260H standard head with a 70’s peavey 4x12 cab. Best I can guess is old tubes or blown speakers but I have no idea

Looking to DIY a preamp box with multiple inputs for a couple of contact mics, for use on saxophone as an experimental thing. I'm thinking of using guitar preamps to minimise having to solder and understand electrical wiring (or generally mess something up).

I've seen discussion regarding making your own preamps on various forums, however I think I'd be better off finding a guitar piezo preamp, disassembling it, and fitting it to my own form factor.

This preamp I found on amazon ($38 AUD, $25USD) has fairly good documentation (10M impedance, 20hz-20khz) relative to other options and is also shielded so in my mind this seems like a good avenue to pursue, the only issue I can think of might be self-noise?

Let me know your thoughts, cheers.

Just found this subreddit and I'm not sure if it's the right place for this.

I want to be able to generate dial-up and fax -like tones and sounds for use in music sampling and maybe even one day live performance. however, i have no idea how this stuff gets generated, or what kind of data would produce said tones.

i'm open to be redirected to another subreddit, as long as I can find out where to start looking and learning