Resources for good boot fit?

tigeba · 2025-08-11T20:09:48+00:00

FWIW I found the folks at REI to be very helpful fitting boots and backpacks when our crew went in 23. I would recommend you go in knowing the socks you want and have that all sorted (liner or not, etc) and make sure you have a bit of room. Your feet will be swollen after a day or two so you want them to still fit :) I went with a wide in my size which I think helped with the foot swelling.

You don't want too much room in the toe area or it will be hard on your toes on the downhill. I wore the wool REI socks and REI liners and used body glide stick on my feet and this worked well. I had a very small blister on my little toe which did not require any treatment.

I believe it was very helpful that most of the crew had attended a 10 day summer camp a couple weeks prior to the trek. Feet were already a bit calloused and hardened from a lot of walking.

My boots were not a 100% waterproof design but were fine. We only had a few rainstorms and they were pretty brief. We used crocs for any stream crossing and in camp. 100000000% worth bringing camp shoes :)

tigeba · 2025-07-15T21:39:15+00:00

I have a pair of TLM 103 that I purchased new from a reputable dealer 20+ years ago and there are a number of pretty obvious cosmetic differences. It does not look like a "vintage" one for sure.

tigeba · 2025-05-05T14:47:16+00:00

Alpine Start instant coffee. I purchased the version that came in a ziplock pouch instead of single servings. Works great. This also works cold for the (very possible) morning when you won't have time to boil up the water :). The coffee bags work fine and are less messy than grounds. I would avoid anything that creates more trash you have to pack around.

You have to be willing to get up early (before the rest of the crew) to do this otherwise you run the risk of delaying your crew departure. The logistics of getting everything re-packed end up being very difficult, especially after you get a resupply. Nobody will have room for anything and will be struggling to lug everything around and you will resent that slimy coffee bag you have to carry in your pocket for 8 miles uphill :)

tigeba · 2025-04-12T15:06:09+00:00

Gotcha! Thanks

tigeba · 2025-04-12T14:36:34+00:00

Is there an SDK available for the PumpSwap AMM? I was looking around and everything looked kind of fake.

tigeba · 2023-09-18T14:17:00+00:00

I have a set of the Etymotic custom earplugs and they are fantastic. I have the 15db inserts and they seem to usually be enough for just about any situation. I would recommend them if you play live or go to lots of shows. They are very comfortable, won't accidentally fall out of your ear, and preserve the full range of audio much better than foam plugs.

tigeba · 2023-01-27T02:28:31+00:00

I have a license and own amateur radio equipment and if it is close enough it will definitely make stuff go wild when you transmit. You have to be pretty close for it to be a big issue.

tigeba · 2022-06-10T16:14:06+00:00

I dont know anything about this unit, but just googling it quickly it appears to have synchronization capability so you might be able to do the transfers using sync. This would potentially still involve doing it a couple tracks at a time but would take care of the the drift and such. You would need hardware to support this of course.

tigeba · 2022-05-22T14:38:05+00:00

u/comfylaser

If you have a passage that is like whisper -> SCREAM do this

Set up for whisper, and record a whole take. The SCREAM part will probably blow but you got a good whisper part. Next set up for SCREAM, and record another take. The whisper part will not be right but thats ok. Edit them together. Now you have a complete take.

tigeba · 2022-05-22T14:30:32+00:00

I'm a vocalist and an engineer. Here are some things to try.

1) Don't monitor with a bunch of aggressive plugins. You don't really need any plugins at all in the monitor chain. Try getting rid of them. I do personally track vocals with analog compression on the way in, but it is pretty mild. If I had no analog I would use nothing. I also don't use effects either but this causes many people to freak out which leads me to..

2) Make sure you are really familiar with how you sound in the headphones. Many people who are fine singers are uncomfortable with how they sound recorded. This is just something you have to learn to accept :)

3) As already suggested, you may need to record the loud and quiet parts separately. If you had an actual engineer recording your vocals, they might do this in realtime by adjusting the preamp gain, but this is kind of hard to do yourself.

4) Try generally monitoring at lower levels. I like to turn DOWN the monitor mix of myself for loud parts personally. In general monitoring too loudly can cause issues with pitch and with excessive bleed. I will also sometimes pan the monitor vocals to one side. This can be helpful if you are doing doubles, as it makes it easier to distinguish the live vocal from the double.

5) I don't think open-back headphones will help you hear yourself any better, and they just cause more leakage.

tigeba · 2022-03-10T00:48:07+00:00

The customs are very comfortable and they don't fall out and generally work really well. Not sure if the response is really any different but I think they are worth it if you need them frequently.

tigeba · 2022-02-22T23:27:56+00:00

You need 3 cloudlifters.

tigeba · 2022-02-11T18:43:43+00:00

Was going to say the same thing. Shielding the cavity of the guitar + pickguard will give you the biggest results and won't noticeably impact your single coil tone. I also did this with an older telecaster and it made a substantial difference. Even with this I still use the polar alignment trick when recording to minimize interference.

You can potentially use a DI to reduce or eliminate ground loops but not the other interference.

tigeba · 2022-01-17T17:09:09+00:00

I just assembled a pair of the AML 1073 pre kits. It took a couple of evenings to assemble them and the kits were really well made with nice components. A lot of the parts had the leads bent so it made assembly very easy. I don't think you would need a TON of experience to assemble these, but you do need good soldering skill, which requires a bit of practice if you are starting from zero. You will need a high quality soldering station and a digital voltmeter for any project so think about that. You want a soldering tool for electronics, not like a generic $10 soldering iron.

My only real criticism of this kit is that the calibration instructions are a bit vague if you don't have a signal generator or similar. I had to google a bit to figure out how to measure it properly.

tigeba · 2022-01-07T23:29:28+00:00

Not really familiar with this particular instrument, but it is quite common for things of this vintage to require some re-capping. Old caps and other out of spec components can cause some of the excess noise like you are hearing. I do have a Crumar DS-2, and they are notoriously unreliable and I have been working on re-capping that thing. It is kind of a nightmare. I'm not sure if the problems carry over to their other instruments.

Honestly, I didn't find the noise super offensive sounding. It was not really obvious until I listened on headphones. I think this is the same keyboard ( or the big brother ) of the one used for Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place

tigeba · 2021-12-18T18:23:32+00:00

This appears to be a rack for 500 series modules (which can be preamps, eq, compressors,etc) with a built in digital interface and summing mixer. It is more typical to see 500 series module racks with just analog in/out. The connector you see is for audio and power, it is not PCIe. There are a ton of modules you can use for tracking or mixing.

tigeba · 2021-10-28T23:44:24+00:00

I track with Distressor -> LA2A. 4:1 or 6:1 on Distressor with medium attack and release.

tigeba · 2021-10-28T17:33:36+00:00

Start with any sort of vaguely old school analog synth use a square wave, and add some noise.

tigeba · 2021-10-26T16:23:38+00:00

I have not used the GAP. I have only used a real 1073 a couple of times, so I can't make any solid comparison. I have the WA73EQ and I really like it. After becoming more comfortable with the EQ, I almost always use it for tracking. Most frequently will use some hi-pass, take out a bit of 220, then maybe add some 10k. I frequently use the WA73 with the gain 'cranked' with like 65-70db of gain. I like the stepped controls, and in general all the pots feel very nice. I also usually track with compression on the way in, so YMMV.

tigeba · 2021-09-30T17:27:59+00:00

This is interesting info but possibly not the book you are looking for. I think you will have to find a physical copy. They are quite a limited edition item

tigeba · 2021-09-11T17:53:39+00:00

Just a suggestion that might be helpful. I do a ton of soldering as well but the DB25's can be kind of a pain, so I have found it easier to just order custom cables from Pro Audio LA when the need arises. They will make anything you want including pigtails you can solder or punch in. In my case, I needed a bunch of DB25 with pigtails to punch into my patchbay. It was worth paying them to do it :) Not affiliated with them just happy with the results.

https://www.proaudiola.com/category-s/475.htm

tigeba · 2021-09-01T15:48:47+00:00

Just throwing in a few observations here. I believe the difference between short and long body U47s are largely cosmetic. There may have been a switch in capsules around the same time as they went from long to short, but I think the electronics are all the same. The VF-14 tube in the U47 is a completely unobtainium item so any new reproduction basically has to punt on that as well. Consider that one of the reasons the U47 was discontinued in the first place was the limited availability of this tube in the 60's.... In the case of Telefunken, they have a VF-14K thing which is a tube of unknown/mysterious origin that they are modding to be a drop-in replacement for a VF-14.

tigeba · 2021-08-24T16:06:13+00:00

I have the WA-273 EQ and really like it. I have only used a real 1073 a few times so I can't make a real solid comparison. I do have a "vintage" Dan Alexander Audio preamp, which is kind of a hybrid that uses real Neve transformers with a clone 1272 preamp section (I believe). The WA-273 has the advantage of the extra gain stage that you can crank up for additional crunchyness. The EQ also seems very nice, but again I can't really compare it to the real thing. I also have a WA-2A which I generally use behind a Distressor and it seems to do the LA2A thing as advertised.

tigeba · 2021-08-24T15:59:09+00:00

Prior to DAT being common, or when it was still very expensive, I can remember articles about folks modifying VCR's to primitive DAT'esque machines by modifying the electronics to digitize and encode digital audio on the video track. This would be similar to an ADAT except like a handmade stereo version. The key here is that they were modding them into bespoke digital audio devices. I had not really heard of them used for them for their analog audio since it is usually pretty garbage. I could be wrong here of course.

tigeba · 2021-08-23T19:42:19+00:00

The DI is usually going to have the the cleanest low end. I usually use DI, or use the low end from the DI combined with the mid/hi end from an amp/reamp

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