Dave Gelzleichter

I picked up 4, SM58 grills from amazon. They are woven identical to the original, but with thinner wire. So they are not as strong as the Shure grills. I filled in with epoxy just below the red line. Then I cut the wires at the blue line, on both sides of the grill. This is for air to escape. I snipped the vertical wires, and removed the horizontal wires. Using a dremel tool, cut the lower half of the grill off. Trimmed the foam to only cover the top of the grill. With the grill in place, bent the cut off wires, to hold it in place. Finally I attached the pop filter to the top of another grill. And it looks like this. It works very well as a pop filter. I used it Thursday night, and noticed the need for a deesser at times. I don't know if that had anything to do with the alteration to the mic. Or it might have been the fact it was turned up higher than usual.

Thanks John. Last week I made a pop filter for my SM58. It works very well. The test will be Thursday, if it's not raining. I use a Model 12 for live shows. It has a 100Hz filter, but I think the filter doesn't come before the A-D converter, so pops would show up in the recording. I record all my gigs in case I have a good performance. I have always had the 100HZ filter on. I would be happy to elaborate on the construction of the filter if there's any interest.

I use the Arturia Keylab 88. It does everything I need it to do. And a whole lot, I have not learned how to do yet. It also comes with a lot of great software.

I have never noticed a strap changing the sound of my guitars. I may try recording with different straps, to see if that makes a difference. I will have to wait till after the 1st of August, all of my studio time now is preparing for my next gig.

I miss interpreted the title of this thread, and wanted to reply, "I've tried several straps, my guitar sounds the same"?

Thanks for your replies. reginaldStjohn I have a couple of those pop filters in the studio, but don't want a 6 inch disc in front of me on stage. mettelus and bats brew, I had a sm58 I bought in the 80s that worked great. In 2014 it went with a PA system I donated to our local fire department. After that I started using a 58 my son bought around 2009. This 58 did not stop pops very well at all. The en-core 100 works better but still not what I'd like. Thanks again, I might just keep using what I have.

I am considering getting a new vocal mic for live shows. If I do, it would have to be a super cardioid mic ,with a good pop filter. I can't over stress the pop filter aspect. At 67 I still have a very powerful voice. Currently I'm using a Blue en-core 100, with a pop filter I made from modifying a foam windscreen. It works great but I don't like the looks of it. Also I was getting a bit of feedback last night. I only do a few gigs a year. Out doors at a local Bar. So I would have to stay under $500, and would love to stay under $300. I would love to hear suggestions if you have used anything that might work. I don't care if its dynamic, or condenser. Thanks Dave G

Thanks for the suggestions Jack. Bass parts are my biggest challenge. I've recently started using Modo Bass. But I'm not thrilled with it. I know this was done when I was attempting to do it myself.

I had a couple lines rolling in my head for 20 some odd years. One day last year I started writing something I called The Levee. I was just spitting words, hoping I could make sense of it. Then one day I decided to combine it with those lines about the torn bill in my wallet. About that bill. In the mid 70s, some friends and I started a business. We were going to be concert promoters. We failed. Two years later Tom, the treasurer received a letter from the bank, stating we had an inactive account containing $100. So the 3 of us still in town, walked up to the drive up window and closed the account. Tom passed out 33 dollars, to each of us. Then asked what he should do with the remaining dollar. I took it from his hand, and tore it in 3 pieces. For years when the 3 of us would go out for a beer, we would take them out of our wallets, and line them up on the table and laugh. Mark died of kidney failure around 1992. Tom lost his battle with cancer a few years later. I still carry my piece and Toms (His wife gave it to me after he died, she knew what it meant to us). The only way I knew to share this was dropbox. Perhaps in the future I will learn better ways. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iyv235ucls15vkbzrr4u3/The-Levee-6-27-2024.mp3?rlkey=ht24psvcidsp9xp945dn84vjn&st=y8nvnafm&dl=0

The way I see it is, I will have to take out my credit card SOON. If that is delayed, I can live with it. Until then I'm creating music with a daw that I love.

You Might want to try demo versions of other daws and see what works for you. I have been using Cakewalk for so long I have no desire to change. Being new to music production, you Probably don't have a work flow established. Try a variety of things before investing in a daw.

Thanks John Vere, I downloaded JJazzlab and took a quick glance. Primarily I'm looking for a tool write bass parts for me. Next week I should have time to dive in.

I'm only 67, I grew up in the country. Our phone number was 83-R1. I can't remember Grandpas number.

I will miss having my blue theme. Perhaps in the future a theme editor will be available. It's not always easy to accept change. I hated when they changed the name from PA, to Sonar. I hated when they introduced something called skylight. Over time I grew to love these things. I'm accepting change with more grace as I age. I believe we will come to embrace the new Sonar, and concentrate on the music, not being distracted by a screen. btw I hated when they came and put a dial on our phone. I had to learn a 7 digit number, rather than tell the operator a 4 digit number to call my Grandpa.

I had this problem some time ago, and the fix was updating my graphics card driver.