DIY Gear Modifications

Jan. 15, 2005  |  No. 45

Alesis 3630 Mod

by Jeff Laity

The Alesis 3630 is a very popular, full-featured compressor. It offers up RMS and peak compression, variable knee, adjustable attack and release times, and great metering for under a hundred bucks....

Nov. 15, 2004  |  No. 44

Oktava Mic Mod: Modifying Your Oktava ML52 Ribbon Mic

by Dave Fisher

Ribbon microphones are finally coming back into vogue these days after a long, unexplainable hiatus from the recording studio. The sudden proliferation of Oktava's ML52 is in no small part due to the...

May 15, 2002  |  No. 29

LA4 Mods: Hot Rodding the LA-4 Limiter

by Eddie Ciletti

I have always loved optical limiters, especially the classic Teletronix's vacuum tube LA-2A and its "solid- state" sibling, the Universal Audio LA-3A. Both were minimalist in terms of user...

Jan. 3, 2002

PAIA Tube Mic Pre Modifications

by Matt Newport

It's common knowledge that a beautiful, well-designed and well-crafted tube mic preamp is going to cost as much as a budget used car. There is a low-cost alternative, nonetheless. Given the right...