LabRat

Finding parts for these is so difficult. I had problems back then trying to source new parts for it, which is a real shame. I searched for a long time to see if broken ones were going to pop up but nothing, not even working ones. Hope you guys have better luck

so rubbing alcohol or isopropyl alcohol onto does so much, which isn’t a lot as you all know. It works well on smaller parts but it’s more of surface cleaner. If you use a glue or goo remover it’s likely you’ll strip the inks so it’s a really annoying process to clean up. The closest I got was simply warm water and dishwashing liquid / soap. It won’t work for any electrical parts but for the base, let it soak and it softens it to be able to remove a bit off it. It’s a rinse and repeat process and it takes ages. That sticky plastic from the humidity literally ruins it so you’ll get to a point where a majority of it is off and it becomes a bit of a struggle to get the rest of it. You can try acetone but it could be too harsh on the plastic. Alternatively, WD-40. That’s quite good at removing glue for some reason. Side note - be careful removing the tone arm. Those wires are so thin it doesn’t take much to snap them, as I found out!

Nope, still in storage for now. Might actually sell them

Haven't heard of that, or seen it posted here. There could be a little gem floating around though

Welcome! Enough info around here to help make that choice easier

Snagged this but haven't had a chance to use it yet. All about those free plugins right now haha Heads up - Waves is dropping a free plugin for Black Friday. Not sure what it is but if you sign up you'll get it. If it's what I think it is it'll be OneKnob Fatter. It's essentially a saturation plugin. One knob does all this algorithm things and makes it sound a little fatter. I'm definitely not endorsed by waves but it could be a nice little addition to the collection

Welcome Marty! There's plenty of knowledge around here and some helpful characters to go with it. My personal recommendation would be to learn how music is structured. Majority of music is written in a 4/4 time signature, which means 4 beats over 1 bar. It's the most common time signature to write in, especially for pop music and dance music. songs are usually structured in bars of 8 and 16. It all sounds a bit complicated but it's quite easy. Have a look at this video to get started. It's about song writing but this structure will help your daughter understand how music is written and, when it comes to mixing, when to transition from one song to another. If she's into dance music, it's quite similar but most DJ's will have extended versions of their intros and outros which are usually 16 - 32 bars long at either end. Once she starts listening out for this structure she'll pick it up across all forms of music. Any questions don't hesitate to ask

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Distrokid and CD Baby allow you to do some things but are a little limited. Perfect for an independent artist or a small label that wants to distribute across digital streaming platforms with a handful of artists. From my research this was by far the easiest and quickest option. What is it that you're trying to achieve with this label? Are you looking to sign multiple artists and distribute across multiple platforms including TV?

I used a local lawyer here in Perth but like Tomy said, the best place to start is with APRA AMCOS. There's a few distribution sites that can help set you up but it's always good seeking legal advice regardless.

Welcome back! A few of us still around after all these years

I'd go a 5.1 home theatre kinda set up. You can get some decently priced stuff that sounds quite good and with a lot more sound engineering going into games these days the audio experience will be so much better. Personal opinion

PA have some ridiculous sales sometimes. I get an email every day with plugins cut to around 80% off. Definitely worth being apart of

More Perth people! Are you north of south?