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  How to Choose a Soldering Iron for DIY Audio Projects

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  A good soldering iron is one of the most important tools in your DIY audio toolkit. Whether you're assembling a Sound Skulptor kit or modifying gear, clean and reliable solder joints are essential for long-term reliability. In this guide, we’ll walk through what to look for when choosing a soldering iron for building audio electronics.

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  How to Choose a Multimeter for Audio DIY Projects

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  Whether you're building a Sound Skulptor kit, your own guitar pedals, modding an amplifier, or troubleshooting a vintage synth, a multimeter is one of the most essential tools on your workbench. But with so many options on the market, how do you choose the right one?

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  My dream vocal chain

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  After years of research and inspiration from the greats, I’ve settled on what I consider the ultimate vocal processing setup: SK49 microphone into MP573 preamp into EQ573  into CP5176 compressor into LA502 compressor into EQP501 EQ.

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  Troubleshooting an Audio Kit

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  If your audio kit does not work upon first power-up, follow these steps to identify and resolve the issue.

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  Which compressor to choose?

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  Audio compressors are vital tools in music production and sound engineering, and the type of compressor you choose significantly impacts the sound. Here's an explanation of the differences between the four major types of audio compressors—Vari-Mu, Optical, Diode, FET, and VCA—along with their respective advantages.

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  Which preamp to choose?

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  Choosing the right preamp is critical to shaping the tonal character of your recordings. Here's how to decide between the Sound Skulptor MP573, MP566, MP512, AB528, and MP599 based on sound color, music style, and audio source material.

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  Saturation in Neve 1073 or Sound Skulptor MP573

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  How to achieve the Neve 1073 preamp's signature output stage saturation with the Sound Skulptor PAD500 attenuator post-preamp.

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  How to Stereo Link Two Sound Skulptor MU524 Compressors

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  How to stereo link two Sound Skulptor MU524 compressors

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  How to desolder a misplaced component

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  Learn to safely desolder misplaced components by assessing salvageability, using appropriate tools, and following a step-by-step process to protect both the component and PCB integrity.

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