Group Discussions

GT-1 Guitar Effects Processor

I have started using the GT-1 Guitar Effects Processor with one of my dulcimers. The sounds are different on the dulcimer vs. the guitar but there...
@marg started 7 years ago - replies: 0

A Bose problem? Amp recommendations please!

Hey FOTMD! I hope you get a kick out of my super-organized approach:   1. What she wants   I would love to be able to plug my MD into an...
@Mary MacGowan started 7 years ago - replies: 3

Using old radios as Amps

I am working on an Electric License Plate Guitar right now, so I've been spending quite a bit of time over on Cigar Box Nation.I found a really...
@Monterey started 9 years ago - replies: 1

How are members using computer tablets to store tabs for playing in jam sessions?

I've heard that you can use a tablet for storing your tabs rather than hauling 3 or 4 books of tabs everywhere you go to jam. I am considering...
@Kathy D. Jones started 11 years ago - replies: 11

E-Device to read tab or not?

I need to make a decision because I have a huge amount of tab on my computer. I started to print out the tab to put in binders. I'm quickly...
@Patty from Virginia started 7 years ago - replies: 22

How to use an iPad for songs

After attending the Evart Funfest and watching people play in various jams, I've discovered that most people play by ear and seem to have an...
@Norm Swier started 9 years ago - replies: 13

iTabla Pro and other Indian Raga Music VST Apps

Has anybody ever used these types of programs with their Ipad, PC, Laptop or IPhone with their Dulcimer ?
@Tennessee Jed started 7 years ago - replies: 2

Tab Software Suggestions

I am currently using the tab software MusEdit, but it is no longer supported. So, I'm going to have to switch to something else. I'm looking for...
@Susie started 9 years ago - replies: 18

Recording and Amplifying your mountain dulcimer ?

Actually this is two questions: 1) What type of video/audio recorder do you use (or suggest) ? The video camera I have has records all sorts of...
@Bob started 7 years ago - replies: 8

Sound hole mic

Anyone ever use the GHS sound hole mic? If so , can it be retrofit? Quality of sound? Any info would be great Thanks.
@James Swayne started 8 years ago - replies: 1

Retrofit a pickup

I have a Modern Mountain dulcimer with a floating bridge that I would like to have a pick up installed in. I've tried soundboard transducers and...
@Jan Schultz started 10 years ago - replies: 9

Newb questions about pick up, mini-amps

Hi, I have some newb questions -This summer I'll be jamming weekly with a double bass player and guitarist. When we think we're good enough we'll...
@Ruth Lawrence started 10 years ago - replies: 15

a mic, a pickup, and a di box -- questions from an electro-phobe

When I was sixteen I played "Honkey Tonk Woman" on an electric guitar to impress a girl. It didn't work. She liked the bass player. That was the...
@Dusty Turtle started 11 years ago - replies: 9

What is best "free recorder app" to use on my tablet

I want to record mp3 music and some CD cuts to my Acer Iconia A500 tablet to play along with my dulcimer. I tried the recorder app that came with...
@Joseph Besse started 11 years ago - replies: 2

Tuning app for android tablets, iphones, etc.

I just downloaded a great app for a tuner called "Cleartune" and it is only $3.99 and is a great app to give you an extra tuner for your dulcimer...
@Joseph Besse started 11 years ago - replies: 8

Printing documents from a tablet computer

I have an Acer Iconia A500 tablet and would like to print documents from it. Can anybody tell me what "app" to use for this? i have a WiFi Epson...
@Joseph Besse started 11 years ago - replies: 4

Cool video: Using an iPhone to view vibrating instrument strings

Video cams with rolling shutters -- those that capture sensor data one line at a time -- exhibit a bug when used to scan vibrating or rotating...
@Flint Hill started 13 years ago - replies: 4