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    THE WOODSHED

    Apr 21, 2020 3 minutes
    “WHAT LIES BEHIND US AND WHAT LIES BEFORE US ARE TINY MATTERS COMPARED TO WHAT LIES WITHIN US” RALPH WALDO EMERSON

    Behind us, the days of passive instruments and analog technology. Before us, digital technology and miniaturization. Tiny matters compared to what lies within? Perhaps. But what lies within modern basses? Emerson might not have had our problems in mind, but he was certainly onto something. This month, I’ll address the matter of onboard preamps and their

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