Recent content by DaveX

I just released my second album (self-release) and I had some trouble with levels. I work with a Roland VS-880EX, and I record a wide variety of instruments, environmental sounds, etc. When I record, I always try to set my gain as high as possible, without digital distortion being present. But I...

I use a VS-880EX, and I would like to use it "in the field", so to speak. More or less, I want to take it out for short distances, and record some things that are outside, but not near to a power source. I have limited monetary resources, but I have seen "power inverters" at my local...

I have three compositions at http://www.angelfire.com/il/davexpooh/moosik.html which I have already self-released. In retrospect, though, I was a little unhappy with a few tracks on the album, mostly in terms of my levels and EQ. Some things "hid" other interesting sounds, and overall, I felt...

I use a VS-880EX, and I would like to use it "in the field", so to speak. More or less, I want to take it out for short distances, and record some things that are outside, but not near to a power source. I have limited monetary resources, but I have seen "power inverters" at my local Wal-Mart...

I have a radio show at my University. I play experimental, improvisation, and difficult music. I use a lot of material from the Internet, because many of the bands, artists, and labels that I want to play are often not large enough to send promotional material to our radio station (which...

I am curious if there is a site that features effects that Roland VS series users have custom designed. I use the VS-880EX, and I like to try to design new effects by tweaking theirs, but I have a feeling that there are a number of people who have done a better job of this than I. If there is no...

First off, let me say that it has been awhile since I have been an active member of Home Recording... I sort of got burned out last year, around about the time people were discussing a compilation cd. Now a list serv that I am on is discussing a similar project, and it got me thinking about this...

I have seen people on this site mention an "application" manual that someone other than Roland wrote for the VS-880... Where can I get my hands on one of these? Also, has there ever been anything made for the 880 in the way of a workbook? That's not a good word for it... um... like something...

I own a VS-880, and I am curious if I can send my data to be saved (or archived, they call it) to a spot on my computer's hard drive instead of making a CD copy of it... I realize that my hard drive will fill up quick this way, but I just want to save one thing at a time, really... DaveX

I am interested in making some contact mics. I know that you can make them from piezo buzzer things, but I am not very certain of how to do it properly. I'll also admit that I plan on using Radio Shack piezos for three reasons: 1) I am cheap. 2) Radio Shack is cheap. 3) I do weird music that...

I make weird noises using CEP a lot. I find that I hardly use that program as a track recorder, but simply prefer it as a noise maker of sorts. I guess I use it like another instrument. Here are some wav files I stored on my homepage. Please note that the rest of my homepage is not as bland as...

Like I mentioned in some earlier posts, my studio is located in a trailer. The trailer is a 1950's model (read: old, but solid) and measures 10x50... anyway. Because of the rental agreement, I am not allowed to do major work on the trailer, which would include drop ceilings, new walls, gun...

These are the phone tones, right? I use those a lot, actually. I have whole songs created from those. Granted, this is a lot easier to do within the unlimited bounds of experimental music than say, country-western, but they can be helpful. I mainly use them to make horn sounds and drum beats...

I understand that Cool Edit Pro has the ability to create subliminal sorts of messages by utilizing the "brainwave synchronizer" function.... how is this done exactly? When I do it, they just come out like weird EQ crud... interesting, but not the desired effect. Also... besides what I am using...

After much ado... http://www.angelfire.com/il/davexpooh/Track15.mp3 You can find one of my songs at that location. It is called "Janet Leigh", but it should have been called "Tippy Headroom"... if you know Alfred Hitchcock, you'll understand when you hear the song. My stuff is usually fairly...