Recent content by Turtleface

Here's the article, lots of cheap space for rent in my area, as long as you don't want something right on top of downtown. In Through The Out Door: Turning Abandoned Buildings Into Recording Studios : The Record : NPR

I try to buy gear according to sounds I'm looking for. I mostly buy online, after trying out guitars from friends, or at Guitar Center. If the tone is what I was looking for, it's a keeper. If not, I'll hang on to it for about 6 months, to give myself a chance to find a good tone with it. If...

I'm kind of astounded how everyone lumps musicians into the "theory" and "non-theory" groups. What's the Replacements line? "In a black and white picture, there's a lotta grey funk." Personally, I started playing guitar using tabs to emulate my favorite bands, and eventually started to...

Oh yeah, indeed. The rolling into a venue and plugging in thing is the end result I'm looking for, rather than the next step. I have no doubt I'm going to spend a lot of time playing around with a small selection of mics and concentrating on placement and technique, potentially years, before I...

Sounds good! Did you track the acoustic with it? If so, what was the recording process for it? I'm interested because I'm in the market for my first decent condenser for acoustic and female vocals, and really like the tone you got on this song.

Just a quick SM57 related question that I'd like to ask without starting a new thread, if I may be so bold. I have a pair of SM57s, and one has developed a pretty loud hum/buzz. Is this a common problem that's easily rectified? I'm fairly certain I was given a decent 12 month warranty from...

LEDS are getting cheaper and brighter, there are other options like halogen as well. CFLs are just a really terrible idea overall. HAZMAT issues, plus the environmental costs of shipping them all from China in giant ships, coupled with the fact that the ACTUAL life span is nowhere near the...

Kinda surprised no one mentioned using newspaper articles as source material for songs. Many an overheard conversation at a bus stop, or a supermarket has formed the basis for a song as well. Carry a notebook with you at ALL times. TALK to random people on the street, people LOVE to tell...

I've found the vast majority of stuff I compose on the guitar ends up being evolutions of little bits I play when I'm warming up my paws. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to getting the sounds I want out of my head, so I'll change progressions and rhythm patterns around until I've found what I...

I've been reading a lot of Sheila White's books on song writing technique, and a lot of the "Dummies" books, as well as a few others. Just about every one of them has a section regarding copyright and publishing. All of them reinforce the idea titles (and not JUST song titles, but album, book...

Went Macbook Pro myself, picked up a standard 15" model, with the 2.2 GHZ processor and the 1 gig vid card. Everything else was standard, 750 gig 5400 SATA drive, 4 gigs of ram. So far, it runs GarageBand without a hiccup, running a pair of Sm57s through a Mackie Blackjack. My plan is to...

Evening everyone, or whatever salutation is appropriate for your time zone(s). I've been browsing the site a bit, found lots of good info, and decided to sign myself up. So here we are. I'm currently an aspiring guitarist/songwriter/recording engineer. Quite new to the...