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Well alright then. You obviously know a woofer from a bark. I'll take your advice, and a pair of Aria 7 speakers, too. Thanks, Barefoot . You've been a great help. - Q -

I read up on Aria... http://www.desertsounds.com/page7.html "the speakers are designed with Phoenix organs in mind" comes up on every site I found which mentions the brand, and seeing as organs are all they trump about, I'm wondering how the plucking of a piano will come across, which leads...

Ahum. Right. 7Gs, you say. Let me get my wallet. On second thought, no. I just got back from a hi-fi dealership. Problem with these Joes is they know squat about the implications of plugging a keyboard into a sound system. Oie. Barefoot, looks like I'm going to have to get in touch with...

Barefoot's right, Tex - I tried out everything in the stores (all of 'em, everywhere) - PA's are good for noise, but not textured sound (unless you go into ProAudio capable of blowing a stadium roof off and frankly, I'd rather buy a car, a house and a decked-out ProTools first). I'm going for...

Greetings. I actually posted this in the "keyboards" forum but only later realized monitors are discussed here. This isn't meant as a double post as much as a request to drop by the keyboard section if you know about speakers. My question lies under the same title as this thread, waiting for...

Greetings. I got my hands on a Roland RD-700 not long ago with the orchestral piano expansion card - sounds fantastic. In my headphones, that is. Now how do I get that thick hi-fi sound out in the open? Monitors tend to flatten the sound, but I need something that will make the samples sound as...

Hi. I was a pianist (or peenist as my sister so aptly calls me) before anything else, and started my search with "find best piano play and sound" in mind. But oh, how things have changed. The best piano (and strings! wow!!) I've met so far are in the RD-700. Bar none. BUT: I am David Grey's...

Thanks for the tip amiller... I'll look into it... At this point, my head is still spinning from all the options...

ah HA!! Regebro, you've just filled the gap. Ok. So this being said about samplers - would I be satisfied with a Roland S-770 or the Akai S1000/1100? Or are these mere toys with little of those features you mentioned? (I'm definitely going to want to warp my sound) And how well does the...

I see... Hmm... Still... I need a book on the subject. The concept just won't stick to my brain properly. For instance, what's the difference between a 3000$ sampler and a 1000$ sampler? Other than memory, I can't really figure out what would cause the price to triple... And if I'm just going to...

Good point. I'm on a VS-1880, so editing is limited, but you're right about just recording it straight up. But then, what the hell are samplers for? Other than being sound modules that can record snipits of sound to be triggered (like sound modules are triggered), what can they do for me? And...

Here's a freak question: How effective would bails of hay be? If I piled them up to the ceiling and draped them with blankets? My concern is my next door neighbor as well as the guy downstairs. I don't want to drywall, cause I don't own the place and I'll be moving next year... Would hay do the...

Hmmm. Not a bad idea at all Tim. Thanks. I happen to know a prodigious drummer around here... I'll have to book the studio time, then. And what should I sample him with? Any ideas? Akai seems to be the industry leader... But I have no clue how these machines work... Anybody ever find a...

Hi. I've got every instrument covered except the beats. I want to create ambiant, jumping beats which sound as organic as possible for trip-hop or dnb, not anything too electronic or techno. Drum machines and sound modules tend to sound fake, or so I've read. In fact, everything I've read points...

Alright guys, take it from a singer: Tucci's right. Listen: I can't play guitar for my life (it's been 5 years, and I'm improving, but have a wayz to go before I'll be swingin' freestyle on anything that comes by), can't do squat recording-wise yet (just got my gear) but lord knows, this boy's...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JimH: Roland, although ELP might not stand out to most people, but I think there's some good stuff there. I particularly like the imagery of the lyrics in Pirates as well as the marriage of the lyrics and...

Chepney: Being drunk seems to do well by you! I'm down with your logic, C. Walter, something I've found often paliates the sucky-yucky second-verse syndrome is to change perspective entirely. For instance, if you start in the third person, kick into first of second person in the second verse...

...but to better answer your question, Krystof01, I've written pop (and I mean POP) songs which would probably sell great... But no, I would never sign my name to them. I have to be able to back up anything I put out there. If I can't stand it, forget it. It stays in the box. Chances are, I'll...

That's the ultimate goal every time out, isn't it? To blend quality with mass-consumption? I mean, as far as I know (granted, I don't know much, but work with me), the point is never to completely loose your audience, right? I've got some songs which I KNOW will never make it up any chart. They...

I guess the IPS got to the rest of 'em bad lyrics. I mean, anyone can get me some gawd-awful Dylan or Cohen (in reference to another thread) will have my life-long gratitude. Truth is, the IPS gets to all of it before long. What is the IPS? Image Protection Syndrome It has a niche in each of...