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Good post Light. I don't worry about humidity now as my guitars always reside in a room in my Virginia home that I am able to keep the level relatively constant in a good range. However, within a year or two we plan to move to Tucson AZ, where I am sure that lack of humidity will be a real...

Well done Phil, and kudos to Randy as writer and all who had a hand in the very impressive arrangement. Tom

It has been many years since I did it live, but it was the same for me - the effects used were whatever the sound guy decided and I didn't worry about it. Of course my live career predated digital effects, so tape echo and reverb were the only thing available. Tom

I have been told by many folks that I have a good voice, but I personally don't care for it, and think it sounds like absolute crap when recorded dry. For that reason I NEVER record it with input effects of some kind. For me, recording vocals always involves many many takes during which I...

Here's what I have been using, both found at my local guitar shop: http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Music-Theory-Book-Understanding/dp/1593376529/ref=sr_1_1/104-0425125-1511168?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193689199&sr=8-1...

Recording "flat" is a term used to mean that no audio frequency equalization is applied during the recording, theoretically ensuring that the original recording will be an accurate reproduction of the actual sound that was recorded. The working assumption is that the bandpass of the...

Back in my college days in an Acoustics course, we learned about ghost tones, which are essentially difference frequencies produced when two tones of differing frequencies are played together. In a classroom demo, we played recordings of two flute notes being played together - flute being...

Hey Rimshot, I don't quite get it. Are you saying you use the drum effectg Comp. "compression only" setting for other than drums, or that all instrument effects have an adjustable compression attribute. I'm curious because I am happy with my Tascam PS5 and might end up with a DPFX ot FXCD...

True hollow-bodies with open sound holes have a unique sound ala Stray Cats rockabilly or Chet Atkins, that I don't think can be produced otherwise. I had a Country Gentlemen years and years ago when I played a lot of quiet country. Fed back like hell at high volumes and the sound was too...

Hi Chase, I second all that was said about feeling it and not thinking it. However, creativity being the challenge that it can sometimes be, a little musical knowledge about why things sound the way they do can be helpful in the creativity process...

Hi LS, Sometimes -- A little monotonous with never varying from the same chord progression, but that could be just my old self talking-- lots of newer stuff is that way. I like feel of the transition from all acoustic to acoustic+electric, but would like to hear some simple background solo...

Related question - the 2488 will output individual tracks of mixdown tracks as wav files right? So you can collaborate with anyone who can import wavs? Tom

I don't have a DP, but I use a Tascam Pocketstudio 5, which has a set of similar although probably less extensive set of effects, some of which I am sure include compression by the way they act. Unfortunately, I can not control the compression part independently, as the the controls are send...

Thanks J. Seeing these two sites dedicated to the yamaha boxes makes them even more attractive. Tom

Actually, I have examined the manual as I am seriously considering the AW1600 myself. The lens I filter it through is over 25 years experience writing equipment manuals and other technical documents for a large Japanese company. Believe me -- I know all about "over explanation", and have made...

I'm a songwriter too but gettng along with only 4-tracks digitally + MIDI. My recommendation to you is to take the time before buying to look at the manuals for the different boxes (most are on line) to get a feel for what is involved. I have however done a lot of window shopping on line and...

As I slowly learned to play I got better equipment -- a Fender Tele, then Gibsons -- LP and SG. Worked my way up to a Fender Super Reverb amp, then a Marshall stack. Then Disco hit and I got out of the business, over the years sold almost everything before getting interested again a few years...

I started with a Kay Electric. Didn't have an amp, so I plugged it into a "phono" input on the back of a 50s clock radio. What a sound! Tom

I did it that way once. I was feeling really loving toward the wife, and started composing a song for her in my head. I got the melody and most of the lyrics composed in my head one Saturday morning, figured out the chords and programmed the MIDI backing by mid afternoon, and quickly layed in...

I have the cheapy version of the Digitech, the RP150 with only 50 presents, but haven't done too much with it so can't say how overall good it is when one takes the time to mix the various settings (distortion, reverb, echo, chorus, etc) to come up with custom sounds. Truth is I found one...