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Ain't that the truth! Too bad expectations and reality are not the same. How's them rates on your malpractice insurance? Steelpedals, let it go. He may have misled you. Or may have made an honest mistake. Either way, you're bitching about a 'free' microphone on a forum no less. You're...

For vocals, don't rule out nicer dynamic mics such as the Shure SM7, EV RE-20 or a Sennheiser 441, especially if they are matched with a nice quiet preamp that has a lot of gain. Your SM57 may end up being a great vocal mic if you have a decent preamp - lots of vocalists from McCartney to Bono...

Zep inspired by funk? Um...not that category/genre definitions matter much as long as the music is good, but Led Zep ain't funk my friend or inspired by it - at least based on what most people would say is 'funk'. Zep is more of a blend of electric blues in their early albums, with celtic...

I usually discover new music through discussion boards such as these or at large 'indie' record stores like Streetlight, Rasputin, or Amoeba Records here in San Francisco. Another great resource is www.allmusic.com which is probably the most comprehensive database of recording artists - bios...

I echo what many say here regarding the differences between poetry and lyric writing - they are quite different. The only thing I have to add is that while poems should be able to stand on its own, in songs the vocal delivery has as much to do with the lyric's overall effectiveness as what is...

Ha ha :D that "Now owww" thing was just for the fun of it. I'll probably take it out. I tried an Issac Hayes "Oh Yeah" but that just cracked me up even more. I need to add something after the "Right now..." because it's a bit boring as it is. Maybe I'll try some backup harmonies. The...

Hello! Did this track over the weekend and had a lot of fun with it. The track is called "Right Now" and can be found here: www.greenshoemedia.com/Downloadpage.html As this is just a first pass, it would be great to get any comments or suggestions on the mix, arrangement, performance, etc...

Working on this stuff for about a year and a half, but only have had my website up for about 4 months. Some songs took a just a weekend to do, others took weeks. I've got a bunch of other stuff that's is half-written, or half-complete that's sitting on my hard drive. I've performed about half...

Select just the audio file, and change the sync from "Event" to "Stream" (on a Mac the options are in the Sound panel). Another thing to do is add some empty frames (depending on the frame rate you're using) equivalent to around 4-5 sec in the beginning before the audio file. These empty...

junplugged, I converted the mp3 files into .swf flash file, hence the streaming. Something I wanted to try. I hear you on the song Misery. I was a bit verbose on that one, and wanted to see whether I could get away with it, but it kind of jumbled up the words as you said.

tanlith, thanks for the reply. I think I'm going to move the tower into the closet, which will mean some rearranging, and see if that works. If not, i'll try your cabinet approach. The lady downstairs is a bit crabby. She's old, but not deaf unfortuately...now that would be a sweet setup...

bsanfordnyc, thanks for the feedback. i'm not sure what you mean by being harsh though. guess its hard to tell on an anon forum how someone will take it. i take critiques and compliments in stride - whether here on this forum or elsewhere, i've received comments all over the place. while...

you're bang on about the vocal situation. i live in an apartment with an 80 year old lady directly below where i record. i can be timid at times singing, but never really an issue in a live situation. also, my room is about 10x10 where my noisy mac is, so i've learned to sing closer to the...

tanlith, thanks for listening! I'm a huge Beatles fan and grew up listening to Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel, so it kind of seeps into my writing - perhaps a little dated stylistically, but oh well. Kind of country too, but I guess growing up in Alberta it's a part of you whether you like it...

Thanks for the comments. The idea for Stranded came about when I was stuck in line for an eternity at the DMV. I loved The Smiths "Girlfriend in a Coma" and wanted to write something in that spirit or tone.

participant, thanks for the feedback. in terms of low-mids, after thinking about it i realized that while i did rolloff the bass on most non-bass tracks i realized that the analog channel i have on the mix bus has a bass bump around 150 hz... i agree on adding some background vocals and can...

Guitar Center is good for: 1) last-minute accessories and small things like picks, strings, cables, guitar straps, etc. 2) Testing out instruments and amps to get a general sense of the differences between certain models or brands. But only on weekday or weekend mornings when it's not...

I dig the tune a lot. Stylistically, it's something I'd listen to. The violin was mixed a bit too hot, but I guess that's how you intended it for this forum for now. I liked the phrasing of the violin part - there's always a temptation to overplay, and you didn't fall for that trap. It wasn't...

studioviols, WOW. Thanks for spending the time to listen and write such a detailed response and feedback! In short - all my mixes really need some work; my goal for doing all the stuff myself was to get some rough ideas down, and in time go to a studio and re-track and re-mix some of the...

Okay, the MP3s are up at this link: http://www.greenshoemedia.com/Downloadpage.html Hope this works.