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The 424 was essential when I was first learning recording and writing songs. I still have my original 424 and always think of the great times I had with it when I see the box in the closet. I really should break it out and record something. I also loved the later 424mkII and mkIII. I knew a few...

Heat does it again... It's no secret I'm a big heatmiser fan, and guess what? The dude does it again! Great fuzz bass, drum loop is tight and I love the guitars; especially the hard panned delay bits. The lyrics are hilarious and continue the "Ode to the Clinic" vibe. You could totally use the...

Check out Kisekae's Virtual Guitar Builder for a very cool time waster. You can do mock ups of Strats, Teles, Les Pauls and SG's with a wide variety of options and variables to control. If you've seen it before you know what I mean about it being addictive! "Oh, I know! A lime green Les Paul...

The studio song was great Richard. Even from the vinyl source then to MP3 the sounds were very interesting and totally "analogy"! The guitars were very cool and I dug the '70's drum sounds (I'm a sucker for the thuddy, cardboard box tom sound.) Great thread idea!

A classic thread. This mixer is beyond cool and with the care and feeding you're providing it'll be in service for the rest of your recording career. Excellent work Cory!

I really dug "There Was Never Any Anger There" lofi! I love electronic/experimental recordings and the sounds and loops here were very interesting. Cage and Stockhausen are influences but I've been interested in avant garde/concrete meets dance grooves for awhile. If you go to my ReverbNation...

Chris you have such a cool sound that is all your own; a complement indeed in a world of sound-a-likes. The bass needs to come up and maybe the drums could be more pronounced. But everything else is awesome. That slide guitar tone is so meaty and perfect for this type of tune. Well done...

This is my recording kit: Groove Percussion Jazz Kit (16x16 kick,etc..small sizes) with K. Zildjian 20" Custom Dark Ride, 16" Dark Crash & 15" Custom Fast Crash, A. Zildjian 14" New Beat Hats, 14" Sabian AAX Dark Crash, 12" Wuhan China and 10" Wuhan Splash. Groove Percussion is a Sam Ash...

:o Wow, Thanks Cory. That means alot from you. I always get looks nowadays when I tell people that I recorded most of my stuff on a Tascam 488mkII with minimal mics and processors. But I dig writing on the machine and it's become part of the process....Updating as we speak to a hybrid...

As a songwriting demo, this is a great representation of a really good song. As a "mix", yeah, some things need some work. Start with recording a nice acoustic guitar track and overdub away. You have the song to make a great record...

Thanks for the kind words Echo. My setup is for songwriting demos but I think even if it's a demo and you're recording on a PortaStudio you should make the recording as good and as interesting as you can. I love being challenged to make a good sound with what you have, no matter how old or...

While there were some great guitars made in the last century, I'll agree that never before has such quality instruments been available at affordable prices. But vintage guitars do have a mojo about them; and some guitars do and will get better with age. Woods and other materials age and the tone...

Well, this certainly has been an enlightning and entertaining thread...Bottom line, just buy new strings if your guitar needs them. If you can't afford them...steal them.:eek::D Seriously, on the whole substance/additive issue; the best product for strings and necks I've ever used is...

Relentless! Totally spot on Greg. You know what you want and how to get it. Great sounds and those lyrics kick ass! Well done man...

Nice guitar Pete. I gotta say though that truss rod covers on Gibson's are expendable but on a Rick they need to be on! It ruins the vibe if they're off in my opinion. Either way, cool score.

Echo, those are the most beautifully restored Ampex machines I've ever seen! Simply outstanding man. Clean as Skeeter's peeter, and the cabling job is unreal. You definitely have the 'Home Studio OCD' that we all have. I've been staring at the 8 track for 15 minutes....so cool!!! It's got to...

Boiling strings is akin to wiping your ass with a washcloth and throwing it in the clothes hamper to be washed. Strings are relatively cheap and unless you gig 5 hours nightly you don't need to change strings every couple days. It's a myth IMO; brand new strings sound too bright and have tuning...

This rules out loud man! The later period PortaStudios are works of engineering art. Thanks Co'Flo' for getting this up here...

You're getting into some Heatmiser territory with the bass Chill; sounds awesome. I hear some string squeak and there are a few notes that are pitchy but it adds character to the song. Enough of making everything "perfect" in a track and just robbing it of all soul!! Sorry for the tangent...

The problem I have with software like Acid, Fruity Loops and even Ableton is the tendency to just throw together what the program provides as far as sounds, loops, etc. without adding new sounds or changing the stock loops. During the MIDI blowup there would be preprogrammed sequences that...