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thanks, sorta The information and ideas you both have given me so far are excellent, but I still need to know how to actually make the darned things. I kinda have the idea, but it has never been explained properly. DaveX

$$! Julia-- It sounds like you have a lot of gear to buy all at once! Drums, synth, 880... what kind of music do you make? Are you in a band? Just curious. For synths, I use three different Casios, an air-organ with a mic I built in it that I sample, and an old analog... (forgetting the make...

Julia-- I have been running an experimental radio show at my University for 2 1/2 years. I record an extremely wide variety of things (guitars, drums, raquetball courts, car engines, you name it) and prepare my show each week before I get into the studio. I also use the VS-880 EX. Honestly, as...

spoiled users Sell your Roland??? Damn. That's spoiled as hell. I was recording with three jamboxes, and a TASCAM Porta02 before I got my 880EX, and let me tell you, I'm pleased as a pig in poop. The sound is perfect (I recorded crickets!) and the virtual tracks are way helpful. It's certainly...

I am interested in making some contact mics. I know that you can make them from piezo buzzer things, but I am not very certain of how to do it properly. I'll also admit that I plan on using Radio Shack piezos for three reasons: 1) I am cheap. 2) Radio Shack is cheap. 3) I do weird music that...

Well, now we're getting somewhere. ::: Dragon-- I wanted to post something in the Dragon Cave, under the guitar solo thread, but something has been "up" with the BBS lately... things not showing up, etc... I wanted to tell the Les Claypool fans that he is listed on an Yngwie Malmsteen album...

How about this, then? ::: The person who is burning these receives consent forms of some sort from people are they send him their material for inclusion on the compilation. These consent forms state that the artist agrees to allow duplication of their material for inclusion on the...

It's that kind of mentality that desires trust, instead of lawyers. If none of us want to hurt each other, and we use common sense, nobody is going to do anything dumb like run off with all the songs and make big hits out of them. Frankly, it would be egotistical of me to think that even I...

Drstawl-- First off: I WANT THAT DESKTOP MOOG THING. Gimmie gimmie. Where's the URL? Second: I figure that the pieced together Miles Davis is okay. Did he add something new by bringing those things together in that way? If yes, cool. If no, it's just a waste of his time. My personal view is...

I hate to be the contrarian in every situation, but from my own experience at worrying about labels and such, I pretty much found out that all that stuff is bull. The more you involve yourself in it, the less focus there is on what is important: music. Put some legalese garbage in the thing...

Pink Floyd-esque? Okay, sure! I'm a fan of sampling. My rule: if you think they will be cool with it, give them credit somewhere. If they're corporate scum who sue people like me, let them go nameless. I, however, am cool with it. Give me a nod in your credits, and send me an mp3 with my noise...

It's not ruined if you get good sounds out of it. Sizzle cymbal? Nifty. I may try that... I think I can scrounge up older, more worn out cymbals to do the job... DaveX

Not Pennsylvania, no... The baffle idea is good. Actually, a solution presented itself to me today. My insane mother-in-law (who is actually quite disturbed) likes to go shopping at thrift stores for things nobody wants, and then drop off loads of shit for them throughout the day. I usually pawn...

I'm broke! I can't hardly get electronic drums, I just bought regular ones! Now that this has been said... I guess I'm always looking for new sounds that you can make out of old instruments. Like putting alligator clips on guitar strings, and striking the strings with a metal knitting needle...

I make weird noises using CEP a lot. I find that I hardly use that program as a track recorder, but simply prefer it as a noise maker of sorts. I guess I use it like another instrument. Here are some wav files I stored on my homepage. Please note that the rest of my homepage is not as bland as...

No, I don't have another app for doing that sort of thing... I'm just trying to explore CEP a bit more. I'm pretty heavy into using it... actually, I should say that I use CoolEdit 96 more than Pro, because I am just beginning to use Pro. I've used Brainwave Sync pretty heavily, because you...

Mastering? Go the 70's route... apply chorus to the whole CD! That should make it all sound great. JUST KIDDING, SHEESH! Actually, I am in favor of everyone taking care of their own mastering, as well as posting songs to the clinic for help. This way the dynamic of the group really shines...

While we're on the topic of musicians looking like Star Wars characters, how about Star Wars characters who look like musicians? My life-size Yoda, in a make-shift George Clinton wig. May the funk be with you. http://www.angelfire.com/il/davexpooh/YodaStarChild.jpg Sorry about the b&w...

Like I mentioned in some earlier posts, my studio is located in a trailer. The trailer is a 1950's model (read: old, but solid) and measures 10x50... anyway. Because of the rental agreement, I am not allowed to do major work on the trailer, which would include drop ceilings, new walls, gun...

Okay. That was DUMB! I got DTMF and SMPTE confused. Oh well. It's all alphabetical, my mistake. Sorry! Of course, you could spell out SMPTE with the tones on a phone. 1-555-NO-SMPTE DaveX