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Myself and a partner are going to be opening a place in Jan (24 track analog/PT) that will be open to freelance engineers. PM or email me sometime.

There's a place here in town that has whole reels of classic Hannah Barbara sound effects and soundtracks. I should ask they guy where he got his hands on 'em.


(PS: They're really fun to load on backwards and laugh maniacally at El Kabong talking like the devil )

We use an Otari MX-5050 Mk. III, or internally in PT if we're doing the digital thing. There's a DAT machine around somewhere, in case someone really wants it, too.

One of the true inspirations for me to start writing songs again, as well as recording...

I'm sorry, but that's fucking stupid.

as for instruments. i think a hammond organ, harmonium, or pump organ w stops are my favorites for droning out. If you listen to "Heroin" by the VU, you'll notice there's a hammond organ playing the same note for all 6 minutes in the background. Definitely helps give that song it's dark, creepy vib...

There are some classics, Electric drill over electric guitar pickups, piano with certain keys held down near an amp, tuning all the strings on a guitar to the same tone/tones etc...
I'd be really interested in hearing more, too.

Wilco - YHF

Q and not U and The Black Keys have both made favorable impressions for me. Good ol' Dischord hasn't let me down yet. :) Do you mean Black Eyes? The Black Keys are the two-piece kind of bluesy band. Black Eyes are on Dischord. Oops, yeah, my bad. My fingers are sometimes faster than my brain.

Q and not U and The Black Keys have both made favorable impressions for me. Good ol' Dischord hasn't let me down yet.

On Pilot Can at the Queer of God, off of Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, can anyone tell me what the effect is on the harmony vocals towards the end of the song? At the very end of the track, you can hear it really well, after the music fades out. It sounds really cool, and piqued my curiosi...

I'm pretty sure this is my first post, and what a great thread to start out in! I'd love to have been at any Smiths session, watching Marr work out all those beautiful multi-guitar parts. And to see the crazy setup for "How soon is now". Other than that, you guys have hit on all my big ones, esp. Ze...