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I hesitate to mention this, because I think that people into the type of metal listed above probably don't consider it "real" metal, but... Last year's Baroness double album - Yellow and Green - is incredible. It indeed less heavy (and presumably less metal) than their earlier efforts. It was my fav...

FWIW, I had a friend long ago who was a semi-pro performing musician and an avid recording guy, with a home studio and some part time work at a pro studio in Boulder. He went hiking in the snow without sunglasses and experienced "snow bilindness" for about 48h. Even though he wasn't completely blind...

Thanks, Chris, for the link to the Equator D5 review. I was about to say I don't know how I missed these, but I guess the answer is that they aren't spending all their money on advertising. After reading a few reviews, I've ordered a pair. I'll report back, though I certainly don't have the experien...

Hey all, I'll try to keep this short. I find myself in a slight tangent to the oft-discussed "best budget nearfield" discussion, so bear with me. -The situation: I'm a hobbyist musician/engineer with a bedroom studio in Portland, OR. Work has unexpectedly required me to move to Peoria, IL, for one y...

I have the Vox lil' Night Train head - 2 W. I play through the vox 1x12 cab that is actually designed for the "bigger brother" 15w night train. I checked out the valve jr, champ (not vintage - whatever the new one is called), black heart 1W, vox ac4tv, and one or 2 others I can't remember, and I fou...

Well, people sure love 'em or hate 'em, but I've been using Mackie HR 824s ever since I started recording. They're 1st gen USA made, which some folks think make a difference, but I've only heard the newer Mackie versions in stores, so no real experience. I should also note that I'm just a hobbyist, ...

Hi all - I tried to search for something on this, but I think all the terms are pretty general and turned up all kinds of things - sorry if it's a repeat. A couple months ago, I picked up somebody's fiberglass acoustic panels off Craigslist - near free, about $15 for two 48 x 48 x 1 panels. Kinda aw...

This is not nearly as technical as some of the other solutions, but have you tried hypercardioid mics at all? Over the years, EV has made a bunch, both dynamic and condenser. At reasonable monitoring levels, with the mic obviously pointing away from the monitors and roughly between them, the bleed i...

New Portland band called Lost Lander. Their album is my favorite so far this year. Haven't found it on vinyl yet.

Yes - Relayer
Ween - the Mollusk
Genesis - the Lamb
Love, love the newish Black Keys.

More later...

Try a temp agency. It's not as bad as it might sound. My wife temped for quite some time when we moved to PDX, because the market is so tight. I imagine it does help to have a college degree, thoug. A lot of temp positions turn into permanent.

On the other hand, YMMV. some temp jobs suck balls.

A quick update in case others are also looking for ways to use that extra s/pdif pair: I picked up a used TC electronic M300 online for $85. I figure there will probably be at least a few usable effects for some things, and most importantly, is has the s/pdif outs with (apparently) high-quality conv...

Hey everyone - Two preliminary apologies: 1) I found posts related to this question, but not quite what I needed... I did look though. 2) This is sorta borderline on the Gear Talk vs. Computer recording topics, so if I screwed up, sorry. To get right to the point, here is my question, with further e...

Hey all - I apologize if this has been covered, but I don't see it. I know some folks around here think that previously available Naiant mics are great bang for the buck. Fairly recently, Naiant switched their focus to the U-series, and I haven't seen much discussion about them yet. There's a little...

I think at least one person has already mentioned Dave Navarro, but I didn't read all ten pages of responses. Pretty much every solo on "Nothing's Shocking" rips, but especially the second solo on "Ocean Size." It's got the right blend of mastery without wanking, and soul without too much repetition...

Thanks for the lead reminder - I hadn't thought of that in a while. ...And the last thing I want is for my future daughter to end up a Bachmann or Palin. Also - I'm not sure that just keeping the painted floors - as they are, anyway - is a real option. I haven't pulled the carpet up completely, but ...