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by bert
Thu Jun 05, 2003 4:10 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: What makes you happy for five minutes?
Replies: 24
Views: 11182

Re: What makes you happy for five minutes?

cassembler wrote:this
that was great, thank you.
by bert
Thu Jun 05, 2003 3:04 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: What makes you happy for five minutes?
Replies: 24
Views: 11182

Re: What makes you happy for five minutes?

lokeybloke wrote:Dropping some friends off at the pool.
especially when they don't leave any crayons in the back seat!
by bert
Thu Jun 05, 2003 2:23 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: FYI: guitar center Oktava mic sale
Replies: 9
Views: 2493

FYI: guitar center Oktava mic sale

just to let you all know that guitar center is having one of those sales again: -2 oktava MK219's for $99 dollars. and then they have this rediculous oktava mic package for $499, you'd get 2 mc012's, 3 mk219's, and one mk319. With that you get shock mounts and all this crap. and they're advertising ...
by bert
Wed Jun 04, 2003 10:22 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: earwax candles and other witchcraft!!!
Replies: 44
Views: 30715

Re: earwax candles and other witchcraft!!!

SpaceCadet wrote:a perfectly round ball of earwax plopped out of my ear while I was at work.
a*w*e*s*o*m*e
by bert
Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:26 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: Kick ass show in SF tonight
Replies: 6
Views: 1723

Re: Kick ass show in SF tonight

i really wish the trip to the bottom of the hill didnt involve that damn 22 bus. i hate that thing. always 4 in a row 1 hour late! i would get to bottom of the hill a heck of a lot more often! i live right around the corner from Fillmore bus and getting down to BOTH is usually never a problem. Comi...
by bert
Thu May 29, 2003 11:56 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Off-Topic / Off-Color / Off-the-Cuff
Topic: Portland
Replies: 10
Views: 6490

Re: Portland

I saw something on the travel channel about the tunnels underneath the city. They were used to transport kidnapped (shanghai'd) sailors. Appearantly they give tours, I wanna go back to portland and check that out! i went on that tour and took it from THAT guy. he really has that hair. the tour was ...
by bert
Wed May 28, 2003 4:44 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: A new smokey amp thread
Replies: 12
Views: 3276

Re: A new smokey amp thread

Yeah a sansamp at low volume through a lil smokey sounds good too.
by bert
Wed May 28, 2003 3:05 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: another talent lost to drugs
Replies: 3
Views: 2064

Re: another talent lost to drugs

that's terrible. if this fellow had even a pinky finger in the making of their sound, i'd say he's a genius. new mars volta full-length = one of my most greatly anticipated summer albums. Jeremy had a huge part in creating their sound, he manipulated the majority of the effects for Omar's guitar an...
by bert
Wed May 28, 2003 1:06 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: another talent lost to drugs
Replies: 3
Views: 2064

another talent lost to drugs

Official Statement from Mars Volta: The members, family and friends of The Mars Volta were shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Mars Volta band member Jeremy Ward. Ward, 27, was found dead in his Los Angeles home by his roommate on the evening of Sunday, May 25. The cause of death has yet ...
by bert
Wed May 28, 2003 11:32 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: how do things sound great in all situations?
Replies: 24
Views: 11627

Re: how do things sound great in all situations?

Mastering is crucial to the recording process. Won't sugar coat a turd of a recording but will definitley make a good band's good recording sound totally great.
by bert
Wed May 28, 2003 11:22 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: what is the future of recording?
Replies: 17
Views: 10597

Re: what is the future of recording?

With the melding of the internet into our lives, and the advent of interactive discs, I believe this puts tremendous capabilities into the hands of someone who deems themselves an artist. -ABSOLUTELY. I hope that in the future ,consumers or fans will be able to have a more direct, interactive relat...
by bert
Tue May 27, 2003 4:04 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Music & MP3s
Topic: more rough mixes for you guys...
Replies: 20
Views: 11082

Re: more rough mixes for you guys...

good songs, snare needs more crack bro. i know, eeldip already consulted me on the drums. I plan on remixing them very soon, the drums need to be as rockin' as the guitars. I was trying to give the songs a sense of "depth" by drowning the drums away with the room mic. The thing about the snare tone...
by bert
Tue May 27, 2003 3:50 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: I've finally done it!!! I got good sounds out of a Crate!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1482

Re: I've finally done it!!! I got good sounds out of a Crate

yeah I'm totally considering buying or trading something for my buddy's rig(the peavy amp, and an identical ibanez guitar) so that I can have it froever as my secret weapon/old standby guitar sound.
by bert
Tue May 27, 2003 10:30 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Phases
Replies: 3
Views: 1383

Re: Phases

Yeah I'd have to say I'm guilty of doing this, but I never really listen to stuff in front of the bands. I've found if the bands hear what I'm listening to, and if it's remotely close to the sound that THEY think they sound like, then they'll eventually end up saying "can you get us to sound like th...