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by BSigmeth
Mon May 26, 2008 3:41 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: 5 Albums That Changed Your Life
Replies: 239
Views: 106011

The Beatles - Meet The Beatles (when I was 4)

Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain

David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name

The Band - The Band

Roger Miller - [probably a "Best Of"]


so many more! (of course)
by BSigmeth
Tue May 13, 2008 10:58 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: another casualty of the loudness wars
Replies: 21
Views: 9451

"Louder Than the Who" is something that one can shoot for, but ... the Who never broke any lathes (that I'm aware of), and their records mostly sounded gorgeous. BTW, I know that quote is a live reference ... but, sometimes there's nothing louder than Daltrey's scream in Won't Get Fooled Again (Ah, ...
by BSigmeth
Tue May 13, 2008 10:47 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recording Levels
Replies: 231
Views: 183485

I didn't want to read this entire thread, but I'm glad I did -- because it reinforced an opinion I had come to without reading up on the subject. After 9 years of analog, I ventured upon my first Pro Tools session with an 8 channel Apogee converter. I was told to use the soft-limit option and get th...
by BSigmeth
Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:06 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Brand New Microphone: The "Newman"
Replies: 12
Views: 3035

man, every video of that guy i see. i dont know if i should laugh or cry, or feel bad for him. is he drunk? high? or is he not high or drunk enough? whatever the deal is, he is priceless. i love these videos. OUCH! I've never seen that guy. I'm nearly in tears. It's like one of those unfortunate si...
by BSigmeth
Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:55 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The mundane, the onerous and the blah!
Replies: 5
Views: 2099

Being distracted from my crossword puzzle or magazine because I have to mute the click track at the end of a performance (for bands that don't necessarily start at the same time when you're on the grid).

And by the way, that's not to say that I'm not paying attention; sometimes it's a Zen sorta deal.