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by alex matson
Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:35 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Maroon 5 - "Maps" quite possible the worst soundin
Replies: 6
Views: 4023

I feel compelled to add that I actually had to look up that godawful tune 'Kingdom Come' by ID. That melody, that 'Axis of Awesome' four chord progression. It made me feel like Mulder in Episode 2 of the latest X Files. Amazing that something like a stupid pop song could make me rage like that.
by alex matson
Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:05 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: Selling my Rickenbacker 360/12C63
Replies: 1
Views: 1239

Selling my Rickenbacker 360/12C63

just a heads up. it's on ebay, and it's going to sell, but I really want it to go to a good home. It's the circa '63 george harrison model. Not a scratch. Currently $1825.00. Some fools are trying to get $3800 for theirs. I like money too, but I'm not about screwing people over. I paid about $2500 i...
by alex matson
Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:18 am
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: R.I.P David Bowie
Replies: 13
Views: 6836

Biggest shock for me since MJ. I didn't know about his cancer. A couple of years ago, I saw Suzanne Vega playing with Gerry Leonard, who played guitar with Bowie sometimes. I recommend his Spooky Ghost albums. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuihPkKr-gQ&list=PLNVfl_J74ghL4dnqiG-DpAn7GmtIV20oT&index=...
by alex matson
Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:08 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Can you guess how this guitar's tone was made?
Replies: 9
Views: 2919

Magnetic Services wrote:Whoa! There really always is another prog band to discover...
http://www.progarchives.com/ seems to come up with info whenever I am looking for info...the late 60's - 70's Canterbury scene seems to have been a hotbed of musical...is incest too strong a word?
by alex matson
Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:18 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Can you guess how this guitar's tone was made?
Replies: 9
Views: 2919

Well, I learned some stuff about tone today...I always thought fuzz was for a 'Satisfaction' type sound. Broke into the pedalboards in Logic and it turns out most lead guitar patches have tons of sustain aided by fuzz :idea: Did I mention I'm a keys player? Whether Logic is as good as the real thing...
by alex matson
Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:35 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Can you guess how this guitar's tone was made?
Replies: 9
Views: 2919

I'm hearing the sustain, almost like an ebow although I know that's not it. It has a singing quality, I dunno...am I overthinking it?
by alex matson
Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:26 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Can you guess how this guitar's tone was made?
Replies: 9
Views: 2919

Can you guess how this guitar's tone was made?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRErccWni-o Guitarist: Phil Miller Band: National Health Album: Of Queues and Cures The tone I'm wondering about is all over this wonderful album, but for my purposes here, check out 12:12 (an all too brief multitracked sustaining tour de force.) A mellower tune with ...
by alex matson
Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:32 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Needin' more input for my Apollo Twin Duo
Replies: 11
Views: 4025

I ended up getting a line mixer brand new for $150. Thanks for your ideas Soon I'll post a picture of my new slimmed down music space...can't call it a studio since it's also the living room. By the time I started reading about clock speeds and sample rates and $900, and alls i wanted to do was be a...
by alex matson
Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:39 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Needin' more input for my Apollo Twin Duo
Replies: 11
Views: 4025

currently there's a BLA modded Behr for over a grand...at that point a bigger apollo would be a better choice i should think.

Hey JWL - good to have the woods back, eh? (Current events reference)
by alex matson
Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:20 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Needin' more input for my Apollo Twin Duo
Replies: 11
Views: 4025

Yeah, too bad about the clock; this is one area where I a)suspect the Behr will potentially suck, and b)think I am over complicating things and should just play through headphones or one keyboard at a time.
by alex matson
Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:20 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Needin' more input for my Apollo Twin Duo
Replies: 11
Views: 4025

Needin' more input for my Apollo Twin Duo

This year has seen a lot of changes in my home getup. Most recently, I sold my Yamaha CP80 and bought a Prophet 08. With my Korg SV1, Ace Tone organ, and Waldorf Streichfett, that makes for three stereo and one mono input. Then there's the guitars, bass and vocal mic. Clearly, I could use a bigger A...
by alex matson
Sat Mar 28, 2015 3:12 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Monitoring multiple keyboards within a DAW
Replies: 3
Views: 2523

Monitoring multiple keyboards within a DAW

I have finally purchased a much newer computer and an Apollo Twin. I have three keyboards (Yamaha CP80, Korg SV-1 and Ace Tone organ) that I'd like to have hooked up at all times so that I can play and record without plugging in cables. Ideally I'd like to be able to experiment with various guitar p...
by alex matson
Sat Dec 20, 2014 12:56 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Son, it's time we talked about Leslies.
Replies: 14
Views: 4733

what the heck. a little context for an old story...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lKfCvjZDhQ
by alex matson
Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:32 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: LOL - "Tube" USB Memory Stick
Replies: 9
Views: 3521

'For Geek Man Him Dad Boy Teen.'
by alex matson
Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:17 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Thoughts on a concert
Replies: 17
Views: 9923

Thoughts on a concert

Just got back from seeing The War On Drugs at the Crystal Ballroom. I have to get up in less than six hours from now, so I'm going to make this short. WHY do sound guys crank the bass to the point where it starts to hit your ears like cannons? WHY are center fills for the front rows not standard? Th...