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by lysander
Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:49 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Favorite film soundtracks?
Replies: 75
Views: 24210

One of my favourites is the soundtrack to "O Lucky Man!", by Alan Price. Great songs, many of which he sings in the movie with a small band in a rehearsal-type setting.
by lysander
Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:45 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Epiphone Valve Jr Clearance/price hike? & vs Kustom 12 t
Replies: 29
Views: 10646

Something new from Epiphone: Valve Junior Head.

http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?Pro ... ctionID=13
by lysander
Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:34 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tube guitar amp
Replies: 18
Views: 4978

Hi there, You've probably already got some ideas for how to mod it, but if you want to see what others have been doing the plexi palace bb had a thread on that amp a while back: http://www.vintageamps.com/plexiboard/viewtopic.php?t=40696 One guy actually cut it in half and made it into a head-cab co...
by lysander
Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:45 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tube guitar amp
Replies: 18
Views: 4978

I got one last summer -- very responsive little amp, especially good with the dial at about 10-12 o'clock. Past that it roars, but starts to give up in a way that is less pleasing to my ears -- though it can get some good Page-y boxy sounds up in that register if you back off the dial a bit. It's su...
by lysander
Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:18 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: kick drumsounds that are awesome
Replies: 143
Views: 50204

Lust for Life! I love that kick sound.
by lysander
Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:23 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Garageband 2, MacMini
Replies: 21
Views: 5380

Re: Garageband 2, MacMini

Apparently the mini mac RAM is not user-installable -- you need to have it installed by a certified Apple tech if you don't want to void your warranty.

Yowsa.
by lysander
Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:15 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Does anyone record mulitple Bass guitar tracks?
Replies: 38
Views: 9627

Re: Does anyone record mulitple Bass guitar tracks?

I kind of think that Elliott Smith's "Baby Britain" has the bass double-tracked, but I could be wrong.
by lysander
Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:25 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: JoeMeek ThreeQ
Replies: 9
Views: 2563

Re: JoeMeek ThreeQ

In my brief experience so far, the compressor is pretty useful. It can go from really squashing the sound (I guess the classic "Joe Meek" sound) to something more like a limiter, though for the latter it's a bit more coloured than the RNC in its "subtle" mode or whatever that is. Still, I find the c...
by lysander
Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:13 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: JoeMeek ThreeQ
Replies: 9
Views: 2563

Re: JoeMeek ThreeQ

I'm very happy with mine, but what do I know, I'm just a duffer. At $200 US, I think it's a great value for what it costs. I use it with a Roland 1880.
by lysander
Sun Jun 20, 2004 10:02 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Q: "Pretty Mary K" guitar effect?
Replies: 5
Views: 1355

Re: Q: "Pretty Mary K" guitar effect?

Now THAT is a trippy sound! I'll guess guitar, distortion, wah for the eq (or an onboard parametric that's getting swept), and then something that's doing that manual/random register-shifting. It reminds of some of the sounds that Robert Fripp and Larry Fast used to get with Peter Gabriel.
by lysander
Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:34 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: G
Replies: 29
Views: 5374

Re: G

Hi there,

Richard Lloyd has some interesting things to say about that phenomenon here (second question):

http://www.richardlloyd.com/lessons/index.htm

All best,
Lysander
by lysander
Sun Jun 20, 2004 7:32 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Q: "Pretty Mary K" guitar effect?
Replies: 5
Views: 1355

Re: Q: "Pretty Mary K" guitar effect?

Thanks for the suggestions -- there's an organ at parts of the song, so there would have been a leslie around for them to use. But it does have a certain phasey quality to it, too. The trouble is, he's such a good player that it can be hard tell when he's double-tracking or not -- I've listened hard...
by lysander
Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:22 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Canadian Gearheads
Replies: 14
Views: 2667

Re: Canadian Gearheads

Hi Jes, and welcome to Montreal. The big three music stores in town are Steve's (Place d'Arme metro), Italmelodie (Jean Talon metro), and Archambault (Berri-UQAM metro). The cool place on the plateau that someone mentioned is called Musiquaire, and it's on Gilford, just north of Mont-Royal near the ...
by lysander
Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:09 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Q: "Pretty Mary K" guitar effect?
Replies: 5
Views: 1355

Q: "Pretty Mary K" guitar effect?

My first post after many months as a lurker -- could anyone help me out identifying how they got that guitar sound on Pretty Mary K, on Elliott Smith's Figure 8 album? It sounds to me like a rotary or leslie effect of some sort, but I can't exactly place it. Beautiful sound, though.