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by madtho
Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:39 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Get in your Hole! or Best Dehumidifier <$200
Replies: 10
Views: 3459

So what's the best Energystar dehumidifier under $200? :D Anything Energystar rated is plenty good. Get one with a high capacity tank, or (as previously mentioned) a tank with a hose. The <$200 part was a joke, but oddly enough, that seems to be a perfectly fair price. The Energy Star site has grea...
by madtho
Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:17 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Get in your Hole! or Best Dehumidifier <$200
Replies: 10
Views: 3459

If you aren't worried about dampness, then why are the guitars & amps going at the top of the stairs? If it's because you're worried about dampness, then buy a dehumidifier and let it rip. Curse you Jeremy! OK. So I'll look into dehumidifiers and their cost of operation. I'd say I'm -aware- of the ...
by madtho
Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:43 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Get in your Hole! or Best Dehumidifier <$200
Replies: 10
Views: 3459

Really? aren't there a ton of studios in basements? There's alot of stuff down there (tools, washer/dryer etc) that aren't corroded. Running a dehumidifier, I'd really like to avoid. We've had a soaker of a Spring so far, and it's dry in there. A cardboard box that's been on the floor for a couple m...
by madtho
Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:37 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Get in your Hole! or Best Dehumidifier <$200
Replies: 10
Views: 3459

Get in your Hole! or Best Dehumidifier <$200

So I'm moving into the basement. (the studio is, I'm still free to move about the house) It's not -wet-, but it's also no desert. So, what can get trashed down here? for starters, - guitars are living on hooks all about the upper portions of the house - paper-transformered equipment (tube amps) are ...
by madtho
Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:19 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Is there Soul in Indie?
Replies: 95
Views: 23357

RefD wrote:*curls up under running shower and cries*
no dude, that's totally emo.

-mad
by madtho
Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:11 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Is there Soul in Indie?
Replies: 95
Views: 23357

sears wrote:I think there is soul in indie; however, there is no pocket.
actually, they have pockets, but their pants are too tight to get into them.

-mad
by madtho
Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:29 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Is there Soul in Indie?
Replies: 95
Views: 23357

OK. In summary. 1. SF-J has his opinion about soul, which he considers a solely Black commodity, in a predominantly White music, and is entitled to it. 2. He's wrong. 3. The New Yorker sucks, but may currently have certain merits and has been mostly unsucking in the past. 4. uh, it says N-E-W Y-O-R-...
by madtho
Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:32 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Is there Soul in Indie?
Replies: 95
Views: 23357

Not to discount page 1, but page 2 of this thread just rocks. *histrionic, yes; ecstatic, no. I'll tell you what I could relate to: the sincere and unpretentious joy they took in making music everyday. "indie" rock (The Genre Formerly Known As Alternative) word. Everytime I read a music critic's pie...
by madtho
Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:14 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Is there Soul in Indie?
Replies: 95
Views: 23357

no need to read anymore of his articles. they are often ridiculous. ...and Pitchfork just makes me angry. I like the music criticism in Big Takeover (but I can only do like 1 issue a year), in the Other Music emails (though that's marketing and not really criticism, it's thoughtful and sincere). Fo...
by madtho
Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:20 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Is there Soul in Indie?
Replies: 95
Views: 23357

when Elvis Presley stole the world away from Pat Boone and moved popular music from the head to the hips That's just the first of many HORRIBLE, wrong-headed ideas in that article (I mean, before rock & roll, pop was called SWING for godsakes). I'm going to give the guy the benefit of the doubt and...
by madtho
Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: how to get that tape slowing sound digitally?
Replies: 9
Views: 2846

There's a Reaktor ensemble that does this. Bias & Speed.

but you need Reaktor.

-mad
by madtho
Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:28 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cabin writing/recording space in the USA
Replies: 17
Views: 6170

Hey Steve. If you know the area you'd like to go to, get in touch with a realtor and tell them what you're doing. If they sound like they're not on your side, just say thanks and move on. You could offer a larger security deposit as a safety for the owner. After you behave yourself perfectly, you'll...
by madtho
Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:12 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Suggestion for Repairing and Modding TASCAM 464 Porta Studio
Replies: 16
Views: 12339

Sounds like you've gone far.
I'd put in your new parts and test it before you go after any alignment tapes, it probably sounds just fine.

-mad
by madtho
Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:19 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Suggestion for Repairing and Modding TASCAM 464 Porta Studio
Replies: 16
Views: 12339

hey let me ask you something when your motor went what was the deck doing? can you describe it? I want to be sure its just the motor that needs to be replaced Hi. it was squealing like an injured pig. There must be bearings in the motor that had seized, or nearly so. All the transport functions ope...