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by alex matson
Tue May 11, 2010 3:08 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Laptop causing numb spot?
Replies: 7
Views: 2736

Laptop causing numb spot?

So, here's a question I bet hasn't popped up here before - a few months ago I moved my desk, and lost my Wifi connection; since then, I've made a habit out of using my Macbook Pro a lot while lying in bed. The thing is, after just a few minutes, numbness occurs in a certain area in my right side - a...
by alex matson
Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:37 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: The WILHELM Scream
Replies: 6
Views: 2697

by alex matson
Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:02 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cool 'Radio Free Europe'/Easter article
Replies: 1
Views: 997

Cool 'Radio Free Europe'/Easter article

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov09/a ... s_1109.htm

A Mitch Easter interview was the very first TapeOp article I ever read. Apparently there's more to learn about this track.
by alex matson
Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:12 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The Orchestrion
Replies: 12
Views: 3911

FWIW, here's one person's take on it from the forum where I discovered this.. "Metheny is my favorite living musician. When my guitar teacher walked me to a record store adjacent to his studio, took a copy of brand new PMG "white album" out of a bin and said "Buy this!", it was a turning point for m...
by alex matson
Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:25 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: here come MY warm jets
Replies: 11
Views: 4356

I'm downloading the first track right now...after trying unsuccessfully to download any of the OK Computer tracks. Do they exist as downloadable or streaming files anywhere? I'd love to check them out! Will pm you w/ my email....you also mentioned stems? Really? I'd kill to hear the individual track...
by alex matson
Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:27 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: You must check out this Lowwwww Tech studio!
Replies: 3
Views: 2554

Reminds me of a joke an old friend once told (in a New York accent, no less):
"The other day a guy sticks his head in my office and says "Hey can I use your Dictaphone" and I sez "No, you gotta use your finger like everyone else."

Sorry.
by alex matson
Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:10 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: iPad...yeah, I bought one
Replies: 30
Views: 10336

Congrats! You've gotta be psyched. I'm not buying anything this year (I'm more concerned with getting my guitars out of the pawn shop) but if I was, I too would worry about buying version 1.0 - remember the big price drop that pissed off the first iPhone buyers? Based on the last few years, I'm gues...
by alex matson
Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: My CP80 has annoying buzzes - piano tech?
Replies: 2
Views: 1383

My CP80 has annoying buzzes - piano tech?

I've had a Yamaha electric grand for about ten years now. I loosened the front part of the top lid almost immediately after getting it so I'd have access to the tuning pegs on tour. There were a few screws and a glued down strip of rubbery insulation, which I replaced with felt with no problems at t...
by alex matson
Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:25 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ever heard of the Hornorgan?
Replies: 2
Views: 1423

Just found this on a Leland Sklar discography blog - on the credits from Gorilla : ?Special thanks to Mark Whitebook who built my guitar and Al McPherson, Ken Deane and Denny Shaw who built the hornorgan.? My apologies to those of you scouring the net for this vital issue. It's one word as far as I ...
by alex matson
Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ever heard of the Hornorgan?
Replies: 2
Views: 1423

Ever heard of the Hornorgan?

Yesterday, for no apparent reason, I remembered that I once was quite intrigued by the mention on, IIRC, James Taylor's album Gorilla, an instrument called the hornorgan, built by Nick DeCaro. The best example I've found of this instrument (assuming it is one) is on the cut "Lighthouse." Here's a li...
by alex matson
Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:06 pm
Forum: Tape Op Magazine
Topic: New issue! Kurt Ballou!
Replies: 17
Views: 13739

This is kind of an out of the blue comment from a guy that listens to much mellower stuff - I just had to find some Converge stuff to know what they sound like - but what strikes me the most about bands like this is the same thing I think about psychobilly: it's the sheer endurance of the players th...
by alex matson
Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:26 pm
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: Alex Chilton RIP
Replies: 26
Views: 8330

Thanks, Jason. I've managed to hang on to the Hammond, CP80 and Rickenbacker so far. Not bad for not working for almost five months. But I'm back in this thread to share an interview that I found after listening to Jason's song. Interesting stuff. There are three parts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
by alex matson
Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:31 pm
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: Alex Chilton RIP
Replies: 26
Views: 8330

Oddly enough I bought the box set last night. Just listened to your version of 13, Jason.
Nicely done. Hope you leave it up. I like your voice a lot.
Oddly enough, I've been spinning Chris Bell tonight since hearing.