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For putting a little "glue" on a quick song demos, I'm quite fond of Ozone's reverb -- just 8% or so sprinkled on the whole mix really adds a nice subtle cohesiveness....

NPR did a webcast of a Ritter live show last night from the 9:30 club in DC -- 'tis making my cubicle a much better place this morning.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... d=14939797

just downloaded the mp3s of the record -- am excited to listen this afternoon. will report back...

wow -- live 6 sure had a short shelf life! I'm still on version 5!

I'm curious about trying these out in less-than-perfect recording situations -- What do you expect shipping costs would be? How big/bulky is the box?

I like this tune -- checked out the band's myspace. I dig it. Nice sounds here -- it doesn't sound "busy" to me, but I might give you "hollow." First thoughts, the mix seems to lean to the right, with the fiddle and the backing vox living there. As opposed to kinger, I'm inclined to bring the backin...

I'm no where near Miami, but I like beef. I love me a nice Filet Mignon, medium rare... mmm....

Nice laid back vibe -- the arrangement and sounds certainly achieve "vintage" to my ears. Good sounds, and a tasteful mix.

scott macdonald wrote:Get an Intel Mac and use Boot Camp to run both operating systems. Problem solved.

QFT.

Boot to windows until you get mac versions of software you currently use while still getting the joy of OS X and quality hardware... Once you go mac, you never go back...

Per this discussion, I went and picked this disc up over the weekend. Golly, what a great disc. Great songs, great production. I'm proud to say I've shared a stage with the man.

I'll second the nod to the sound of a good Kay -- our upright player uses one from the 50s. He's lefty, so he's had the top removed and the soundpost flipped. It sounded good to start with, but post-lefty surgery it is a powerhouse.

What is the rest of your basic signal chain? For $2k you've got some flexibility and could be thinking about a preamp along with the mic(s)...

I do like the suggestion of acquiring both a workhorse LDC (take a look at the Pelusos) and a ribbon for your applications. Maybe a SDC (pair?), too.

Great first entry, Tony!

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1) When you sit down with your chosen instrument with the intention of composing or experimenting, what normally happens? Do you start by playing particular/familiar chords, melodies? How do you try to access your creative instinct? If I sit down with the intention of writing, often times that back...