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by The Real MC
Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:28 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Least favorite connectors
Replies: 18
Views: 6631

RCA, I hate those things. Any plug 3.5mm or smaller, almost every mating jack has a short life.
by The Real MC
Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:19 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Show us your recording space, right NOW
Replies: 260
Views: 105851

I wanna hear both sets of bass pedals being played at once! :twisted: You don't hear them, you feel them... (Whoever thought a CRT would make ya nostalgic?) "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" I get a lot of comments on that vintage CRT, yet few people recognize 1993-circa WFW311 running my MIDI sequ...
by The Real MC
Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:49 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Show us your recording space, right NOW
Replies: 260
Views: 105851

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by The Real MC
Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:35 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: "RadioShack's days are numbered"
Replies: 61
Views: 21173

I stopped going to RS decades ago because I got tired of them demanding my zip code and most of their electronic parts were junk. No tears shed here.
by The Real MC
Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:43 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: what Reverbs are you using right now?
Replies: 40
Views: 14489

Eventide 2016 (pair)
Lexicon model 200
Lexicon PCM60

I get a LOT of mileage from them
by The Real MC
Thu May 01, 2014 8:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Latest gear you've acquired.....
Replies: 5329
Views: 2128617

Not a recent purchase, but recently restored

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by The Real MC
Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:57 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: I'm gonna record the destruction of a piano. Suggestions?
Replies: 26
Views: 13014

I used to deliver pianos. Once, sitting in the passenger seat checking the map for directions, the driver took off abruptly, and the piano that I was supposed to be holding onto flew back and fell from vertical onto its keys. In the small space of the cargo van, the noise was deafening but incredib...
by The Real MC
Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:46 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: I'm gonna record the destruction of a piano. Suggestions?
Replies: 26
Views: 13014

Strings do snap. When I was growing up one of the strings broke on the piano.

A piano harp with tuned strings has 20 tons of tension on it. I wouldn't want to be around when the force is unleashed if the harp is compromised.
by The Real MC
Sun Nov 24, 2013 4:59 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: a 24 bit minidisc type format: viable or dead in the water
Replies: 10
Views: 5165

Sony is both a content and entertainment device provider. This combination has proven to be very hostile to the consumer and professional market because the content division doesn't want the entertainment device division to release a product that would enable pirating in the least. Sony hates the re...
by The Real MC
Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:24 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Need a quality small format mixer for performing & recor
Replies: 15
Views: 7045

APB-Dynasonics ProRack H1020

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by The Real MC
Fri May 10, 2013 3:42 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ScientificCollection:Tape Op keyboard/synth,laboratory pics
Replies: 100
Views: 48397

And retro monitors to boot. My MIDI system is running Cakewalk Pro Audio 3.5 on Windows For Workgroups 3.11 - a 1993 era system. I do not need plugins - I prefer hardware. I do not engage in sample editing - I am an accomplished player and can perform my parts without editing. WFW311 has less crap ...
by The Real MC
Fri May 10, 2013 7:24 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ScientificCollection:Tape Op keyboard/synth,laboratory pics
Replies: 100
Views: 48397

Yeah it's a zombie thread resurrection, but what the h3ll...

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by The Real MC
Mon May 06, 2013 2:11 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: 688/portastudio users --- where are you buying your cassette
Replies: 13
Views: 4810

Has it ever occurred to you that I am not just speaking to experienced users or to you alone? Would you like me to edit my original post to include the question "Hey bros, do you think I could make a better recording with a 688 or a new iMac and Mbox?" so as to appropriately trigger your response? ...
by The Real MC
Wed May 01, 2013 7:07 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: 688/portastudio users --- where are you buying your cassette
Replies: 13
Views: 4810

But in all seriousness, I would not stay with the cassette format for long. It is just sonically inferior to modern DAW, is not designed for long term storage, and cassette tapes have been an obsolete format for at least a decade. Uh...thanks...that concurs from what I've been able to find on the i...
by The Real MC
Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:10 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: 688/portastudio users --- where are you buying your cassette
Replies: 13
Views: 4810

Stick with good brands like TDK or Maxell. Anything less doesn't last as long and will suffer from dropouts. Do not use tapes longer than 60min. In order to make the longer tapes fit in the shell, the media is thinner and will be vulnerable to getting "eaten" by the tape mechanism. But in all seriou...