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by comfortstarr
Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:26 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: intel mac: say hello to the fish fillets.
Replies: 11
Views: 4566

Explain por favor... Do they only work in Reaper? I too was bummed when I could no longer use them.
by comfortstarr
Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:45 am
Forum: Tape Op Magazine
Topic: New issue! Kurt Ballou!
Replies: 17
Views: 13745

This is one of the greatest things I have ever read. "Indie pop productions require more insight as to the song and lyrics and what kind of feeling the songwriter's trying to evoke. When you're recording a metal band you KNOW what feeling they're trying to evoke. You just think "Satan, Satan, Satan...
by comfortstarr
Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:52 am
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: I am going to S. Africa-looking for donations
Replies: 18
Views: 8300

Have you hooked up with the "Playing for Change" dude yet? http://www.playingforchange.com/ Maybe his non-profit could donate to your non-profit as a pass through. This is, actually, a good idea--though I'm guessing time lines would preclude exploring such a partnership at this point. It is nice to...
by comfortstarr
Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:22 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ipod Touch + iPhone apps: whatcha got??
Replies: 25
Views: 13931

Just got Gigbaby and Retro Recorder. The former is a $0.99 4-track, the latter is just a straight up recorder by McDsp (it has some new format that they claim is better/louder, seem louder in my tests. Gigbaby is pretty damn cool for a buck. The also have Gigdaddy for $3 which has panning, some edit...
by comfortstarr
Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:19 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The ethics of buying gear
Replies: 22
Views: 5065

There was an article in TapeOp quite a while ago about a guy teaching recording at a charter school in Chicago. My professional life is around education/training and I've been nursing this idea that you could build a complete middle school curriculum that would run 1-2 years all around the creation ...
by comfortstarr
Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:05 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The ethics of buying gear
Replies: 22
Views: 5065

I think it's an excellent question to ask. The mere fact that you're asking it tells me you're likely to find a happy medium. For me, and I think most on this board, gear is fun. A lot of it is cool and does cool stuff. However, I at least know that at my strictly hobbyist level, I have no conceivab...
by comfortstarr
Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:55 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Oh SPX90, how do I love thee...
Replies: 19
Views: 6959

I have the "Magicstomp" multi effects pedal that allegedly is the SPX90 in a foot pedal. Sadly, it seems to have taken the winter poorly and is not turning on well. I really liked it :(
by comfortstarr
Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:34 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: iMac hard drive question...
Replies: 12
Views: 2921

Comfortstarr, are you recording to the system drive then? I am hearing conflicting opinions as to whether or not this should be done. Some people swear up and down that it is fine, while others insist that--whether partitioned or not--the drive will fail sooner if used as both a system and a data d...
by comfortstarr
Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:49 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: iMac hard drive question...
Replies: 12
Views: 2921

I run a couple of metric halo interfaces, one into the other, then into the iMac (with firewire 400>800 little converter deal). I record directly on to an un-partitioned hard-drive (it was my understanding that partitioning was no longer a big deal). I rarely record more than one source at a time, b...
by comfortstarr
Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:22 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What did Santa bring you this year? (2009)
Replies: 60
Views: 14174

Some new LL Bean slippers. My studio is in my attic and these are vital to winter-time recording.
by comfortstarr
Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Loopers:EH 2880, Digitech Jamman, electrix repeater, boss...
Replies: 78
Views: 39564

Anyone have/get a Boomerang III? Curious how it compares to the older models sound quality wise?
by comfortstarr
Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:29 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ipod Touch + iPhone apps: whatcha got??
Replies: 25
Views: 13931

istrobosoft. It's peterson's iphone tuner app. It's $9.99 but it's probably the best 10 bucks I've spent for music related equipment in the last 10 years.
by comfortstarr
Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:02 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Mistakes
Replies: 2
Views: 1443

Mistakes

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monitormix/2009/11/the_death_of_mistakes_means_th.html?sc=fb&cc=fp I hope this hasn't been posted before. It's not very deep, but nice to see such commentary in the mainstream media (if quite buried). P.s. I'm mostly referring to the part of the article on mistakes. The loud...
by comfortstarr
Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:18 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: ASS Ultra Analog for $15
Replies: 3
Views: 1430

Doh!