If you had $100 to get yourself a Xmas gift...

CraigS63 · Post by **CraigS63** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:44 pm

Good ideas here, I never heard about the Holy Stain (I somehow think Dio should sing a song called "Holy Stain"). I am not too familiar with the Melodica, other than that one Hooters song from 1987 or so. I am also looking at some mini-keyboard midi controllers in GC's flyer. Hmm....

Oldschoolwax · Post by **Oldschoolwax** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:03 pm

I do like the e-bow idea, but how about a used upright piano from Craigslist!

I know you want just one item, otherwise I'd say go and get a kazoo, triangle, xylophone, cowbell and a cheap student violin .

Screw it, get a used trombone!

Mr PC · Post by **Mr PC** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:03 pm

AAAAH!!

This is what you must do:

Go to the provided link and buy "Recording the Beatles" by Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew!!!

This huge, beautiful volume is the most exhaustive, insanely researched documentation of the gear and methods of the Fab Four sessions from a technical point of view. Tons of pictures, cool extras.

ROCK!!!

PC

http://www.recordingthebeatles.com/homeframe.swf

Cellotron · Post by **Cellotron** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:50 pm

For the single bill I got myself a phantom powered carbon mic from http://www.myspace.com/carbonmicrophone

Lots of fun.

Otherwise may I suggest a couple of other places I sent $100 to each this past holidays:
http://www.secondharvest.org
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Sometimes the best gift you can give yourself is to help out others.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

Jeff White · Post by **Jeff White** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:55 pm

Fuck saving fives, get the Carbon Microphone.

+1 on Recording the Beatles. I just received it as a Christmas gift from the band who I am working with. They're friends of mine, but even better friends now!

Jeff

Brett Siler · Post by **Brett Siler** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:34 am

Mixing With Your Mind by Michael Stavrou

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:44 pm

I, too, had a few extra Christmas dollars this year.

Today I went tio the local Go-'Round, and got an LP 6" cowbell, and a wood block with mallet, both for US$30.

Percussion can be fairly cheap, and is always eventually usefull.

MichaelAlan · Post by **MichaelAlan** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:09 pm

Two chicks at the same time...

Mradyfist · Post by **Mradyfist** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:26 pm

You can get a really nice pennywhistle for $100, and it's an instrument that's easy to learn, easy to store, fun to play, sounds good, and helps you focus on melody instead of music theory. Go here: http://www.chiffandfipple.com/, and get some ideas on what pennywhistles can do for you.

Bear's Gone Fission · Post by **Bear's Gone Fission** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:44 pm

MichaelAlan wrote:

Two chicks at the same time...

Well played.

Bear

trodden · Post by **trodden** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:49 pm

a nice dinner out on the town. Its been awhile.

CraigS63 · Post by **CraigS63** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:19 pm

I picked up a DigiTech RP90 today, just under $100 from my local guitar shop. It's fun, I have the RP50 (soon for sale) but this has the pedal thingy. I can do the whammy pitch-shift stuff like the kids do nowadays. Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

CraigS63 · Post by **CraigS63** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:29 am

Another Xmas, another $100. Nothing from http://rondomusic.com is grabbing me, at the moment.

beefy · Post by **beefy** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:12 am

If I had 100 dollars to spend I'd either get A used rack case off craigslist, spend a hundred bucks at redco, an aphex 205 or some parts for a diy mic pre and wait a while so I could finish it.

KennyLusk · Post by **KennyLusk** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:39 am

PSP sQuad

The new DVD thing that's coming from Alan Parson's "the art & science of sound recording", which looks amazing.

or an EHX Memory Boy

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