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From: jonb@Ingres.COM (Jon Berger)
Subject: Re: Guitar Wood Shop
Reply-To: jonb@ingres.com
Organization: Ingres, an ASK Company
Distribution: na
Date: 23 Jul 92 20:34:31 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.183351.14816@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, tgwhite@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (todd.g.white) writes:
>In article <1992Jul22.194804.11393@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> jmorton@euler.Berkeley.EDU (John Morton) writes:
>>I need to know the address of a certain instrument-wood outlet
>>in Northern California - I hope to pay them a visit later this
>>week.  I have forgotten the name and the city, but I think it's
>>in Healdsburg or Cloverdale.
>>
>>Can someone send me this info?
>>
>
>Or post it to the net.  I will be in San Francisco in November
>and would love to stop in at this place if I'm close.  I've
>always had a hard time finding wood I liked.

The place John had in mind is The Luthier's Mercantile, in Healdsburg,
California.  It's not exactly what you'd call close to San Francisco;
I'd make it about a 90-minute drive, depending on traffic, but it's a
very pretty 90-minute drive, for what that's worth.  Good wineries along
the way and that sort of thing.

I don't know their phone number offhand, but they're in the 707 area
code and directory assistance should have it.  Their store isn't exactly
open to the public -- they're primarily a mail-order operation -- but
they'll let you come in and wander around if you call in advance and
make arrangements.

In addition to a wide variety of woods, they also have a great selection
of accessories and tools; also, their catalog contains a ton of really
good articles on all phases of lutherie.

I'm not affiliated, etc., I'm just married to a satisfied customer.
Anyone who wants to send me email explaining why I'm a total dickhead
for recommending them will be cheerfully ignored.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: arevalo@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Subject: Re: Attention!!! - Techno and Techno/House music maker(s)!!!
Reply-To: arevalo@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 07:56:59 GMT

Hmmm, I wish I had a PC to use at home...I don't so can't
get on any other BBS lines. If you want you could forward
info or just have them contact me thru this address...

Bill A.
From: mahon@Software.Mitel.COM (Ed Mahon)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: Re: Insuring home studio equipment?
Date: 23 Jul 92 20:43:27 GMT
Organization: Mitel. Kanata (Ontario). Canada.


Your local musician's union should have the answers to any of your
questions, and probably even offer something themselves (indirectly).

Ed
From: mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: Re: Anti-censorship T-Shirts
Date: 23 Jul 92 21:32:06 GMT
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, California

In article <NICK.92Jul17152201@vaila.ed.ac.uk> nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell) writes:
>In article <Peq2NB2w165w@midiline.la.ca.us> fiddle@midiline.la.ca.us (frank hoppe) writes:
>
>   For all music lovers who began exploring music as children, the 
>   government in some areas want to further restrict your and your 
>   children's access to music.

>How?

Nick,

I don't know if you heard about it over where you are but the Rap singer
ICE-T has released a album by his heavy metal band called Body Count.
The name of the album I believe is called Cop Killer and he has a song
on the album called cop killer. Needless to say the police departments
around the US are trying to get TIME Warner to stop selling the album.
Boycotting is perfectly legal and every US citizen has a right to do that.
The problem is that there is a fine line between the pubic and the people
who are supposed to protect the public (ie police) as to where they stop
being part of the government and become Joe public. 

The main problem is that the Attorney General of California sent a letter
to all the record stores in california to ask them to volentarily stop
selling the album. This is bording on censorship. A government agency is
trying to ban an album. Of course this has done nothing but to increase the
sales of a album that probably would have got no attention at all
 (ie no radio air play) to a nine time platinum album (platinum means 
1 million copies sold).

So of course all of this media attention is having the opposite effect of 
what the police wanted. 

Go figure.

Matt


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From: chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Chris Christensen)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: Re: Fog machine?
Date: 23 Jul 92 17:58:35 GMT
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

In article <1992Jul22.231736.17375@wri.com> andre@rurutu.wri.com 
(Andre Kuzniarek) writes:
>Having just experienced mongo amounts of oil-based fog at last night's  
>Skinny Puppy concert in Chicago, I ask any of the knowledgeable folks here  
>if the stuff doesn't seem downright nasty or the least bit carcinogenic?

I don't *think* it is carcinogenic but I second the nasty comment.
"They" say it's safe........

I wonder what life would be like breathing the stuff for extended
periods of time, like does it coat the lungs?????


-- 
Chris Christensen                  The opinions I express are my own,
chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com            and sometimes they are wrong!
916-478-3419 FAX 916-478-3887      After all, I *AM* only human.
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: mason@dante.uucp (Mason Jones)
Subject: Re: Opinions about A.R.T
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 20:55:19 GMT
Organization: Charnel House Prod.

friedman@col.hp.com (John Friedman) writes:
: lem7266@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
: > 	I am interested in buying some new gear for my rack and 
: > home studio.  I have heard about A.R.T. (Applied Research and Technology)
: > and wondered what you netters think of this company and their products.
: > I know they have cool graphics but what else...?
: 
: I looked at the MDC 2001 (I think that's the correct product number)
: Dynamics Processor.  I thought it was basically a piece of junk.  The
: saleman was unable to connect it up correctly - it made some horrible
: noises!  When we did get it to work, it was, IMHO, excessively noisey.

I've got an ART DR-X multi-effects processor and an XR-15 MIDI foot
controller hooked up to it.  The combination is great for me both
for playing live and for recording.  With the DR-X I get a compressor,
equalizer, pitch shift, noise gate/limiter, chorus, flange, delay,
reverb, pan, exciter, and probably some other things I'm forgetting at
the moment.  Most of these are pretty adjustable and can be combined
with a reasonable amount of flexibility.  Keep in mind of course that
some effects (like the compressor) won't be anywhere near as flexible
or powerful as a stand-alone unit.  I primarily got the DR-X so I would
have one rack-mount unit with a good reverb, delay, pitch shift, and
pan on it, and the DR-X does a good job with them.  The X-15 includes
switches to select programs, switch on and off various effects, and
also has two foot pedals for adjusting effects on the fly.  Being able
to, for instance, adjust the pitch shift parameters while playing is
very handy.

I've seen a few people who weren't happy with ART stuff, but I can't
imagine why (besides the fact that the effects are all really ugly!).
I'm pretty satisfied.


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             Mason Jones           Charnel House Productions
             P.O. Box 170277, San Francisco 94117-0277 U.S.A.
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From: chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Chris Christensen)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: Re: WANTED: Drivers for stage monitors
Date: 23 Jul 92 18:42:37 GMT
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

In article <dang.711827916@cserver> dang@cserver.plexus.com 
(Dan Gardner) writes:

>Does anyone have any experience building monitors for vocals.
>I'd like to design and build enclosures for a group of 
>local musicians.  We are interested in companies that sell
>the drivers and supply the suitable specs.  We have a fair
>amount of enclosure design experience.  Who sells drivers 
>designed for PAs and stage monitors?

Most music stores/equipment suppliers will sell raw drivers.
Musicians Emporium sells mail order.
Parts Express is a decent source also.

If you want to build for a special purpose do it.  If you just want to
save money you might be better off looking for good deals or used
equipment....

I have a store that I deal with on a regular basis that sells mail
order and they have been hard to beat.  The only "problem" is that you
should know what you want to buy up front.  I will post/Email the name if
there is interest.

You should be able to get spec sheets from manufacturers like JBL, EV,
Peavey, etc.

I have and use Peavey speakers in my own boxes.  They have been good
for me.....

-- 
Chris Christensen                  The opinions I express are my own,
chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com            and sometimes they are wrong!
916-478-3419 FAX 916-478-3887      After all, I *AM* only human.
Xref: sparky rec.music.makers:8639 alt.guitar:6542 alt.guitar.bass:995 alt.guitar.tab:1252
From: benedett@strobe.ATC.Olivetti.Com (Davide Benedetti)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,alt.guitar,alt.guitar.bass,alt.guitar.tab
Subject: Californian Bass players
Date: 29 Jul 92 19:39:24 GMT
Followup-To: rec.music.makers
Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino CA, USA


Hi, it's Davide Benedetti here.I would really thank all those kind people
who helped me in finding info about Jeff Berlin and his discography.
For anybody who knows something, your are welcome.


Thank you for all.


				Ciao DAVIDE


Xref: sparky rec.music.makers:8423 rec.music.synth:12592 ne.wanted:998 ny.wanted:362 capdist.misc:81
From: ebstokes@maxwell.crd.ge.com (Ed Stokes)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.synth,ne.wanted,ny.wanted,capdist.misc
Subject: want MIDI drum machine
Date: 22 Jul 92 17:32:07 GMT
Organization: GE Corp. Research & Development, Schenectady, NY

I would like to purchase a used MIDI in/out drum machine for
use with my Amiga 500 computer and associated sequencing software.
I currently own a Yamaha DD6 drum machine and am satisfied with
the sound it produces. Its only problem is that it has no MIDI
capabilities. I think that the slightly higher quality Yamaha
(DD8 maybe ?) has MIDI in/out, and this would be great.

Anyone have a drum machine that they don't use ?

Thanks
Ed Stokes
ebstokes@crd.ge.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: bdavis@cray.com (Brent G Davis)
Subject: Re: noise abatement shuts down Tesla
Organization: Cray Research Inc., Chippewa Falls, WI
Date: 23 Jul 92 09:24:54 CDT

In article <1992Jul23.111818.15688@meaddata.com> bussey@meaddata.com (Greg Bussey) writes:
>
>Remember that although 96dB is only ten dB more than 86dB, it is _twice_
>as loud as 86dB. 106 dB is four times louder than that car.
>
>- Greg Bussey                                  bussey@meaddata.com  -

Not to be picky, but the sound power doubles for every 3 dB increase.
Thus, 96 dB is about 10 times (2^3.33) more powerful than 86 dB.


Brent

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,alt.guitar
From: sis1@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (steven.i.schwebel)
Subject: TAI MARVO
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 15:44:57 GMT
Followup-To: rec.music.makers
Keywords: Fender Champ12

Sorry to use the net this way, but I have no other way to reach you.
UPS screwed-up royally and is sending the amp back to you. Please call
me and tell me what UPS office you sent from so that I can contact them
and inform them of the screw-up. Maybe if caught in time it can be turned
around and sent back to me. Please call me immediately! 

-Steve Schwebel
 (908) 580-4169
Xref: sparky rec.music.makers:8519 rec.music.marketplace:933 misc.forsale:21871
From: asher@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Terri Asher)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.marketplace,misc.forsale
Subject: Clarinet for sale
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:04:17 GMT
Reply-To: asher@syl.nj.nec.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: NEC Research Institute

Selmer wood clarinet for sale.
Excellent playing condition.
$600 obo.

I will be in the NJ/PA area until 8/5 and in the Phx., AZ area after 8/16 if
you are interested in playing it before you purchase it.

Please e-mail (asher@syl.nj.nec.com) before 8/5 if you are interested.
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,ba.market.misc,rec.music.makers
From: meric@leland.Stanford.EDU (meric ozcan)
Subject: Rockman X100 headphone amp for sale
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 07:17:27 GMT

Rockman X100 headphone amp for guitar and keyboard. It is
the best one in Rockman series. It has two clean, two distortion
channels. AC adapter included, no headphones. It is in good
condition. It also has echo and chorus effects built in.
List price is $349.00 and I am selling for --->$110.00.

Please reply to:
meric@leland.stanford.edu

Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: jriitala@polaris.utu.fi (Jari Riitala)
Subject: Re: TASCAN 244 sync. track
Reply-To: jriitala@polaris.utu.fi
Organization: University of Turku
Distribution: rec
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 13:44:48 GMT

pms26964@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Phil Scopes) writes:
>I have a 4-track, and I have done some sync work with it, so I can explain
>what needs to be done.  Some 4-tracks, such as the Tascam Porta-05 which I
>use, have a Sync-out jack on them.  This is just a jack that allows an
>individual track to be sent out, independent of the mix.  On the Porta-05,
>it's track four.  You must record a sync signal onto track 4 WITHOUT NOISE
>REDUCTION, then take your sync-out jack and route it to the tape-in jack on
>your sync box (FSK converter, SMPTE box, or hardware sequencer/drum machine).

That's the way to do it, yeh. I've used SMPTE with the Tascam 244. Seemed to
work fine even *with* noise reduction (dbx) and that's good since you cannot
switch NR off of only one track (as in the later 246) and without any NR you'd
get recordings noisy as hell. 

Watch your levels on the sync track. Too hot a signal will leak to the 
adjacent track and too little movement on the VU meter will give you 
tracking problems with the sync.

Tascam 244 doesn't have the sync-out jack but you can use one of the RCA jacks
that output the single tracks. And please, USE TRACK 4! I was quite pissed
after upgrading from 244 to 644, having also used track 1 for sync. Luckily 
I didn't have too many synced recordings back then.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: ron@vicorp.com (Ron Peterson)
Subject: Looking for college radio station addresses
Organization: V. I. Corporation, Northampton, Massachusetts
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 22:03:14 GMT


My sister-in-law (Tirzah !) is about to start a major promotion effort to 
attract record deals and to get some exposure.  She's been playing before 
small (10 people) to medium sized (3000 people) crowds, has made and 
distributed a few cassettes, and now has put some of her music onto CD to 
try and get it more widely heard.  Does anyone have a list of the addresses 
for college radio stations to which she might send promo copies?  Otherwise, 
how about sending me the address of your local college radio station and
I'll compile the list and then post a summary.  I already have five of 'em.
email to:
ron@vicorp.com or uunet!vicorp!ron
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: malcolm@wrs.com (Malcolm Humes)
Subject: dead Mirage help?
Organization: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 17:38:11 GMT

My Mirage died on me. It appears to not be reading the disks now - it
comes up with ud for unformatted disk. It doesn't appear to be even trying
to ready the disk. I took everything apart and cleaned it but that didn't
help. What next? 

I'm assuming I've got a dead drive or perhaps a dead logic board. I took the 
drive out and hooked it to a pc and the pc at least cycles the disk and tries
to read it, but the format is different. So I'm suspicous of the logic board. 

Anyone know where I can get parts for this and what a drive or board repair
or replacement might run me? With used Mirages selling for about $300 now I 
wonder how cost effective it'd be to take it in for repair, adn I'd ratehr do 
it myself if I can. 

Anyway, I could use any pointers to parts, repair pricing, troubleshooting, 
and any repair places around the bay area I could take this to. My guess is
maybe Magic Music in San Francisco is my best bet if I have to take it 
somewhere. 

And, yes, I'd rather just go get a better keyboard, but I'd also rather not lose
the years of work I've got already using this one. 

  - malcolm@wrs.com 
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: mbl@media.mit.edu (Marc LoCascio)
Subject: Re: Insuring home studio equipment?
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:14:10 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.174229.17987@ils.nwu.edu> aieta@ils.nwu.edu (Michael Aieta) writes:
>
>Metropolitan Life (property and liability) insures me for...
>
>Fortunately I haven't had to file a claim yet, I'd like to
>hear from someone who filed a claim for gear.

i'll second this request.  i find it very strange that some insurance
agents when told that you're a musician will say that no insurance company
will touch you with a ten foot pole while other agents say "hey, no problem, 
that's your personal property and it's covered under your renter's/homeowner's
policy as long as you're not in business with it."

i could not find an agent in Boston who would cover my studio gear on a 
renter's policy (though i had no problem before this in Chicago).  as soon
as i bought a house, though, coverage for my gear suddenly became no problem
for them.  according to my present agent, my gear is covered by my homeowner's
policy in and out of my house for a dollar amount up to half the value of my 
house.  as far as they're concerned, as long as the equipment isn't being
written off on my taxes it's not professional gear.  they did suggest picking
up all risk riders on any particularly expensive items (mixer, multitrack,
computer, etc) so that they would be covered against spilled beers, etc.

as they say, the rich get richer.

Marc LoCascio	(mbl@media-lab.media.mit.edu)
From: ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: Waxing pickups to stop feedback
Date: 29 Jul 92 15:06:25 GMT
Reply-To: ken@netmail.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
Organization: IBM Austin, TX


Hi all,

I tried this in alt.guitar and got no concrete help.

I have a pickup that squeals like Ned Beatty in "Deliverance."

I read years ago that some folks (like Eddie Van Halen) have
dipped pickups in wax/parafin to remedy this.

Does anyone know how to do this? Or is there a book someone
can recommend?

What part of the pickup do you dip - the face? The back?
The coils? What? Why does this help?

I'm not really worried about ruining the pickup - it's a stock
DiMarzio (read - cheap) that sounds good but squeals. I don't
have the feedback problem with my axe with EMG's or the other
guitar with a Schecter, so other than replacing this cheap (but
sweet-sounding pickup) my only choice is waxing it.


HELP! Thanks!


THIS POSTING DOES NOT REPRESENT THE OPINIONS OF MY EMPLOYERS.
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From: dhi00@ccc.amdahl.com (Dario H. Impini )
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: sound files on the net
Date: 27 Jul 92 18:47:22 GMT
Reply-To: dhi00@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Dario H. Impini )
Distribution: na
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

it so happens there is a way to send stuff over the
net.  there are other newsgroups that specialize in 
sound files with a variety of file formats.  the most
popular formats appear to be the .au formats that are
covered by the heavier weight workstations like suns,
and their compatibles.

the sounds can be as short as a few seconds or as long
as an entire song (3 1/2 minute song runs approx. 1 Meg).
you have to have the software packages to create the
files and hear them but thats usually included with the
sun stations.  PC's also have a file format with a less
standardized format.  throwing sound files around may not
be easy or convenient but its not impossible.  it would
certainly add a whole different flavor to this board.

d
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: bw@hpcvxgmr.cv.hp.com (Bill Wilhelmi)
Subject: Re: noise abatement shuts down Tesla
Reply-To: bw@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com
Organization: Interstate 5
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 16:26:11 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.092455.15022@walter.cray.com>, bdavis@cray.com (Brent G Davis) writes:
|> In article <1992Jul23.111818.15688@meaddata.com> bussey@meaddata.com (Greg Bussey) writes:
|> >
|> >Remember that although 96dB is only ten dB more than 86dB, it is _twice_
|> >as loud as 86dB. 106 dB is four times louder than that car.
|> >
|> >- Greg Bussey                                  bussey@meaddata.com  -
|> 
|> Not to be picky, but the sound power doubles for every 3 dB increase.
|> Thus, 96 dB is about 10 times (2^3.33) more powerful than 86 dB.
|> 
|> 
|> Brent

You are both right.  Remember, Greg listed A-weighted measurements, which
approximate human hearing.  Although sound pressure levels double with 
each 3dB increase, tests have shown that it takes a 10dBA increase for
someone to *perceive* a doubling of the sound level.  

Goofy, isn't it.  Maybe some expert can explain this more.
  
  Bill
-- 
 Bill Wilhelmi    
 Hewlett-Packard - User-interface Technology Division CV
 1000 NE Circle Blvd.  Corvallis, OR 97330
 bw@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
From: Myles Wakeham <mylesw@amgen.com>
Subject: Re: best effects unit for vocal recordings?
Organization: Amgen Inc.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.0
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:51:34 GMT

>What is the best for my home studio? I record vocals, acoustic strings,
and I  
>also need to smooth out sounds from the very dry Proteus 2 synth
(orchestral  
>sounds). Primary considerations are sounds, flexibility, low noise.
Secondary:  
>price. I'll post a summary if I get a lot of email.

Eventide Harmonizer, if you have the bucks.
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers