From: jkh2001@ANDY.BGSU.EDU
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Subject: Re: discussions on all forms of music?
Date: 14 Oct 92 22:15:18 GMT
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>before you delete this, read the questions at the bottom...
>
>Okay, so I've been a little bizarre lately, making
>schemes and suppositions that nobody (save a handful of
>people) agrees with.
>
>The discussions lately have had
>no relevance to me or my tastes in music.
>
>I'm a born-ponderer, and I guess it shows on the net.
>
>Where are all the people who said they wanted some
>cool conversations about neat new ideas in music?
>I put in my two cents a couple of days ago, with some ideas
>for multitrack recording, but I got no feedback.
>C'mon, I want some ideas back!
>
>What are your ideas on the trends in music?
>You MUST have some opinion on that subject, unless
>you just don't care about it.
>
>This is a discussion list, isn't it?
>
>Let's get into some of the more deeper things for a change.
>I'm tired of reading "I hate so-and-so" and "I like so-and-so".
>No wonder people are leaving this net.
>
>Does anyone out there own a Roland R5 drum machine?
>Does anyone out there work with Opcode Vision?
>Does anyone out there actually play unusual instruments?
>Does anyone out there make unusual instruments?
>Does anyone out there have opinions on microphone choices for recording?
>Anyone have neat miking techniques for drums?
>What's the latest buzz on drum miking? Close? Tight? Ambient? Deep? Live?
>Do you prefer live recordings of certain bands to studio recordings? Why?
>What's the latest in sampling technology?
>What kind of equipment is in YOUR studio?  Why?
>What kind of speakers and amps do you use to listen to music?
>What kind of cabinets do you use with your bass guitar?  Why?
>Which multi-effects rack would you recommend for studio use and why?
>If you had the run of a radio station, what would be your playlist?
>What kind of music did you listen to as a young child?
>If you had a dream studio, what equipment would you have in it if you
>  were given only 50,000 dollars (or equivalent amount in your vicinity)
>  to spend?  Why would you choose these things?
>What is the "sound" YOU are looking for in music today?
>
>Sorry for all the questions, I'm just bored and frustrated...
>Maybe there should be a separate net for musicians.
>
>Mike Masuda

Mike,
     I only joined this list a couple of weeks ago, but it seems to me that
you are right.  We seem to be stuck in a rut.  We seem to be having a
competition for the higest volume of ueseless posts.
     I myself am a beginning musician.  I play an electric copy of a Gibson
Les Paul with two humbuckers.  I borrow my friend's amp which is a Crate
w/two speakers (don't know the model).  I prefer lightweight strings and a
stiff pick.
I suupose if I had an unlimited budget and a great deal of talent I would
want a Gretsch Duo-Jet or an old (we're talking 61-64) Fender Stratocaster.
 My dad had a '63 that he sold when I was a kid.
     What kind of recommendations would an "old-timer" like yourself have
for a "youngster" like as far as equipment, techniques, etc.  Any knowledge
you could pass along would be greatly appreciated.

                                Jeremy "Jimi" Heilman

"Castles made of sand melt into the sea eventually" - Hendrix
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