From: Lee=Jenkins%PCB=Sys=Int%Mfg=Hou@BANGATE.COMPAQ.COM
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Subject: re: discussions on all forms of music?
Date: 15 Oct 92 19:09:06 GMT
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From: Mike Masuda <MASUDA%SJSUVM1.BITNET@AMERICAN.EDU>
Subject: discussions on all forms of music?
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1992 at 12:35:33 pm CDT

>Okay, so I've been a little bizarre lately, making
>schemes and suppositions that nobody (save a handful of
>people) agrees with.

if you get upset just because people don't agree you won't get far
on allmusic ;) ;)

>The discussions lately have had
>no relevance to me or my tastes in music.

so should we restrict our discussions to your tastes?

>I put in my two cents a couple of days ago, with some ideas
>for multitrack recording, but I got no feedback.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

>What are your ideas on the trends in music?

trends, shmends.  i listen to what i like.  i'm always looking for more.
same goes for playing.  i hope i never stop learning new skills.

[lots 'o questions deleted]
>What kind of equipment is in YOUR studio?  Why?

 - an old korg sampler/delay.  it has over a second of delay, but it
     also has a 4.? second mode with limited upper frequency response,
     which is usually adequate for use with guitar.  it has some chorus/
     flange type effects, but it's not nearly as interesting as...
 - the alesis quadraverb/gt.  this is a really nice unit.  it has lots
     of preamp controls for guitar (compressor, gate, overdrive) *plus*
     a wonderful array of delays, choruses, flanges, eqs, reverbs(!).
     i can't over emphasize how good the q/gt sounds.
 - a sabine rt 1600, or somesuch.  i go direct from my guitar to
     the sabine, then to the alesis.  if i need to tune in the middle
     of a session, i just look at the tuner and do it.  i can tune while
     others are playing, and i can even put it on *mute*, so that the
     signal doesn't leave the tuner.  you can program it to tune to
     different scales or to an external source.  very convenient.
 - a tascam 4 track (model ???).  it's fairly new, has xlr inputs and
     four stereo input channels, plus lots of other features i haven't
     learned to use yet.
 - an alesis drume machine.  i can't remember model numbers.  it's one of
     the newer ones, nice sounds but limited sequencing.  that's ok by
     me, i do my sequencing on my computer, which brings me to...
 - the music quest midi card.  i made a mistake and bought the cheaper
     one without the tape sync outputs.  i just didn't know...

i consider the q/gt to be the finest investment of the bunch, followed
very closely by the tascam.  i also have a rack distortion unit, and a
few "stomp boxes", but they hid their faces in shame the first time i
powered up the quadraverb.  it's good.

i have yet to purchase a p/a and speakers, but they're in the budget
for the first quater of '92.  for now i'm piping the tascam's output to
and old guitar amp.  it sounds pretty bad, but you do the best with what
you've got, ya know?

>Which multi-effects rack would you recommend for studio use and why?

the quadraverb/gt (see above).  it has many various reverbs for recording
vocals and mixing, plus it has very impressive effects for guitar.  it is
also comparatively inexpensive.

>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?

if i had that much cash and it *had* to be used for studio gear, i'd put
it into a spectral digital audio system.  they make a *very* nice
system that runs on a dos/windows machine.  a friend has one and it makes
an engineer's job of recording and editing (punch in/out, fade, etc) so
so so so so much easier, and of course, being digital, it sounds super
clean and clear.  if you're serious about recording and haven't checked
one of these out, you really owe it to yourself to do so.

and no, i don't own stock in the company.  ;)  ;)

that would take most or all of the $50k.  i'd have to buy a 386 dos
machine with a *big* power supply.  and i don't know exact spectral
prices, but you can get started for about $10k - $15k, which includes
the software (a 256 track recorder!), two i/o modules (a/d and d/a
in each), and a couple of track-hours of hard drive space.  the
remainder would go to purchasing more i/o modules and hard drives.

oh, and a tape backup.  that's really important!  you can store the same
recording project that would require a couple of large 24 track reels,
which are also very expensive, one a single dat that you can get for
less than $10.  amazing.

>Sorry for all the questions, I'm just bored and frustrated...
>Maybe there should be a separate net for musicians.

and another for people who like to complain?  ;)


lee
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