AlamoJoe

goofing around with the stereo field is probably the first thing I did after getting my first multitrack and mixer. the first thing I recorded on my multitrack was me and a bud playing guitars together with a Roland Drumatix running, straight up the middle, and he and I panned hard r and L. Reminds me of the mixes done on Cream's live stuff. Not the virtuosity mind you. 🤣

Worst? Breakfast.

I generally leave presets for my Digital amps made by others alone. Trimming the tails on reverbs and delays are about as wild as I get with them. I've found that changing them otherwise usually loses the feel I originally liked about them.

Stones would not have been anything without Brian Jones. The Who haven't been The Who since Moonie died. That's the hill I'll die on....Today anyway.

The Gear Page is littered with the different tonewood hills players have chosen to die on. 🤣

Trouble you for a link to your technique stated here? 😎

I use both Chrome and Edge. I only use Edge for serious financial apps. For years I've paid for the AVG Internet package, and have never been hacked.(That I know of). It's an expensive anti-virus package, but not as expensive as getting hacked could be.

I saw that yesterday. Even with her greatly diminished voice, her phrasing showed she's still unafraid of tinkering with her own classics. Also showed her fearlessness.

Thanks Maestro! Good to see you always! I'll try to be more regular here. Been a tumultuous few years.

The only subscription based music software I ever dropped a dime on was Sonar. That was back when Craig was really active at HC, and I hung on every word he wrote and every review he and Phil posted too. Not long after, Cakewalk got bought by the Bandcamp bunch and it was free. My timing is always impeccable.

It's already taken a few really minor hits. They have anticipated this. They'll get as much out of it as they can. There's no defense against micro meteorites.

there are only two rack effects I've ever sold that I regretted selling. One was a Furman RV 1 spring reverb. It had a quasi parametric section in it to zero in on a frequency to cut or boost it.

This virus is mutating and working it's nasty ass off to defeat the vaccines...as we speak. Viruses have one purpose...To survive.. They don't have feelings. They don't care about one thing except survival. Stephen King, in all his genius, could not have conjured a more nefarious monster than a virus. Especially this one. This virus has the potential of crippling the world, economically. It presents a danger to humans as dangerous as a nuclear war. To humans, notice I said. A nuclear war would be a danger to the entire planet. The destruction of man would be applauded by the other lifeforms that live here. Thing is...Wouldn't you like to go to another concert?? I know I would. I'd be grateful to go to a local bar and just hear people jamming again.

Old digital reverbs can be had for about a nickel on the dollar. When i was in dire straits about 8 years ago, I got twice what I paid for my old Analog rack gear, and the Alesis and Digtech rack units were worth jack really. So I still have a couple of Alesis reverbs , eq's, and one of their compressors...Which was junk from the start really. All of it still works, and the Digitech 3.6 delay unit still works really well. I could not afford any Lexicon stuff back then.

You picked out some of your strongest songs for this collection. They all fit together nicely. You stated this was really a systems check type approach. I listened from my desktop, right out of the USB into my Focusrite interface, then into a pair of AKG K240 open design headphones. I did not use any eq whatsoever. On two of the songs, "Butterfly" and "My Lucky Day", I re-listened through a Yanaha Intergrated amp into a pair Yamaha NS-10M Studio speakers. Again no eq whatsoever. I just wanted to crank those two up a bit without tearing my ears up from close in. The songs are very evenly mixed and mastered. I did not use any eq, but I found myself wanting some of the songs to be a bit brighter. of course...my 67 year old ears DO tend to lie to me about these things. I think someone, completely unfamiliar with you and your work, would be quite impressed with the sonics on this collection, the quality of the songs speak for themselves. Hope this helps!

I'm unsure there are, or will be, any "Harbingers" again. Perhaps I'm too old now to recognize any if there are. Growing up in the 60's, I was witness to so many changes. The tech changes were boggling...But the first major change after the tumult of the 60's and early 70's to my ears was Punk, Which was essentially a rejection of the 60's and a return to the rebellion of the 50's, sans the matching sport coats, harmonies...And the volume up as loud as they could get it. Then Rap, which was essentially street poets with beats you could dance to, lyrics that made you think again. Grunge was an uprising, and a harken back to the edgier side of the 60's and 70's. Disco wasn't a movement. Disco has always been really. Stuff for people to dance to and not think about, or even discuss. EDM has taken it's place, Machine music to make you move. Nothing wrong with that. Music is not the huge business it used to be. If Miss Ellish expects to have a shelf life, she's going to have to evolve. She does have a weird talent, her lyrics are interesting, her hiding her charms in ill fitting clothes is an interesting approach to de-sexualizing herself. Bu the roadside is littered with 18 year old wunderkinds.....Bound only to be footnotes in musical history.

'Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber. Most versions I've heard have choked me up. It just seems to be raw, visceral, longing and mournfulness. "In My Life" The Beatles "8:05" Moby Grape. There's a episode in my life that is inexorably linked to this song. "Long,Long, Time" Linda Ronstadt That damn song from Titanic that Celine Dion sings. tears me up everytime.

Thanks Jim - good to virtually see you too. Fixt Glad to hear you're out there doin' it Man. Even if the experiment failed, you learned more songs and more of what works for that crowd!

Hafta say....After watching and listening...The Tonemaster sounds better to me.

Good to see you Indigo!

This is a quality thread.

Keep a aerosol can of electrical contact cleaner handy in your Home Studio/Practice place. Just a little on your cable plugs, and your jacks can keep residue from building up on them and assure you a better connection. Also can tame a scratchy pot on amps and guitars. Dust is everywhere. Dust traps heat. Heat is your equipment's enemy.

Awesome report Maestro! As usual! Glad to hear Electronic Projects for Musicians continues to be a touchstone reference, even in the seemingly all digital era. I doubt I will ever get to go to a NAMM or a Gearfest....But if I ever do,,,,You'll know me...The old man with a old, dog-eared copy of Electronic Projects for Musicians...and a pen at the ready begging for you to sign it...With a age appropriate demeanor of course. .

I watched Ken Burns new doc on Country music tonight rather than the Emmy's. It was a wise choice. I wouldn't have watched the Emmy's anyway though. The Emmy's, The Oscars, The CMA's....No appeal to me really. If you are good at any of those crafts, viewers, listeners, are your real awards.

Maybe we should start doing some here. It's not like we're lacking in experienced reviewers... dB I, for one, would be happy to see that. I personally am not versed enough in any of this to review gear. But I am one of those knuckleheads that just loves reading gear reviews. I rarely buy any new gear however. Nonetheless I love reading up on it all.