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Shitty lyrics...but, I kinda like it.

Glad it got working for you! I love the recent activity in this forum! I'm total gear nut/guitar lover/recording enthusiast. It's awesome to see everyone's experience and helpfulness being used in our VC community.

In my personal experience, I've been able to record to USB 2.0 without a hitch. However, if that's not working for you, you could try firewire. I have one of these enclosures, where you can get an off-the-shelf hard drive, put it in there and it becomes a portable drive. It's cool too if you fill a drive up, you can still use the enclosure with a new drive. I successfully record to firewire all the time with a (fairly old) Powerbook G4. Additionally, if you have an old hard drive, you can put it in the enclosure and get all your old data off via USB. Make sure whatever hard drive you are u

$3.80 in California. Good Lord.

My understanding is that the audio is recorded at a higher sampling rate so that when it is put through the final mixdown it comes out a CD quality, 44.1kHz. The folks I know who do it professionally mostly use 24 bit, 48 kHz. I've recently heard squabblings that 96 kHz is even better....but in today's reality, it's all gonna hit an iPod at 128 kbps, which makes me: The upside is that recorded tracks (at least in ProTools) can be converted to 24/48 from 24/44.1 or 16/44.1 when in .wav format. I really wouldn't let the whole bitrate/bit depth thing keep you up at night. I think that if yo

As compared with guitar amps? Good question...I'm not certain. If I had to guess, I'd say that many of the tonal characteristics in a guitar amp are dictated by the level that the tube "breaks up" or gets overdriven. Some tubes break up lower, some higher. My guess is that a tube in a mic pre is just not being driven as hard as one in a guitar....then I again I could be way off base. A big thing to consider when dropping a good chunk of dough on recording equipment is the entire signal path. My longtime friend and room mate is in music production and has his degree in audio engineering (he h

I have had a lot of success with using a Rode NT-1 on acoustic guitars and vocals. It's a pretty good all-around large diaphragm condenser mic. With the rest of your budget, I'd pick up a Shure Sm-57, which is the industry standard for many miking applications. It's perfect for miking guitar amps, tops of snare drums, guitars, etc...and it's pretty cheap. I think a preamp like this one would suit your needs, with phantom power, etc. Another good investment, if you're going to be recording bass is a good DI (direct input) box. You could omit this and just use the preamp....but a good DI box

Yeah, this album is pretty cool. I've given it two spins and I think it's a little more developed than the last few.

Toadies -- Possum Kingdom Dishwalla -- Counting Blue Cars Deep Blue Something -- Breakfast at Tiffany's Crash Test Dummies -- Mmm Mmm Mmm... Us3 -- Biddy Biddy Bop Lou Bega -- Mambo No. 5 OMC -- How Bizarre

These two places are 8 minutes and 12 minutes from me, according to Google maps. So, I might show up to one of these once I get a little mores settled.

I just relocated to Hollywood. I live right up from the Knitting Factory, just a stone's throw from Hollywood Blvd. I'd like to find some open mic places around here to dust off my live chops. Suggestions??

Congrats on a new axe!! Getting a new guitar is such a wonderful feeling, especially if you've yearned and pinched your pennies for it. That is a really cool guitar. The small body with the mahogany will really produce a wonderful sound that will only get better with years to come!

My thoughts, exactly.

I got a Nuvi 350. It has been my savior since moving to Los Angeles. If it were lost/stolen, I would get one the next day. Seriously, one of the best investments I have ever made.

I searched, but couldn't find anything.... Anyone know where to get guitar straps like the Wilco boys have in the residency pics? I'm talking about the floral and patterned ones.

Bingo.

If you can plunk down a $100 more, you'll be much, much happier with a Fender Pro Jr. Just sayin.

Bumping this thread. Looking for some good open mics in the Hollywood area. Benjamin?

Glad you guys are all okay. That's some really scary business right there. It's odd that people would actually shoot at another car just for kicks. In my teens we did shit like drinking beer.

Holy shit. Those songs are good.

I was the same way when getting into this show. I think that's a symptom of everyone who is into this program. I've never seen a show that was so addicting before.

It's either Kate or Claire.....hmmm....

I sure wish their catalog was on iTunes.....

I do the diazepam thing also before the flights. 2 of those and then a couple two or three cocktails really takes the edge off. Explain your situation to your physician and I'm sure they will understand and provide you with a few tablets.

I am super-stoked for this album!!!