too sludgy for me

9/30/2008 1:49:23 PM

What is good music, to you?

10/3/2008 10:16:23 AM

anything with real emotion, a good hook, and some rhythmic momentum

10/3/2008 3:47:22 PM

bttt

10/3/2008 10:54:54 PM

yeah

10/11/2008 3:33:59 PM

Is there a key development in music that you would consider a necessary evil, such that it helped good musicians make better music, but enabled those without talent to enter the "scene"?

10/11/2008 3:36:48 PM

the tascam 424 eventually led to professional-quality home recording

great for people who can make great music in their homes without the stresses of studio bills

but also a gateway for hacks to make great-sounding recordings that can fool people who don't know any better

10/11/2008 3:42:48 PM

please recommend a professional quality, portable audio recorder

also a shotgun mic

10/11/2008 3:44:00 PM

i dunno about the recorder...i never had anything portable that was of better quality than minidisc

as for the mic, audio-technica at835b is what my buddy used for a lot of his bootlegging and it worked very well at high pressure levels...dunno if you can still get them though, he bought it in 2002

10/11/2008 3:46:27 PM

^^ what exactly are you looking for in a "portable audio recorder"? what size do you consider portable?

10/11/2008 3:48:04 PM

Thoughts on Children of Huang Shi and Transsiberian?

Worth watching?

10/11/2008 3:56:22 PM

transsiberian is fun

huang shi i can take or leave

10/11/2008 4:01:37 PM

portable in that it can run on batteries and I can carry it with me - doesn't have to fit in my pocket though

I'm thinking about something from Marantz but they are expensive - my prof recommended a recorder from Olympus but that one doesn't have XLR inputs (he says I can always use an adapter)

10/11/2008 4:02:05 PM

http://www.zzounds.com/item--FOSMR8MKII

great brand
light
runs on batteries
2 xlr inputs WITH phantom power
intsrument input
record multible tracks at once
supposedly decent onboard mixing and mastering

im sure you could find one used for a decent price

[Edited on October 11, 2008 at 4:05 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2008 4:05:05 PM

but it's digital!

10/11/2008 4:07:57 PM

yea yea

10/11/2008 4:11:42 PM

Are you a fan of Michael Cera?

10/11/2008 4:50:24 PM

nice piece of equipment but it is too much for my purposes

the most I think I'll need now is 2 channels

I won't be recording music with this - just field recordings of sound and interviews

10/11/2008 4:51:48 PM

ohhhh ok my bad man

10/11/2008 4:57:38 PM

are you doing it for your own purposes, or for something more professional?

if you need high fidelity, you could go with something like a boss micro-br, which is a digital 4-track that's ipod-sized

but if you're just seeing what you can find, you can get the smaller, less feature-laden cassette 4-tracks for like $20 on ebay

and yes, i love michael cera...clark & michael ftw

[Edited on October 11, 2008 at 5:07 PM. Reason : ,]

10/11/2008 5:06:23 PM

Which Orgeron would rather hang out with?

10/11/2008 5:14:05 PM

its gotta be professional cause I'm moving into a career in audio documentary

needs to be of a quality acceptable for broadcast/podcast

10/11/2008 5:15:39 PM

^^ devin

only because i know him better than marsha

maybe that's an argument for marsha

10/11/2008 6:00:10 PM

communism friend or foe?

I'm walls1441 and i approved this message.

10/11/2008 6:02:32 PM

Are you going to see Quantam of Solace?

10/12/2008 12:13:18 AM

how (in specific) does joey santiago sound so damn good?

10/12/2008 3:33:34 AM

^^ yes

^ it's a combination of his appropriate phrasing and interaction with charles' playing as a rhythm/lead combo as well as the fact that the timbre of his les paul is a very good foil for charles' telecaster

10/12/2008 4:00:45 AM

Does it hurt our friendship if I'm a Caps fan (I'm from MD)?

At the end of the season last year, did the Caps (barely) make it to the playoffs because they were good or because Carolina got unlucky?

10/13/2008 10:18:14 PM

^ it was all huet

and the canes inability to win one goddamn game

also, bttt

10/25/2008 2:14:56 PM

Tell me something to listen to.....NOW.

10/25/2008 2:17:43 PM

being there

disc TWO

10/25/2008 2:19:20 PM

Trout Mask Replica

10/25/2008 2:19:29 PM

am i wrong to be more than a little sad that the Genius feature takes a lot of the fun out of exchanging mixes with people?

10/25/2008 2:19:45 PM

I changed my mind and wish to cancel my previous question.

This isn't just for VB, it's for any asshole who's reading this thread.

We periodically do a mix tape club at work, with every participant making a mix based on a theme. Past themes/concepts have been:
Sexy music
Death, darkness, and things that are darker than the blackest black times infinity
Colors and shapes
Time travel

Can anybody think of a new theme to do? Otherwise I'm just going to do a free for all, but I like having the themes because it's really interesting to see the intersections and divergences on different mixes on the same theme.

10/25/2008 2:24:06 PM

songs that feature clapping

10/25/2008 2:29:41 PM

yes, i agree

handclap mix

first song should be "sugar blaster" by starlight mints

ON EVERY TAPE

10/25/2008 2:30:28 PM

my are asians better at rock music than white people?

10/25/2008 2:50:57 PM

because asians have a sense of history

that's why polysics are fucking great

10/25/2008 2:54:27 PM

have you listened to DMBQ?

10/25/2008 2:57:41 PM

yeah...they're a little too deep purple-y for me, but they're fun

10/25/2008 3:08:18 PM

if by too deep purpely you mean fuckin awesome than ya.

10/25/2008 3:16:06 PM

what do you think of this song? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KhFv1qJcao

10/25/2008 3:21:04 PM

rock music?

10/26/2008 12:41:24 PM

Would you be up for an epic hangout with GenghisJohn, Dammit100, poomonkey, and myself? It could be called the 328 Man Date, or something less gay.

10/26/2008 1:44:40 PM

sounds pretty gay

10/26/2008 1:51:53 PM

I'll take "Greco-Roman wrestling" out of the itinerary to make it less gay and replace it with a trip to "Pure Gold".

10/26/2008 2:04:20 PM

^^^^^ i could do without the timbre of the vocal, but the song and the harmony parts are cool

10/26/2008 5:52:32 PM

Q: Isn't that Marnie Stern album awesome?

10/28/2008 6:21:57 PM

Do you have any thoughts on Contempt?

10/28/2008 6:35:21 PM

set it up

10/28/2008 6:35:35 PM