I'm see broken links to the download and blog :(
I'm see broken links to the download and blog :(
Murder City Nights #2 is ready to rock your ass! Featuring cool tunes from Turbonegro, Disguster, OFF!, the Candy Snatchers, the Mono Men, Davila 666, and more! Guaranteed to give you that special funny feeling way deep down inside.
Set List:For more info and listen/download links, go to my blog
http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blogs/murder-city-nights-2
Thanks!!
.....p.s with the knowledge of most people on here (i.e. recording on the cheap), we could probably write a book ten times more useful and which actually works in the real world! (building my own studio write now, on the cheap)
Have to agree with Johnny, for a cheap fix Reaper is excellent, I couldnt use Audacity for multitracking, recorded the first Gravemen EP using old Ribbon mics, and old desk, tape echo and Reaper, sounded pretty good. But Tape is still better and if your lucky cheap too! For rock'n'roll Audacity sucks, get Reaper
I found the article kinda peculiar -- went into really deep good detail in some areas but ...a few things really leapt out as bad information ...
a cheap crappy behringer dynamic mic .... monitors don't matter ? .... sure for the type of music here crappy mics are great and I rarely use condensors for vox ... but that behringer is so limited esp. when a sm58 can be found pretty cheap -- and will last.
Using hifi speakers for monitoring simply just does not work, it's next to impossible to get a mix that will sound ok on a variety of other systems. the author states she has headphones so maybe they're studio headphones and give the flat response she needs.
That behringer powered mixer as a desk ? A much higher quality non-powered mixer for the same price could be had - maybe she uses the mixer for running a band PA -- but in that case having powered speakers for your band PA and a better mixer would suit the dual purpose better.
Then it's odd that she states you need a computer with multiple core CPU and a Raid array for multitrack recording, that makes no sense -a stupendous amount of albums recorded in the digital era have been recorded on less.
finally -- what's with the no smoking rant? it's my fucking studio and I can fucking smoke if I want to. (I'm not a smoker , just found it a bit offensive when discussing a DIY home setup)
re. audacity, yeah good for podcast and quick and nasty banging something down but for multitrack recording in windows - Reaper ftw, and in Linux - Ardour.
don't shit me quote, I ain't said bitch.
The hard nano xray probe says "The song records itself. It plays itself. It simply IS at any given time, IN any given time, wether you want it or not."
It has your soul or it doesn't, dig (dug)?
My wager?
What is a preoccupation with delusion or hallucination?
Just hit record...
Yes, Audacity is a piece of shit but it can be worked with - and it's a free piece of shit! The reverb is a bitch but once you get the hang of it, it's not that big a deal. Also, there are an almost limitless number of plug-ins (you aren't limited to open source plugins or the ones that are built in - I have over 60 different reverb "units' and close to 200 other plugins). Yes, Audacity is a piece of shit but I like it (I also like that it's open source and that you're not supporting a big conglomerate like Sony. I've recorded close to 150 songs using it and everybody thinks they were cut to tape - exactly what I want. Free is not an issue with me (I don't buy software) so I can use pretty much anything. I have used ProTools, Cakewalk, Cool Edit, etc and I return with great frequency to Audacity. I'm used to it and it doesn't make your recordings sound digital and sterile (most of these programs cut too cleanly and you have to use a plugin to get it to sound dirty - cheating in my book). I also like CoolEdit for the fact that it doesn't cut stuuf to cleanly but it can be a beast to use sometimes. I'm fairly new to digital recording (still prefer my tape machines - I have a TEAC 2340 reel-to-reel from '73, a Tascam PortaStudio 4 track and a Yamaha 8 track - and they all still work perfectly) but I have done enough at this point to know what I like - and I like Audacity. The learning curve is way lower than with some of the other software.
I think you missed the point. "On the cheap" it's great. And it works fine for producing podcasts. I used to use it myself, before Apple released GarageBand. Mang.
the Clowns said:
audacity is a piece of shit, mang.
the reverb settings are complicated and still sound terrible....the list can go on....
i mean, it's good for recording in general, but i wouldn't recomend it...at all.
Pretty interesting article, check it out and discuss:
How to Build an Incredible Sound Studio on the Cheap...
The following is a guest post from Carla Schroder, an instrumentalist, recording pro, and Linux wonk. She just finished The Book of Audacity, which officially gets released on Thursday (pre-order it from Amazon here). Audacity is a free, open source, cross-platform audio editor that allows anyone to transform their Windows, Mac, or Linux computer into a powerful recording studio.
This is chapter 2 of the book.
A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican
March 11, 2011
On their new album, Brooklyn Sound Solution, those old masters known as The Fleshtones don’t do much but have a great time. No major statement, no great artistic insight, no over- all point. And those who love this basic, unaffected ’60s rock ’n’ soul-drenched guitar rock will have a great time listening to it. It’s scheduled for release on Tuesday.
On this album, the band, fronted by founding members Keith Streng and Peter Zaremba, is joined by Lenny Kaye, guitarist for The Patti Smith Group and compiler of the influential Nuggets collection of 1960s garage-band classics. (Kaye is less known for being the author of a book about crooners, You Call It Madness.) He fits in seamlessly.
I could spend a couple of paragraphs informing the uninitiated about this seminal New York band (which claims to be the only band to debut at CBGB — in 1976 — that never broke up and never had an inactive year). But you can find out about the group for yourselves on the Fleshtones’ bio documentary Pardon Us for Living but the Graveyard Is Full, available in its entirety online HERE.
What sets BSS apart from other Fleshtones albums is that nearly all the songs are instrumentals, covers, or both.
My favorite tunes here are a couple of cranked-up blues covers. There’s the signature tune of Bo Diddley sideman Billy Boy Arnold, “I Wish You Would” (probably best-known for its cover by The Yardbirds). The Fleshtones play it with a fuzzy bass line that can’t help but make you think of The Doors’ “Break on Through.” They could easily make a medley of the two songs.
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how do you like the Blues Jnr?
I had one, sold it because it was a damn pain in the ass to learn how to figure it out haha. Now gone back to a more simpler method...guitar > blues jnr > shure sm57 > maudio interface
Needles for just about any turntable can be found at Garage-A-Records (http://www.garage-a-records.com/). I have been buying from them for years. I buy old turntables at thrift store, flea markets, etc and restore them and re-sell them so I use the guys quite regularly.
My preference is the Dual 1019 with a Shure V-15 II with a JICO stylus (we have 4 turntables in the house and they're all the same set-up except for one that set up exclusively for 78s).
ok, I can't even find needles. So, where can I go online to buy some?
Hey,
Sorta picking up an old thread here... Have you (or anyone out there ) had any problems with the speed / pitch on the debut III ? I notice it has no pitch control.
~T
Alex said:
I bought my first turntable for $500. It's a Pro-Ject Debut III, and I added on the speedbox that lets you switch from 33 to 45 with the touch of a button. It's really about as high quality as you can get for that price. I'd recommend reading some articles on Stereophile Magazine to see what they recommend.
I agree with the guys above, it is better to record one single shot. But if you want to loop it through, just zoom in the wave and cut on the exact spot and you'll have a perfect loop, it's a matter of practice!
I wouldn't waste time with looping, just try to get the whole track in one take man.
Hi. I hven't used Pro Tools, but I now tried to use a Tempo Matching function on my Studio One for the first time after watchinf this video,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjmXLYM2kcw
and it was very easy, so I guess (hope) it will give you any tip. (Sorry, I actually don't even understand what he's taliking.:()
yeah i wouldnt waste time on loops. Its probably more time consuming to cut it to exactly the right point so that when you connect it to the next one it syncs perfectly(which it has to) than it is to just play the track over again, at least for me it would be. Then theres punch-ins. I think in any decent recording program you should be able to select the part you screwed up, punch it in and then hit record again and only the part you want to redo is recorded over again. Try to make sure your volume levels havent changed.
From an asthetic standpoint loops will always sound sort of fake because the little imperfections dont change throughout the song.
Agree with Doc. I did an entire album in Audacity, and I'm pretty darn proud of it. I programmed the drums with all the fills and everything to try and make it as realistic as possible. So some of the drumming was "looped", but I spent a lot of time on it. The rest (guitar, bass and organ) was all done in whole takes on separate channels.
Hi Gonzo!
I wouldn't use loops (unless for some electro stuff), for I don't even know how to loop. I'd just record the rhythm track in whole, because I think you'll always hear that a loop is a loop.
The way I record is to take what I got (in my case just Audacity, or some friends with some machines I don't understand) and record on it. The simpler, the better.
Cheers, Doc
If you're after a hollow body....I'd look into buying the vintage japanese range...there's a heap of quirky ES335 copies out there that sound just as good and depending on your taste....even better.
You need a bullet mic for Harmonica.
Yep!
Nervous Shakes's the name of my band;
Much Luv'
Ivan