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Trent Reznor recorded "The Downward Spiral" in the house where Sharon Tate was murdered by the Manson family.

cool, i've got a feeling paige hamilton and charlie closer are quite close, i'm sure they were integral on the tapeworm stuff. i'd love to see helmet. yummy.

mid to high range tama kits are very solid sounding, and have great hardware.

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speak to dr drakes, they have their own forum on here too. they will make you feel welcome, i'm sure.

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aka the fox, stanley, and possibly echomind, though i'm not sure for definite that it's echomind.

hah, i just got that email, it's a longgggggggg questionnaire, and they lied about the sex, secret tracks, and all the fish. but i like them so it's ok.

hmmm, fairly creepy sounding. downloaded mausoleum hymn and werewolf corps, more interested in the second one, perhaps just cos it was more compact. not a million miles away from fantomas's delirium cordia, if anyone else likes that sort of stuff. i liked a lot of the time stretched sounding things, cool sounds. are you distorting the vocals with a guitar distortion or just very close to the mic, or is it a pc effect, or something else? you can get some good vocal sounds by plugging a mic through a distortion pedal, then into a cheap compressor with a really harsh noise gate and then through a guitar flanger or chorus pedal. liked some of the keyboard/synth sounds near the end of mausoleum hymns too.

a.k.a. JUNO?

fair cop. with respect to the comment about music being more selfless, it doesn't have to be a selfish pursuit. to clarify, i concede (and concur! sorry, watched 'catch me if you can' recently) that some of the best/most popular pop/rock/metal bands have featured self-posturing, attention grabbing frontmen or frontwomen, e.g. marilyn manson, madonna, queen, whatever. i think i was trying to say that it doesn't *all* have to be like that. i completely agree that a lot of music is self-release, it definitely does (and should) feel good, but there's also room for empathy, compassion, respect, etc. blah blah blah. it's very honest of you to say that you don't worry about a lot of the problems other people face, however, that's not to say you shouldn't worry about such things. i mean 'you' in the impersonal sense. like you say, you're not trying to be pennywise or RATM, but it doesn't hurt to have a little diversity. i think you hit the nail on the head about relating to music though, it depends who you want to appeal to, if you want to appeal to anybody at all. and it sounds as if you have found who you want to relate to.

it stands for dual-tone multi-frequency. it's the sounds that your phone makes when you dial. each key on your phone makes a unique frequency combination that lets the exchange at the other end of the line know what you are dialling. interestingly enough (or not so) if you travel in one direction across your phone's keypad either horizontally or vertically, one tone will always stay the same. no, that's not interesting at all, is it. shite.

- Creative Soundblaster Live PCI soundcard - PCI 56k modem (winmodem) - Hauppage PCI TV card [GONE] Donations (e.g. recordable cds) welcome but not required Please send a PM if interested to arrange pickup.

Microphones and stands are almost always part of the venue's rig. However, if you require more than 3 microphones, you should let the venue know before hand. Also if you need a lot of DI connections from unbalanced connections e.g. you want synthesizers/keyboards/samplers/drum machines going straight into the PA, you may also want to let the venue know before hand, as they may require extra DI boxes. With regards to amplifiers, it depends on the bill, and also the venue. For example, most venues in town (though I think Kef and the Lemon Tree are notable exceptions) have bass amps that you can use. You are usually welcome to take your own as well. Guitar amplifiers are normally arranged between the bands on the bills and/or the promoter. Not every band is happy to share their equipment, so it's always wise to check first. So summing up, check what the venue provides first; if an independent promoter is putting on the bill (e.g. fudge, AUBL, etc.), then check with them on what equipment sharing has already been agreed on; otherwise, speak to other bands on the bill directly and agree on what to take and share.

i tried the Warp VST but the UI never got drawn, so i suppose it does not work. i have to say, the amplitube one is a godsend at the moment. The LADSPA plugins that exist (freely) are actually remarkably good, for example the dynamics, EQ, reverb, pitchshift, etc. What was missing was something like amplitube. I don't really need anything else now VST wise, but if there's any VSTs that you want tested to see if they work in Linux then I'll happily test them for you. Infact, just give me the names and I can try to download them. Purely for evaluation purposes, naturally. edit: bugger me, the warp vst is even working now

it's amazing. i thought it was quite good, and then i found those little fx and stomp buttons, and now i think it's truly cool as. some of the sounds that are coming out of this thing are truly amazing, it's the best recording tool i've obtained so far. makes me think of cancelling my order on the the pod pro rack... i did notice the t-rack thing on the amplitube website - what exactly does it do?

just wanted to add, i tested amplitube with ardour this morning, and it works. had a bit of trouble twisting knobs, but all the presets load correctly. edit: oh my god, i was just being a nob myself, the knobs work perfectly, and oh my god, this plugin is amazing

sounds reminiscent of pablo honey, in a good way. pretty catchy too. i was a little disappointed after the first riff though, as i thought it was going to sound more like therapy than radiohead

None whatsoever. The web and the internet are not bad things that kill your computer - however, the applications that you use to access them can be. All my audio software runs natively on Linux, that is, I don't use Cubase/Logic/Reason/SoundForge or anything like that on my PC. Programs written for Microsoft Windows in general will not run on Linux, so if you depend on specific software that requires Windows, then Linux is probably not for you. However, with Linux, I am currently able to use multi-tracking software with my delta-66, use my midi keyboard with soundfonts downloaded for free from the web to generate instrument sounds (e.g. pianos/harpsichords/rhodes/flutes/oboes/clarinets/violins/violas/cellos/horns etc. etc.), use software drum machines, use analog synth modellers (for making sounds that can be quite nord-like), and some other things too. I was thinking of speaking to dave at aberdeen foyer about setting up a demo machine that people can get used to linux with, and use for proper multi-tracking. The benefit being, that all the software is completely free. The main problem with linux is that you need a bit of experience to set it up. It's getting easier all the time though.