THe death of music

[Flying Scotsman]

Not too bad but they are no mics or amplifiers to be seen, just another video setup....I trust that your DIY speaker construction goes well and put the best wiring and crossover you can afford...what amplifier are you using and preamp? or is it a receiver amp or amp and preamp combined?

Douggie

I am a little late to this party, but I am a music lover!!! I really enjoy learning about new (meaning- new to me) songs/albums. Some are older songs that I’ve never hear and some are newer bands that I am just now discovering…

I have recently fallen head over heels for this band www.wilcoworld.net. For some reason they connect with me very well. They recently did a “NPR Tiny Desk Concert” in support of their recently released album. This is the title track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mYg7lyTCS0

This is the entire NPR show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZAKTCeE70Y

I have recently ventured into the DIY speaker world too. I am only at the entry level for now. Actually I bought a kit that had everything included (well worth the price)…

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-702

Later,
Mike


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[domwilson]

On the PE forum as well as others, the Tritrix's are all the rage for their price range. Let us know how they sound.

[siberianhusky]

There are actually amps in there, looks like they may be plugged in, and a couple of mics on the desk, no way the vocals were picked up that cleanly with that mic setup though, too much separation between the vocals and the rest of the acoustic rigs.
I've been in the studio recently working on our demo, in one take my vocal mic was also picking up a leather guitar strap creaking.
It's damn hard to get a good quiet recording hot off the floor in a proper studio, impossible in that setup! Glad our plans were for only one song to be recorded that way.
STarted arranging a new duet last night, Alternating verses of Amazing Grace and House of the Rising Sun done to the melody of House of the Rising Sun. I'm singing the House verses and Jessica is doing the Amazing Grace sections.
Also began working on another, Wayfarin' Stranger with a bridge of Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Except it has been changed to Ride low pink Cadillac. Sung in Bass.
Having a double bass player who can bow has opened up a whole range of interesting stuff! The fact that he spent 22 years as a CBC recording geek is an added bonus, bass is a new hobby for him, he is actually a trained jazz trumpet player, has a couple gold records!
I've learned more about music in less than a year with this new band than the previous 35 years! I started playing guitar when I was 7 after my mom walked in on me playing the into of Bach's Toccata & Fugue on my grandmothers pump organ! Asked my what I wanted to play and I said guitar. I inherited that organ! As well as my Great Uncles vintage Gibson SG delux with a bigsby trem.

http://youtu.be/_FXoyr_FyFw

[egneg]

Quentin Teratino's From Dusk till Dawn?

Yes and here is another that that the band played in ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfWTOgWybys&feature=fvst

[Flying Scotsman]

I know I have posted this song before but this white boy can sing and play a mean guitar ....Ladies and Gentlemen....Alvin Lee and Ten Years After... 1969....Justin Bieber listen to this and learn what is music and Lady Honk for you also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFpfureaCVs

Douggie

[dana]

How bout some classic satanic metal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx4HDbaFPYw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3opx...eature=related

Not bad. But they fail in comparison to Behemoth!

[dana]

Another Douggie rant, I am fed up with crappy music reproduction on I Phones and other modes....walking down the street and looking at the youth of today with cell phones and white earphones ticks me off and not looking into your eyes ...yes you can have your Gagga and Bieber treats, but to me they are rubbish, as they have no musical talent.....Winehouse did have a voice but as many talented singers have she passed away at a very early age

Douggie the old fart

Well you sound like an old man for sure. When did you stop keeping with the times? Lol. iPhone's rule cause... How else do people listen to music while on the go? Cd? Ha!!! Tape? Not!
If you can really listen to music and pic out the flaws in the audio format it's in, you need to get a life lol j/k

[Flying Scotsman]

Well young man I sit down and listen to music and that is the only mode to appreciate music your Iphone will suck as far as fidelity is known .....now go and sit in the corner of your room and repeat Douggie is correct and by the way I have an Iphone, Ereader and many new gadgets!!

Douggie

[dana]

Never! It's not 1960 anymore gramps lol

[Flying Scotsman]

You are a very rude young man, are you 12 years old?

Douggie

[dana]

I've read enough of your posts to know you aren't exactly charming haha. Just making some jokes man..

[Flying Scotsman]

An interestingy reply BUT ON THIS FORUM DANA WE ARE ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qdq7wjL2M4&feature=fvst

DOUGGIE

[domwilson]

You got to remember this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUwEIt9ez7M&feature=related

[siberianhusky]

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_12044587

If you listen to Dance Me you can hear the difference in recording, that one was done hot off the floor, no where near as nice and balanced a mix.

Even a digitally remastered cd sounds bloody awful! MP3 or any other compressed format is even worse.
If you can't tell the difference you have a tin ear and are probably wasting money on any kind of quality audio equipment!
Even the sample rate people choose to record at makes a huge difference to the sound quality.
Recording at "cd quality" gives you a flat lifeless sound, too many harmonics are lost.
There is a huge difference between having music on and actually listening to music. 99% of the people out there have never listened to music, if they had we would be insisting on better a better quality lossless format.

[dana]

You're all just being picky. I like music. If a song is good I listen to it... Nothing like picking music apart so much you can't even find the joy in finding new music. Bottom lIne is... This is where it's at. Get over it. I'm not just some schmuck either ok? I've been playing guitar since I was 8. I've played in many bands, done recording myself and even build guitars these days, so I do have some idea what I'm talking about. Stop tearing audio apart and friggin enjoy it lol . Thanks