Wednesday, April 22, 2009

DISASTOR

well we tried accordion

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but i messed it all up none of the mics were turned on and the computer was off and we forgot to plug in the accordion

and no one wanted to hear this but we had to:
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but we all wanted to hear this:

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what a disastrous recording time too bad i am not old enough to know how to die (:) o \/\/\/<

Friday, April 17, 2009


Apparently, a mystery person put up our live performance at Stage 1 Live, for the Carsons reunion, on MediaFire. So if you'd like to download that one, copy and paste the following link, and commit arson. http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mzegoykt3zk
Now get down and give me 20.
Here is a picture of the Bob Evans Farm.

Tim

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Over a month ago Pat, Mike, and I played an open mic night at Victorian's Midnight Cafe, and we burned the place down sonically, as well as literally. Copy and Paste this link to download it: http://www.mediafire.com/?mmxz9iwgzei
"Say Cheese and Die!" - R.L. Stine
-Tim

Monday, April 13, 2009

I'm mostly doing this for my own benefit. I'm engineering/mixing the album, and this is basically the set-up we've been employing thus far. If anyone else finds it interesting, that's ok TOO. I'll add to it if I can think of anything:

Equipment:
Presonus Firepod Studio
Mackie HR824 High Resolution Studio Monitors (2)
Art Tube MP Project Series microphone preamp (2)
Art MP Studio microphone preamp (1)
Joe Meek JM47 Cardioid large diaphragm meekrophone (1)
Shure SM57 (2)
Nady metal pop filter (1)
Nady DM-90 dynamic kick drum microphone (1)
Nady SMPS-1 48v phantom power supply
MXL 990 Cardioid large diaphragm condenser microphone (1)
MXL 991 Cardioid condenser microphone (1)
Crate V16 Palomino class A tube amp
Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Boost Pedal
Electro-Harmonix XO stereo pulsar tremolo pedal
Behringer VD400 Analogue delay pedal
Fender PT-100 Tuning Pedal
Jim Dunlop Classic Crybaby wah
DigiTech Grunge Distortion Pedal
Sennheiser HD 280
Etymotic ER-4P In-ear isolation headphones
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Russian Pedal
Ebow
Cables of various quality

Software:
Cubase SX version 3.1.1 Build 944
Soundforge 6.0 audio plug ins and audio editing
Korg Legacy audio plug ins


Instruments
Fernandes Ravelle Elite electric Guitar
Epiphone SG 400 custom electric guitar
Ibanez artcore AFS75T(?) Electric gutiar
Fender ash Telecaster electric guitar
Epiphone EJ 200 jumbo acoustic guitar
Pearl Forum(?) 3-piece set
22-18" kick
13-9" tom
16-16" Floor tom
Pearl Brass Sensitone II 14-6.5" snare
Zildjian K custom 15" dark aged high-hats
Zildjian A 18" crash
Zildjian Z custom 19" crash
Sabian AA 20" ride


I don't want to really endorse anything because all of this crap sucks in its own charming way, except Soundforge, which I would marry, and WILL marry, if our government ever chooses to recognize such a union.

Mike H.