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I hope to enter the next edition of this. Also, Jill, lemme know if you need background tracks for future comps; I'll be happy to try my hand at those as well.

Rail and Koala. All you need to know. And LuiZa And Pixietricks Though neither of them is available

One of these days I should actually learn theory so I can read these topics and have some clue what you're talking about. (Actaully, I do have somewhat of an idea, but not enough of one to answer)

Is there a specific style you're going for? Do you want something with good acoustic sounds or good electronic sounds? I tend to favor the Yamaha keyboards. I use a Yamaha S03, and for the price ($500) it's magnificent. It does not have built-in speakers, though it does have its own soundbank. Keys are velocity-sensitive, but not weighted. The PSR-series has built-in speakers, and from what I gather, is very solid (though I've only had limited experience playing them). I don't know if they have weighted keys. I don't know of any keyboards (aside from a few midi controllers) under $500 with weighted keys -- it seems like only the higher-end keyboards have those, from what I've seen.

More specifically? The thing is, a lot of what we think of as production is something that you can't really write a tutorial for, because it varies so much depending on the style and feel you're going for. You just sorta gotta practice until you develope an ear for it.

Bumpage is a plenty good reason. Posting from my cousins/aunts/uncles place in NJ (and yes, that's the guitar-making cousin -- bwahahaha). See you guys in two days!

Topics like this get posted pretty frequently, though not frequently enough that I've been able to find the most recent one. It would be nice to have some sort of regular feature on ThaSauce or, if/when it starts again, VGDJ, that explores what various remixers are up to these days. It could also just be an in-depth look at the "real world" of a remixer who's still around. Anyway, to actually answer your question, I have no idea.

Ibanez tubescreamer.

Ah, gotcha. EDIT: Wouldn't a mixer be more useful for Sionar's purposes than a preamp? Since he'll be using two mics, it seems like it would make far more sense to hook both mics up to a mixer?

I guess he doesn't feel so good anymore.

-New studio desk. -Hand-knitted ski cap with musical notes going around the sides.

Off topic: is there a stereo equivalent of the VTB1? A preliminary search isn't giving me much.

The E-mu 1212m doesn't have mic inputs or preamps. It's definitely a good soundcard, but it would mean he'd need more gear.

I'm going out of town tomorrow and won't be back until the 29th, so I figure now is as good a time as any to give words of holiday cheer. Happy Christmas/Hannuka/Kwanza/Saturnalia/Whatever the fuck you celebrate!

I definitely plan on entering this sometime, whether there are prizes or not.

Looks good to me, though I've never actually recorded a real piano. I'm sure articles exist on how best to record a piano; I just don't know where they would be, and I'm too lazy to look right now.

Several things to keep in mind: 1) Your soundcard is decent, but not great. Don't expect a flawless, pristine recording out of an audigy. 2) Pianos generally sound best recorded in stereo; you can't do that with just one mic. Also, I don't believe the audigy has any stereo input, but I could be wrong. 3) Do you have a preamp? A mixer? You'll need one or both to plug the mic in and supply phantom power. I definitely think the NT1A is an excellent choice of mic. I have two that I recently got for recording acoustic guitar, and they sound absolutely fantastic. I don't know if they'd work as well for a piano, but they are absolutely perfect for recording acoustic guitars. As for preamp/mixer/soundcard, I'm sure there are products out there that could cover all three; look for audio interfaces with decent mic preamps and phantom power.

So there will be an actual OCR panel? What are you/we/whoever going to do for it?

Sorry about the lack of any update on this little project of mine, I recently had some family trouble and haven't had the time I thought I would to continue the project. Anyway, everything is still a go, but nothing probably will happen until after the holidays. My apologies again and just keep your eyes open for some more news. No problem, no rush.

Jeez, 11 people staying at Zircon's?

Bahamut is officially my hero, and I will hump his leg vigorously next time I see him.

I swear I hit the "edit" button. EDIT: This has come up before

We still need to compile that OCR dining guide. And we can do an OCR cookbook as well.

(ignore this post; I tried to edit it, and somehow came up with another post)