Happy birthday, fearless leader. Thanks for all of this.-A

I know! But to be fair, they were probably inspired by Southerners. 'Hey man, what's the most racist, unprofessional thing we can do? I mean, like if we were actual Southerners!!!!Because Chicago has always been so free of race problems. -A

Steve V. wrote:A ticket to see Neutral Milk Hotel February 2 at Cat's Cradle.PM me and I'll forward you the email thing.Better somebody else than me.Bleh.You are seriously going to make someone's day though.-A

Bubber wrote:Found the data sheet for the 731r, and it doesn't look very similar.How drastically different is the PB-90 at the low end? coutant says freq response of 30-6,000Hz.I saw that when I did the review and thought the same thing. The construction is different (re: ribbon motors, etc) so you ...

I can say with absolute confidence that there is no reason to consider anything other than the Universal Audio Apollo at $2k, unless you are looking to spend well over twice that.-A

AnthonyCinder wrote:Didn't Bobby Gillespie play drums Mo Tucker style, i.e., no kick pedal? Or am I making that up?That's right. He stood up and did that floor top thing.OrthodoxEaster wrote:There are so many!... My Bloody Valentine guy whose name is too Celtic to spell properly. Dozens more.You're ...

Benny wrote:i saw sonic youth in november (one of their last shows, actually) and i would say that steve shelley is the core and main member that wraps the band together. what he does is awesome, super simple and tight and locked-in. everybody was surprised by how good he was, and how terrible the r...

If I understand the question:Ribbon mics are inherently Figure 8Condensers are whatever they are designed to be, and are often multi-pattern. There's no by nature that I'm aware of.A C414, for example, has two different cardioid patterns, a figure 8 and an omni. Some classic condensers just switch b...

EmpireStateTroopers wrote:154 wrote:(for a non-drummer, I'm a better drummer than 99.9% of 'actual' drummers)fypfyp-A

if you have a spare couple of days, the Carlos miniseries is great. It's the story of Carlos The Jackal, and was discussed elsewhere on the forum.Three episodes, each the length of a movie - about 1:45 per installment.Really interesting, and enlightening. An inside look at how terrorism worked befor...