since some people have shown interest in this, here is my PDF compiling several info scattered around on the Net and this forum in particular regarding recording techniques or documentation of sessions.

it's a big file (110 mb) so I split it into 4 parts, each one 28 mb.

the reason why the pdf size is so big?

-233 pages
-tons of pictures (gamma corrected so that we could acually see the microphones...the original pictures were too dark to see anything!)
-snare samples of each recording room
-has the complete lecture of Steve at MTSU in mp3 format (about 80 minutes).
-has 2 more mp3 interviews by steve for Triple J radio and the lecture given for the sound of young america, in chicago.

of course, there's no way 233 pages would be enough to cover all the useful info that was posted around here. there's a lot that was left out...
read the disclaimer on the pdf for more info.

but it should give some good reference points for you guys to apply to your own recordings (or career).

this PDF doesn't have an index, but I made a very detailed set of bookmarks that point to all the relevant info. Please check the bookmarks section of adobe reader when you open this PDF.

another final note: adobe reader does not have a "stop/start" audio function (or search buttons). once you press the button to listen to the lectures, the audio will NOT stop until you close Adobe Reader. As well, you cannot do random access to the lecture. you have to listen to the whole thing, and it's not possible to skip parts (unles I had divided the mp3 into several smaller sections, but hey, I already had too much work with this in the first place).Sorry about that, but it's not my fault that I have an old version of Acrobat. It was the best I could do.

if any of your words made it onto this pdf, I hope you won't be angry
Here are the files, they will disappear in 7 days, or 100 downloads:

rar part 1:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/579014162/59 ... 4f3132c1e9

rar part2:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/579024462/02 ... fb2ac9892c

rar part 3:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/579031382/ad ... 5b49c53d79

rar part 4:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/579087622/18 ... 3e157099c7

Have fun!

Only 99 more to go (or less).

Just pulled this down. Thank you a lot for bringing it together.

= Justin

thanks, bebio! a labor of love, no doubt.

my ea fix for those times without the interwebz.



i couldn't open parts 2, 3 & 4 with stuffit expander. if those are the audio files, then i don't need to bother, already got those lying around somewhere.


get 'em while the gettin's still good!

Awesome, many thanks.

jimmy spako wrote:thanks, bebio! a labor of love, no doubt.

my ea fix for those times without the interwebz.



i couldn't open parts 2, 3 & 4 with stuffit expander. if those are the audio files, then i don't need to bother, already got those lying around somewhere.


get 'em while the gettin's still good!

you need all 4 parts to decompress the file.
sorry about that, but the full pdf REALLY is 110 megabits,
can you use Win rar?
if not, please let me know,and I'll do a self-extractable .exe version, or a version without the mp3 which should put the size down to 60 megabits.

take care.

EDIT: IZArc is a free decompresser software, and will successfully decompress these files. try it if all else fails.

bebio wrote:

jimmy spako wrote:thanks, bebio! a labor of love, no doubt.

my ea fix for those times without the interwebz.



i couldn't open parts 2, 3 & 4 with stuffit expander. if those are the audio files, then i don't need to bother, already got those lying around somewhere.


get 'em while the gettin's still good!

you need all 4 parts to decompress the file.
sorry about that, but the full pdf REALLY is 110 megabits,
can you use Win rar?
if not, please let me know,and I'll do a self-extractable .exe version, or a version without the mp3 which should put the size down to 60 megabits.

take care.

EDIT: IZArc is a free decompresser software, and will successfully decompress these files. try it if all else fails.

i was able to unpack the first part, which gave me a 240 page document. wasn't able to unpack the others with stuffit. as long as i'm the only one who couldn't, don't worry about me. i've got the other stuff already.

thanks again!

"part4" comes up as "part3-1", and it asks for "part4-1". Is there some renaming I have to do? I stupidly opened the .rar archives instead of saving them, so I might have to start the process over.

You should put it on MediaFire (doesn't expire after 100 downloads or whatever), in its full 110 mb glory.

If someone could upload the whole thing to Mediafire, that would be awesome.

I dont understand how acrobat works.

I have 4 files but they're all identical. Have they merged by themselves into one big file? The last sentence on each of them is "Some of your friends are probably already this fucked."

I got it downloaded and was able to extract the whole thing with IZArc (thanks for recommending that). If you don't mind, I can just upload the whole pdf uncompressed, in pdf format, to my web server, and people can download it freely and at their leisure. Is that alright?