Members the stranger Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 If you guys wouldn't mind refraining from entering, I would appreciate it, as it should increase my chances of winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 What would you do with $30,000 in mics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'd record something. And I'd have options doing it. And considering I have the full range of instruments in the studio, I could really use a better selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 One glaring omission from the list is an SM7, so I'd probably sell one or trade for an SM7. Plus, it said I'd be the envy of any studio pro, so how can you pass that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'd record something. Such as? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'm guessing music, but I might get crazy and record some animal sounds in the yard. Or I might just record some YouTube videos showing off my extensive $30k mic locker...with quality audio. Damn, this is worse than filling out a census survey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 I think this is Jeff's subtle way of telling me I should spend less time blogging and more time making music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 I think this is Jeff's subtle way of telling me I should spend less time blogging and more time making music. No, no. I just thought it was an interesting mind exercise. You said that if you had $30,000 in mics, you'd record something. Of course, the much more important question is, "What would I record?", and if you can answer that, you might find you can do it -- and do it well -- with or without $30,000 in mics. it's funny how thinking about having cool gear makes you think about what you could do with it, when you can probably do what you want today, with what you have. I mean, I'd like those mics too. At the same time, my bigger challenge is writing some more music that's worth recording. If the music is good, I can probably do it with my current mic locker (which I assure you isn't worth $30,000, or possibly $1,000). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 You might as well give up. I've entered and I win everything (I wish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 None the less, I still really need to get back into the flow. I've been on hiatus for way too long. I seriously do need some better mics, though. Maybe not a $30k mic locker, but just about anything would be better than what I've used for the last 10 years. I should be a spokesman for Crown, since I've used a PZM in almost every way imaginable. And that trusty old PZM and my pair of dynamic omnis is all I really have used for a long time. I have a pair of small diaphram condensors (AT) that I could use more, but the abrasive high end they produce is just too much for my taste. It's funny, because back when I was using tape, you could never get enough crisp high end. And now with digital, it's the opposite. I ended up using the pair of dynamic omnis for drum overheads once and never went back to the small diaphram condensors. When I was spending a lot of time with my buddy at the radio station, I fell in love with the SM7. It's actually the one mic I'd like to have the most. And I must be in the stone ages, because to this day, I've still never owned a LDC. Which is really my own fault, since you can get one so cheap these days. I remember when you were gonna drop $600 just to get into the LDC game. And that was an entry level mic. Now they're a dime a dozen. Back to your original idea though, I've been brushing up my guitar chops and have been wanting to get back into some instrumental guitar stuff. Yeah, I can get it done with what I have, but some new flavors would be nice. I was stuck on the remix/mash/rap thing for a while, but I haven't been very inspired in that department lately and the longer I sit around not producing anything, the more it bugs me... I'm almost tempted to try and start a band again. Being way deep in the sticks, there really isn't much of a network of people to jam with, but I haven't tried to get anything going for a while and maybe I might have better luck these days. There still isn't any music scene here at all, but I'm thinking I could probably find more like minded people these days than I could ten years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 I'll tell you what I really need, the focus and drive that Jeff has. He's a dynamo that seemingly never quits and is always taking on a new project to add to the existing ones he already got going. I tend to be much more sporadic in my output. I get gung-ho on something and then lose interest too quickly, because some other shiny object (figurative) catches my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 Such as? One hand clapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 One hand fapping?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 He's a dynamo that seemingly never quits and is always taking on a new project to add to the existing ones he already got going. Ah, but for all the wrong reasons. Musically, I'm like an 8-year-old with ADHD. If I don't keep my interest level up by changing styles, trying new things, playing new places for new people and so on, I tend to slip into deep creative ruts. But I hear ya: a bunch of new mic flavors would be inspirational in capturing cool, new stuff, assuming you have the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted September 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 I got the stuff, I just need to remember where I stuck it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 DARN I'M CANADIAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BushmasterM4 Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 I won a Blue Bird from Sweetwater in 2009. Made my day !!!! 30k worth and I'd die of a heart attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bookumdano2 Posted September 2, 2010 Members Share Posted September 2, 2010 ..."He's a dynamo that seemingly never quits .... is always taking on a new pro-jict ... Shaft ! (Jeff) Just sorta reminded me of that song. I dunno if I'd want to win that Sweetwater deal as it seems like it would generate one heckofa tax bill at the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor Davis Posted September 3, 2010 Members Share Posted September 3, 2010 If I won the mic locker I'd have to sell off almost al the mics and buy me another place to live. My trailer was torn down and all my stuff was either stolen or thrown away. so I have been homeless for three and a half years. being homeless sucks! after liveing there for thirteen years it's a bummer not to have a place to call home. yeah, I'd keep a couple of mics for recording and playing out but all the rest would go to the highest bidder. OR I'd ask bruce S. to help me sell 'em. So I have been entering contests and such to get stuff I need and desire cause I'm broke, homeless and in need. I wish to win a really nice A/E axe but haven't won a single thing yet. I imagine dying broke, homeless and hopeless.. But I keep entering contests and picking up lottery tickets off the ground around the trash cans. cause you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted September 3, 2010 Members Share Posted September 3, 2010 Lie. I'm sure nobody will check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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