T. Alan Smith

Yes, WWWJD, Good answer. Just what I needed to hear. It bothers me they live so close. I don't like bad vibes. Anyway, I had a great day. Hope you did as well. YOu are quite welcome T Alan... and I am very into percussion sounds lately.. I have noticed them more. The roland my die someday. I also think this. I got heavily into percussion after an extremely talented drummer friend introduced me to the music of Patrick O'Hearn back in the 80's. I had already liked Missing Persons, but thought most New Age music(the fad at that time) was too wimpy. His music was deep and intense though, and like Duran Duran(my favorite band thru the 80's), exotic and transcending.

I like your music Alan. Interesting. I don't listen to everyone all the time. I don't care what that person thinks of whether the Roland is Pro anymore. I care about what I think. I got over it. I am ordering the Plextor SCSI External burner tomorrow. Anyway, I like the interesting percussion sounds ...in your music. Thanks for the positive feedback. The percussion sounds are a blend of hand percussion performed by yours truly and Emu Orbit loops I "created"(re. mangled so far beyond recognition, I consider them mine ). Best of luck with your drive issue. My system is still working, and working well, but I do wonder for how long(??).

I think, from a full time audio engineer's standpoint, the 880EX isn't very professional. That said, it wasn't designed for full time audio engineers. It was designed for serious musicians. Therefore, it can be professional, as it's simply a tool like any other. I've owned several pieces of Roland gear over the years, and the 880EX is no less "professional" than my D50. The 880EX has been since the late 90's, and sadly, continues to be the backbone of my home studio. Up 'til around 2005, I used it professionally.

Lub the Yub!!

Two 1x12's cabs, my bass in its hardshell case & a coupla gig bags'll fit snugly in my VW Jetta. The bass in it's hardshell will slide behind the front seats(in front of the rear seats). I'll drop the bags in the trunk and slide 'em ahead. The 12s drop right in. There's still plenty of room for racks & stands, etc. because if I needed to, I could fold up the rear seats and load on top of them.

Here's what I used for my solo project-

Yes, but there ARE work horses. And just because certain mics a great on certain things doesn't mean they will sound like complete {censored} on other things. Think of it this way: You want a workhorse Large condenser. You want a Large dynamic You want a good pair of small diaphram condenders. You want a bunch of '57s. I would start with getting a good workhorse condenser. then some 57's. Then add what you want. After a while, you might want to get something more specialized like a dark tube mic or a brighter mic or a FET mic or a ribbon. but you won't know until you are experienced enough to make those judgments. So basically, get a good workhorse and start making music. GREAT post!

Originally posted by frunobulax That is the hottest, cutest thing I've seen in quite some time.

Originally posted by bassman1956 ....welll... I probably wouldn't say no, but I'm more of a 'nice ass with B's or C's' type of guy myself. What HE said.