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Entries from October 2007

Interview: Bob Weston of Chicago Mastering Service & Shellac

October 25th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Bob Weston is a legendary figure in underground music. He’s been making records for more than 20 years as a musician and recording engineer. Best known for his tenure in the rock band Shellac with Steve Albini and Todd Trainer, Bob recently opened Chicago Mastering Service with his business partner, Jason Ward. […]

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Tags: Mastering · Interviews

Slipperman’s Recording Distorted Guitars Thread From Hell

October 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Thanks to my friend Jim Cobb for this link:
http://badmuckingfastard.com/sound/slipperman.html
It’s kind of like a graduate thesis on the topic, but with lots of cursing.

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Tags: General

Gear Modification Syndrome aka “Pimp my Mic”

October 8th, 2007 · 3 Comments

By Koji Mabuchi
Most home recording folks are familiar with and may have even experienced G.A.S. or, Gear Acquisition Syndrome—the compulsive and largely insatiable drive to buy that next microphone, preamp, guitar, or other piece of gear that will get you one step closer to the achieving the sonic Nirvana for your recordings as you imagine […]

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Tags: Microphones

New Contributor: Koji Mabuchi

October 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I’d like to welcome Koji Mabuchi as a contributor here at Bounce to Disk.  Koji is an engineer and gear enthusiast living in New York.  I hope he’ll share some of his extensive knowledge of microphone modifications and other boutique gear.  Welcome, Koj!

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