My friend Jon (in Connecticut) sent me the Delphi XM2GO XM radio receiver a month ago, and while I haven’t activated it yet, I’ve been able to play with it a bit using the preview channels and charging it in the car for awhile. Would this be any better than a standard XM receiver, such as my Roady2?
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Monthly Archives: October 2006
“Chicago II” Never Sounded So Good!
Three words: buy the DVD-A! If you have the capability to play DVD-Audio, run out and get this disc even if you remotely like this album. “Chicago II” is actually the common name for the double-album entitled “Chicago”; Chicago’s first album was called “Chicago Transit Authority”, but was changed due to an issue with Chicago’s government. “Chicago II” contains such familiar songs as “Make Me Smile” and “Colour My World”. I never cared for the album much until this album was released on DVD-A, and I had read that the mastering was improved. How much improved?
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Needle Drop Setup, Part 2
Since we covered the hardware and software editor setups in my last installment, we’ll cover filters and techniques in this second part of the series. The main objective is to clean up your WAV file while leaving the sound quality of the file intact. Too much processing will make your sound file sound “processed”, for lack of a better word, and strip it of any life it may have.
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Needle Drop Setup, Part 1
I’m sometimes asked what I use to create digital recordings from vinyl, or any other source I have. When I create CDs or other digital media from my own files, I load them into the computer for editing. My arsenal is extensive these days, but I’m at a point where I’m comfortable with what I use, and the results I can expect.
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Musician Humor: How To Play The Saxophone
This one I found posted over at Steve Goodson’s Sax Gourmet website. As a former player, I must say these instructions hit the mark!
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