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by Mr Awesomer
Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:20 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Your personal, in home stereo system
Replies: 45
Views: 37508

I picked up some used Paradigms off Kijiji and really like their sound. I got a pair of similar B&W speakers a few months later and didn't like them at all. Both run through an old Sansui amp. Looks like you're about a year to late to grab this gem: http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/87753-...
by Mr Awesomer
Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:47 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Your personal, in home stereo system
Replies: 45
Views: 37508

*bump* So, I'm in the market for something for the living room of my new house. Does anyone have any recommendations for speakers or amps (ie brands/models)? Speakers makers have their fanboys, and are always going to come down to personal preference. Personally I've always had a soft spot for JBLs...
by Mr Awesomer
Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:02 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Valuable 'collector's iPods' - is there such a thing?
Replies: 8
Views: 6200

Just think of the iPod as the record player, and the music files as the records.
by Mr Awesomer
Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:23 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Valuable 'collector's iPods' - is there such a thing?
Replies: 8
Views: 6200

I was just thinking of the resale ability of records and CDs and I wonder if this new media had that benefit. Wouldn't it be a good deal to buy another collector's iPod instead of paying and gathering all the music yourself which would take years? The data has value (more specifically the license t...
by Mr Awesomer
Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:26 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Copyright Issues: Recording Old Material for New Albums
Replies: 13
Views: 9820

lipi wrote:didn't you have to do it for the "live at the lindy binge" cd?
I didn't work on that aspect of it. I was just a member of the team that put the event on, and the one with the website to promote the CD via. I'd be curious how that was handled as well.
by Mr Awesomer
Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:33 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Copyright Issues: Recording Old Material for New Albums
Replies: 13
Views: 9820

I have no thoughts on the matter since I will never need to address the issue, but it's something that I've always been curious about. I'd love to hear what Stout, Douglas and others had to go through to get the U.S. perspective.
by Mr Awesomer
Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:46 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Copyright Issues: Recording Old Material for New Albums
Replies: 13
Views: 9820

Hi Sam, could you please start a new thread discussing copyright issues and keep this thread on topic. The topic being what kind of recording technique do we as DJs and dancers prefer for a CD with Bennie Goodman (second half of the thirties) songs. Thanks. Now that it has it's own thread, I'd love...
by Mr Awesomer
Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:54 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Recording technique recommended for a new big band album
Replies: 40
Views: 31922

While I appreciate the desire to "keep things real" by using the old recording techniques, quite frankly I would much rather have a band record using modern methods. That said though, it really doesn't matter much when it comes time to DJ... since no one records a band in such a way so as ...
by Mr Awesomer
Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:06 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Worst Songs Ever Heard at a Lindy Hop Night?
Replies: 107
Views: 91089

Surreal wrote:As for my original comment, did I mention a side benefit to playing Bublé here is that the dj gets group hugs from the girls after playing his music?
I don't consider that a side benefit. Bad taste in music is a huge turn off. :D
by Mr Awesomer
Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:59 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Worst Songs Ever Heard at a Lindy Hop Night?
Replies: 107
Views: 91089

Goodness forbid we play non-era-specific/"acceptable"-shortlist-of-modern-artists' music for our dances. Personally, the list of eras, styles, recording years and artists I play from is huge. So this makes Buble inappropriate for a swing dance? What is "this?" I just think Buble...
by Mr Awesomer
Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:50 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Worst Songs Ever Heard at a Lindy Hop Night?
Replies: 107
Views: 91089

keither wrote:
Surreal wrote:I love how this place automatically "downgrades" me to wedding dj (not that there's anything wrong with that).
It's not this place, it's just Reuben.
Exactly.
by Mr Awesomer
Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:33 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Worst Songs Ever Heard at a Lindy Hop Night?
Replies: 107
Views: 91089

As a dj, I play music for people to dance to. There are some songs/artists that I don't care for, but they're good for dancing/requests/whatever, so I play them anyways. Is there something wrong with this? Of course not... but that's what wedding DJs are for. As a Swing DJ, I play music for people ...
by Mr Awesomer
Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:06 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Crytzer's Blue Rhythm Band's debut CD
Replies: 32
Views: 26822

except the bass drum, which goes RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE throughout. I think the recording technique used inherently adds a little boom-e-ness to the bass end, but are you sure you just didn't have your sub turned up to high? I re-listened to a few tracks completely flat on studio monitors and ...
by Mr Awesomer
Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:13 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: The original Disney All The Cats Join In
Replies: 3
Views: 3914

I haven't done it in years... when I did, I just ran a cable from my headphone jack to my mic input and used a simple recording program to create wav files... then cut them up and compressed to mp3s. Pretty ghetto style, but it worked. There are programs out there will allow you to rip audio directl...