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bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 181
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 - 6:53 am:   Edit Post

Well, hello my Alembic brothers and sisters! It's been ages since I posted here. I just finished recording a little piece using my '74 Small Standard. It's three stereo tracks of improvised music in an Open D Tuning. I'm using it as soundtrack to a little film I made called "The Seagull". Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz7fhEBz0Lo&list=UUaqT6oxceXRm2X2bgD68_4g&index=1&feature=plcpMy Baby - Alembic SN 74-52
rustyg61
Advanced Member
Username: rustyg61

Post Number: 395
Registered: 2-2011
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 - 7:41 am:   Edit Post

Cool stuff! Nice clean sound on your bass!
bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 182
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 - 8:48 am:   Edit Post

Thanks Rusty! If you listen to the track with stereo headhones you really get the full effect of the aural shifts that are going on. One thing I've always liked about the Series 1S was that you could get a resonance feedback happening with them in the extreme filter position on the treble pickup. Also I can plug headphones right into the bass and practice the signal is that hot. . it's been decades and I STILL love this bass the best. .Alembic SN 74-52
rustyg61
Senior Member
Username: rustyg61

Post Number: 406
Registered: 2-2011
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 5:39 pm:   Edit Post

I took your suggestion & listened with headphones, & you are right! This makes me want to do some recording!
bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 183
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 6:29 am:   Edit Post

Rusty: Cool! Yeah the stereo space that happens when I record directly into the board with my Alembic. Yes, get some licks together and lay down some tracks my friend!My Alembic and I - 1974
rustyg61
Senior Member
Username: rustyg61

Post Number: 408
Registered: 2-2011
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:35 am:   Edit Post

I have some stuff I'm working on, but it's not finished. I have Pro Tools 9 on my PC & it is AMAZING! I'm still learning it, but have the basics down so I can lay down some tracks.
bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 184
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:42 am:   Edit Post

Rusty, thats very cool. I'd like to get ProTools 9 myself. Was it pricey?
bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 185
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:44 am:   Edit Post

Rusty, thats very cool! I'd like to get ProTools 9 for my new Mac. Was it pricey?
rustyg61
Senior Member
Username: rustyg61

Post Number: 412
Registered: 2-2011
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 5:25 pm:   Edit Post

My wife is a teacher, so she got it half price from Acedemic Superstore. They just came out with Pro Tools 10, & I think the full version goes for around $600. I can do the upgrade for $300, but 9 does everything I need it to do.

http://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-Software
edwin
Senior Member
Username: edwin

Post Number: 1134
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 8:32 pm:   Edit Post

Nice pic, Bucky! It looks like a Tina Modotti shot from her sojourn to Mexico with Weston!
bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 186
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 7:59 am:   Edit Post

Thanks for the info Rusty, my wifes a teacher too. Maybe I'll go that route! And you're right Edwin! OR I could have been Georgia O'Keefe fresh from the desert of New Mexico. .
rustyg61
Senior Member
Username: rustyg61

Post Number: 416
Registered: 2-2011
Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 3:26 pm:   Edit Post

You can get Pro Tools 10 for the same price I paid for 9, $294.95

http://www.academicsuperstore.com/products/Avid/Pro+Tools/1522359?ref=also_viewed_product&product_id=1522351

(Message edited by rustyg61 on February 18, 2012)
bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 187
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 8:12 pm:   Edit Post

Rusty, Thanks! I think that will fit right into my budget!
rustyg61
Senior Member
Username: rustyg61

Post Number: 418
Registered: 2-2011
Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 9:51 pm:   Edit Post

You're welcome! It's about the cost of one recording session in a studio & with Pro Tools you have unlimited studio time right in your home! There are a wealth of training videos available for sale & on You Tube to teach you how to use it too. It comes with a ton of prerecorded tracks of all instruments you can build songs with, & several MIDI instruments you can create your own tracks with. You don't even have to have a MIDI keyboard to use the on board instruments, but it's much easier if you have one.
bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 188
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 7:53 am:   Edit Post

I hear that. I've been recording in my home studio with Garage Band for years!
rustyg61
Senior Member
Username: rustyg61

Post Number: 419
Registered: 2-2011
Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 8:29 am:   Edit Post

Here's what Pro Tools looks like -

bucky
Intermediate Member
Username: bucky

Post Number: 189
Registered: 6-2003
Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 11:30 am:   Edit Post

Rusty, yeah I know it's awesome. We've recorded four three of our studio albums using it. I look forward to having it on my laptop! Thanks!

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