Monthly Archives: April 2005

More Samson Rubicon 6a thoughts

Posted on April 28, 2005 by Ramsey Tantawi

As a followup to my first impressions of the Rubicons, I took a copy of the live set home with me and have been listening to it over the past couple days. So, with a little bit of distance, I … Continue reading →

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Handbook for Sound Engineers, 3rd Edition

Posted on April 28, 2005 by Ramsey Tantawi

Howard Tremain’s Audio Cyclopedia (sic) is a book that was really a Bible of audio engineering back it’s day, and even now is a gold mine of information. The 2nd edition was released in 1969, was *1700* pages (no joke!), … Continue reading →

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Pipeline! Playlist 4-26-2005

Posted on April 27, 2005 by Jeff

Marissa Nadler “Mr John Lee (Velveteen Rose)” Anaïs Mitchell “Two Houses” Ashby “Little Voice” the Charms “Don’t Bring It Down” Blitzkrieg Bliss “Citadel” Mary Timony “Friend to JC” the Books “Smells Like Content” the Dirty Projectors” “I Will Truck” Reverend … Continue reading →

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Big Bear vs. the Samson Rubicon 6a — more impressions

Posted on April 26, 2005 by Ramsey Tantawi

Tonight I used the Rubicon 6a’s to mix the mighty Big Bear live on Pipeline! Some background: these are brand new active monitors from Samson, featuring ribbon tweeters–and they retail for around $450 a pair. We’re reviewing them for Tape … Continue reading →

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Pipeline! Playlist 4/19/5

Posted on April 21, 2005 by Jeff

Ashby “He Likes the Sound” the Charms “Pussycat” UV Protection “Cool Tall Buildings” Phantom Buffalo “5 Charming Animals” Mary Timony live & interview Brian Michael Roff and the Deer “I Would Work If I Could” Josh Ritter “Don’t Wake Jupiter” … Continue reading →

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Pipeline! Playlist 4/12/5

Posted on April 21, 2005 by Jeff

Ashby “Troublemaker” Mahi Mahi “(Re)Move Your Body” the Texas Governor “Shortwave Radio” Downbeat 5 “Dum Dum Ditty” Bourbon Princess “Supergirl’s Complaint” Mary Timony “Hard Times are Hard” Edan “I See Colors” Dirty Projectors “Jolly Jolly Jolly Ego” the Books “Be … Continue reading →

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Pipeline! Playlist 4/5/5

Posted on April 21, 2005 by Jeff

Soltero “Songs of the Season” Dinosaur Jr “In a Jar” Turpentine Brothers “Love Gone Bad” the Konks “Let the Music Do the Talking” the Dents “Too Much” Bourbon Princess “So Much Time” Anaïs Mitchell “The Belly and the Beast” Dirty … Continue reading →

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Samson Rubicon 6a – first impressions

Posted on April 20, 2005 by Bryan Cord

So Nick and I hooked up the new monitors tonight. I engineered the evening’s band (whose name I can’t remember) on them and also subjected them to all of Mclusky’s excellent third album as a point of reference. Some things … Continue reading →

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Vibracathedral Orchestra releases WMBR material

Posted on April 18, 2005 by Kyle

I was reading Fakejazz this morning and saw a review of the new Vibracathedral Orchestra album, Pontiac Lady. The first track is from their 2003 session at WMBR, which was recorded by Ramsey, I believe.

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Winter Pills

Posted on April 12, 2005 by Bryan Cord

Note to future-Bryan: do NOT use hypercardioid mics on acoustic guitars in a full-band setting! Second note to future-Bryan: That Sennheiser MD421 with the tone you’re so fond of is in fact hypercardioid, and not just cardioid as you’d previously … Continue reading →

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