Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:36 pm
bleak. wrote:Mexicola wrote:Finally got myself the 2nd PC I've wanted so I can get my home studio back up and running again. Last had my studio up and running about 4 long, long years ago so I've been itching to get it going again.
Cash was/is tight so had to scour the 2nd hand market. Got a reconditioned P4 3.6Ghz, 80 GB HD (ok, bit small), 1Gb RAM, 17" Flat screen, Creative 5.1 surround sound system (stand alone unit so that's going on the TV - sod the PC), printer (coming to eBay soon), XP (not Vista thank God), plus I got him to rip the old Creative soundcard out (eBay item No.2) and put my old Audigy Platinum in there for me too so I can plug my gear straight in the front of the tower with no mucking about round the back.
Cost me the square root of fuck all and I can finally - FINALLY! - get busy writing and recording again.
I am a VERY VERY happy man again
do you have any recordings as such? i'm interested in hearing your music!
Sadly not. Or not any more anyway. Back when I was recording I was way more into guitar based stuff. Way more "traditional" 4-piece band stuff, guitar - bass- drums - vocals - some synths but rarely. I did dabble with some drone-like material too, even if I didn't even know what drone was back then (this was before I heard Stars of the Lid, etc.) I was just playing really. Long since lost in the realms of old dying hard-drives I'm afraid, which is a shame because some of it was quite good stuff.
Still, in many ways I'm quite glad. Means I can come to it fresh again. Fresh canvas as it were. Plus I've since seen my interest in electronica / IDM bloom which gives me a whole new area to experiment with. As and when I produce something that I think people here might like you guys will be the first to know. Right - back to installing my old sequencer, plugs-ins, etc, etc ,etc...
Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:14 pm
Super Smash Bros. Brawl...this game fucking rocks!
Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:15 pm
Just got a retro Polaroid for a steal off ebay.
Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:50 pm
hemmer wrote:Just got a retro Polaroid for a steal off ebay.
Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:34 pm
The Friendly Stranger wrote:MacBook Pro. I finally joined the club. Just a couple of weeks to wait
welcome to the apple family. if you are new to OS/X, the first week is a little painful, as you will be trying to shake all your old windows habits. after that, you will find that for once in your life your computer will work for you, not the other way around. if i can help with any questions you may have, pls dont hesitate to ask. i own a macbook core (1) duo, 512 MB ram myself. the only thing i want to upgrade is my OS and some more ram. other than that i am totally happy with my mac ^_^
Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:02 pm
hemmer wrote:Just got a retro Polaroid for a steal off ebay.
I have that same camera! I also have this Polaroid-
In summertime I do a lot of camera hunting. I have a small collection of old cameras. I have really slowed down though.. people want way to much for their old cameras that aren't actually worth anything!
Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:04 pm
hemmer wrote:Just got a retro Polaroid for a steal off ebay.
I have that same camera! I also have this Polaroid-
In summertime I do a lot of camera hunting. I have a small collection of old cameras. I have really slowed down though.. people want way to much for their old cameras that aren't actually worth anything!
Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:08 am
Only problem is though they've stopped making the SX70 blend film, so I now have to buy the 600 film and use an ND filter to make it less sensitive.... >.<
Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:57 pm
hemmer wrote:Just got a retro Polaroid for a steal off ebay.
My nephew has THAT EXACT POLAROID!
Must warn you though, cartridges are reaaaally expensive for that thing
Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:25 am
An apartment.
New jeans.
Curry.
New Black Dog album.
Grocery shopping.
New jeans.
Curry.
New Black Dog album.
Grocery shopping.
Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:55 am
Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack (on vinyl no less), Futurama season 3, new Raconteurs album (Consolers of the Lonely), a shirt, and..Stargate. The original film, mhmh. 
Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:28 am
Alien Director's Cut (the only Alien I love, with the exception of the second part which stars Michael Biehn who is an awesome actor)
A new cartridge for my record player cause the old (and rather cheap one) caused some trouble that is now eliminated. yesss! it is crazy what you can get out of vinyl in terms of signal quality and differences by just switching certain parts. I am currently rediscovering all my records.
Plus I got myself a power supply for the very same analog record player which enables me to switch between 33 and 45 rpm with the push of a button. Way better than having to manually shift the pulley itself every single darn time. Especially concerning the records that have been recorded with 33 on one side and with 45 on the other.
Im happy.
A new cartridge for my record player cause the old (and rather cheap one) caused some trouble that is now eliminated. yesss! it is crazy what you can get out of vinyl in terms of signal quality and differences by just switching certain parts. I am currently rediscovering all my records.
Plus I got myself a power supply for the very same analog record player which enables me to switch between 33 and 45 rpm with the push of a button. Way better than having to manually shift the pulley itself every single darn time. Especially concerning the records that have been recorded with 33 on one side and with 45 on the other.
Im happy.
Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:32 pm
harpoon dodger wrote:Super Smash Bros. Brawl...this game fucking rocks!
do i have your friend code? cos we should set up a brawl sometime
Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:44 pm
The Other wrote:harpoon dodger wrote:Super Smash Bros. Brawl...this game fucking rocks!
do i have your friend code? cos we should set up a brawl sometime
I'd love to but I don't have my Wii online at the moment due to not having access to hi-speed internet where I live..damn this beautiful countryside, and dialup
Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:28 pm
I bought and played Portal. AWEsome.
And now I hear a sequel has been confirmed. Sweeeeet ^_^
I also picked up the movie Juno, which I had seen in theaters (very good)
and also Sweeney Todd starring Johnny Depp. Fantastic film. Very bloody.
And now I hear a sequel has been confirmed. Sweeeeet ^_^
I also picked up the movie Juno, which I had seen in theaters (very good)
and also Sweeney Todd starring Johnny Depp. Fantastic film. Very bloody.
Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:40 am
CoBoC wrote:I bought and played Portal. AWEsome.
And now I hear a sequel has been confirmed. Sweeeeet ^_^
I also picked up the movie Juno, which I had seen in theaters (very good)
and also Sweeney Todd starring Johnny Depp. Fantastic film. Very bloody.
All those things are awesome lol
Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:11 am
I bought nothing recently as I am broke. Stole a bunch of useful stuff though 
Yes, Portal was awesome, love the song during the credits, 'aperture science'.
Yes, Portal was awesome, love the song during the credits, 'aperture science'.
Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:35 pm
Julian Cope - Jehovakill
Julian Cope - Fried
Flying Lotus - Reset
100 lightscribe CDrs
Pair of Alesis Monitor One MK11
Litre of Three Barrels
Groceries
Julian Cope - Fried
Flying Lotus - Reset
100 lightscribe CDrs
Pair of Alesis Monitor One MK11
Litre of Three Barrels
Groceries
Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:39 pm
harpoon dodger wrote:CoBoC wrote:I bought and played Portal. AWEsome.
And now I hear a sequel has been confirmed. Sweeeeet ^_^
I also picked up the movie Juno, which I had seen in theaters (very good)
and also Sweeney Todd starring Johnny Depp. Fantastic film. Very bloody.
All those things are awesome lol
Lol, yes!
Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:03 pm
hungry_manweaselbeast wrote:100 lightscribe CDrs
I'm quite enjoying lightscribe, what do you make of it? I guess you do like it as you invested in 100 CDRs of it. They are coming out with colour lightscribe soon ya know.