Recent content by Dennis Shaw

  1. Dennis Shaw

    The Second Seen

    Greetings! We are a 5-piece metal band from Raleigh, NC. Our debut 6-song EP, "Songs Of Mourning" has been released and we're trying to spread the word. Give it a listen if you get a chance! http://www.reverbnation.com/thesecondseen Thanks! Dennis
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    The Second Seen New Release!

    Greetings! We are a 5-piece metal band from Raleigh, NC. Our debut 6-song EP, "Songs Of Mourning" has been released and we're trying to spread the word. Give it a listen if you get a chance! http://www.reverbnation.com/thesecondseen Thanks! Dennis
  3. Dennis Shaw

    I recorded the most brutal fuckin' band of my life today.

    Ahhh, standing on the shoulders of giants! The production was pretty much on par with the rest of the heavy music of it's day (although YouTube makes it way worse than it actually was). I agree it's bad when compared to today's standard. -Dennis
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    I recorded the most brutal fuckin' band of my life today.

    I really didn't find that all too brutal... They sound great and play well, no doubt! But to me what makes a band brutal is a mixture of raw emotion (be it anger, fear, hate, etc...), power, and lyrical content. I'm going back some years but I look at bands like: Ripping Corpse and Human...
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    Audio Interfaces, what's your recommendation?

    I have a pair of M-Audio StudioPhile AV30s that are cheap but sound ok. When I'm recording anything other than vocals, I use the monitors. When doing vocals, I use headphones. My setup is very simple: Guitar/Bass/SM58 Mic --> UX1 --> USB on my Mac UX1 audio outs --> M-Audio monitors -->...
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    Audio Interfaces, what's your recommendation?

    My setup is the older TonePort UX1 that I paid $80 for. I'm running it into an iMac with M-Audio Studiophile 30s. Zero-latency with monitoring turned on. I use Gearbox and various impulses I've picked up along the way.
  7. Dennis Shaw

    Mixing Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"

    The links don't work anymore. Someone please zip these up and put them in your dropbox or something!! I'll do the same once I get them.
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    Audio Interfaces, what's your recommendation?

    I know you don't have it listed but I've had great luck with a Line 6 TonePort UX1. $150 and it comes with POD Farm.
  9. Dennis Shaw

    Guitars with thin or "fast" necks?

    I have an Ibanez J. Custom (RG 8420ZD) and the neck is very thin. Not sure how it compares in thinness with the other Wizard necks but according to the Ibanez Japan site: Neck Dimension Scale 648mm/25.5" a : Width at Nut 43mm b : Width at Last Fret 58mm c: Thickness at 1st 17mm d : Thickness...
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    Hard-Wiring Power Supply Help!

    Will do... Thanks a lot Ben. Dennis
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    Hard-Wiring Power Supply Help!

    Way off topic!! I know we have some electronics gurus out there. I have a Sentry Safe that has the electronic keypad for entering in the code to open it. It takes 4 AA batteries and it eats through them like crazy! I've tried rechargeables but they don't work unless I've taken them fresh off the...
  12. Dennis Shaw

    FS/FT: 2 Firepods/HP 4/Power Conditioner in a Rack

    How many inputs in the firepods? 8 each?
  13. Dennis Shaw

    Mark Bass

    My bass player just got a "practice" mark and dude, everyone loves it. Tone for days...
  14. Dennis Shaw

    rocktron utopia series

    I never compared it side-by-side with a dual or triple recto but I thought it sounded great next to my Rect-o-verb. I just found this but it looks like they're sold out. http://www.fadfusion.com/selection.php?product_item_number=20143400224 Man, I wish I'd found that earlier!
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    rocktron utopia series

    I owned one for a while before it died on me and I loved it! I've recently been thinking about picking another one up when the funds are there.