TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion
Newest board member. Definitely a TC Electronic fanboy these days.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - I'm Not In Your Mind
<a href="http://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/im-in-your-mind-fuzz">I'm In Your Mind Fuzz by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard</a>
Jakob (Live at The King's Arms, 03.02.2018)
Probably our last trip to The King's Arms, given the
set to end its long run in the next month or so. A suitably bone-rattling show from Jakob, rounded out with some excellent company.
Rise of the risers
Although it might seem unnecessary, the carpets at the previous house rotted from having the instrument bags sitting on them for so long. Problem solved.
"Sshh...They're very, very quiet..."
Zildjian L80 cymbals (80% quieter than normal cymbals) and a set of Remo SilentStroke heads (also much quieter than normal heads). Much more neighbour-friendly than the original setup at full-blast.
Also, where is
these days?
Zildjian L80 low-volume cymbals
An excellent early birthday present from RGK and the Christchurch family. Surprisingly quiet - they live up to their marketing promise of being 80% quieter than normal cymbals while still sounding like actual cymbals. New practicing possibilities now unlocked.
Office for the afternoon
Could be worse.
Mean Girls (Live at Whammy Bar, 2011)
Holy shit these guys were loud.
Double-mic setup
The new condenser mic recorded amazingly well, but I forgot to save the project on Reaper. Lesson learned.
Behringer B1 Condenser Mic
A super cheap (but surprisingly good) large-diaphragm condenser mic to hopefully get around the cymbal wash that otherwise dominates my drum recordings. Also sounds crazy good recording the guitar amp (note the "shoe mount" for the kick mic also).
Interface 3.0
Behringer UMC204HD (really rolls off the tongue). A significant improvement on the Alesis i02+, which used to clip and distort at anything over 0.5/10 on the gain knob.