AMP - Cyclotron Demo

MasonAtom

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This is a test recording I did to determine proper mic placement for the latest guitar amp I built (see photo above or click here for more information). I was particularly interested in optimizing for "clean" settings.

The piece was improvised on the spot, but I like it enough that I will probably being working on it to tighten arrangement and post as a full song (possibly with Tiny Man Inside).

There is no processing on this track - just the sound of the amp fed dry into a JoeMeek JM37 microphone.

The song is dedicated to my future daughter, whose due date is Feb 1.

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Hits: 1060
Comments: 12
Fans: 2
Plays: 369
Downloads: 74
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Uploaded: Sep 22, 2007 - 08:06:22 AM
Last Updated: Apr 21, 2008 - 05:28:34 PM Last Played: Nov 12, 2009 - 06:41:57 AM

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Hardware:

TMI brand Atom Smasher Mk II guitar amp / 1936 Marshall 2X12 cabinet / Gibson Les Paul / Mackie Onyx 400F interface / G5 PowerMac 2 X 1.8 GHz / 2.0 GB RAM

Software:

Tracktion 3.0.3.3

Comments

spitlogic	spitlogic said 792 days ago (September 22nd, 2007)
	a pleasant distraction I would say the levels sound about right. You can hear the sublte sounds that come with guitar playing, however it didn't interrupt or distract from the sound. It actually authenticated it. Check out my latest song called Guillotine

MasonAtom

MasonAtom said 792 days ago (September 22nd, 2007)

thanks for listening
yeah, you can hear me breathing in the background, along with a few sounds of me moving around on my chair... gives it a kinda weird feel, but as this was really just an exercise in testing my new amp, I felt that it didn't detract from the piece.

I'm going to work on this and hopefully turn it into a real song.

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"The pump don't work cuz the Vandals took the handle"

Check out my latest song called Tiny Man Inside (Read Between the Lines)

craft	craft said 792 days ago (September 22nd, 2007)
	ye I'm with spit! We can hear some soundz with the guitar playing... but this is good. Check out my latest song called Blue Lights (feat. Spleenveil)

Feter	Feter said 792 days ago (September 22nd, 2007)
	AMP - Atom Smasher Mk II Demo I think this is a nice bright Amp sound ! and nice mood on guitar as well !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

	said 788 days ago (September 25th, 2007)
	Clear & Clean Not that I'm any kind of guitar pro, but I do like how this sounds. Nice playing too, by the way :)

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 788 days ago (September 25th, 2007)
	I know nothing about amp building But it seems you did a fine job with this one, that's a sweet guitar tone. I like the extra sounds (breathing etc.) that make this super genuine. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

Tiny_Man_Inside

Tiny_Man_Inside said 788 days ago (September 25th, 2007)

thanks David
this was really a quick improv that I did just to get a feel for mic'ing the amp... kinda a reference for when I record it for some of the songs we're (TMI) working on. It's funny that the mic picked up the breathing, since the amp was relatively loud at the time.

Mason

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<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/34706">The latest offering by Tiny Man Inside - <b>Why We Travel</b></a>

Check out my latest song called Left to Swing (w/ The Composer)

	said 788 days ago (September 25th, 2007)
	great tone! i like that nice, warm, jazzy sound. i am not normally a gibson fan, but you make it sound very nice, indeed!

	said 788 days ago (September 25th, 2007)
	sweet as! good lookin too....gonna put some clear perspex on top?

Axgrinder	Axgrinder said 779 days ago (October 4th, 2007)
	Very nice Mason! I didn't see the link in your "female vox wanted" post, Didn't get much sleep last night. Anyhow, It appears you've found someone to add the vocals to this? Great bed at any rate. Rock on, Ax Check out my latest song called Dark Circus

ktb	ktb said 718 days ago (December 4th, 2007)
	even your test tunes sound great. I don't know many guitarists who work as hard on the details as you do. good luck on the baby! Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

b0rn2w0rsh1p	b0rn2w0rsh1p said 59 days ago (September 23rd, 2009)
	Congratulations! on all your current and future projects and family. Mighty fine sound - keep the MJs in mind for "Beta" testing your amps! Now to listen to some more... Thanks Check out my latest song called Call to Worship in A minor