so... addiction?
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Posted on Oct 16, 2007 09:58 pm
kennethwsmithjr
The Eternal Student
Member Since: Oct 08, 2005
Does anybody else find researching gear/reading about software/computers and whatnot ...
similar to crack?
Seriously, I could do this all freaking day and not get bored.
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zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Oct 16, 2007 10:53 pm ... the researching aspect is atleast less expensive... however I spent the past two weeks buying a proper lighting kit for a short movie I want to do soon... bought a 1kw fresnel, 750w ellipsoidal, and a bar flood, seamless paper backdrop, and backdrop stand. Waiting for most of it to arrive still...
glnflwrsHead KnockerContributor
Since: May 20, 2007
Oct 17, 2007 02:59 am Yes, I feel the same way. It's called "GAS".
Gear Aquisition Syndrome
It is terminal and the treatment is very costly.
Oct 17, 2007 03:26 am i have no such affliction. i loathe gear completely and utterly.
Oct 17, 2007 05:05 am I used to, then I realized all gear is so much the same it doesn't matter...and my personal requirements are so minimal it's a waste of my time.
TallChapAnswer:On a good day, lipstick.Member
Since: Jun 24, 2004
Oct 17, 2007 11:17 am As a self confessed lighting geek (albeit on a commercial/architectural level), I find myself oddly aroused at the use of words like "fresnel" and "ellipsoidal"...
Didn't think this was one of those kinds of forum...
Ooo-er...
Actually, I just 'installed' my old surround sound receiver and speakers via optical cable to my PC. I stood back and thought...."maybe it's getting out of hand."
Oct 17, 2007 11:30 am All the pages in my gear catalogs are stuck together...
All I want for Xmas is a Telefunken U47. Nothing serious. If anyone has one lying around for under $100, email me.
Oct 17, 2007 11:38 am TMI! TMI!
Oct 17, 2007 11:51 am my current affliction is with computer parts... building systems... comparing between apple/dell/diy... spending any free time at www.anandtech.com checking out the builds/comparisons they do...
I found one u47 on Vintage King Audio... however, it was gone when i actually clicked the link... sorry.
I'm afraid it was slightly out of the $100 price range, however.
Oct 17, 2007 11:52 am haha, this one was $4,900...
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Oct 17, 2007 12:42 pm I'll try to keep this workplace friendly :)
The Ellipsoidal
The Fresnel
TallChapAnswer:On a good day, lipstick.Member
Since: Jun 24, 2004
Oct 17, 2007 01:33 pm Stoppit, stoppit, stoppit....
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Oct 17, 2007 01:38 pm Quote:
and a bar flood
I think that's what happened in New Orleans.
=0
TallChapAnswer:On a good day, lipstick.Member
Since: Jun 24, 2004
Oct 17, 2007 01:41 pm ^
Rimshot, splash!
Oct 17, 2007 01:52 pm Ladies and gentlemen, the 1938 Zenith 12S267....
Top that.
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Oct 17, 2007 03:28 pm ok :)
my Sin-heiser ME66K6 :)
...yes she was paid...
Oct 17, 2007 03:35 pm Quote:
...yes she was paid...
Don't you have a mic stand?
BeerHunterwww.TheLondonProject.caMember
Since: Feb 07, 2005
Oct 17, 2007 03:41 pm [quote]Don't you have a mic stand?
[/quote]
I'm guessing an expensive one.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Oct 17, 2007 08:48 pm Hi, my name is Noize and I'm a gearhore!
Welcome to the club kenneth.
I used to go through gear simply on a wim. If I needed it for a single track in the studio, I would simply go out and buy it. Then if it didn't get used within the next 6 months or I knew I would not use it again, out the door it went. Sometimes for what I paid, sometimes more, but usually for less. I traded off more gear and bought more gear for about a 3 year period then I had in my entire life up to that point. But it all served its purpose. Now I only buy what I will use and want to keep. If I need something special, like the vintage U47 pair a buddy has at his studio. I simply go there and use them to track and bring my project back here to finish. Herb, go ahead and drool if you want to. And truth be told, yes I covet his U47's with a passion. IS that a sin?
Herb, nice radio for sure.
I guess I'll have to break down and take some pix of some of the goodies here. Like my Washburn pointy guitar from the Robert Palmer video's. And a few bits and bob's from before Greg Mackie was famous and built simple stuff, and car audio stuff as well.
zek, I personally like your mic stand. How much does that cost?
Oct 17, 2007 09:47 pm TWO DOLLA!!!
ok, i have no idea... zek?
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Oct 17, 2007 10:21 pm that was just $40.
The gimmick was that because I switched to a linux studio instead of sinking another $800 in cakewalk, I could afford to hire models to pose for my 'studio pix.'
Now that I have a good backdrop I might do more...
but here are some others:
soundcard Edirol FA-66
Samic 5-string bass
Pentacon 6 TL Medium Format Camera
... I don't have any with my drumset because I keep it at church... :)
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Oct 17, 2007 10:43 pm Thou dos't rock, Zek! The 'Edirol-proffer' one is just killer!!!
Oct 18, 2007 08:10 am For that bass I'd take it the other direction so the head stock with the visible "Samick" doesn't show :-)
Hey, I have a new fantasy girl now...sweet.
BleakA small pie will soon be eatenMember
Since: Aug 26, 2004
Oct 18, 2007 09:32 am Quote:
Hey, I have a new fantasy girl now
See, now, i always suspected you had the hots for you're neighbour!
Oct 18, 2007 09:36 am now that's not even funny.
well, Ok, it sort of is, in a make me vomit sort of way.
Oct 18, 2007 10:42 am wow zek! i'm impressed....now how exactly does a good christian like yourself get such a cheap mic stand of such quality? (no offence i was just refering to the $40 one)....and how much would it cost for her to hold some of my prized 'gear' for a photo shoot? ok, that's just bad taste! but you started it!
ยง=oP
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
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Oct 18, 2007 02:02 pm Quote:
now how exactly does a good christian like yourself get such a cheap mic stand of such quality
actually I met her though a Christian EDM forum :)
most of the models I work with now are from modelmayhem.com though.
DB: My 'Fender 300' bass amp makes up for the samicks short comings... I have never found any information on that series though... and I've talked to some fender nuts...
Me: Yeah I have a 'fender 300'
Fender Nut: You mean to say '300 PS' or '300 Bass'
Me: Nope - '300' ...modified rack mountable with wood sides and a side carrying handle...
Fender Nut: WTF?!?!
