distant dream

neomagus00
neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
edited April 2006 in Car Audio & Electronics
so, i just picked up this CD from one 'crazy' on the forum, and it's pretty good... from what i remember (last listen was a few days ago), it's mostly chilled rock instrumental stuff, with vocals sprinkled throughout... if i recall correctly, there's a storyline that goes with the CD, but i don't have the jacket here, so i can't confirm... PM 'crazy' to pick up a copy, if you're into this sort of thing...

i'll post a more detailed review when i replace the tweet i blew yesterday (my first!)
It's not good, very fundamentally simply not good. - geolemon

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2006
    :eek: You blew a tweeter? How? Why? During what?

    Yeah, Crazy PM'd me about those CD's, too. After I get my headphone rig and ELP, I plan on picking one up. I'm just trying to direct all my funds toward the equipment right now.
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited April 2006
    i have no idea, i was playing some techno... loud, but not nearly as loud as i have in the past, and not for nearly as long... suddenly the stage shifts to far left, and i realise i've blown my right tweeter... megabummer...
    It's not good, very fundamentally simply not good. - geolemon

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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited April 2006
    Ok, no listening to techno for me!!!

    Neo - sorry to hear about your speaker. I hope fixing it doesn't cost a lot.

    Thanks for the nice words about the CD & yes, there is indeed a storyline that goes along with the songs ...
    Distant Dream - A New Beginning
    www.distantdream.com
    (Now also available on iTunes)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2006
    crazy - j/c, how are you affiliated with Distant Dream?
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited April 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    crazy - j/c, how are you affiliated with Distant Dream?

    He's their fluffer. :D
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited April 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    crazy - j/c, how are you affiliated with Distant Dream?

    I produced the CD and founded the project. I also composed most of the music along with the vocalist. So to put it a nutshell, this was my baby ...

    You can read more about it at:

    http://www.distantdream.com/about/profiles_1.asp

    I'm the first person on the list :D

    I also try to the the fluffer :)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2006
    Whao, you composed most of the music and produced the CD? Wow! That's awesome! Does that mean you have recording equipment and what-not, too? Or did y'all go to a studio and have it recorded? Did you recruit the artists?

    Hmm...maybe I should read that link...lol...
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited April 2006
    i finally figured out what blew the tweet way back when in my truck...

    Celine f****** Dion

    Her 'all the way' greatest hits cd SOUNDS great, i mean, to me, its a very nice 'get a feel for your audio system' cd to listen to... not that i'm into that friggin music, it just sounds good.

    Anyway -- I was listening to the same cd on my little home rig... and I hear a little 'crackle crackle rice krispies' on vocals... i'm like "what the f***".

    so i throw the cd into the computer, rip it, analyze it... sure enough... it's got a very narrow dynamic range at the top... long story short - the recording has some fierce distortion in it... what you'd call 'violent sounds' ... played very loud for very long periods of time and voila -- speaker will make that sound with clean recordings after a while... good thing i noticed it now... i'd have to bust up my home speakers considering they're the first home speakers i've been happy with in like... um... my whole damn life. they're cheap (m-30's) but i'm very happy with them.... very very happy.
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited April 2006
    pbd - i have her christmas CD, and the organ parts make some of the worst distortion ever... i'd love to crank it, cause pipe organs turn me on, but i fear for my speakers with that CD in the player...
    It's not good, very fundamentally simply not good. - geolemon

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  • 1996blackmax
    1996blackmax Posts: 2,436
    edited April 2006
    PoweredByDodge wrote:
    i finally figured out what blew the tweet way back when in my truck...

    Celine f****** Dion


    A lady that I use to work with had the same issue. She said she was listenig to Celine D a little on the loud siden and all of a sudden here speaker started sounding terrible :( .
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited April 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    Whao, you composed most of the music and produced the CD? Wow! That's awesome! Does that mean you have recording equipment and what-not, too? Or did y'all go to a studio and have it recorded? Did you recruit the artists?

    Hmm...maybe I should read that link...lol...

    I used to have a LOT of recording gear including a fully motoring 24 track mixer, 2 dedicated computers (1 for audio and 1 for MIDI), a really nice condensor microphone, 3 keyboards, 2 sound modules, 1 digital piano, 1 drum set (with the works!) and a voice booth made up of matresses standing upright (!!!) but I sold most of the stuff after completing the album.

    I just have a few things remaining in my studio now since my second album (in progress) is being recorded in California.

    2 of the songs from the album were recorded in a professional studio.

    The vocalist and I recruited all the artists.
    Distant Dream - A New Beginning
    www.distantdream.com
    (Now also available on iTunes)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2006
    Wow! That's something, for sure! Sounds like you went all out. J/c, what brand of keyboards/digital pianos do you use at that high a level?

    I bet selling off some of that stuff helped with the B&W's, eh?
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited April 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    Wow! That's something, for sure! Sounds like you went all out. J/c, what brand of keyboards/digital pianos do you use at that high a level?

    Audio - what does J/c mean?

    The mixer (it's also a hard disk recorder) was a Roland VS-2400

    http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=543&ParentId=110

    Computers were both Dells with over 1GIG RAM, 17" flat panels

    Software: Sonar 4.0 Producer Edition

    Synths & modules were all Rolands and Korgs

    Older version of this:

    http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=580&ParentId=40

    An older Roland sound modeul and a much older version of this - I thin kit was called the XV-5050:

    http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=590&ParentId=20

    An older model Korg (forgot the name) & Roland (JV-80) keyboards as well as the amazing Korg Karma

    http://korg.com/gear/info.asp?a_prod_no=KARMA&category_id=1

    This one was used even by the great Jordan Ruddess of Dream Theater - now if only I could play that well ;)
    audiobliss wrote:
    I bet selling off some of that stuff helped with the B&W's, eh?

    You bet!! But I still need to get rid of the remaining drum stuff.

    What I have remaining are miles and miles of wires :D
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  • kenstewart
    kenstewart Posts: 139
    edited April 2006
    LOL, I knew Celine Dion was evil, you guys confirmed it. BTW, amazed y'all would admit to cranking Celine :) j/k
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2006
    j/c - just curious

    Man, you definitely had a nice set-up. When I get my audio setup somewhat finished, I'd like to get a keyboard. I haven't really looked at them much, but I'm drawn to the Yamaha P120.
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited April 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    j/c - just curious

    Man, you definitely had a nice set-up. When I get my audio setup somewhat finished, I'd like to get a keyboard. I haven't really looked at them much, but I'm drawn to the Yamaha P120.

    Yamaha's are very nice - audio, PM when you're looking around. I'll be more than happy to give you some of my reocmmendations :)
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