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music - artist appreciation

I Love Music!

Now, I know I am not alone in this but in the interest of sharing I will be populating this page with some thoughts and reviews of music that matters to me.



Contents of this Page

1. Now that is my kind of music!

2. Albatross Album (a review of sorts)

3. Audio-Trak Recording Studio


These are a few of my Favorite Things

Progressive Rock

Grunge, Alt and Hard Rock

Progressive Rock

Progressive Rock, sometimes called "Art Rock" or "Symphonic Rock", is my favorite genre. 

Rock

Grunge, Alt and Hard Rock

Progressive Rock

From Popular Music, to Plain ol' Rock and Roll, to Rock and back to to Pop. Some people argue that the Beatles were a "Pop" band. I submit they defined the ROCK genre 

Grunge, Alt and Hard Rock

Grunge, Alt and Hard Rock

Grunge, Alt and Hard Rock

Ah the 90's!

Country

The Rest of It!

Grunge, Alt and Hard Rock

As was said in the "Blues Brothers" there's only two kinds of music.... "Country" and "Western"! Well.... While I'm not a huge Country or Western fan..... But I recognize there is plenty of country music out there that is VERY WELL done! And, along with a extraordinary level of musicianship there is plenty of C&W worth listening to!! 

Jazz

The Rest of It!

The Rest of It!

While I lean more to the "Fusion"  side of things I do listen to a wide variety of "Jazz and Jazz-Like" music.

The Rest of It!

The Rest of It!

The Rest of It!

From Symphonic and Classical to Avant Gard to Experimental to Soul and R&B to Funk to Metal.... If it's well done I love it and I'll listen to it!

Albatross - 1976 a view from the distance of 40+ years

Download PDF

Albatross Album

Early Version of Albatross with Joe and Mike out front. Guitar player was NOT Paul Roe!

AudioTrak recording studio

AudioTrak Recording Version 1.0

Auditronics Son of Thirty-Six Grand 18 in - 16 out Console

MCI JH-16 2" 16 Track Reel-to-Reel Master Recorder

MCI JH-2 ¼" Half-Track Reel-to-Reel Master Recorder

Scully ¼" Half-Track Reel-to-Reel Master Recorder

Revox R-77 ¼" Quarter Track Reel-to-Reel Recorder

Dolby A Noise Reduction on MCI Half-Track

Pioneer Cassette

AKG Spring Reverb

Phase Linear Amplifiers

BGW Amplifiers 

Electrovoice Sentry III Monitors

Yamaha Monitors

JBL 4311 Studio Monitors

Allison RM-160 Lunchbox Housing with KEPEX Expanders/Gates and GAINBRAIN compressors

UREI LA-3a Compressors

AR Turntable With Shure V15 Cartridge

Unknown Digital Delay Line

Mics by Neumann, AKG, Sennheiser, Sony, Shure, Electrovoice, Byer(?), 

Mason and Hamlin 7' Grand Piano

Pearl Drum set

Likely a lot I just don't remember

 

AudioTrak Recording Version 2.0

MCI MC-532 Mixing Console 32 in - 24 out Mixing Console

MCI JH-24 2" 24 Track Reel-to-Reel Master Recorder

MCI JH-2 ¼" Half-Track Reel-to-Reel Master Recorder
Scully ¼" Half-Track Reel-to-Reel Master Recorder
Revox R-77 ¼" Quarter Track Reel-to-Reel Recorder

Dolby A Noise Reduction on MCI Half-Track

24 Channels DBX Noise Reduction on MCI JH-24

Pioneer Cassette Deck

Nakamichi Dragon Cassette Deck

AKG Spring Reverb

BGW Amplifiers

UREI 604 Monitors

Yamaha Monitors

Auralex Monitors

JBL 4311 Studio Monitors

Allison RM-160 Lunchbox Housing with KEPEX Expanders and Gates and GAINBRAIN Compressors

UREI LA-3a Compressors

UREI 1176 Compressors

AR Turntable With Shure V15 Cartridge

Lexicon Digital Reverb and Delay

Eventide Flanger Effects

Mics by Neumann, AKG, Sennheiser, Sony, Shure, Electrovoice, Byer(?), 

Plate Reverb

Steinway 6'2" Grand Piano

Micro-Moog
Pearl Drum set

And.... so much more I've forgotten or never knew about :-)


AudioTrak Was....

AudioTrak Was....

Audio-Trak was a Mid-Seventies professional recording studio built by Three partners, Joe and Jim Guarino, and myself in Rockford Illinois. It was dear to us and we loved it.  


As you can see at the left Audio Trak featured some very nice equipment for the times.


Joe was the real engineer of the three of us and Jim and I the assistants. I had the most electronic background and know-how so that was my domain.


We started out in a very rough shell of a building and Joe and Jim moved several times after I had to leave the business.

Audio-Trak Recording The Original

Sony C500 Mics on the toms in the drum booth.

Audio-Trak Recording - Upgraded

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