CATHARSIS AMAZING MIX!

Ohmygod!

Mike of "Catharsis," a participant on this list, processed my stuff
and it is, indeed, amazing:

http://catharsis.egregious.net/jpehrson/

I can't believe it. This guy has a *lot* of gear.

What a "masterful" master!

Frankly, I prefer the "straight" version to the Catharsis "creative"
one, but only because it adheres more to the piece.

But his reverb is *terrific.* MUCH better than what I was able to do
with my paltry SoundForge XP.

So, I told Mike, he's the man: he can do my sound editing whenever
he wants to!

Now what to do about John Starrett: since *my* reverb version with
SoundForge XP *sucks* compared to this...

jp

Joe,

{you wrote...}
>Ohmygod!
>
>Mike of "Catharsis," a participant on this list, processed my stuff and it >is, indeed, amazing:
>
>http://catharsis.egregious.net/jpehrson/
>
>I can't believe it. This guy has a *lot* of gear.

It's not the size of the gear, it's what you do with it. :)

>Frankly, I prefer the "straight" version to the Catharsis "creative" one, >but only because it adheres more to the piece.

But I'm willing to bet, when you are composing with the same hardware, you won't be listening in the same way. Your ears have been opened...

>But his reverb is *terrific.* MUCH better than what I was able to do with >my paltry SoundForge XP.

Well, that's not a surprise, is it? *You* could probably improve someone else's compositional work, even if they had *recorded* it well.

>Now what to do about John Starrett: since *my* reverb version with >SoundForge XP *sucks* compared to this...

It's a no-brainer, and I'm sure John would concur: the Best Sounding Recording is the one that should be heard, even if it involves more work in taking one down and putting one up. Your music doesn't deserve compromise.

Cheers,
Jon

--- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., "Jonathan M. Szanto" <JSZANTO@A...> wrote:

/makemicromusic/topicId_2316.html#2320

> Joe,
>
> {you wrote...}
> >Ohmygod!
> >
> >Mike of "Catharsis," a participant on this list, processed my
stuff and it is, indeed, amazing:
> >
> >http://catharsis.egregious.net/jpehrson/
> >
> >I can't believe it. This guy has a *lot* of gear.
>
> It's not the size of the gear, it's what you do with it. :)

***That's a funny one, Jon. I would say more but... :)

>
> >Frankly, I prefer the "straight" version to the
Catharsis "creative" one, but only because it adheres more to the
piece.
>
> But I'm willing to bet, when you are composing with the same
hardware, you won't be listening in the same way. Your ears have been
opened...

****This list has *totally* changed how I listen to electronic
music. It didn't take much, either. Just a few people saying, "Aw,
come on, it *can* sound better than *this!*" :)

>
> >But his reverb is *terrific.* MUCH better than what I was able to
do with my paltry SoundForge XP.
>
> Well, that's not a surprise, is it? *You* could probably improve
someone else's compositional work, even if they had *recorded* it
well.

****That makes sense, and maybe I need to manipulate the reverb
more. What I was getting that I didn't like was a *very* synthetic-
sounding "ring, ring, ring, ring" on the solo drum section. I mean,
I was willing to *live* with it, but Catharsis (Mike) managed to make
the reverb sound *much* better in these sections.

Or, maybe I'll just save time and send my files to Mike for mastering
in the future if he's willing to do it... :)

>
> >Now what to do about John Starrett: since *my* reverb version
with SoundForge XP *sucks* compared to this...
>
> It's a no-brainer, and I'm sure John would concur: the Best
Sounding Recording is the one that should be heard, even if it
involves more work in taking one down and putting one up. Your music
doesn't deserve compromise.
>

****Well, I just wrote to John. I hope he has time to put up yet
another version. I'm starting to be a pest.

jp