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[MetroSonus]

either..

[selfinflikted]

Eh, what the hell. I got nothin' to hide. ;)

You name

Mike Daugherty

forum name

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DJ name, nickname or studio name you want to be credited by. (just pick one!)

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Tell us what type or style of music you mainly produce.

Industrial, broadly speaking.

List your gear both hardware and software.

Instruments, Controllers, Processors, Noise-makers: Korg MS2000br, Nord Lead 2x rack, Roland SH-201, Yamaha DTXplorer, Boss DR-880, Boss SP-303, Alesis Q25, M-Audio Radium 49, Line 6 POD xt, various electric and acoustic guitars, various electric basses.

DAW Components: Custom built PC 3.2 gHz dual core, 8MB ram; EMU 0404; Cubase 5; MOTU MIDI Express 128; Mackie 1202 VLZ; M-Audio BX5's.

Briefly describe your workflow.

This one is kind of tough, since I don't always write the same way. I guess most often, I start by noodling. Noodling usually leads to a particular sound I really like and/or a hook. Next I'll add a beat, record the hook and beat into Cubase, loop it and work on fleshing it out. Once there's a working draft, I'll go back and record the actual takes that I will use, complete with cleaned up sounds while roughly mixing along the way. If I'm really on a roll, lyrics will pop into my head at some point - I always have the toughest time with lyrics. Finally, I'll listen to the mix over 9,000 times adjusting volumes and eq's as needed. I would say lastly I master, but I don't actually master.

Take your favorite 1 or 2 pieces of gear and tell us why it's your favorite.

Above all, the MS2000 is my favorite piece of gear. If that thing ever dies, a part of me will die along with it. The character of the sounds that machine can produce fits my "style" perfectly. It's extremely knobby, easy to program, has a robust mod matrix, step sequencer, and vocoder to boot! What's not to love?

Briefly tell us any neat things about you or your studio that you want to.

Oh geez. I'm not good at tooting my own horn, so I'm not sure what, exactly, to say here. I like chocolate?

[selfinflikted]

Is that sufficiently mundane?

[MetroSonus]

mundane cat says... yes.

[selfinflikted]

KITTEH.

[Plink Floyd]

Treehouse Code of Studio Pictorial Poastal Etiquette, Paragraph 12, Sub-Codicil 13 states:

"When poasting pix of ur studio, doan't forget to include 1 of the following:

- kitteh(s) (a goggeh will suffice in the likely event of an uncooperative kitteh)

- lava lamp(s) (in the absence of lava lampage, '70s or '80s art rock albumn covers or manga figurines may substitute, if sufficiently ironic)

All displays and winkey blinkey lights must be enabled in full glory mode."

Don't forget, points will be deducted for neglecting to remove anything that could be remotely mistaken as an inhaler.

[ElectricPuppy]

The Code is correct.

[Plink Floyd]

It's always best to stick to the Code. Arrgh.

[selfinflikted]

I shall have to remedy my ignorance of the code. New pics to come at some point this weekend. Blinky lights and goggeh included.

[MetroSonus]

Do you want me to wait for the new pictures before I put up your post?

[selfinflikted]

Yea, if you don't mind. Unless you want to use the "before" pic, because the "after" one was taken with Hisptamatic (crazy filters and all).

[MetroSonus]

I can wait, no prob.

[selfinflikted]

Cool. I will definitely have a new photo for you by Monday, if not sooner.

[Plink Floyd]

I propose that we amend The Treehouse Code of Studio Pictorial Poastal Etiquette, Paragraph 12, Sub-Codicil 13, where it states:

"Don't forget, points will be deducted for neglecting to remove anything that could be remotely mistaken as an inhaler."

It should read:

Don't forget, points will be deducted for neglecting to remove anything that could be remotely mistaken as an inhaler, unless it's a really, like, ironic inhaler."

[ElectricPuppy]

Somehow I'm thinking that the inhaler clause should also make mention of sex toys.

[selfinflikted]

CRAPOLA. Were my toys visible in the pics? Mah bad..

[MetroSonus]

now I know who I remember you are...

ah ha hoi boy.

[selfinflikted]

now I know who I remember you are...

I don't know why, but this made me lol so hard.

[Plink Floyd]

Somehow I'm thinking that the inhaler clause should also make mention of sex toys.

Some of PC's toys are so ironic, they are actually made of iron.

Just sayin.

[MetroSonus]

now I know who I remember you are...

I don't know why, but this made me lol so hard.

since we were talking, did you ever see the wumpscut studio pic with the hentai and big pink dildo on the shelf?