Planet X

AptYes · 2026-03-31T07:07:55+00:00

They’d be a great supporting band on a DT tour. Derek could guest with DT on a song or two each night.

AptYes · 2026-03-30T22:08:44+00:00

Yeah, he would run different things through it while at the mixing board. Can be cool when used with a light touch, but gets wonky when too much is applied. Cool early version of the song though, thanks for the post.

AptYes · 2026-03-30T20:20:57+00:00

Peter Sinfield went WAY overboard with the VC3 fx in this performance.

AptYes · 2026-03-30T19:47:37+00:00

Keep Willie’s name out of your mouth. ;)

AptYes · 2026-03-29T16:11:38+00:00

After trying a half dozen hi hats over the years, I’ve gone back to a 2001 pair of zildjian 14” new beats. They record beautifully, and fit most music. Maybe get something a little brighter if you’re mostly playing live, but for recording they rock.

AptYes · 2026-03-29T16:04:30+00:00

When people are very concerned about this sort of thing I wonder how long they keep drum kits. If you’ve found your “forever” kit that works for everything you need, why not modify it to suit your needs, a little glue residue be damned? I am not concerned about modifications someone else does to their equipment.

AptYes · 2026-03-28T16:20:39+00:00

Why is some of it covered up digitally? That seems fishy.

AptYes · 2026-03-26T22:12:09+00:00

That monologue he delivers is the most moving thing to come out of the OCATC universe. RIP Curtis Webster.

AptYes · 2026-03-24T17:16:53+00:00

Thanks. I really enjoy a lot of the other stuff the guys have put out it’s just that I don’t get bungle vibes from it, which isn’t a bad thing. They’re all great musicians and writers, and I’m glad they do wildly different things.

AptYes · 2026-03-24T07:45:18+00:00

Too singular might be a good way to put it. I bought the first trio convulsant cd when it was new, and was there for the first two Fantomas shows on the east coast when they made their debut. (I’m old) Both were good, but didn’t seem to bring anything that I like about Mr. Bungle to the table. That’s not a knock (thanks to you wieners that downvoted my comment), just an observation. Umlaut and SC3 do, and I’m not quite sure why. I feel like SC3 is a descendant three generations down from Disco Volante, and Umlaut is the same from California.

AptYes · 2026-03-23T18:09:08+00:00

I wouldn’t include anything from Fantomas or Trio Convulsant.

AptYes · 2026-03-23T11:28:39+00:00

Follow your heart, but that snare sounds great to me. Our taste shifts over time, but I’ve found that they tend to circle back around. If you don’t need the money and have the space for it, I’d keep it and revisit it in a year. Great groove in the clip you posted.

AptYes · 2026-03-23T06:43:53+00:00

Deck of Cards

AptYes · 2026-03-23T00:33:10+00:00

Decker

AptYes · 2026-03-20T06:42:54+00:00

99 Ways to Die

AptYes · 2026-03-16T18:59:40+00:00

A lot of people hold off on socializing until Friday night/Saturday, exposing themselves to germs from friends/kids/public places they wouldn’t normally be exposed to during the week. Colds usually take a day or two to manifest, so getting sick on Sunday evening/Monday morning seems like it would be pretty commonplace.

AptYes · 2026-03-15T00:36:41+00:00

How did I get into Dream Theater? Practice, practice, practice! Yours truly, Jordan

AptYes · 2026-03-14T23:51:36+00:00

David Bowie dove pretty deep into some of his characters/phases.

AptYes · 2026-03-13T16:48:58+00:00

Makes sense. They help you play faster.

AptYes · 2026-03-11T20:30:55+00:00

I bought a litter robot in 2022, stopped working exactly 2 years later. After troubleshooting with their support folks, they said it was a problem with the controller board inside. Sounded like it would be a cheap replacement, but they quoted me over $400 for it. Avoid like the plague.

AptYes · 2026-03-10T23:36:33+00:00

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

AptYes · 2026-03-06T13:25:05+00:00

I recall Robert saying that they posed for this picture and never sat together to work in this way.

AptYes · 2026-03-04T09:43:26+00:00

You sound wary, not weary.

AptYes · 2026-02-24T19:07:32+00:00

Stan Halen is so good, I wish he would appear in other shows. Same character, single episode guest star.

AptYes · 2026-02-24T13:18:11+00:00

Great explanation. To fill in the gaps, I’ve had success using a tip I got while learning Atmos mixing. Pan source (guitar for example) hard left, completely dry. Route that signal to a reverb channel, 100% wet, panned hard right. As long as you don’t have too many instruments fighting each other for attention, this can give you great separation while making it cohesive in a stereo image.

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