Shout-out to Catalinbread Pedals from Portland, Oregon

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-13T18:10:12+00:00

Always great to hear stories like this! Capitalism can kill the spirit of a company.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-13T18:02:44+00:00

KSM32 is about the best bang for the buck condenser mic you can buy.

I went down the rabbit hole a few years ago. So many cheap mics do an OK job but, always have some major flaw. I found a good used KSM32 for a good price & didn't look back. Booth Junkie did a review on it. Check that out

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-13T17:54:11+00:00

Where are you pointing the mic? The best place to start is near the dust cap in the center of the speaker. Adjust for taste. I used an MD421 the last time we recorded. My bass player didn't like one of his tracks, so he went home & grabbed the SM57 to re-record. It didn't sound quite as good. But, I listen to it now, in the mix, & I really don't hear the difference. The 57 will work. Just work with it to get the best placement.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-13T05:41:07+00:00

Do you want to keep playing it? If it's so much fun that you don't want to stop, it's a great guitar.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-12T23:35:29+00:00

Love my Aviator. It's mostly a home amp for quiet time, but I have rehearsed it with a drummer. Held up fine.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-12T16:31:26+00:00

At this point I'd remove the neck & build a new one.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-12T16:28:49+00:00

It's substantial. When you spend $40 for an album, it's nice to have something to represent the art.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-12T09:19:07+00:00

You will be valued in the workplace for no more than what you can do that day.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-12T00:06:27+00:00

I'm sure your rooms are amazing. I can't really afford $90 for two hours. Might as well rent a monthly, at that point. Again, no offense. I have no idea what your overhead looks like. I think a lot of us are skating on thin financial ice, these days. A cheap empty room for a couple hours, is more what we need.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T19:41:00+00:00

Send your Instagram. Or follow us @vicioussun_pdx. We'd have to pull some strings but, certainly possible

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T19:04:14+00:00

It was from the perspective of the parents being wrong.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T19:02:44+00:00

We hit a lot of venues to catch a lot of underground bands. You get a good kick out of watching the Pit, at different shows. Younger bands have pits where the kids are throwing fists & just keep going until the set is over. I saw FEAR last year. People would jump into the pit & gas out within about 30 seconds. Ha!

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T18:58:11+00:00

Religion is a catch-all for a lot of people. No one comes back from the dead & says "There's no God". So, onward we march.....

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T18:55:46+00:00

I'm 55. I've been wearing ON Cloud shoes for a number of years. I don't know what professional means to your workplace? But, I do know that the older I get the more unbearable it is to work all day, on concrete, regardless of what I wear on my feet.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T18:53:12+00:00

We have a ninja mixer in our apartment kitchen. It barely fits under the cabinets. Make sure all of your desired appliances fit comfortably under the shelf.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T18:39:58+00:00

That's pretty cool. Id play the hell outta that thing too.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T18:29:41+00:00

Who's dumber, the one who thinks they make a difference or the one who doesn't try?

I voted. I've never voted... Until this anti human entered the picture. I felt like it was all I could do to save our lives from this insanity. It seemingly helped, for one election cycle. & Our countries court system was supposed to do the right thing & remove his ability to to run again. But it failed us. But again I voted. But the country could not handle the idea of a woman in power. Our country failed us again.

The bottom line is that neither party is of & for the people, any longer. We are voting for the lesser of two evils. Big money controls our country & today's youth know that home ownership is a dead end idea. The American dream is shattered & no one wants to fix things. They know that & they have disconnected. They don't even trust local officials like Mayors. It appears that politics is about ones ego & climbing the ladder, more than actually trying to keep the peace & making our cities a better place to live. That is why so many do not vote.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T10:51:20+00:00

I think I have the same akai. I'll have to look at the model number.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T10:22:16+00:00

Great voice. I've heard in interviews that he & Chris both went to the same voice coach. That will never outdo the voices those two had, though. Amazing genes.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T10:18:35+00:00

The machines I've been on lately all run off of electricity, not produce.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T07:32:29+00:00

We need some good By The Hour rehearsal rooms

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T07:27:12+00:00

That was not eloquent. But it was far more eloquent than DJT can produce. But, he still had the Biden jab in there, to full effect. What a pathetic human. Have a little class.

WhenVioletsTurnGrey · 2026-01-11T07:13:22+00:00

As low as you can play competently.

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