This is my 163rd album and I am very pleased with it because it really captures my style well. I also got to use some older gear that i had played with ten=-twenty years before so it really an exciting time to find that gear again including the Peavey tubefex guitar preamp and the zoom dsp among others. Also, the tracks compliment each other well and I really let the improvisation take over and let the tracks go where they wanted to. Some albums are really difficult to put together and finish which usually results in albums that are not well balanced. this one was almost effortless in the sense that it came together very well with no problems.it expands my style in to new areas as well.overall, this is an album that you can put on and listen from beginning to end and find it an enjoyable experience.
Denis

I bought this looper with pedalboard and it has a lot fo pro's and con's.Frist off if your trying to ync it with midi forget it. It doesnt do the job.It is jsut poorly implemented. The sound quality is very good.even with the footswitch ,trying to use it live you will find that your stepping on so many footswitches is crazy. It would be good for an occosaional loop if playig at home and messing around

I am the creator of this CD and am pleased to be able to review it.I really like this album because it is a departure from m other 160 albums. n what way? Well, first off, I used a variax guitar b line 6 which is an electric guitar which can emulate diffferent kinds of guitars from strats to les pauls, banos, dobros and Jumbo acoustics!! I recorded most of it using the jumbo acoustic sound and it was to be a fairly loight album as a result.Instead, it became a rather dakk album . The overall tone is that of pressure and dispair with repeating themes. It took a life of its own as it developed and created a very dark album without a lot of distorted guitar surprisingly.A well rounded album which truly conveys atmospheres and ceates moods which was the ulimate goal.
Denis

I am glad to be able to review my own album. This is oneof mybest albums out of the 143 I have created. The main reasons for this are that many of the tracks remind me of Tangerine dream (the German synth band that created many film soundtracks),except on guitar instead of synths.This was also the first album where I switched from drum machines to drum samples and this enhanced the quality of the tracks.You no longer wondered if those were real drums or drum machines.The drums truly sound realistic. Also, by this time, using guitar loops done on the fly and improvising came easily for me.It was second nature rather than being a gimick.Overall, I was very inspired when creating thsi album and exicited at the new sounds of the drums and of the guitar and bass emulations on guitar.I highly recommend this album if you are not familiar with my music.This album is intended to be listened to as a full album rather than trying to find a "hit song" and discarding the rest.This is because this album has a theme that each song augments and compliments. Enjoy!!!

well, I blew $250 on this receiver as an open box deal. well,its going back tommorow. however, it was a great lesson. It was going to replace an older 5.1 pioneer,but as it turns out. this one has less watts per ch than the old one.Dont get me worng its a nice receiver, incredibly difficult to setup though in comparison.I mean horribly complex though I did own a $900 onkyo which was 11.1 which was even more difficult to setup than this). Even after setting the speaker settings via the online menu and having the calibrated mic and then bypassing it and doing it manually I was getting more out of the left than right ch. Also, what they dont tell you is this: no matter what, there is a built in crossover and its default at 100k and the lowest is 50khz you cant bypass it. so that means that if you have full range large speakers for the front left and right ,they get very little bass and it all gets routed to the sub. thats fine for sub and little cube deals but not for 6ft towers with 12"woofers and three drivers. So unless I was going direct bypassing all the surround stuff it soundeed quite lame compared to my old 5.1.And this is where I heard what it really sounds like and its crap. So after about an hour of different setups and trying things, I still never got as full a sound from my old receiver which was nothing really special,but maybe I took it for granted after trying this receiver.Basicly, this receiver can get the same quality of sound as my old one but it would take hours of setup and perfect alignment of the surround sound speakers and a hell of powerful sub. Perhaps I am old fashioned ,but to get a good sound should not be this hard.I mean you hook up pmy old one and immedieately you get a great sound and then you can tweak it. but with this thing, you start out with no sound until you setup the inputs via the on screen display 9provided yo have component plugged in and not hdmi).Then you have to set up the hdmi. but even then you get a crap sound and it really does take lots of tweaking to beging to get a basic decent sound. I am not tryng to scare anyone away but geez I just couldnt beleive what they are asking as far as setup goes. Now I did notice some really great things about this receiver: 1)if you have little tiny speakers and a sub then this would be a good match 2)it does have lots of power but that is mostly hidden by all the setup which limits the power it seems 3)hdmi causes more problems a than it solves and even with audio its a fad ,the analog outputs into my old recevier sound the same if not better 4)you can really tweak this thing for hours on end. Everything is hidden in menus, even the lowly oudness has nop button and it has to be gotten from a menu.lame.5) I was stunned by the surround sound possibilities and it really was like working with a dedicated surround processor with tons of modes!! if one could master the setup it could be great movies only.I found the surround overbearing for audio.

Anyway, overall, this is a prefect amp for someone who has a thx cinema setup in their home who does not mind tweaking for hours or someone who has tiny speakers and huge sub and doesnt listen to the front speakers for music.I feel sory for the average consumer who is not a dedicated audiophile who buys this unit as it is terribly complicated to hook up and to get it to sound good would be a feat to be proud of haha.Working with the unit trying to set it up felt like i was in a diagnostic mode only technicians normally have accesss too. kind of like the old tv's where you could never get a good picture becasue of all the diffferent settings and had to be accessed via the "diagnostic" mode.

So it goees back tommorow and instead I am getting 2 more of these old receviers I have as they sound great with little thought and sounded better than this unit no joke and the old ones have more watts, no hdmi at all, no onscreen menus and has buttons for almost all functions and are about 1/4th the price and still do 5.1 but without a bunch of bells and wistles and no need to setup the amount of delay between speakers and stuff yuk!!!. Also, I dont give a rats butt about the ipod and usb and most of the other features if the sound quality just isnt there or in this case its there but how do you find it.

I just wonder if people wont returns receivers like this becasue of the complexity/hassle of the setup opting for simpler receivers of old? Anyway I will sleep well now knowing that my recevier search is at an end.stear clear if you just want to hook it up and have it sound amazing and even after an evening of tweaking I approached the sound i was getting with the old one but it was timid in comparison becasue of the bass crossover

As the filmmaker,I must say that I am very pleased with this title which is my second film.After creating the documentary President Carter,Killer Rabbits and UFO's,I wanted to branch out into the suspence thriller genre featuring a conspiracy theory. While some of the footage is lacking in terms of visual quality, it makes up for it in its wit and charm. Originally, this film was divided into 4 parts.they have been combined for this dvd release. It is a fictional suspence thriller and yet at the same time resembles actual events in politics surrounding 9/11, president Bush and enemy combatants at the time.So, it must be watched more than one time to catch on. Also, resembling true news events is the tained feed from china.At the time ,China had imported many tainted items and foods into the USA.This film is more witty than funny. However the bronx cheers make up for any lack of humour in part two and three.Beware:The characters (especially steve and his wife) grow on you after a few viewings and you will find yourself quoting lines from the film.highly recommended

well, as the creator of this fine documentary film, I must be humble,though it is quite difficult to be so. Particular highlights in the film that make it worthwhile are footage of Ron Kovich trying to get in to the Rolling stone party exclaiming he has been invited by President jimmy carter and additional insight from jeff carter.Also, the "real" ufo footage is quite something. Als, jimmy's alien abduction which leaves him with a suspicious scar is quite a treat. The real rabbit attack photo makes this documentary one of the finest DVD's to come along in a great while or at least in the last couple of minutes. Look for the director's cut in the near future though you wont find one.In any case, I highly recommend this ,it makes a great stocking stuffer and will be sure to collect dust in your dvd collection after a viewing or so!!!

I'm a rock guitarist and I like rock /pop/metal mostly. However, there are exceptions and this is one of them!!! It's jazz but it wont put you to sleep and is great for jazz newbies. Great sound quality; classic combo's;sounds great on my studio monitors!! "That's The Deal" is my favorite track.Anyway~~highly recommended

I just got this mixer and the sound quality is amazing!!! Also, it is just perfect for a home studio, I will never need more than ten mic preamps and add o that the 4 subgroups and direct outs, jut perfect, I am glad i didnt spend more on the 1604 for ch's I wont use. I recommend this to anyone who has a decent home studio with a digital daw. No hiss and mic preamp are fantastic. Just a nice solid mixer!!!!

update!!! ok, i have now had this mixer for quite a while and its still going strong and sounds great. For a home studio, this is what you need. its clean and just a great sound. I had a 32ch/8 bus mackie with separate power supply vintage yadada,it was ok, but touch a knob and it crackled and the pre's were no better than the vlz-3 .remember mic pre's are not supposed to color the sound just give plenty of gain cleanly and it does. i feel sorry for these saps paying a huge amount for vintage crappy boards because it looks big hahaha. what a joke. this little 1642-vlz3 is all you need!!! no joke
Denis

I love the old Judas Priest but am also pleased to hear that this new album is a serious effort to try to break new ground. These guy have lot of albums and it would be easy to just spit out some "formula" trracks that worked for them before,but here they are really breaking new ground and for an "old" band, that says alot.It's still Judas Priest and it great to hear that they still have great ideas and arent afraid to try them out and still have their signature sound as well.

The geforce 6200 256mb GDDR2 Agp 4x/8x card is a bargain. Most cards have less memory for the same price. Also, it does work as a dual head video card. You can use the VGA port for one monitor and use the DVI port for another (you may need a dvi to vga apdater if not using a flat panel). I ran 2 21" monitors with no problems.It supports spanning or can be used independently. Sweet!! Performance is great and I was able to run most 3-d apps and games with no problems as well. I was using the on board vga which was lousy. I highly recommend this card, though I suppose if your into really heavy 3d gaming perhaps there ar faster cards but not at this price. Works on 4x AGP slots and 8x agp slots. Also, download the software from the xfx site as the drivers that come with it are old.very nice for video editing as well ,but the best part is running two 21" monitors a 1280x1024 with 85hz refresh.nice!!

disc came in great shape with original case, like new, film is excelent. Uses many famous locations in paris that msot will recognise. Great french humour and a great film overall.

I wanted the firewire version,but it was more expensive,so I bought the usb 2.0 verion of the lacie 500gb ext drive Porche designed for 116.05 +super saver free shipping. I got the drive in 2 days fom Amazon!! awesome! The box it came in was sealed new. I was pleasently suprised at the small size of the drive.Also, the case is not flimsy,perfect for most uses.It's sturdy. There is nothing flimsy about it not even where you plug in the cables in the back. It is quite simple. I noticed that the power supply was identical to a laptop AC power supply. The power supply has a green led power light when its on. I was worried about possible noise problems and heat problems as reported in some other reviews. No need to worry though, the drive is super quiet and has a small fan vent on the side of the case. It is quiet. When on, it gets a bit warm but not hot!!! It is silent. Also, it has a tiny dual color led light (tiny!!)which is orange when drive is on and then red when writing /reading drive.The only kind of lame part was the included usb cable which is about 1ft long (great to hook up with my laptop but lousy to hook up with my desktop which required a 6ft cable). The drive came formatted with fat32 and came right up in my windows xp service pack 2 system with a drive letter (ready to go). The quickstart manual just gives you basic hook up instructions.It also came with a cd rom tht had the actual user manual. The manual tells how to optimize usb 2.0 and how to format the drive to ntfs instead of fat 32 (just go to disk management and do a quick format which formatted the drive to ntfs in a few seconds!!!).I then copied about 39gb's of files from my internal hard drives and it worked great!! USB 2.0 is fine to play audio and vieo fiels from. Granted, 39 gb's took a while, about 1 hour maybe. Not as fast as firewire, but fast enough not to be annoying. It was about what I expected from usb 2.0. Smaller files were much faster of course. Overall, I highly recommend this drive!! It's just right!! Performance and great price and looks great. I also have a lacie firewire drive and have had it running for 2 years 24/7. there was no problem using a lacie firewire and lacie usb 2.0 ext drive on the same machine.When I compare the speed of the usb and the firewire drive, I don't really see a difference!! I guess maybe I would when transferring a ton of files,but to me, it seemed about the same speed wise. I like this drive so much that I plan on getting another. I did not install the backup software that came with it.If your looking for a quality inexpensive hard drive this is it!!! This is a great buy and highly recommended!!!