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Xmas Time Again
by Roger Nichols
I am starting to get annoyed by this Christmas thing. It seems that we just
had Christmas, about a year ago. I think Christmas should be like the Olympics,
or Leapyear, and come around once every four years. That way people could
save up and get me really nice presents instead of socks or underwear. Two
pair of each works out fine for me, I can just rotate with the ones in the
laundry basket.
Speaking of presents, this is a copy of the list I gave Santa at the mall
last week. It would have been longer, but he made me get off of his lap:
- Valley People digital domain limiter.
- Another Yamaha 02-R digital recording console, because my wife Connie
kyped (ask Steve St. Croix what that means) the one that just arrived.
- A few more GPS receivers. Some more Bose ANR headsets, just cause I
think they're bitchin'
- Otari RADAR 24 track hard disc recorder with the DFC-24 digital routing
box with AES cards.
- A dozen Iomega Jazz drives for removable hard disk storage
- The new Phillips 2X CD-R recorder that has SCSI and AES inputs, and
converts DAT start IDs to CD tracks.
- Audio & Design's digital modification for the Yamaha Promix-01
- AKG Vintage TL microphones.
- A flock of Alesis ADAT-XTs, now that they are fast and cute and for
most functions you don't need a BRC.
- A few Neumann TLM 193 microphones.
- A pair of DBX-1066 stereo compressor limiter expander gates.
- An Eventide DSP-4000 Ultra Harmonizer.
- Rane PaqRat for storing 20 bit audio to ADAT or DA-88.
- Rorke Data MOD-100 Direct Disk Video Recorder.
- A Fairlight MFX3 24 track Digital Audio Workstation.
- A Sony digital 3CCD camera for home video recording.
- A pair of HHB's version of the Pioneer D-9601 high sample rate DAT machines
(you need two to be able to make copies).
- A Pinnacle Micro 4.6GB MO recorder with a truck load of blank disks.
- A Sony DSP-V77 multi-effects processor which contains the best of the
DSP-M7, F7, D7, and R7 processors in one unit.
- A one hour shopping spree at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne Indiana.
- A Whisper Room for doing vocals in my basement.
- A Rimage CD-R label printer for writing directly on the back of CD-R
disks.
- A copy of Opcode MAX MIDI programming software.
- A fruit basket from John Denver (he quit sending them a couple of years
ago).
- A 12 guage polished stainless steel shotgun to scare off any potential
boyfriends of my 15 year old daughter.
- Seven days in St. Croix (not Steve) with my wife and no kids.
- A Bridge II Nitrox programmable dive computer for mixed gas SCUBA diving.
- A battery that lasts long enough for my Powerbook.
- A gift certificate for Tower Records with no limit. (In 1975 I used
to take extra Steely Dan records to Tower Records in LA and trade them for
other albums, but they don't do that any more).
- How about a CCS MUSICAM ISDN digital audio interface so I can stay home
and listen to mixes.
- A good calander, diary and appointment program for my computer.
- Any digital tools to go with my digital tape measure, digital micrometer,
digital level and digital stud finder (how come it always beeps when I put
it in my pocket).
- An ISDN modem for my Mac. Naw, make it a 45 megabit per second T3 connection
to my house.
- A one hour shopping spree at the Sony store on Madison Ave. In New York.
- How about an Impulse Butane powered nail gun to finish off the deck
in front of my house. This is as close as you can get to a digital hammer.
- A lifetime gift certificate good at any restaraunt whose name ends in
Jr.
- An Appe Color Laserwriter 12/600 PS. Never mind, I'll probably already
have this before this issue goes to print.
- A version of Pro Tools editing software that will let me edit audio
at home without having to have a second set of hardware.
- TOAST CD writing software that will let you write mixed mode CDs without
spaces between the audio tracks.
- Another pair of Alesis Monitor Two speakers so my daughters will stay
away from mine.
- An Audio Precision System Two with all of the extra bells and whistles.
- One of the new TimeLine optical disc eight track recorders.
- A working copy of Windows 95.
- Free Internet access and WEB page storage.
- A "DEER CROSSING" sign for my driveway.
- A set of four tires (I don't need any, I just think that I should have
a front yard that matches my neighborhood)
- A personal tutor so I could learn to speak fluent C++ without a southern
drawl.
- Anything made of Titanium.
Editors Note: I'm sorry, but we had to cut Roger off, as his list was basically
endless. Maybe if he gets some of theis stuff he will be calmed down by
next month.
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