=-> Quoting Sean Dennis to Martin Ridgley re: To each their own:
 SD> ... I like to talk about all kinds of music.  One of the most
 SD> kickin' experiences I had was attending a performance of the
 SD> Oregon State Symphony (I believe that's it, considering I'm from
 SD> Portland ;).  Loud w/o amps and really killer.  I enjoyed it too.
   Yeah!  I can't say that I go to the Symphony regularly, but I do go
 about once a year.  I love orchestral and classical music and have a
 small collection of my favourites to listen to regularly.
 SD> My wife (who sings and plays piano) and I (programmer/engineer)
 SD> are thinking about setting up a small home recording studio.
 MR> Cool.  I'm a songwriter and I do some basic home recording of my
 MR> material.  ... I just have a simple 4-track cassette deck, a few
 MR> microphones, and some decent effects units to enhance the sound.
 MR> ...acoustic and electric guitars, electric basses, and occasionally
 MR> add some very rudimentary keyboard parts.  I programme an electronic
 MR> drum machine for almost all the percussion parts.
 SD> I have a computer program called "Band in a Box" that has
 SD> pre-programmed rhythms in it.
   Yeah, I've got version 5 of `Band in a Box' (I'm always a few years
 behind on these things), but I don't use it much yet.  I've got pretty
 good at programming my drum machine, so I usually use that for rhythms.
 And I play most of the instruments in real time, layering each one on
 it's own track.
 SD> I am looking at getting a used Korg M1 for our main synth right now.
   Yeah, the M-1s are still very nice synths.  Personally I'm not much of
 a keyboard player, so I've been making do with an old Kawai K5 and a
 Roland Sound Canvas for the last few years.
 SD> I am looking for a good sequencer program for my computer (like
 SD> Cakewalk Pro) for us to use.
   I haven't had a lot of experience with it, but Cakewalk Pro seems to
 be quite adequate for most home studio purposes.  I'll be getting into
 a little more in the new year though, so keep in touch and let me know
 how things are going for you.  
   Happy New Year, to you and your wife...   Talk to you soon.
      Cheers,
               Martin
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