Recent content by Ned Ward

Hi all - the startup I'm part of needs to up our game for trade shows; currently they're shipping products to hotels, convention centers in large cardboard boxes. While it works, we need a road case that we can roll into shows where we are allowed to, but also can stay in the booth (usually...

I'm the founder and leader of Mattel's very own all-employee band, The Toys, and we've had many different variations over the past 19 years. This year, we competed with a new lineup and made again it to the Finals of the FORTUNE Magazine Battle of the Corporate Bands (i.e. Don't quit your day...

Our band is playing there March 22 for an afternoon battle of the bands - if anyone has any tips, suggestions (or names of usual crew) that would be great. Will try to get up there to personally scout, but work's been nonstop and weekends as well. The Mint: Music Tickets thanks!

6L6 powered, two rectifier tubes. Should make a fine low wattage guitar amp... For under $250 these are a steal compared to vintage Fenders.

Cleaning up my racks of things I don't use anymore. At home I'm mixing in the box, so no need for outboard. Alesis D4 Drum Module/Trigger interface - bought new in 1993. Minimal rack rash on ears, 12 trigger pad inputs, MIDI IN/OUT (or Thru) and stereo Main/ALT outputs for 4 total outputs...

My band, The Toys, will be playing in the Finals for Fortune's Battle of the Corporate Bands at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland OH. Representing Mattel, the Toys have been around since 1995, and for our shows we proudly feature Fender amps, guitars and basses. We're excited...

http://www.celemony.com/cms/index.php?id=capstan&L=0 Watch the video - this is not cheap software, but given what it does, could be a boon to many.

Our band will be in Cleveland Sept 30 and Oct 1st playing in Fortune's Battle of the Corporate Bands (I still laugh just from saying it) at the R&R Hall of Fame/Museum. From those that live nearby or have been through, what are some: - good eats for the band, breakfast, lunch or dinner...

Have an original 01v sync cable from yamaha that lets you hook it up to a DB9 computer. Used it when I upgraded to 1.0.6 firmware to use MLAN; now that it's upgraded, I have no other use for it. Cost me $25, will sell for $10. 2 sheets of Audiopile pick n Pluck foam - ordered it with a rack...

Our band made it to the 2nd round of the Fortune Battle of the bands - thanks to everyone for their hints on recording with the HD24 as the demo CD really helped. We're playing June 18th at Bottom of the Hill (www.bottomofthehill.com) in San Francisco). Any tips or thoughts on this venue would...

Our drummer bought a nice DW kit with all DW hardware. All in great shape, and he got a heck of a deal out of someone. Only thing he didn't get was any kind of cases for the drums. For the drums, he's planning on getting the padded soft cases. For hardware, what do you recommend? Doesn't need...

Hi all - We are renting an Alesis HD24 to record a show we're doing next Tuesday. Output will be from an LS9 into the HD24 for 16 tracks, and then will dump into Pro Tools for editing/mixing on a Mac. I've downloaded the manual and read through it, and setup and recording seems fairly...

Hi - looking to record our band at an upcoming show with an Alesis HD24. I have a caddy and IDE drive purchased so after rental we can hold onto the drive; would need to use the Fireport to transfer the tracks into Pro Tools. Ideally would want to rent for the week of March 14th; Open to...

Just saw it last night. Technical show with lots of stagework, wire work etc. Definitely different. On music, does anyone know if the guitar player/bassist onstage are actually playing, or are they miming? From middle center of the house, their left and right hands didnt seem to have a lot...

Upgraded my old Shures with sensaphonic molds - great for the plane now as I'm listening at much lower volume and sounds better. If your IEMs didn't come with a case, what are you using to store them, and what do you use to clean them? I use mine mostly for travel for MacBook/Iphone...