Stuff About Paul
-Autobigraphical Tripe
-Philosophical Poo
Paul Reviews Other People's Stuff
-Movie Reviews
-Book Reviews
-CD Reviews
Studio H
-Dummyhead
-Take2
Computers
-Linux and Open Source
-Miss Celaney
Other Neat Stuffe
-UrsusPacificus.net
-Klub Katana
-Paul's Kayak Kave
-Paul's Pile-O-Links
Some handy regional links:
-Niantic Weather
-State of Connecticut
-Town of East Lyme
-Connrcticut Humane Society
Some of Paul's Favorite Websites...
Computers:
-The Jargon File
-GIMP
-MySQL
-Linux.org
-xiph.org (makers of oggVorbis
-OpenSource.org
-OpenOffice.org
-Mozilla.org
-GNU.org
Friends:
-Planetside... where Scott works
-Adam Lyons
-Eric Comprone
Neat Junk:
-The US Naval Observatory's Current Time
-Darwin Awards
Comedy:
-The Rutles
-The Official Monty Python Website
-Spinal Tap
-Bill Hicks
-George Carlin
Cars:
-Nissan's Website
-Subaru's USA home page
-Subaru's cool home-home page
Science:
-Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy
-NASA
-PBS' "NOVA"
-PBS' Stephen Hawking's Universe
-space.com
-Marshall Brain's "How Stuff Works"
-SETI@home
-CarlSagan.com
Shopping:
-ThinkGeek... Stuff for Smart Masses
-EvolveFISH.com... Opinionated tripe for freethinkers
Philosophy:
-The Ontario Center for Religious Tolerance
Music:
-The official website for the Rock Band "Boston"
-Peter Frampton's official website
-Spinal Tap
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Studio H Equipment List Recording: Click the link to see a pic Digital Multitrack Recording: -Roland VS-840EX Analog Mixing -Behringer EuroRack 2004 -Soundcraft Folio 10 (Drum Rig) Analog 2-track Recording -Fostex A-2 Digital Stereo Recording -Linux-based home-built PCs Monitor Speakers -JBL 4602 Monitor Headphones -AKG K-300 Monitor Headphone DA -Behringer HA400 Microphone -Oktava MK219 -Shure SM57 (X2) -Shure Prologue 14L (X2) (Drum Rig) -Shure Prologue 16L (Drum Rig) -Shure Prologue 10L (Drum Rig) -CAD 585 (X2) (Drum Rig) -Nady 1001 Wireless Handheld (DJ Rig) -Brand-X Headworn Mic (DJ Rig) Signal Processing: Analog Compressor/Gate -Alesis 3630 (X3) (Drum Rig) -Ibanez CP200 (DJ Rig) Digital Reverb -Alesis MIDIverb -Alesis MIDIverb II (Drum Rig) Guitar Gear: Guitar -Squier Strat -Squier Stratocastor -Epiphone Les Paul Custom -Fender Katana -Home-Made "stick" -Memphis/Ibanez Hybrid Amplifier -Fender FAT Hot Rod DeLux -Crate GRII -Epiphone EP-1 -SR&D Rockman Soloist Effect -Boss DS-1 -D.O.D. FX-51B -D.O.D. FX-17 -Dunlop/Heil Talkbox Bass Gear Bass Guitar -LTD B-105 5-string Bass Amplifier -Peavy Basic 112 Drums and Percussion: Drum Kit -Pearl Export 5-piece -Drum Workship DW7000-II -Hi-Hat Stand:Yamaha Cymbals -Zildjian ZBT 14" Hi-Hats -Zildjian ZBT 18" Crash/Ride -Sabian B8 16" Crash -Sabian B8 8" Splash -Wuhan 16" China Cowbell -LP Ridge Rider Shaker -Remo "Fruit Shaker" (Plum) Tambourine -LP Hat Trick -RhythmTech Mic Holders -LP "The Claw" (X6) Keyboards: -Yamaha QY10 |
Slipped Disk Studio H ...seen by 14306 unfortunate souls.  Drumming in a New Dawn Slipped Disk Studio H Drumming in a New Dawn. Drumming... in a new dawn. Drumming-in a new dawn. Slipped Disk Studio H is on-line and poised to capture the results of what very well may turn out to be the most prolific time in Paul Tourville's long and sometimes tedious recording history. Check back regularly for updates. Equipment List | Studio Pics | News | History | Recent Projects |
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Studio News 6/21/2003 -- A New Dummyhead Tune in the Works  Friday night, I finally sat down and built a song around a chorus that's been looping in my head for the last 6 months. I managed to get a nearly respectible demo recorded. Bear in mind this a work in progress (i.e. occasional blue notes and a little tempo drift)... You Let Love Die. Give it a listen. See the Studio News Item from 6/5/03 for information on how to manage with ogg files. 6/14/2003 -- A New Spoof Commercial In the many months since the Philler Beer ad was completed, there hasn't been a whole lot of funniness coming out for the studio. Adams Lyons, a friend from work, heard some of my spoof commercials and wanted to take a spin in the SDP pressure cooker... The result is Vomito Sabroso. Give it a listen. See the Studio News Item from 6/5/03 for information on how to manage with ogg files. 6/8/2003 -- The Mobile DJ Rig LIVES AGAIN!!! 
 At long last, The mobile DJ rig is making lots of loud noise again. The Crown PL-4 amp is running great. The Sony VAIO PCG_FX120 Laptop busts out the tunes with great aplomb. My set of Linux scripts perfomed glitch free in client-server mode. The Nady wireless mic, cheesy though it is, works, as does my Brand-X head-worn mic. I ran the rig for about 5 hours last night, pushed it hard. Those JBL speakers really jam for their size. This is not to say that they're small... But at 93 pounds a piece they're more manageable that a lot of PA speakers. 6/5/2003 -- Resolving the confusion about ogg files Those of you who run Linux, and those of you who've already downloaded ogg-capable audio players for M$ Windows don't need to worry about this... but, for the rest of you, here's a link to a nifty audio player called Ashampoo. The name's a little wierd, but it works well, is free and, of course, is ogg-capable. A note to everybody about ogg files on this site: At the moment, my hosting company has not configured this webserver to recognize the ogg filetype. This means that when you click on a link to an ogg file, you see a lot of gobledygook, in stead of having your default ogg player launch. Not to worry... simply rightclick on the link and download the file... then play it in your audio player. An extra couple of steps, I know... sorry. I've asked the hosting company to remedy this on the server side, and hope to have this resolved soon. Thanks for your patience! 4/30/2003 -- Dummyhead in-studio with new album project Dummyhead checking out the new digs at Studio H The members of Dummyhead have evaluated the new facilities and are well pleased. The long-delayed Dummyhead CD "Chrome Plated" has been shelved. Some of the material planned for Chrome Plated will be re-recorded, along with new material, for a new CD, tentatively titled "Drumming in a New Dawn". One track (the first on the new project) is nearing completion, called "You Never Believed Me". Other cuts planned for the CD include "Settlers", "This Much Alive" and the possibility of some instrumental tracks. 4/20/2003 -- Setup of Studio H Moving Right Along  Studio H Nearing completion. The Drums are setup and mic'ed. The guitars are tuned. The desk is in place. Little is left to do. This room is ready to rock and roll! 4/5/2003 -- Site Acquired for Studio H A month after dismantling Studio G in Scottdale, PA, a new location has been found for Slipped Disk Studio facilities to take root. The space is about 300 square feet, with plenty of airspace for the drums and amps to breathe. There's plenty of side-yard clearance to the neighboring houses so the noise is not likely to be a problem and the view is fantastic. It doesn't get much better than this! |
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Studio History The History of Slipped Disk Studios Studio A -- Paul Tourville started toying with sound recording at the age of 14 (around 1982). At that time, he set up his first "studio" in his bedroom. A number of silly spoof commercials and skits were recorded there, both solo, and with Scott Martin (long time collaborator and bit wizard). Most of what happened in Studio A exists, now, only in Paul and Scott's memories. During this period, Paul also began doing mobile DJ work (fall of 1986) which provided new justification for equipment and music purchases. This was a good thing. It was also during this period that then name "Slipped Disk" for Paul's live and recorded production efforts came into being Studio B -- In the summer of 1987, following the divorce of his parents, Paul moved with his mother into a new house. This move was reflected in the creation of Studio B. Studio B was the sun-porch at the back of Paul's mother's new house. It was here that multitrack recording first came into the picture, with Paul's purchase of a Fostex X-15 four-track Cassette unit. Some of the material written and recorded in this period include "National Nosehair Institute Public Service Announcement", the original "Rug Club For Men" ad, the "Lumpy-Beaver" political campaign ad and the "Americans In Distress Card" ad. The Studio B period lasted until early 1989, when Paul moved back in with his father. Studio C -- In early 1989, Paul moved back in with his father, and occupied the finished basement at his house. This afforded a large space to spread out and be silly. Paul and Scott Martin really began producing a prolific amount of quality material at this time, including 2 Jurgen Fahrquaherraherraherrar record commercials, the "Planetary Correspondence Classroom" ad, the "Dripalob" beer ad, the "Drone Publishing's Learn To Play Guitar Home Video Instruction Course" ad and the mega-opus "Rock Bios #42: The Life, Times and Music of Jurgen Fahrquaherraherraherrahr" sketch . By spring of 1990, Paul had also teamed up with Lance Davis (a keyboard player who worked at WNLC/WTYD with Paul) and formed the garage band "Bathroom Humour". As Bathroom Humour, Paul and Lance had written and recorded 12 songs, including "(Got No) Paycheck Blues", "A Shock To The System", "Ragtop", "The Radio Song" and "The Rest Of My Life". The Studio C era mostly ended when Paul left for Navy Boot Camp in June of 1991, although, subsequent to that, but prior to the forming of Studio D, some additional recording did take place in various locations. The results of those sessions are generally associated with Studio C. Some of these include the "Sagan Rap" and the "Multiflex 8000" ad. Studio D -- In 1993-94, Paul briefly set up shop in an apartment in San Diego, CA. This period yeilded the "Interview With A Disposable Razor Repairman" sketch, the 2 bogus Simpsons promos (which were little more than bladfaced Navy-bashing) and the big hit "The Ballad of Juan (and His '76 Monte Carlo). The musical endeavours of this period were done under the name "Trevor Stockman". For details on where the name and concept of Trevor Stockman came from, check out the Dummyhead page. Studio E -- In August, 1994, Paul and his new bride Autumn bought a condo in San Diego, CA. This move set Paul up with almost an entire room all to almost himself... This was an exciting development, to be sure. A door and four real walls!!! By November '94, Paul had moved into the realm of 8-track recording with the acquisition of a Tascam 388. It was also during this period that the Hammond and Leslie were added to the equipment list. Studio E was the setting for some very slick production, such as the "Speak Without Inhaling" ad the "Terms Of Endearment Action Figures" spot (written by and recorded with Scott Martin) and the "Licketysplitstudy" infomercial (written by and recorded with Scott Martin) as well as some polished song recordings, including "PickThumb BooBoo", "The Theme From S.W.A.T", "Can't Get Arrested" and a redux of "The Ballad of Juan (and His '76 Monte Carlo)". Studio F -- By 1997, condo life was beginning to wear a little thin. Paul and Autumn began house-hunting. They ended up moving, in March, 1998, to Temecula, CA, where Studio F resides. At Studio F, the Tascam 388 has been replaced with a Roland VS840EX, and there is now a complete drum kit to take up enormous amounts of space.In preparations for a move toward the East Coast, Paul sold his Hammond and Leslie in September of 2002. Studio F was dismantled in November of 2002 in preparation for the move. Studio G -- In late November of 2002 Paul moved to Western Pennsylvania to continue working for Sony at the Sony Technology Center, Pittsburgh. In Early December of 2002, Paul moved into a duplex in Scottdale, PA, with plans of setting up the new studio in the living room on the ground floor. As of New Year's Eve 2002, the drums and desk are set up, but there is still a way to before the studio is fully functional again. Before any finished work could be output from Studio G..... Studio H -- In late January of 2003, Paul got some disturbing news. The division of Sony he'd just transferred to Western Pennsylvania to work at announce it would be closing at the end of March. A frantic job search landed Paul a position with a consulting company with contracts in New London, CT. Paul moved back to CT, and ended up occupying the house that was the home to Studio A and Studio C. Now the studio is in the living room, upstairs, overlooking the water. It's quite a site... and quite a sight. All the pictures on the Studio H page are from the new location. |
Recent Projects -- CLICK HERE to see the most recent stuff! Watch this space for updates on Dummyhead's Drumming In A New Dawn and other exciting projects as well as the return of the project timeline with links to dozens of ogg-encoded audio tracks!
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