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  1. Matt Crooks

    FOOL’S GAME “Reality Divine” available in the US today, Sept. 8, 2009

    FOOL’S GAME “Reality Divine” available in the US today, Sept. 8, 2009 Here’s what the press has to say about the debut from FOOL’S GAME: You want a quote? How about "Best Melodic Metal album of 2009", "Absolutely Masterful", "The Debut of a Great Band". (MetalCrypt.com).... “…This...
  2. Matt Crooks

    I got my tickets!

    ProgPower Scandinavia here we come! :Smokin:
  3. Matt Crooks

    Lotesto?

    Is there something you want to tell us? P.S. Thanks for the hospitality in Chicago!
  4. Matt Crooks

    Me and Andy....

    ...having a beer! :kickass:
  5. Matt Crooks

    New PHARAOH track

    Hi all - I finished up the new album for Pharaoh in December, and the promos are now out. There is one track up on their web site now. This isn't really a "rate my mix", since it's done and the CDs are printed :) I just thought I'd share a new track...
  6. Matt Crooks

    Fool's Game

    Since there were a few comments about our track The Wild Swans at Coole in the ProgPower CD Sampler post, I thought I could add some details. The Fool’s Game lineup is: Lars F. Larsen – Vocals John Macaluso – Drums Nick van Dyk – Keyboards Matt Johnsen – Lead Guitars Matt Crooks (me) –...
  7. Matt Crooks

    Talk to me about mic'ing a bass amp

    So I've only mic'ed a bass amp a couple of times, and I think I'm just getting lucky, since I don't really know what I'm doing there :) Or maybe, it's just as easy as I think? I have an SVT Classic and a 6x10. I've mic'ed it with at D6 and a yamaha subkick and it's sounding really nice, but...
  8. Matt Crooks

    For John Macaluso fans...

    Check out the new videos posted on his web-site: http://www.johnmacaluso.com/video.html
  9. Matt Crooks

    Drum Solo!

    Here's a quick solo John recorded while he was tracking the drums for my album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw3NyDBvhbo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kssDkLTLSYQ
  10. Matt Crooks

    Pictures from my project...

    So I started tracking the guitars for my album. Here are a few pictures from the studio: Guitars: Amps: Cabs: I recorded the drums a couple of months ago with John Macalusso (ex-Yngwie, ARK, TNT, James Labrie, blah, blah, blah): John Mac: Drums:
  11. Matt Crooks

    New Work In Progress

    There a link to some in work in progress on Blabbermouth: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SUPERCHRIST: New Song Posted Online
  12. Matt Crooks

    New Toys

    Just ordered 8 ch. of API preamps (2x 3124) and based on Mercenary's recomendations, a pair of Josephson C42 mics. Anyone used these mics? I've got a pair of KM-184s, but I need a hihat and ride mic as well as overheads. I'll be testing out which pair I like better on o/h vs. hihat & ride.
  13. Matt Crooks

    Journey / Def Leppard

    Any other locals going to this one out at Nissan? Beth and I got our tickets today...
  14. Matt Crooks

    More info on my last project

    From Blabbermouth: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=47668 If you go to the Pharaoh page there's some pictures there of the band in the studio with me.... and damn I didn't realize my hair had turned that gray. :hypno: There's also two...
  15. Matt Crooks

    I ain't saying he a golddigger

    but someone paying for his malt liquor! http://www.liquidgeneration.com/content/a55hat.aspx?cid=1613
  16. Matt Crooks

    Follow up to the Pharaoh thread...

    Here's the press release: http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44942
  17. Matt Crooks

    New Pharaoh Track

    Here's a almost finished mix of one of the bands I'm recording right now: http://www.solarflight.net/mp3/Like_a_Ghost.mp3 I hope you enjoy it. The production is certainly not modern, in that the drums are not very clicky and the guitars are not too gainy. However, I think I got 95%...
  18. Matt Crooks

    Andy's C4 Setting

    Did anyone save it? The old link doesn't seem to be working any longer...
  19. Matt Crooks

    Manditory TDM Plug-Ins?

    I'm putting together a budget for TDM plug-ins (running on PT HD), and would like some input as to what you all think are the manditory plugins and why. I will already have the HD|1 bundle and the Massive Pack. What else will I need? I know that I have to have Auto-Tune, but what else...
  20. Matt Crooks

    ProTools Control Surface

    I've read a lot of bad things about the Control 24, but is there anything else in the same price range that is any good? The D-Control is a little out of my price range right now and the AWS900 is a lot out of my price range. Is a used ProControl a better choince than the Control 24? Any...