Comments for Frank Markow, Ph.D. http://www.frankmarkow.com Dedicated to the intellectual and musical ideas of Frank Markow Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on New Family Pics by dad http://www.frankmarkow.com/2007/11/27/new-family-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-866 dad Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:06:48 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/2007/11/27/new-family-pics/#comment-866 playing around and run across your web site. nice Dad playing around and run across your web site. nice Dad

]]> Comment on Some New Music by GP Studio http://www.frankmarkow.com/2009/07/01/some-new-music/comment-page-1/#comment-860 GP Studio Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:04:12 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/?p=51#comment-860 I caught one of your videos on youtube and decided to explore a little further. I just purchased the Maschine. Wanted to tell you Im very impressed by your music and hope you stay inspired to do more, I got your site bookmarked and thanks for sharing your Maschine Album. That Maschindia song is amazing! God Bless! I caught one of your videos on youtube and decided to explore a little further. I just purchased the Maschine. Wanted to tell you Im very impressed by your music and hope you stay inspired to do more, I got your site bookmarked and thanks for sharing your Maschine Album. That Maschindia song is amazing!

God Bless!

]]> Comment on New Family Pics by kimi http://www.frankmarkow.com/2007/11/27/new-family-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-856 kimi Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:51:19 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/2007/11/27/new-family-pics/#comment-856 kewl it looks like the italian flag ! GREAT SHOT !! kewl it looks like the italian flag ! GREAT SHOT !!

]]> Comment on Music by admin http://www.frankmarkow.com/music/comment-page-1/#comment-808 admin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:47 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/blog/?page_id=4#comment-808 Mike, glad you liked the tune. This was done a while ago so some of the details are fuzzy. Here is what I do recall: The main riff was with my ES335, the main amp was a Peavey Classic 50, miked with an SM57 (naturally). I also used a Strat in the breakdown, you can hear the tonal difference, still probably the Classic 50. The trippy backwards sounding part was done by taking part of the lead and sampling it in Reason (I think the NNXT device), triggering it via a keyboard, set to play backward. That is why it sounds backwards AND fast (hitting it in a higher key). I also used Reason for some of the rythmic sounds, like the chorus tom beat, intro and outro beats. I probably processed the tracks using some plugins in Cubase, typically for reverb and delay and compression. The drums were probably Steinberg LM4, but I do not use this anymore. And of course I typically rework and edit tunes in Cubase to make the arrangements better. I remember letting a firend hear an early version, and he said, that part goes on too long.. so I just made it shorter - you gotta love digital editing. That's all I recall. It was a fun tune to do, still one of my favorites. Mike, glad you liked the tune. This was done a while ago so some of the details are fuzzy. Here is what I do recall: The main riff was with my ES335, the main amp was a Peavey Classic 50, miked with an SM57 (naturally). I also used a Strat in the breakdown, you can hear the tonal difference, still probably the Classic 50. The trippy backwards sounding part was done by taking part of the lead and sampling it in Reason (I think the NNXT device), triggering it via a keyboard, set to play backward. That is why it sounds backwards AND fast (hitting it in a higher key). I also used Reason for some of the rythmic sounds, like the chorus tom beat, intro and outro beats. I probably processed the tracks using some plugins in Cubase, typically for reverb and delay and compression. The drums were probably Steinberg LM4, but I do not use this anymore. And of course I typically rework and edit tunes in Cubase to make the arrangements better. I remember letting a firend hear an early version, and he said, that part goes on too long.. so I just made it shorter - you gotta love digital editing. That’s all I recall. It was a fun tune to do, still one of my favorites.

]]> Comment on Music by Mike http://www.frankmarkow.com/music/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Mike Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:36:43 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/blog/?page_id=4#comment-805 Frank, great tunes - especially Saturated. I really like the tones in this song. What guitars, effects, amps were used? Appreciate an e-mail back. Frank,

great tunes - especially Saturated. I really like the tones in this song. What guitars, effects, amps were used? Appreciate an e-mail back.

]]> Comment on Welcome! by admin http://www.frankmarkow.com/front-page/comment-page-1/#comment-791 admin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:19:07 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/blog/?page_id=16#comment-791 Albert, I no longer have the Zoom. It is a great unit but I am probably not the best person now to ask for support. Sorry... Albert,
I no longer have the Zoom. It is a great unit but I am probably not the best person now to ask for support. Sorry…

]]> Comment on Welcome! by ALBERT POLK http://www.frankmarkow.com/front-page/comment-page-1/#comment-790 ALBERT POLK Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:49:31 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/blog/?page_id=16#comment-790 HEY FRANK I ALSO HAVE THE ZOOM HD16. AND I CANT SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT IN SOME PARTS, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL ME DOC. IM OUT IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL & MY PH# IS (813)-562-0803, Thanks in Advanced Dr. Frank Markow. HEY FRANK I ALSO HAVE THE ZOOM HD16. AND I CANT SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT IN SOME PARTS, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL ME DOC. IM OUT IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL & MY PH# IS (813)-562-0803, Thanks in Advanced Dr. Frank Markow.

]]> Comment on Welcome! by admin http://www.frankmarkow.com/front-page/comment-page-1/#comment-788 admin Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:30:27 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/blog/?page_id=16#comment-788 Randy, Thanks for the positive feedback. I no longer have the Zoom but sure enjoyed it while I had it. It is a great unit, not complaints at all. I had just become so acustomed to doing things on my computer DAW that not having the visible editing ability was not for me, I just love seeing all the clips, editing out mistakes, not to mention all of virtual instruments available. You enjoy the Zoom, I still listen to these recordings and love the guitar sounds I got, very crunchy and present. It is very easy and intuitive. I have heard good things about the Korg as well, I'm sure this is a great unit, but more $ than the Zoom. Thanks again for the nice comments, blessings to you. Randy,
Thanks for the positive feedback. I no longer have the Zoom but sure enjoyed it while I had it. It is a great unit, not complaints at all. I had just become so acustomed to doing things on my computer DAW that not having the visible editing ability was not for me, I just love seeing all the clips, editing out mistakes, not to mention all of virtual instruments available. You enjoy the Zoom, I still listen to these recordings and love the guitar sounds I got, very crunchy and present. It is very easy and intuitive. I have heard good things about the Korg as well, I’m sure this is a great unit, but more $ than the Zoom.
Thanks again for the nice comments, blessings to you.

]]> Comment on Welcome! by Randy Bright http://www.frankmarkow.com/front-page/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Randy Bright Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:42:55 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/blog/?page_id=16#comment-787 Dr. Frank Markow, sir How long , now, have you had the Zoom HD16CD and how is it holding up? Have you moved on to a different recorder or has the Zoom been flawless in performance and maintenance free ? Ive nearly fried my eyes and brain doing around 40 hours research on "which" all-n-one to buy and have settled down to either a Korg D3200 or the Zoom HD16CD. BTW I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your songs, mixing, engineering that you posted a link to from a forum topic "you" started on the Zoom. Im nearly 60 and have recorded since I was around 12. A W E S O M E ! And thanks in advance for any answers you offer me. Randy Dr. Frank Markow, sir

How long , now, have you had the Zoom HD16CD and how is it holding up? Have you moved on to a different recorder or has the Zoom been flawless in performance and maintenance free ? Ive nearly fried my eyes and brain doing around 40 hours research on “which” all-n-one to buy and have settled down to either a Korg D3200 or the Zoom HD16CD.

BTW I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your songs, mixing, engineering that you posted a link to from a forum topic “you” started on the Zoom.

Im nearly 60 and have recorded since I was around 12.

A W E S O M E ! And thanks in advance for any answers you offer me. Randy

]]> Comment on Yamaha MO 6 by admin http://www.frankmarkow.com/2007/10/24/yamaha-mo-6/comment-page-1/#comment-765 admin Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:32:04 +0000 http://www.frankmarkow.com/2007/10/24/yamaha-mo-6/#comment-765 I have not played the Juno Stage, but the demo sounds on the Roland site sound excellent, particularly the bread-and-butter keyboard sounds (piano, e-piano, wurly, etc.). It does have semi-wighted keys, a big plus over the MO. But, it is not a workstation, so you can not build up arrangements. I think if you want a live keyboard this is very good, more of a players keyboard. If you want to build tracks, studio stuff, create new sounds, the MO is probably better. It does have midi out so will be able to trigger any midi device like the Exteme. I have not played the Juno Stage, but the demo sounds on the Roland site sound excellent, particularly the bread-and-butter keyboard sounds (piano, e-piano, wurly, etc.). It does have semi-wighted keys, a big plus over the MO. But, it is not a workstation, so you can not build up arrangements. I think if you want a live keyboard this is very good, more of a players keyboard. If you want to build tracks, studio stuff, create new sounds, the MO is probably better. It does have midi out so will be able to trigger any midi device like the Exteme.

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