Archive - Rodgre’s Patchbay

Falling Through the Cracks.

My love for the casualties of the Mainstreaming of the Alternative.

May 16 •

September 2023

My 9/11 Story; Pt 1

Remembrances of a horror I never imagined and how I dealt with (or failed to deal with) my constant panic.

Sep 11, 2023 •

March 2023

Whooooooosh. The Wonderful World of Flanging

Here I discuss what a Flanger guitar/studio effect is and how it does what it does. It's a more versatile effect than it might seem.

Mar 13, 2023 •

November 2022

Classic for a Reason, or "How I Shed My Music Snobbery" (Discovering Pink Floyd)

Learning to listen out of context and appreciate things I had dismissed.

Nov 4, 2022 •

August 2022

Olivia Newton-John and Record Production

Using "A Little More Love" by Olivia Newton-John, I illustrate what "Production" means in recording.

Aug 15, 2022 •

April 2022

So you want to release some music...

These are just my musings about what to be aware of when you are done with recording and ready to release your music to the masses.

Apr 28, 2022 •

March 2022

Review of the Behringer Bi-Phase pedal and then some.

Some thoughts about the Behringer clone of the MuTron Bi Phase and the sonics of Behringer pedals in general.

Mar 31, 2022 •

The End of an Era...

The razing of Worcester's Sir Morgan's Cove building last week deserves a eulogy.

Mar 24, 2022 •

Tremolo and Vibrato, what's the difference?

The terms are often used to mean each other and they are actually not the same.

Mar 23, 2022 •

Musings about gear lust; then and now.

I revisit an article I wrote in 2004 about wishing I had more expensive equipment, but how I was still able to make great recordings with whatever gear…

Mar 22, 2022 •

This is Rodgre’s Patchbay, a newsletter about Mostly music: Recording, Production, Guitar Pedals, etc..

Mar 22, 2022 •

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