Author Archives: Bob

Testifying with White Church

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Bob

Welcome to one of the funnest sessions of my career. It started off innocently enough, but when Catahoula brought in the Roland 808, the trumpet, AND the tiny stomp box sized tube guitar amp I knew something weird was up. … Continue reading →

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Frese AP4 Audio Pilot manual/schematics

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Bob

Here for your consumption is the Frese Audio Pilot AP4 documentation in full! Our unit is currently not in working order, but it’s on the list to be fixed here at Dub Narcotic. Additionally, check out this great history of … Continue reading →

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Satsop nuclear reactor cooling tower IR released by Audio Ease

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Bob

Audio Ease of The Netherlands make a fantastic reverb program called Altiverb. This application takes what I’ll call an “audio photograph” of an acoustic space and allows you to simulate the sound of this space in your audio recording software. … Continue reading →

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Recording at Seattle Union Station: An atrium like a cathedral

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Bob

This past August Paul Kikuchi asked me out to record one of the performances he curated at the Seattle Union Station, partially motivated by its 2010 centennial anniversary. Glance at the included photos and it should be easy to see … Continue reading →

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Dub Narcotic Studio in Tape Op magazine #32 (2002)

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Bob

Ben Hargett, one of the folks I work with at K, dug up this Tape Op article on the Dub Narcotic recording studio of Olympia, WA from back in the day (if 2002 could so-called). The interview happened while K … Continue reading →

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The French Quarter at Dub Narcotic

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Bob

Meet The French Quarter, from Phoenix, AZ. They’re a three piece band fronted by Stephen Steinbrink, master of amazing vocal harmonies, and guitar riffs with a really strong groove. He’s accompanied by Chase and Preston, masters of very tasteful and … Continue reading →

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Location Recording – Nuclear Reactor Cooling Tower

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Bob

In fall ’07 I got a call from a someone who wanted to talk to me about some location work. He’d gotten my number through another audio geek friend, this friend was originally going to be doing the recording himself … Continue reading →

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Completed acoustic treatment at Dub Narcotic Studio

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Bob

I just finished installation of an assortment of acoustic treatment panels for the Dub Narcotic Studio. For a detailed description of the construction of the QRDs check out this post. I’ll just give a brief written overview here and let … Continue reading →

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Musical Happenings

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Bob

Of late I’ve refrained from any recording related posts as I’ve been in the middle of a number of projects with nothing terribly interesting to write about or many photos to post, hence the unrelated photo. It’s me and plum … Continue reading →

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Quadratic Residue Diffusor build