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What is the mod on the Oktava that you mention Loren?  Easily done?
Is it necessary to have a stereo pair.....to record a performance using all bowls?  For recording a single bowl?

You can read the mod on Recording Magazine website here:

http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/315.html

Is it easy? The board is very small and delicate, but it is a doable mod if you are handy with a soldiering iron, or you could find someone who can do the mod for you. If I recall I think all the parts for the mod cost me $25.

As for stereo, it's really up to you. I would probably record several tracks in mono then pan them.

You want to spend some serious money on some great mics? Check out the Schoeps CMC 6 which is body only. Add a MK 4 cardioid capsule and we are getting near 2 grand for a single mic. If you want an omni the MK 5 capsule will cost you another grand. Hyper-cardioid? The MK 41 will run you $1300 just for the capsule. Expensive but worth it, I use a pair of these at work all the time, my go to mic for most things when recording stereo.

Glad you liked it. 

I just saw the next video is up, Jeff Pearce live in concert, here you go.

AMBIcon 2013: Jeff Pearce Concert (Raw Video)

Forrest, I can't believe we were at the same event again and didn't manage to run into each other. I even asked Robert and others if they had seen you around. I should have known Jeff Pearce was holding out on me. 

Yes everyone played amazingly well, at the top of each of their games. Just an amazing series of concerts. And the after parties were fun too! It was great meeting so many wonderful people. Oh and I knew of the Russian composer Sven Grünberg decades ago, I bought a couple of his albums back in the 1980s, so I hope that counts for something.  I have to say Anton is a very nice guy, it was a great pleasure meeting him.

Biggest surprise to me was meeting Archie Paterson of Eurock whom I bought many great albums from over the years, including those Sven Grünberg LPs. And who was he with when I meet him? Another artist who's recordings I had bought from him years ago, Michel Huygen of Neuronium who just sold his house the week before and decided at the last minute to treat himself to Ambicon. He told some wonderful stories of Vangelis and Klaus Schulze from back in the day at the little party Robert Rich had in his hotel room Saturday night. More later.

I'm not sure what "hardcore addition" means , but the film looks interesting.

I believe its a lot longer then the normal version will be. It says four hours long over 2 DVDs. Looks interesting but I have to admit that I am disappointed that no one from our little circle of music was interviewed for this documentary. And some people I suspect are only on the doc because they are popular. Like deadmau5, there is a really funny video of him floating around where he confuses a filter with a vco. 

For years I have been envious of many EM Festival over in Continental Europe, now its your turn. 

Good job Julio, really enjoying this release. 

What about a modern portable music player?  I hate MP3's as much as the next guy, but I use my Ipod at work and for late night listening when I can't sleep, as much as I don't like the sound quality, I find the convenience of having my entire CD collection at my finger tips at all times is worth it.

Of course you could rip your CDs in iTunes using Apple's Lossless format if you want CD quality in your ipod, that's what I do now. The files are larger but I feel it is worth it for the better quality.

Just a few off the top of my head:

Tuu - The Frozen Lands
Biosphere ‎– Substrata
Vangelis ‎– Antarctica 

I don't think iTunes releases FLAC (even their own flavor of it) or high bit-rate mp3 files. As far as why Steve releases albums on iTunes, people demanded it. I'm sure if enough people demanded he release his albums on wire recorder format he would. 

  So, he's younger now than when he jumped?     Gotta say, that guy's got some serious balls.

Thanks for that, I now have my next album title:  "Balls At the Speed of Light."