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Not something I’m particularly proud of, but is very real to me.

Song here and chords here.

So, as of you are (rather unfortunately) aware, I wrote a number of songs for Emmanuel back when I was in high school, but after heading off to university I stopped writing any music – mainly because I am pretty… embarrassed at my work =p. To write another song after 6 years has been difficult ‘cuz I am still pretty embarrassed at my own work. But, deciding to write this song – with an obvious purpose of dedicating it to someone – proves to be a good challenge (music-wise, I still suck at writing lyrics), as I would have like to think I have improved over the past 6 years. Anyhow it did take me a lot of courage to sit down, write and record myself, so please don’t mock it, ‘cuz you’ll make me cry and I’ll hate you with a passion for a very long time :@. It is a demo track so I didn’t really bother going back to fix my mistakes (wrong notes on the piano, extremely weak barring on the guitar), and …. nvm the vocals. Maybe you guys can help me arrange and do a good take of this song for presentation purposes 😎

Song here and chords here.

who did this?

http://eddie.cis.uoguelph.ca/~sadd3j/TPX%20recordings/Beloved/Beloved%20(bassed)-live.mp3

elle oh elle

Second impression: I tried them last night side by side with the Grados powered by the Powerbook. Wow! It was very very different than here at work. Which is strange, cause I used a G4 tower here at work so I assumed the quality would be pretty good.

The 7506’s are quite astounding, far and away better than the PX100’s when listened to on the powerbook. Much easier to compare with the SR80s and while distinctively different sounds, you can instantly tell they’re in the same ballpark.

The SR80’s, due to their openness, definitely have the edge on a bigger soundstage. For my initial rough comparison using only two songs, I found the SR80’s had more presence, a brighter high end and tighter low end. The presence really brings the music to you and it’s more intense and in your face.

The 7506s I would describe as smooth, the bass is definitely more prominent than in the SR80’s (which I thought wouldn’t be the case after trying them at work). The detail is all there, you don’t miss any high end detail, but it’s much less in your face. Like all the reviews read, it’s very much flat and nothing very prominent.

This comparison was done with a flat EQ in iTunes.

Very initial impression: These are not your regular cans. I can’t tell if they suck or if they’re really good.

One thing I can say is, these are not your typical headphones. I only have the PX100s to compare to (since I’m at work) but one thing I can say is they have a very different sound from anything I’ve listened to. I don’t know if I would use these for regular casual listening.

At first it seemed like there was no bass, and very sterile, but afterwards I realize the sound is better described as flat. These cans seem ridiculously brutal. You can hear everything. Nothing is over-emphasized. It also responds very well to EQ settings. I think this is what “studio” and “reference” are all about. If you want bass, you turn up the lower range on your EQ. You can turn up anywhere on the EQ and none of it sounds bad.. it just sounds “honest”. The bass isn’t in your face, but you can hear all the bass detail quite easily.

If I could make a preliminary comparison to the Grados, I’d say they have more emphasis on the mid-range than the SR80s’ more V-shaped sound (deep bass and crisp highs). I think the Grados sound better, but in regards to the production side of it I would say that if you can get your mix sounding good in the 7506, it’ll for sure sound good in the SR80s. Rather than monitoring it in the SR80s and then having it sound not so great in the 7506’s.

They definitely take getting used to.. after all the bass-heavy speakers and headphones. Music doesn’t sound as in-your-face with these. I’m listening to You are Good right now and I can hear everything across the range but it doesn’t feel as “intense” as when listening in the px100’s.

Well, lost my post.. but here’s the bottom line: USPS tracking number: EC 919 694 286 US

Anyway, I like my idea, so I will put forth the effort to rewrite that part of the post. Since our weakest link is our none-too-great vocals. How about we arrange songs and just target instrumental.. then end up with songs that could be used in a church before worship or such. Something almost exactly along the lines of our ‘Here I Am to Worship’. We could post them online, make a site, and push them for free download. I think it would be more a joke and really just a place for us to collect our songs.. but it would be super cool still heh. and it gives us a “goal” and direction.

As far as solos go.. and their place in it.. It’s what makes it us, so to take them out would really be taking the TPX out of the songs. Anywho.. its not like they’re meant for congregational worship, just our own way of worshipping God as us.

Playing them at NTCAC would be a conflict of interest.. but hey, if anyone else in the whole world downloads and listens to them even once.. I’d be ecstatic =p..

The second part of the idea was worship-friendly backing tracks.. which would be very-much similar to the above except without solos.. and then put it as donation-ware and if we get even $1.. hoho. we can say we’re paid musicians!