Jim Roseberry
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Gear Fest
If you're going to Gear Fest, I'll be there Friday (today) and Saturday.
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/12 06:39:17
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I went the last two years but I am not going this year unfortunately. I really wanted to go to listen to Craig Anderton's talk as well as check out the Cakewalk booth.
I also wanted to look at interfaces but I think you have pretty much convinced me what to get ;-)
Have fun!
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/12 07:07:03
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Yeah, we'll catch Craig's presentation/s... and stop by and visit the Cakewalk folks. Bass player friend and I are going... Feel a major bout of "Gear Acquisition Syndrome" coming on! 
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/12 07:24:00
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I'll be with you in spirit from Australia. Have a great time. I'm green with envy/
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/12 09:26:47
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I'm stuck in BapuFest aka my new K10U tinkering.
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/12 09:44:18
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Too far away from Florida and I've bought too much from Sweetwater
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Anderton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/12 09:49:11
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Hey Jim - Make sure you chase me down, would love to meet. If you can't make the seminar itself, you can always catch me right afterward.
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/12 11:49:58
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Jim Roseberry
If you're going to Gear Fest, I'll be there Friday (today) and Saturday.
Definitely stop by our booth and introduce yourself.
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TPayton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/12 21:03:37
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I will be there Saturday as well. 4th year for me. Always have a great time, and usually spend too much money.
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Anderton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/14 01:27:30
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I met Jim! Didn't get to hang, but he stopped by the seminar on "Mastering in your DAW." He was handy to have around when I said something and needed confirmation from an expert 
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Anderton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/14 22:02:02
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BTW - Jimmy Landry did an excellent "Conversation with Ilan Bluestone" who is extremely hot in the trance world right now. There were lots of interesting insights, and I had my video recorder running the whole time. Assuming there isn't some horrible problem when I review the audio, I'll be posting it in Harmony Central's YouTube channel. I also recorded the panel discussion with Roger Linn, Dave Smith, and Tom Oberheim (moderated by Mitch Gallagher). It's long but will be well worth watching when I post it.
Looked to me like there were close to 10,000 people there this year. I will be interesting to find out how the final figures shake out.
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Leadfoot
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/14 22:09:27
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One of these years I gotta make the short trip from South Bend to Ft. Wayne to experience the Gear Fest and meet you guys!
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/15 08:22:00
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Gear Fest was a lot of fun. Sensory over-load for a gear-head! The Sweetwater staff was super accommodating and helpful... and the whole event was well organized. Got to meet Craig right before his "Mastering in your DAW seminar". A wealth of knowledge on gear/music/audio, Craig has been inspiring "electronic musicians" for years. We didn't have a lot of time to talk, but it was super cool meeting him. If you haven't been to one of Craig's seminars, I highly recommend getting to one. No matter what your level of knowledge/experience, you'll walk away with new ideas/perspectives. It was also really cool seeing several clients throughout the event. Gear Fest is the next best thing to a NAMM show. Reps/booths from many manufacturers... and thousands of folks in attendance (couldn't believe the number of cars) I wanted to catch more seminars... and meet more folks face-to-face (missed the Cakewalk staff)... but we were pretty tired by Saturday afternoon. It was time to grab a guitar and some odds-and-ends... and head home.
post edited by Jim Roseberry - 2015/06/15 12:14:31
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Anderton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/15 09:44:42
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Jim Roseberry
Gear Fest is the next best thing to a NAMM show.
If you qualify that by "Winter NAMM," I'd agree...but if I had to choose between GearFest and Summer NAMM, I'd take GearFest because of all the workshops and other events. Besides as you pointed out, the Sweetwater staff is exceptionally accommodating and friendly.
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/15 10:13:17
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I meant Winter NAMM...  GearFest was a great experience from top-to-bottom. We will definitely go again... Devin (sales associate that helped us) was super helpful and a nice guy. He was BUSY! Craig, thanks for all that you do... and for being such a down to earth personality!
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dwardzala
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/15 11:37:09
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Made it to both of Crag's seminars, but didn't get a chance to say hi.
Both were very informative and entertaining - I got several tips to try on my current projects.
Overall, it was a great event - picked up some good deals, got some good info from the vendor reps we talked to and all of the seminars were informative.
I also want to note the Fab DuPont mixing seminar on Saturday - this was an excellent session. I will be looking forward to seeing him again next year (if he's there.) Also, anyone recall the name of the band whose song he mixed?
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Anderton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/15 19:14:17
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dwardzala
Made it to both of Crag's seminars, but didn't get a chance to say hi.
I'll let it go this time...but if you're there next year, you will receive a demerit that will go on your permanent record
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dwardzala
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/15 20:10:55
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Fair enough - I am already making plans to be there and will definitely stop by and say hi.
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mudgel
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/15 20:54:32
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I'm envious of you guys. Australia is just too small for events like that. I can't think of a single retailer with that sort of pulling power.
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/15 21:06:46
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Anderton
dwardzala
Made it to both of Crag's seminars, but didn't get a chance to say hi.
I'll let it go this time...but if you're there next year, you will receive a demerit that will go on your permanent record
Yeah, I'm still kicking myself for not stopping by after your talks at the AES 2012 Project Studio talks to say hi (which were excellent, btw!). Would have been nice to say hi to some of the SOS guys too.
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/16 03:10:36
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I was there, it was great fun :)
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TPayton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/16 21:29:34
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mudgel
I'm envious of you guys. Australia is just too small for events like that. I can't think of a single retailer with that sort of pulling power.
I don't think there is anything else quite like Sweetwater anywhere in the music retailing world. It's a great event. Sweetwater does everything in a first class manner, and they really pay attention to the details of customer service and efficiency. After I had completed my purchases (I spent too much money again!) I pulled around to the drive-up package pick-up lane, and all of the passengers in my vehicle were offered bottled water while we waited. This was much appreciated on that hot and humid day. Small things like this make a positive impression. And during my second sip, my merchandise arrived. Great service, and good people with a positive can-do attitude.
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/17 12:50:45
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While my friend Brian and I waited for our gear, I mentioned that I was getting thirsty.
A Sweetwater employee heard... and I was immediately offered cold bottled water (free).
Got a great deal on a PRS SC245!
Already have G.A.S. for a semi-hollow MusicMan Axis Super Sport with P90s and a piezo in the bridge.
Was playing it while waiting for the SC245 to be pulled from the warehouse.
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Anderton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/17 13:03:34
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TPayton
I don't think there is anything else quite like Sweetwater anywhere in the music retailing world. It's a great event. Sweetwater does everything in a first class manner, and they really pay attention to the details of customer service and efficiency.
I overheard one of the attendees say "There's nothing that's not cool about this place!!" I tend to agree
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dwardzala
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/17 13:37:14
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Jim Roseberry
While my friend Brian and I waited for our gear, I mentioned that I was getting thirsty.
A Sweetwater employee heard... and I was immediately offered cold bottled water (free).
Got a great deal on a PRS SC245!
Already have G.A.S. for a semi-hollow MusicMan Axis Super Sport with P90s and a piezo in the bridge.
Was playing it while waiting for the SC245 to be pulled from the warehouse.
I am already planning my purchases next year to take advantage of the show specials. If I am lucky, something I need might end up in the deal zone.
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/17 15:00:45
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When we first walked in (walked by the Deal Zone)... there were two American Deluxe Strats for $1k.
Needless to say... they were gone quickly.
FWIW, The SC245 was listed at normal price... but I was offered a huge show discount.
If there's something you're interested in... make sure to ask about it.
In the Open Box tent (Saturday afternoon)... there were three Fender (American) Dimension basses for $500 to $700.
There was nothing wrong with any of them... I couldn't even find a blemish
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TPayton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/17 16:40:13
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The deals seemed "sweeter" this year than in the past couple of years. Picked up a Gretsch hollowbody myself for less than half list price.
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dwardzala
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/17 22:16:39
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I only had one thing on my list and that was a pair of monitor stands - those weren't in the deal zone. But they had SM57/58's at $57/58 respectively (I was good and only got the SM58 - already have a 57) and a pair of HD280 headphones for $50 that I picked up. Met my budget of $200. I will probably be in the market for a new interface next year and I will likely buy it at Gearfest.
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Anderton
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Re: Gear Fest
2015/06/18 22:41:30
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Before this fades in the rear view mirror, I thought you might want to check out the show report I did for Harmony Central. There's also a link in there to the video I shot of the Synth Panel with Roger Linn, Dave Smith, and Tom Oberheim.
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