User:HotshotGG

I live 4 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts I am 18 years old.

I am going to be a college student hopefully in the Fall of 2005 ;-D (Computer Science Major? not really sure) my other area of interest is Sound Recording Technology. I enjoy hanging out HA learning something new and spreading knowledge. I also enjoy help editing the wiki whenever I have spare time. I enjoy discussing technology, current events, science fiction, elctronic music, music or anything in general. PM if you ever need anything.

My interests are:

• Ogg Vorbis and Digital Audio Compression.
• MIDI Applications and Sound Synthesis
• Psychoacoustics and Audio Signal Processing
• Music
• Classical
  • Use of classical music in diverse genres.
  • Film Compositions/Scores
  • Pieces by famous classical composers (Bach, Tchaikovsky, etc).
• Electronic
• Ambient
• Psybient
• Downtempo
• Chillout
• Trip Hop
  • IDM/Braindance
    • Squarpusher
    • Mu-Ziq
    • Venetian Snares
    • Mouse On Mars
  • Big Beat
    • FC Kahuna
    • The Chemical Brothers
    • The Crystal Method
    • Fatboy Slim
    • The Prodigy
    • The Propellerheads, etc.
  • Chiptunes
    • C64 SID
    • Amiga
    • Super NES
    • Sega Genesis
  • Netlabels
    • Kahvi Collective
    • 8-bit Peoples
  • Electroclash
    • Felix Da Housecat
    • Fischerspooner
    • The New Deal, etc
    • Electronic Dance Music
    • Psychedelic Trance/Goa Trance
      • Astrix
      • G.M.S
      • 1200 Micrograms
      • Safi Connection
      • Psycraft
      • Goa Gil, etc
    • Progressive Trance
    • Progressive House/Breaks
      • Hybrid
      • Way Out West
      • Shiloh
      • Luke Chable
      • Andy Moor
      • Dousk
      • Hernan Cattaneo, etc
    • New Skool Breaks/UK Breaks
      • Meat Katie
      • Plump DJ's
      • Dylan Rhymes
      • Elite Foce
      • Evil 9
      • Andy Page
      • Uberzone, etc
    • Chicago House/French House
  • alternative
  • funk
  • jazz
  • blues
  • new wave
  • new age
  • hip hop, etc.
• Reading
• Statistics
• Politics/Current Affairs
• Science Fiction
• Etc

Questions and or people I won't respond to, answer, or find annoying:

• Ones that are already in the damn wiki!
• EAC and LAME questions, because the board litteraly "baraged" with them on a daily basis (to the point of annoyance).
• Hydrogenaudio and their kiss ass stance with "EAC" as be all, know all, end all as DAE tool. It's an excellent ripper, but there are too many brown nosers.
• Hypocrits that use Creative Labs cards and complain about other hi-end one or use it strcitly for (EAX).

Questions that I will answer:

• Ogg Vorbis technical questions (I am not a xiph zealot). I just like the project
• Thought provoking R&D questions, provide insight, or ask questions
• information pertaining to audio hardware and sound cards
• questions related computer music applications and software (sequencers, hardware, etc)
• General/technial questions reguarding CDex.
• Music discussion forum related stuff or usage.
• other thought provoking topics (replaygain, dynamics range, mastering, etc)
• Questions reguarding other codecs like Lossless, etc.
• Questions were I can help people.
• Pokes at humorous topics.