Paul Buff - Revision history

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 ==Tracks by Paul Buff==
-*''[[Slow Bird]]'' (02:11) and ''[[Blind Man's Buff]]'' (01:47)
+*''Slow Bird'' (02:11) and ''Blind Man's Buff'' (01:47)
-* ''[[Cathy My Angel]]'' (02:14) and ''[['Til September]]'' (02:27) by The Pauls
+* ''Cathy My Angel'' (02:14) and '''Til September'' (02:27) by The Pauls
 ==Zappa and Paul Buff==

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−	'''Back when you bought [[~~PAL Recording~~ Studio \|Pal Recording]] in [[Cucamonga]], CA, from [[Paul Buff]] and turned it into Studio Z, Buff (who invented the Kepex noise gate) was experimenting with some fairly innovative audio equipment. What's the story behind the 5-track recorder that he made?<br>	+	'''Back when you bought [[Pal Studio \|Pal Recording]] in [[Cucamonga]], CA, from [[Paul Buff]] and turned it into Studio Z, Buff (who invented the Kepex noise gate) was experimenting with some fairly innovative audio equipment. What's the story behind the 5-track recorder that he made?<br>
	'''Zappa''': ''He took a ''Presto'' deck and made his own head stack. I don't even remember what kind they were, but he bought a bunch of heads and machined this stack that was about six inches across. And the heads weren't stacked on top of each other, they were staggered, because at the time there was no material that could give you enough insulation between the heads if you stacked them one on top of another. So he has five heads in a row that were erase heads, and then five more in a row that were record and playback, so it wasn't like three distinct groups of heads-it was two distinct groups. Because of this unique arrangement with the heads stacked in a diagonal way, those 5-track masters can't be played on any head other than the original, and it's all worn now.''		'''Zappa''': ''He took a ''Presto'' deck and made his own head stack. I don't even remember what kind they were, but he bought a bunch of heads and machined this stack that was about six inches across. And the heads weren't stacked on top of each other, they were staggered, because at the time there was no material that could give you enough insulation between the heads if you stacked them one on top of another. So he has five heads in a row that were erase heads, and then five more in a row that were record and playback, so it wasn't like three distinct groups of heads-it was two distinct groups. Because of this unique arrangement with the heads stacked in a diagonal way, those 5-track masters can't be played on any head other than the original, and it's all worn now.''

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-'''Paul Conrad Buff''' (24 April 1936 - 14 April 2015) was an American sound engineer, music producer, artist, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and inventor. He is best remembered for promoting and releasing numerous surf rock records in the early 1960s. He was married to [[Allison Buff]].
+'''Paul Conrad Buff''' (24 April 1936 - 14 March 2015)<ref>[https://obits.al.com/us/obituaries/mobile/name/paul-buff-obituary?pid=174445500 Obituary]</ref> was an American sound engineer, music producer, artist, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and inventor.   In the early 1960s he recorded and released numerous surf rock records. He was, at the time, married to [[Allison Buff]].
 ==Biography==

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 ==Biography==
-Paul Conrad Buff grew up in [[Cucamonga]]. Joining the Marine Corps, after graduating, he trained in aviation electronics. He returned to civilian life and took a job making parts for guided missiles at General Dynamics.  After a few months at the "Bomb factory", as Zappa  would refer to it, he was bored with his job so he borrowed $1000 and, knowing nothing about the music business, set up the [[Pal Studio|Pal recording studio]] in [[Cucamonga]]. Recording studios were usually controlled by the big record companies at that time so he could offer a cheaper alternative for would-be bands to record.  His lack of knowledge and finance meant that the studio produced a different sound from the major studios which became known as the "Pal Sound".  He worked with groups such as the Surfaris (''[[Wipe Out]]''), The Chantays (''"Pipeline"''), and many others.
+Paul Conrad Buff grew up in [[Cucamonga]]. Joining the Marine Corps, after graduating, he trained in aviation electronics. He returned to civilian life and took a job making parts for guided missiles at General Dynamics.  After a few months at the "Bomb factory", as Zappa  would refer to it, he was bored with his job so he borrowed $1000 and, knowing nothing about the music business, set up the [[Pal Studio|Pal recording studio]] in [[Cucamonga]].  He worked with groups such as the Surfaris (''[[Wipe Out]]''), The Chantays (''"Pipeline"''), and many others.
 In 1960, [[Ronnie Williams]] introduced Frank Zappa to Buff.  Paul, Frank, Ronnie, [[Ray Collins]] and [[Dave Aerni]] recorded a [[Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)|bunch of 7" singles]] at Pal recording studio between late 1960 and 1963. Buff claims to be the "Godfather of Snorks" and other such early Zappa noises..., although, according to [[Ray Collins]], this title should go to [[Dick Barber]].