Acknowledgments

Chris acknowledges and thanks: Paul Olito, for his friendship, guidance, and encouragement; the management and members of VS-Planet, past and present, from whom I have learned more than I could ever share; Tim, Kirk, and Ray, whom I consider true friends and comrades in the VS; Mighty Joe, KJ, Greg, John, and Casey, for letting me experiment on you; to my father-in-law, Dan, for your insight and daily encouragement; and to my big brother, Phig, and to my little brother, Danny P, I love you guys! Finally, to my mother, Judy: without your wisdom, knowledge, care and love, I never would have become the person I am today. I love you more than you can imagine.

Vince would like to acknowledge all his friends at VS Planet, but especially the ones in the 1680 forum who have helped him learn the nuts and bolts of the machine. A special acknowledgement goes out to Paul Olito (Walrus44), Tom Duval (flatcat), Michael Megadanz (Darth VSer) and Andy McClellan (Silversmith) from VS Planet for their wonderful support and friendship at VS Planet over the years .

Karl would like to acknowledge Ritchie DeCarlo for introducing him to the VS-2480, and also give a tip of the old fedora to the various bands and local singers who have allowed me to hone my skills with their fine music. A special nod goes out to Jack Murray, my Lodge Brother, for sharing his consistently refreshing view of music, recording, and the world in general.

Collectively, the authors wish to thank: Orren, Rodney, Mark, and the rest of the Thomson Course Technology publishing team for seeing this project to fruition; Tom, Laura, Dan, Michael, Kellie, Stacy, and the rest of the team at Roland US for your help, guidance, and support.