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We have been here about 19 years now

Robin K. Banks — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:24:59 GMT

Egads! Has it been that long since we started throwing WAV's in with
MIDI's?

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FA: Genelec monitors, 8020A, and subwoofer, 5040A

audiosf@gmail.com — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:07:59 GMT

On 6/17/2013 6:07 PM, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I'm moving and downsizing, so some great gear is going up for sale:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/130930110277
>
> Thanks for having a look!
>

I have to admit, those look like cheapie computer
satellite speakers, but upon more research, it
appears they are serious monitors, albeit for a
very small room.

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an obsession with truth (or the facts, at least)

William Sommerwerck — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:17:19 GMT

On 6/17/2013 7:23 PM, None wrote:
>
>
> "William Sommerwerck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:kpof79$7gn$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> The word "signal" has two meanings -- the waveform coming out of or
>>>> going into a circuit, and the information carried by that waveform.
>>
>>> Actually, it has even more meanings. "Continuous" also has
>>> multiple meanings, and your failure to distinguish between them
>>> caught you up last time. You called a discrete-time signal
>>> "continuous", although in the mathematical sense usually
>>> used in Signals and Systems, a discrete-time signal cannot
>>> be continuous, as it is a series of discontinuous points with
>>> no continuity anywhere.
>>
>> I never said anything of the sort. You either can't read (likely) or
>> you're lying (not so likely).
>>
>> A discrete-time signal can be analog. Analog and continuous do not
>> mean the same thing.
>>
>> Sorry, but I am always always right. Sorry about that.
>
> Masturbating in public is impolite, but I guess you really
> crave the attention that you can't get in real life. I'm sure
> you're accustomed to being ignored and reviled, because
> that's what you demand.
>
> And you have confirmed what most of us already knew:
> you don't mean it when you apologize. Your recent sham
> apology was not sincere, which you have confirmed at least
> four time now, since you puked it onto Usenet.
>

100% agreed.

William is like most "know-it-all" personalities: only he
knows the truth, and everyone else is a dumbshit.

Get over yourself, William, you've got the attention you wanted...
now put your dick back in your pants....

Re: Brad Paisley

James Perrett — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:28:40 GMT

On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 05:52:55 +0100, mcp6453 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The SM58s sounded like Astatic D104s. At first, I thought the
> mic had failed, but as he moved to other mics, the EQ curve followed him.
>

Maybe he's mistaken the sound of Astatic D104's for somethiing cool and
vintage...

James.
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an apology

William Sommerwerck — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:00:10 GMT

On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:07:53 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (hank alrich)
wrote:

>William Sommerwerck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> My remark that "no one in this group knows what they're talking about" (and
>> its implications) was uncalled-for. I sincerely apologize.
>>
>> "'We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right questions."
>> -- Edwin Land
>
>Accepted, William. Thank you.

except i really don't...

I've got $25 that says no one in this group knows what they're talking about.

William Sommerwerck — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:33:11 GMT

Well good so we all agree ,even William..
Peace
Mark

Do Studio Monitors Need to be Broken In?

Paul — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:34:05 GMT

On 6/17/2013 3:39 PM, Ty Ford wrote:

> I once reviewed some Alesis monitors that sounded really fatiguing out of the
> box. They told me they needed to be broken in. I didn't believe it. We tried
> it for 24 hours or so and they still sucked.
>
> They sent me a pair that had been previously broken in. They did sound
> different. Don't know what they did to 'em.

Probably put different drivers in them.

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Music playing beer bottle...

polymod — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:47:57 GMT

http://www.gizmag.com/edison-beer-bo...nograph/27900/

Poly

Is an Electrometer required to properly measure Polarization Voltage?

Paul — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:57:44 GMT

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:57:44 -0700, Paul <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Some people are saying any multimeter is too high
>a load for the typical DC to DC converters you see
>in the Schoeps type mic circuits.

No. A normal digital multimeter will certainly load the voltage and it
will read wrong, but if you know the value of the mic's bias resistor
and of the meter, Ohm's law will take you to the true voltage.

d

$1,323 worth of snake oil?

James Price — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:34:03 GMT

Lionel Richies ex wife used this box to connect with ghost of late M. Jackson, when he gave her a statement, later accepted at Court, where Dr. Killeris on trial. Alegedly, The Ghost said "Dr. is Innocent, I did it to my self". Statement was recieved loud and clear, thanks to this superb device.

$1,323 worth of snake oil?

James Price — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:32:49 GMT

"Ty Ford" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) al.NET...
>> Did you ever have the opportunity to review a $45,000 speaker cable?
>
> No, but I did demo a pair of $1k headphones.

Well it's not so hard to pay that for good headphones, but never a tenth of
that for 2 short speaker cables, let alone $45K. I'd need to see proof that
anyone has ever paid that much for two speaker connections, not just that
some idiot was asking that much, hoping for a bigger idiot.

Trevor.

Re: Brad Paisley

mikbob@hotmail.com — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:51:59 GMT

mcp6453 wrote:
> On 6/13/2013 1:51 PM, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> On Saturday, June 8, 2013 11:52:55 PM UTC-5, mcp6453 wrote:
>>> This is a live reinforcement question, but has anyone here been to a Brad
>>> Paisley concert lately? The opening acts were Lee Brice and Chris Young. The
>>> venue sound was excellent. It was surprising how good it was. However, when
>>> Paisley came out, the (same) mics had the bass rolled off at what must have been
>>> 200 Hz or higher. The SM58s sounded like Astatic D104s. At first, I thought the
>>> mic had failed, but as he moved to other mics, the EQ curve followed him.
>>>
>>> Why would he do that? He moves around a lot, and maybe he has a problem with FOH
>>> feedback, but the vocal quality was horrible. It totally ruined the concert. Of
>>> course, 98% of the people there couldn't tell the difference.
>>>
>>> On a side note, it was also distressing to learn that Brad apparently loves
>>> AutoTune. The first two songs were so pitchy that my daughter even noticed.
>>>
>>> The venue level was dangerously loud. If I had not taken ear plugs, I would have
>>> had to leave. I feel so much concern for the young people there who have no clue
>>> how much damage they're doing to their hearing.
>>>
>>> At several points during the concert, we heard Brad's guitar from the stage amps
>>> or the floor monitors. They were not adequately mixed in the FOH like the other
>>> guitars and the drums.
>>>
>>> It was an enlightening and disappointing evening. Does anyone here have any
>>> inside information or intelligent guesses what was going on? This guy is a SUPER
>>> star.
>>
>> Any possibility it was the autotune processing that ruined the vocal quality? I've heard examples that sound much like what you're describing....and it was the stupid autotune settings at the root of the problem.
>> It probably won't make you feel any better....but I've often heard that country singers use autotune as much....or even more....than "pop" or rock style singers.
>> I can't vouch for that based on my own experience, however....but some of the folks who've commented to me about it, are pretty knowledgeable.
>> Autotune--especially when used for the effect, is one "fad" I wish would just go away! For me, it's an instant "yuck!"
>> Mike
>
> I'm not any closer to an answer now than I was when I posted this. It still
> makes absolutely no sense to me why they would narrowband his microphones. If
> the problem was AutoTune, there is a lot wrong because his first two songs were
> as bad as Taylor Swift. He would have been voted off of American Idol for either
> of those songs.
>

His live show has some issues at times - he uses little Voxey dr. Z
amps that have absolutely no clean. His records feature what sounds
exactly like a Deluxe Reverb on 3-4,and those are very different
things.

He has a good live guitar sound, but it's nothing like the records.
Since he's covering his own CDs...

> After going back and listening to his CDs a little, I'm still convinced that he
> is an extraordinary artist deserving of his superstar status. However, I'm at a
> total loss for an answer to this audio question.
>

Beats me. SFA Autotune in country goes, WSM means We Shield Millions,
the motto of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company.

Country may sound hokey at times, but it's always been a
serious *commercial* form.

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Ribbon Mic Suggestions?

mikbob@hotmail.com — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:55:35 GMT

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:56:56 -0400, S. King wrote
(in article ):

> On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:44:00 +0000, Rick Ruskin wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:55:35 -0700 (PDT), (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings all,
>>>
>>> I have some money left in my production budget this year and thought
>>> about adding a new mic or two to our collection.
>>>
>>> Currently, we don't have any ribbon mics...and I've often thought it
>>> would be a nice addition, if I can find one we can afford.
>>>
>>> Is there anything out there between say $500---$1,000 that might be
>>> worth considering? Potential uses would likely include trumpet,
>>> trombone, etc. (I had a trombone player in our studio a while back & he
>>> let me use his personal ribbon mic....and while it sounded fabulous, it
>>> also costs around $3,500....not likely something we can afford at this
>>> time!)
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>> AEA R84 should be on your list.
>>
>> Rick Ruskin Lion Dog Music - Seattle WA http://www.liondogmusic.com
>
> +1 for Hank's suggestion of the M160. Not only does it have a great sound
> on brass, but the hyper-cardioid pattern solves a lot of isolation
> problems in small rooms.
>
> Steve King
>

I've had an m160 for years. I tried it last on sax and chose a Schoeps cmc641
instead.

For Ribbon Mics, also try an AT4080. Not your grandfather's ribbon mic...A
review with samples is on my blog.

http://tyfordaudiovideo.blogspot.com...technica-high-
sensitivity-at.html

Regards,

Ty Ford

Try my blog; http://tyfordaudiovideo.blogspot.com/
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A new kind of acoustic guitar

Robin K. Banks — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:28:53 GMT

On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:23:43 +0100, John Braner wrote:

> On 16/06/2013 11:56, Robin K. Banks wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:54:21 +0100, John Braner wrote:
>>
>>> On 13/06/2013 06:28, Robin K. Banks wrote:
>>>> Have you all seen this yet? It is a new kind of acoustic guitar
>>>> eliminating traditional bracing, and in so doing sounds beefier than
>>>> traditional acoustics. The action is also instantly adjustable. I at
>>>> least want to try one if I can get my hands on it for a bit...
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNpQNtz3EJ0
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yeah - that is pretty cool...
>>
>> I hope you can try one. You'll see what I mean.
>>
>>
> Well, I'm in the UK - but I'd love to try one! I'll keep an eye on
> things too ;-)

EMD Music SA Brussels is actually bigger there than here, and also on the
continent, so I imagine you will be amongst the first.

Plus you can actually get Trevor's VOS Guitars there. My niece works in
London at the moment for a large ad agency there not only for her
business degree, but she is also multilingual in finance which is handy.

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