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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 10:32:10 GMT -6
what you are asking for is wireless usb ... also known as.. Bluetooth.
until recently, Bluetooth has been included but never required by most devices. Now even a raspberry pi 3 for 35 dollars has an included Bluetooth 4.0 chip. Bluetooth 4 finally gets the signal far, reliably, with very little latency. I tried using Bluetooth headphones on a drummer back in the day, and the latency introduced by the Bluetooth made it impossible. That was Bluetooth 1 or 2. It's inherently cheaper to develop a usb device that everyone's computer comes with. The other half is the absence of a hardware interface driver for usb to Bluetooth. Really smart people can make one, but they will charge a lot to license it, where most peripherals selling for ~$500 (xtouch), keep their costs to about $100 MAX. I wouldn't be surprised if it was more in the range of $50.
While we all sweat the industry, it's still a niche market, and usb works for 90% of all applications where things are being recorded, which is on a desk. I personally would love to have a Bluetooth mouse/keyboard/peripherals all running together. Which brings me to the final issue. 1 Bluetooth adapter per, normally. USB and thunderbolt and firewire can daisychain very easily. While it can be done, it's not as easy for Bluetooth from what I've read. That could have also been due to previous versions of Bluetooth.
I've..uh..thought about this a little.
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 8:21:09 GMT -6
That picture is my new background, holy moly.
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 8:19:17 GMT -6
can't beat the wireless transport. it goes on every music stand wherever I go! RIP Tranzport. It's dead since El Capitan and PT12. I recall your thread about it. It was el capitan and not PT12 that killed it, correct? I'm windows based, but work with PT11 still
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 7:53:42 GMT -6
No offense to you kilroyrock, but I could care less what Andrew Scheps thinks. He's a plugin pimp after all. I do care what you think since you're part of this nice forum. If you're happy with plugins, more power to you hahaha, yeah. but that's the point of the whole snake oil! It's true he's become quite the plugin pimp. CLA too.
I am a crappy mixer, and I know it. My strength is writing. I don't think anything I mix in the box vs out the box is going to be any better. I do know I work on so many concurrent projects, from EDM to Rock to Acoustic folk to metal, and if I had to remix everything every time I pulled something up to send a stem I'd shoot myself. I just don't make enough money, and never did!
I agree with you though, these plugins do a job and the better the SAME software API's that are behind 90% of all of these plugins (JUCE for example), the less it's going to matter which one does it. Slate sells a lot of plugins with those high definition graphics...
My current snake oil conundrum is whether SMT parts vs through hole make a big enough difference to be spending 6-8 hours building these dang 2520's! If I sell these and make more, I'm gonna go whistlerock for ease of build:cost
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 7:11:14 GMT -6
B won on both of those for me. Which was which?
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 7:08:15 GMT -6
To me, the entire concept that a $149.00 LA2A plug in is just as good as the $3,500.00 hardware is the biggest snake oil of all. It is the result of the decline of overall music industry income and good graphical user interfaces, not some magical modeling revolution. There is no other industry in the world making a claim that a product that costs 96% less than another is just as good, or even "gets you almost all the way there".The ITB mixing trend is economic, not based on quality. And it is perpetrated by peddlers to fools who don't understand that hardware was used in the tracking phase of the so called "itb mixes", where most of the sound was sculpted. Let's face it, who wouldn't rather have a Neve and SSL console with the tracking and mixing done with hardware outboard patched in? We justify inferior substitutes because we cannot afford the real thing. The D/A conversion is the worst part of any digital chain by far [so now] I don’t go through any. I feel like I’m sonically gaining something by never coming out [of the box]. – Andrew Scheps (U2, Justin Timberlake, Green Day) ”
I wouldn’t be [mixing in the box] if it weren’t that for me at this moment my mixes sound better. When I started to send mixes [that were done in the box] to the clients and all I got back were normal mix notes, I knew that this would work. – Andrew Scheps (Beyonce, Ziggy Marley, Black Sabbath) ”
I am painfully aware of my legacy of quotes referring to mixing using analog equipment. That is how I mixed. For years. I was an evangelist for it; as much for the ergonomic, visceral workflow as the sonics. Now I mix ITB. It’s a completely different way of working. I still love mixing and try and make every mix I do super exciting and musical. – Andrew Scheps (Kid Rock, Our Lady Peace, Josh Groban) ”
But you're right.. he still records everything through his amazing preamps and gear. Which is why I am focusing on all tracking equipment. The recall of a mix ITB is the ultimate convenience. I also can't buy 4 eqp1a's, and 4 1176's, hell I can't afford 4 WA76's!
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 6:48:59 GMT -6
It all depends on what you're looking to do after being on it.
He said it's better to be in the finals, and not win. They all go on the same tour after usually, as long as you're past a certain point in the show. Same as last comic standing. All I know, is the guy is now on a traveling magic show with Mr. Goth Magican himself these days.. I'd say it's a step up from his regular bar spot downtown that was 7 bucks per show. Granted, he'd also bartend and do tricks while you waited for it to start. He is a true showman and deserves everything he has.
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 6:33:38 GMT -6
Actually, it might have been the best outcome for him. I don't think he will be as tied to the show, so he can get a deal and move on quicker. I know a magician that was on AGT, he says that you win and can take the money and be in their deal, or you can win, buy out of the deal with, say, half the money, and hope to make it on your own.
Would he have some sort of similar option coming out of it if he had won?
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 6:31:07 GMT -6
Gold plated wiring and connectors. PLATED. Pure snake oil I feel like I'm going mad on this thread.. but I hear the only actual reason for the different platings is if you live near a very wet environment, that the tip is less likely to corrode if gold plated? is that wrong too?
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 6:27:10 GMT -6
To be clear; it does not make a bit of difference which direction the resistor faces. They were all either horribly misinformed or relatively insane. With this said, does it matter what order I put the resistors in a ladder? This could speed up these vp28 builds dramatically if I didn't follow Chung's ordering too...
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 6:23:09 GMT -6
I wonder if power cords matter more or less with Digital amps with switching PSU's? I hear switching PSU's are the devil's work. Some guy told me that the other day...
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Post by kilroyrock on May 25, 2016 6:11:26 GMT -6
Still using my Frontier Design Tranzport... can't beat the wireless transport. it goes on every music stand wherever I go!
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Post by kilroyrock on May 23, 2016 21:05:00 GMT -6
I don't doubt that it'll be good. I'm looking forward to 3 years from now when they're all over the place and selling used for $600. Stam audio clones too!
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Post by kilroyrock on May 23, 2016 6:19:29 GMT -6
So I'm looking at all these meters and they range in UA values, 500ua,650ua,660ua . I'm having trouble finding information on what that actually means. Any of you guys know?
EmRR - I read in the latest tape op, and have read and seen videos on balancing levels for kick drums using a vu meter, which sounds like a fun thing to do, plus having a pair of meters on the desk is GREAT eye candy, as you said.
I ordered a couple cheapo's, to really understand the circuit and see what I can build out on a breadboard using known circuits, like JLM's and check a cost out on my own. the whole fun of it!
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Post by kilroyrock on May 22, 2016 20:42:22 GMT -6
Why don't you use Warp or whatever it's called in PT...Change all the drum tracks from ticks to samples (or is it the other way around...can't remember)...Then you can switch to the warp view, select an algorithm and then yank just the out of pocket stuff. Of course, maybe that's slower than just cutting and dragging. Elastic time you mean. It works! But I try to limit that to snare and 16th kicks and Tom fills. The cymbals get washy if you get heavy with it. Although I hear xform fixes that if you have 2 days to render your drum tracks when done
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Post by kilroyrock on May 21, 2016 20:52:09 GMT -6
Mu USB jacks came in. 4 pins and a few grounding joint spots. I hope it is easy. My euphonic artist control is still in the pits after the screen broke while changing the faceplate, because the internal screen bracket is a poor design. The little rubber buttons were all individual as well. Not fun. Can't get another screen except for-parts eBay listings.
With that said I have a ton of parts for the avid artist line now...
I don't want to have the same thing happen to this machine!
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Post by kilroyrock on May 20, 2016 10:45:11 GMT -6
Both of their units look like a lot of fun
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Post by kilroyrock on May 20, 2016 8:59:45 GMT -6
Jeff mentions a stereo 500 series unit he was making with that meter..did it ever come to fruition? Did I miss that ball by 6 years?
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Post by kilroyrock on May 20, 2016 8:56:47 GMT -6
Yeah, I saw JLM's, and Aussie makes thinks complicated. Jeff's meters are awesome, but that's a pretty costly item, I was hoping for more of a 30-40 range maybe?
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Post by kilroyrock on May 20, 2016 8:10:29 GMT -6
So I'm looking into making a VU meter box, and considering a larger scale diy kit build if I can source a good vu meter.
It would be a desk top box like the size of a good DI, but would have a single or stereo pair of meters. The goal wouldn't be to effect the sound (high impedance?), but allow for a meter balancing option for DAW/500 series setups, which would be handier than pulling up a plugin, and would allow for a good 2 bus meter.
Do any of you guys have a suggestion what would potentially be a good meter to buy and WHERE, that could also keep this project in a respectable price spec? I'd hope for a bigger meter than some, is 3 inch too small/big? What would be a good price point for a DIY project vu meter? I'm here in the U.S., so U.S. sources would be king. Perhaps Mouser or digikey?
Thanks!
Rob
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Post by kilroyrock on May 20, 2016 5:49:37 GMT -6
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Post by kilroyrock on May 19, 2016 9:17:36 GMT -6
man. at least it's every 5 years or so. I'm not gonna be happy when waves goes to v10 and I'm not eligible anymore.
Slate, Softube Console 1 both have SSL strips? but any of those will cost you more than the 150. How come you have to pay 150 twice through the next year? for more version updates?
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Post by kilroyrock on May 19, 2016 8:33:08 GMT -6
Anybody ever replace the usb jack soldered onto the pcb of a made in china unit?
I'm about to embark on a usb type B replacement, after I found the unit I had traded as part of a cash/trade deal had the inside of the jack broken off (still pissed).
It's a maschine MKI, if anyone has a word to the wise
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Post by kilroyrock on May 19, 2016 8:13:32 GMT -6
I rarely get a chance to do all things live. I will scratch a guitar with the drums using my eleven rack or something else quiet, and that is always replaced after.
We would have very few people to record if there was a stipulation! But then again, rates may be higher...
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Post by kilroyrock on May 19, 2016 7:00:29 GMT -6
EVOLVED.
Is this 100th 1176 plugin going to be described as warm, lush, with "just the right amount of top end" and huge lows?
Let's face it, i'll be installing the free one though. You can't sell me on subscription services. I don't have cable tv anymore and am still on PT 11.
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