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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 18, 2016 16:44:07 GMT -6
This link takes me to home depot, but not the stuff - just a general page. What's the item? I found it just by searching on "denim insulation" in their home page.
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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 18, 2016 15:32:55 GMT -6
if you can afford it, step up to Ultratouch cotton insulation, it's super easy to work with, and you can sleep on it, it's specs exceed fiberglass and rockwool, i do like the sound of rockwool over fiberglass and cotton, it tends to send a bit of high freq's back into the room(the air stuff), fiberglass gives a room a sucked out feeling if you use it everywhere, cotton falls somewhere in between. Is this the stuff ?? www.homedepot.com/p/UltraTouch-16-in-x-48-in-Denim-Insulation-Multi-Purpose-Roll-60301-16482/202709974If it is , it looks like you could just take two of those rolls and put them in a corner for a bass trap . Thanks for all the help and info guys ! Looks like a lot of cheap solutions , I had the same thought, until I realized the 16" x 48" dimension is not that of the "roll" -- it is the dimension of the sheet when unrolled. The roll is only 16" high.
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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 18, 2016 15:31:19 GMT -6
Never seen this before and was like Whoa !!! Thats Cool !! But after listening to this video and reading that the recording level is boosted because the sound is trapped in the ball , it sounds like your singing in a dead small closet . Not that great of a sound , After listening to the video, I have these comments: - The Eyeball doesn't sound as open, and even has, at times, a sense of "pressure" when she sings stronger/up close.
- Prevents the use of mics in omni or figure-8 patterns.
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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 16, 2016 14:00:55 GMT -6
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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 16, 2016 10:31:30 GMT -6
Recently hand-built by Tim Gerak of Mammoth Cave Audio -- Wooly Mammoth Deluxe MkIII Tube Edition Custom Shop: Per channel: - Choice of 5 input transformer positions (Carnhill iron, Steel, Nickel or Haufe, bypass)
- Input gain amplifier, in or out
- Passive high & loe Slant filters, 4 positions each, in or out
- Passive saturation circuit (Germanium1, Germanium2, Fairchild), saturation "focus" (Full, Low, Mid, High, Luft), and Drive
- Iton output transformer, in or out
- Active tube circuit, 2 tubes, in or out
- Cinemag output transformer permanently on final output
- Custom knobs faceplate colors
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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 16, 2016 10:13:58 GMT -6
I looked for those leaked pics on GS, and couldn't find them.
Have a link handy?
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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 14, 2016 12:36:47 GMT -6
Perhaps it is worth considering these possible valid points: - Maybe the better quality the initial tracks are, the less crucial it is how you mix.
- Once you are in the box, stay there (multiple steps of average quality DA/AD conversion could degrade quality).
- Using an interface such as those from Metric Halo, which offer 80-bit summing, can be a great way to prevent summing degradation.
- When mixing hybrid with 2bus analog gear, mixing to stems could maximize said 2bus gear.
- Working ITB allows for maximum session and settings recall.
- When going out to a console for multitrack summing, etc., the number/cost of DA/D converter channels goes way up.
But of course, not everything is 100% black & white.
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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 14, 2016 12:17:43 GMT -6
Yeah, but can it play "My Heart Will Go On?" Now let's see him build one that plays "Hocus Pocus" by Focus. If you watch the videos that cover the construction of the machine, it becomes obvious that by moving pegs around, he can play any melody -- it seems to be based on how a player piano works, but with a bass guitar added. Also, note that the mechanism has MIDI triggers, which get captured into a DAW, and then in the end, the sound of the machine picked up by the mics gets blended in with the virtual instruments triggered by the MIDI data. I find it fresh and attractive. Sure, it eventually gets old, but so does [place your favorite artist here]. You don't have to like the music to appreciate the art. (at least that is what Music Appreciate 101 teaches.)
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Post by brucerothwell on Mar 14, 2016 9:38:59 GMT -6
I would recommend checking out the videos of the band he is in, Wintergaten. Four players that love to create music, and do a wonderful live show.
This guy is the lead player, and simply had an idea to create something "fantasimical".
He is to be admired, not mocked.
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Post by brucerothwell on Feb 1, 2016 11:22:14 GMT -6
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Abraham Laboriel, Sr.
This one shows off quite a bit of his technhique:
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Post by brucerothwell on Dec 20, 2015 22:06:27 GMT -6
I have a Metric Halo ULN-2, with 80-bit summing -- PT tracks route into its 18 channels via Firewire. Very good sounding to me.
I have also heard Mixbus offers great summing, but has seen comments from another ULN-2 user that uses Mixbus, and cannot hear a difference in the summing.
How does anyone here think about the Metric Halo summing?
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 11, 2015 11:43:35 GMT -6
I'm starting to see a few people in DP world who have ordered a Raven on the basis of the batch commander, who aren't sure they care about the touch screen. Whacky world. I wonder if they know that Batch Commander is available separately.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 11, 2015 3:00:18 GMT -6
I think I get what ericn is pointing out -- correct me if I'm wrong -- that it is other controllers developers that are now allowed a Eucon license from Avid. And, the other companies that support Eucon are DAW developers that get a license to support Avid controllers. Correct?
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 12:15:04 GMT -6
I stand corrected. I thought DTouch was pretty much windows only, burt it doesn't work with Logic (I guess when I didn't see logic, I assumed it couldn't run on a Mac). So correct me if I'm wrong, but currently, DTouch is not an option for me a Logic user. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a big fan of Neyfi so I'm not jumping on the Raven wagon yet. Also, both require an iLok, which in the end may end up being a deal-breaker for me. The bottom line here is neither Raven or DTouch supports all DAWS on all platforms -- and neither supports Linux at all. Yes, there are some DAWS on Linux -- Mixbus and Tracktion.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 8:27:16 GMT -6
DTouch has that too. But with Pro Tools, it is actually a feature of the DAW. Not sure about other DAWS. Bruce, We get it that you like and use Dtouch and think Raven is a waste of money, but consider that they are approaching the market in different ways. Raven is considerably more turn-key, hence less configurable. There are always trade-offs. But it doesn't really matter. Currently Raven is essentially Mac only and DTouch is Windows only, so in effect anyone who wishes to get into one of these really doesn't have any options. Depending on their OS only one will work, making the comparisons moot. First off, sorry for the flurry of comments, as I had not been in here in a while, and was getting caught up. Second, I was mainly pointing out that there were options other than Raven, especially given the assumptions or incorrect statements I've seen on this topic. Third, it is really your point that is moot... DTouch works in Windows, sure... Raven does not. However, DTouch also works on OSX... that is what I am running. (I even mentioned that earlier).
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 2:24:21 GMT -6
FL Studio 12 offers full multitouch native, but with Windows only. OSX is coming,I think. Also, the GUI is vector-based, and scalable. Promising, but I found it "sluggish", using the Windows-to-OSX version beta they have.
Now, I actually use a 42" multi-touchscreen, based on DTouch, on Pro Tools, on OSX.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 2:06:49 GMT -6
Also, the Raven has a setting that increases the resolution of the fader movement, like 10:1, specifically for fine fader adjustments, which you can also automate DTouch has that too. But with Pro Tools, it is actually a feature of the DAW. Not sure about other DAWS.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 2:03:50 GMT -6
as someone said somewhere, no one gets to do eucon. you could argue they sit at a better angle for reflection than most consoles. Actually, EUCON can be done -- but I think it is just very expensive, perhaps. There is at least one or two DAWS besides Pro Tools that offer EUCON support. (just cannot recall who)
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 2:02:45 GMT -6
From day one when I saw these, I considered it just another big mouse. D Commands are all over the used market as well. But anyway, my main concern had nothing to do with it's usefulness or wether it was solid. The elephant on the room is you'd be putting a big damn tv right up in the way of your listening field. I can't see how doing that wouldn't adversely affect the whole purpose of mixing. Am I wrong? Somebody with one of these chime in please. Raven MTx is at 40 degrees. The MTi and MTi2 can be lower. My 42" DTouch system is at 25 degrees -- more like a real mixing console. Now, I will point out there are some larger analog consoles that sit up high -- so the speakers are higher, too. Nobody seems to complain about a Neve or an Wunder being "in the way".
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 1:57:57 GMT -6
The fact of the matter is that it didnt have to go down this way and they did a disservice to there customers. I dont see them cutting the cost of the MTX in half??? It was a bad move by them and they lost a customer. They did cut the MTx almost in half -- $15k to as low as $8k -- but also removed analog features to do it.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 1:54:10 GMT -6
It's a pain reaching for a mouse... no way I want to travel 2 more feet to screen... It is no different than reaching two more feet on a mixing console.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 1:52:46 GMT -6
I have thought it interesting there wasn't an Apple touchscreen desktop system yet. Some say Apple is not interested in a touchscreen OSX system -- they think it is too opposed to their iOS products. However, they might change their tune if Microsoft computers and Windows 10 takes flight.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 1:50:36 GMT -6
Im sure he found a cheaper source of touch screens, and bought big! I'm surprised nobody has either cracked his software or written a better open source code yet. DTouch is not open source, but is the Raven equivalent.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 1:46:39 GMT -6
I give up. Apparently, my point is wrong. Sorry I chimed in. I get your point and you would be right but in this particular case the only thing that's changed is that Slate moved manufacturing to China and changed the surround material to something cheaper so he pretty much did just undercut the value that people paid. Slate has been saying for a long time how the Raven MTx, and even the MTi, has been aimed at the pro studio. Now, he wants to break into the semi-pro and consumer market. And because DTouch came out, offering the equivalent of the Raven software (which Slate seems will never offer) separately, folks can put together their own touchscreen system for mucho lesso, using good TV's and an IR overlay frame from the likes of PQ Labs, or a capacitive touchscreen from Hann-G or Acer.
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Post by brucerothwell on Oct 10, 2015 1:39:32 GMT -6
As someone who paid $2200 for one when it came out. I am very sad to see them being sold for $550 on the other sites classifieds less that 24 months later. bad investment. Think about how folks feel that paid the original price for an MTx -- $15,000. Sure it had other things, like a great analog monitor controller, a VU meter bridge, very nice console stand. But they now offer more affordable versions, as low as $8000. I put my 42" touchscreen system together for about $1000, because of DTouch.
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