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Post by levon on Nov 7, 2014 1:35:07 GMT -6
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Post by levon on Nov 7, 2014 0:37:13 GMT -6
I thought I'd give you guys something to laugh about on this foggy Friday morning. Have a great weekend everyone. Capitalism
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Post by levon on Nov 5, 2014 1:42:55 GMT -6
With all you guys coming out of the Behringer closet, how about a 'Behringer Anonymus' subforum?
I admit that I used a Behringer mixer when I started out. It made a nice gift to my stepson a year later.
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Post by levon on Nov 5, 2014 0:27:51 GMT -6
I like the sub forums the way they are. I think techniques and gear talk sort of go hand in hand in the pro audio forum. No need for a separate techniques forum IMO. I can't imagine someone being upset about techniques being discussed here. Not upset, but it would make it easier to find related topics... But I basically agree that there should be only a limited amount of subfora, GS is insane, even the subforum has its subforum. Stupid.
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Post by levon on Nov 4, 2014 4:57:55 GMT -6
I guess as long as there are women, Tony won't mind the Behringer . (Edit: why is there an automatic link added to the B-name? Scary.) There are some good suggestions here and Les made some good points. I specifically like the idea of a 'recording/mixing' subforum that can give tips and answer questions, as stupid as they may be to some. I regard fora like this one as a learning experience as much as I enjoy discussing stuff with a bunch of pleasant guys. GS pisses me off every time I go there, I don't even bother to log on anymore, I just read some threads until some idiot gets aggressive. I don't need that kind of thing. I also love that this place is much smaller, we tend to know each other better and that makes for civilized banter. I regularly check all sub-fora here, there are not that many. I enjoy reading the DIY forum, even though I'm not a DIY guy, I can't solder to save my life and I don't understand half of what is discussed there. But I like the skills and enthusiasm that you guys show there. I would also love to see more manufacturers here, but I guess they make better sales with the uninformed crowd at GS who eagerly lap up everything that 'experts' say. If you can, donate some money to keep this place going as it is. RGO really is great the way it is. I would even agree to pay a monthly fee of a few bucks. A couple of beers less won't hurt me.
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Post by levon on Nov 4, 2014 3:57:44 GMT -6
It's a great technique. It compliments the sound of many bands. I found that when placing the floor tom side mic it is important to look out for excessive proximity effect from the floor tom and for a "tremolo" like effect from any cymbal that might be too close if the mic is placed at exactly cymbal height. As you know, cymbals radiate sound in a figure of eight pattern. When placing the "over the snare mic", it is often useful to favor the rack tom as it can often end up sounding a little weaker than the floor tom in the speakers. Usually, closing slightly the pan pots of the two tracks gives you a more solid snare sound. I've had good results with this technique using condenser mics but usually end up using 4038s or, most often, a pair of m160s. Good points, I find that I like the over-the-snare-mic halfway between snare and tom best, with slight preference to the tom. I also never pan the mics hard left/right. These days, I prefer to treat the drums as a single instrument.
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Post by levon on Nov 4, 2014 3:43:53 GMT -6
I guess they mean 70% of 0.0002 cents? Spotify is a joke and an insult to working artists. I don't use them and I still buy physical CDs. But then, I'm not part of the iGeneration that doesn't ask questions and lives for convenience...
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Post by levon on Nov 4, 2014 0:42:16 GMT -6
haha, nothing to be afraid of, John. But you're right, so... Back to compressors. My pair of AML 545F50s are on the way!
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Post by levon on Nov 4, 2014 0:40:35 GMT -6
Well, the founders of our country and the constitution only had local real estate to worry about when they initially wrote our laws. Global interaction never entered their minds because the only possible way for global interaction then was from a boat, which is pretty easy to spot. So when they wrote the constitution, it was concerning nosy neighbors who might try and take liberties on our properties uninvited. We now live on a global scale via communications. Here is a fair question: can our laws today be held to the same standard as the horse and buggy days or should we make our laws to fit our current situation? If my neighbors are up to no good and are in concert with those who mean harm to me or my family, I say fuck their rights. They should be found out before they are able to do harm. I have nothing to hide. Do they??? If so, I can understand why they would want to keep their business private. Darkness hates light and wants to stay hidden, I get it. Yes, I agree we disagree, even if you got a point here. Living in Germany with all its history (hey that guy was Austrian!) and being born in East Germany with its well-documented criminal government (my parents got us out in 1958, thank God), I'm probably a bit more sensitive to Big Brother's methods. But, we both share a love for music, bro, and that's something, right? Lemme buy you a beer...
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Post by levon on Nov 3, 2014 8:01:54 GMT -6
Glenn's doing the long burn all the way, we all should be so firey, i think alterbridge is the remnants of Creed ? Oh no - there were survivors? ? Lol, indeed there where.... I can't get into Alter Bridge, somehow they don't move me. But I love Myles Kennedy, what a great singer. Any relation John??
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Post by levon on Nov 3, 2014 8:00:09 GMT -6
Glenn's new project with Jason Bonham, California Breed, is not bad either. I always liked whatever he did, he's a great soul singer but lately, he's screaming a bit to much for my taste. As if he still needs to prove anything. The music's great though. When I heard Burn for the first time, his duetting (is that a word??) with Coverdale blew me away. Ah, the memories...
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Post by levon on Nov 3, 2014 0:36:17 GMT -6
I personally couldn't care less who looks at my info. I don't do anything worth looking at anyway. If they are interested in mine and my wife's texts about what we are having for supper, let em knock theirselves out. That's fine, but that's not the point. The point is that they do this stuff at all. I've got nothing to hide too, but I still detest big brother spying on me without me knowing it or without me wanting it. That has got to stop. I really don't get it when people say, 'I don't care, I've got nothing to hide'. Don't they understand that the fact that governments collect data and spy on citizens in the first place is dangerous and evil, regardless of what said citizens got to hide or not???
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Post by levon on Nov 1, 2014 14:51:01 GMT -6
Looks beautiful.
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Post by levon on Nov 1, 2014 13:14:36 GMT -6
Is that the new T-Funk USA ELAM?
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Post by levon on Nov 1, 2014 13:03:04 GMT -6
I really want the Pro-Q, that thing looks amazing, probably the last EQ I'll need. So, will there be a sale or do I have to pay in full???
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Post by levon on Oct 31, 2014 5:21:47 GMT -6
I should have been clearer .. I have Logic Pro x installed. I just didn't wNt to instal logic 9. I got waveburner installed today and it even updated via the App Store 8) Well, there you go, Waveburner will do DDP files.
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Post by levon on Oct 31, 2014 1:58:46 GMT -6
Yeah I missed that too... I hate he's not doing the exact replicas anymore...I mean, I totally get it, but there's no way you could get away with that in the states, right? Maybe he would do it for special orders He probably would get into trouble in the US, but the good news is that it sounds like the real thing. I wish he would have had a left-over Urei faceplate for my unit, but, alas, no...
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Post by levon on Oct 31, 2014 0:37:55 GMT -6
You can't install Waveburner separately anymore, which is a bummer. But I use Logic anyway, so Waveburner works for me. Not sure if Toast can do DDP. I would guess that the Hofa plugin works fine, they make good stuff and it's only 60 Euros.
DDP has been around for some time, Abbey Road used it for my masters. If you really need to create DDPs and don't want to install Logic, I'd go with Hofa.
What's a CD? Well, people said that about vinyl not too long ago....
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Post by levon on Oct 30, 2014 15:00:36 GMT -6
I found this thing called Hofa I am demoing it I saw that too, but since I still use Waveburner, I didn't need it. Hofa is a pretty well known company here in Germany, I do my CD pressings with them. Let us know how that software works out.
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Post by levon on Oct 30, 2014 14:21:50 GMT -6
I was thinking about how I would like a UREI faceplate for my WA76 and remembered about these. Looks like the faceplate isn't UREI looking anymore now though. Anyway, Ward never seemed to comment on the quality, which makes me wonder how he liked it. levon, you're happy with yours? Very happy. But, as I mentioned before, I asked Robert to use original UA 1176 Rev D trannies for my unit, so it does not have the Anderson trannies he normally uses. Made it more expensive but I love it. I also would have loved a Urei faceplate with mine, but you guys scared him off using those I guess. Mine was the first one with a PR faceplate.
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Post by levon on Oct 30, 2014 14:18:44 GMT -6
I'm puzzled. What is Ward supposed to do? Did I miss anything? Love my Rev D though. he was supposed to get one of these 1176 Proreplicas(i think?) about a year ago and report on it, then he went mia for about 6 months it seems? Then upon his triumphant return(we were all very happy to see him back! as always 8), it was dropped, somehow someone resurrected this thread, and here we are... Maybe he never got it? That's what's puzzling me, on page 5 and 6 of this thread, Ward says: I plugged in the unit and tested it conjunction with a new UA1176, the Mohog 76 and just for shits and giggles, an LA3a and an LA4. Did some back and forth... listened to and measured noise levels between all those units and I can honesly say I am extremely impressed. Robert, you have done a fantastic job!! and: And in terms of authentic 1176isheness, it blows the Mohog OUT of the water. Now, I know a Mohog is like a Rev F and the Pro is like a Rev A/B but in terms of "that sound"... the Pro Replicas Blustripe really has it.So what are you guys waiting for? He said that back in January already.
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Post by levon on Oct 30, 2014 8:48:13 GMT -6
I'm puzzled. What is Ward supposed to do? Did I miss anything? Love my Rev D though.
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Post by levon on Oct 27, 2014 2:41:39 GMT -6
I'd love to watch it but it's inaccessible outside the US, thumbs down! Hope this will be available as a bonus DVD with the CD.
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Post by levon on Oct 24, 2014 11:30:20 GMT -6
If it sounds good and you like it, don't change them. Trust your ears.
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Post by levon on Oct 22, 2014 7:36:12 GMT -6
Not sure what would be best for guitars. I have an Eventide H3000 D/SE which I love. It has a bunch of Steve Vai presets.
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