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Post by svart on Aug 25, 2022 9:07:50 GMT -6
Do you know anything about the service feed? Just because the panel is upgraded doesn't mean more service current. You still might need the power company to increase their feed to realize the increased capacity which might come with a new meter and possibly new cable drop from the pole/transformer.. $$$$$ Typically you don't want more than 1 ground rod for most applications unless it's structural steel framing, then there's usually a number of ground rods and the rebar is also grounded. What kind of soil do you have? If it's sandy soil then you probably need a deeper rod than usual. It's also possible that your rod has corroded or has bad contact and could be replaced. Hum is usually from the lack of low impedance grounding between outlets. The usual fix is to ensure that your outlets are very well grounded to each other and that your gear is all on one circuit. Urgh. So many good points here that I just don't know anything about. My house is built in the early 80's. I believe all the outlets are grounded. I live in Ohio, where the soil is very rich in clay. The electrician told me that the current code is two ground rods spaced 6 feet apart. I usually have all my gear (including amps) all plugged into various surge protectors that ultimately all go into a single outlet. Makes me nervous sometimes, but I want to be sure to avoid a ground loop, yet I still appear to have grounding problems. I don't remember my guitars humming so badly at my last place. I have to find the sweet spot where they hum the least and try to record in that position. I can also get some low level hum out of certain mics. In my 47 mic, I can point it towards the water pipes and get some good hum going on. Wow, ok. That does sound like some kind of serious grounding problems if that's happening. One option is to buy something like this: www.guitarcenter.com/American-Recorder-Technologies/Ground-Fault-Outlet-Receptacle-Tester-110V-1273887987114.gc?cntry=us&source=4WWRWXMP&msclkid=8f5c963ab59118381ed6f53d3a020c34&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=**LP%20-%20Shop%20-%20Pro%20Audio%20-%20Signal%20Processors&utm_term=4577954171838117&utm_content=1273887987114%20%7C%20American%20Recorder%20Technologies%20Ground%20Fault%20Outlet%20Receptacle%20Tester%20110V%20%7C%20%244.99%20USDWhich you can also find at lowe's or home depot too, and see if it shows any weirdness in any of the outlets. But if that doesn't find anything, I'm not sure what's going on. EMI being picked up with a mic pointing at a grounded water pipe really screams that there's a grounding problem resulting in some kind of voltage floating happening.
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Post by svart on Aug 25, 2022 9:02:16 GMT -6
I've used PT, Logic, Logic's film-centric brother SoundTrack Pro, Adobe Audition, Cubase (a little), and Studio One (even less). Reaper has been by far the best for me. I could see switching to PT permanently if it had complete Console 1 integration like Reaper. I'd trade the "industry standard-ness" of PT for some of the Reaper ability (especially since I'm starting to work with more and more tracks recorded in Nashville and those guys - three different groups of people from different studios - have so far refused to bounce tracks consolidated to zero and will instead only send the whole folder song file folder and a .ptx file) but I definitely need the Console 1 integration. It's my console away from console. PT doesn't have that integration (and probably won't ever) so I won't switch. I could see Cubase if it worked better with my brain. It doesn't so I won't. I think I could get there with Cubase, though. If I have to go that route in the future I could do it and be fine after an adjustment. I'm currently editing an audio book. I just made a custom action to split at a zero-point, turn ripple editing off, paste a pre-selected bit of room tone, add a fade, adjust it to a certain amount, turn ripple editing back on, and back up to play the line so I can check the spacing between the word I just cut after and the next phrase I'll have to edit into place. All the while, Reaper is happy to convert in real-time during playback some of the files recorded at the wrong sample-rate to the correct sample rate with no speed or pitch changes. It constantly surprises me with being able to do the thing I need it to do in a way that is customizable for my workflow. That's awesome. If I WERE going to voluntarily learn another DAW...I'd pick up Ableton and learn that thing. A lot of people are writing in there and I'd love to join in with 'em! That's how it is with PT users. I got some work and the band wanted their recording guy to send me the tracks. He sent a folder full of files. No labels, no track list, nothing. When I called and asked about all this, he replied "just open it in Pro Tools and it's all there". When I said I didn't use Pro Tools and all I needed were the consolidated files, he scoffed and said something like "oh, another person playing engineer" to someone on his end and then suggested that I "just go buy Pro Tools like the rest of us". I insisted he just consolidate the files and send those he didn't even seem to know what I was talking about. Once I explained it to him, he finally did it and sent me the files. Took about 2 minutes once he did it. It took a lot longer just to get through the "Everyone that doesn't use protools is just pretending to be an engineer" ego trip than to just consolidate the files. And people wonder why I rail against the Pro Tools ego. It's never about the software, it's about the attitude that comes with it.
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Post by svart on Aug 25, 2022 8:31:14 GMT -6
So, I've been battling hum in my guitars and sometimes mics. I've always just attributed it to shitty wiring in my house. I've got an opportunity to have my panel replaced (it's an old outdated panel with breakers you can't buy anymore). I explained my problems to the electrician, and he can add another ground wire outside (there's only 1 right now), 200 amp plus extra breakers for new lines. 2200 hundred for everything, 2600 if I go with higher quality parts. I know next to nothing about this, but I'd really like for it to solve my hum problems. Anything else to consider doing or asking for if I'm going to replace the panel that would benefit a project studio? Do you know anything about the service feed? Just because the panel is upgraded doesn't mean more service current. You still might need the power company to increase their feed to realize the increased capacity which might come with a new meter and possibly new cable drop from the pole/transformer.. $$$$$ Typically you don't want more than 1 ground rod for most applications unless it's structural steel framing, then there's usually a number of ground rods and the rebar is also grounded. What kind of soil do you have? If it's sandy soil then you probably need a deeper rod than usual. It's also possible that your rod has corroded or has bad contact and could be replaced. Hum is usually from the lack of low impedance grounding between outlets. The usual fix is to ensure that your outlets are very well grounded to each other and that your gear is all on one circuit.
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Post by svart on Aug 25, 2022 7:27:58 GMT -6
I prefer using a vocalist who can sing in tune. So a kid goes to see Santa Claus and Santa Claus asks the kid what he wants for Christmas. "A unicorn!" Says the kid. "Unicorns aren't real, I don't think I can do that for you. Do you have another wish?" Says Santa. "A singer who can sing in time and in tune who only needs a couple takes to finish a song!" Says the kid. "What color unicorn did you want?" Says Santa.
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Post by svart on Aug 25, 2022 7:07:02 GMT -6
Do you use the app to control the Axe or just the front panel? The app is a bit easier for sure.
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 17:00:42 GMT -6
Most of us here need professional help. Lol Especially if someone cares about what others are using as a DAW or computer. Hats off Svart you trolled, some of us bit and the realisation poured down how silly it all is.
It's like arguing over your favourite type of carrot, whatever it is the end result is it'll get eaten.
My favorite type of carrot is cake.
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 16:09:46 GMT -6
That can all change with a simple download! I need professional tools Most of us here need professional help. Lol
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 10:57:31 GMT -6
I mean yeah it’s great that reaper has been using it. But a lot of folks don’t use reaper. So for those that use PT it’s some pretty good news! That can all change with a simple download!
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 10:49:13 GMT -6
Reaper has been using ARA 2 for about 3 years now.. What Avid’s latest and greatest innovations are lagging behind the rest? Why I have never heard of such things! Yeah but you still have folks celebrating this like it's some kind of quantum leap for mankind.. When you're right, it's literally a day late and a dollar short.
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 10:38:09 GMT -6
Reaper has been using ARA 2 for about 3 years now..
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Ghouls!
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 10:31:57 GMT -6
We just played tag. It had a safe zone and all that too.
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 7:31:25 GMT -6
That looks pretty great though. As you already know, 90% of the result is 10% of the cost. The last 10% of the work is 90% of the cost. Below 100Hz was always going to be tough due to the room size. It's a lot less about angles and traps and more about the room size probably acting as a tuned resonator, similar to a speaker box. Think there’s any point to maybe adding some tunes membrane panels? Hard to say. That peak at 40hz is pretty huge (8dB-ish). Membranes might drop it a little if you can find the reflection points that cause the majority of it, but I'd think the panels you'd need to drop 8dB would have to be huge.
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 6:52:01 GMT -6
> I do like lower wattage amps for recording though. If you're recording high gain tones, shouldn't the amp output be high enough so that the speaker begins to compress on its own? That's my experience, though. It's hard to replicate a speaker doing that. Do you record clean/crunch tones mostly? It really depends on what you want. Conventional wisdom says that you want the box to interact with the speaker to give some cone/box distortion, but in practice I've rarely seen that. Volumes like that would need 100W+ amps because it's really about the low frequency power, not total volume, but then the mics can't really translate that OOOMPH-y thump. Some amps do this naturally, such as Mesa Rectifiers. Some need to be turned up and boosted to get it, like Marshalls. Either way, it's not what I've seen. Tons of great tones I've gotten or seen others get are around "I can still stand in this room without going deaf" volume plus mic choice and positioning. It's a lot easier to get a low end bump from adding a ribbon mic in parallel with your 57 than turning up the amp to the point where everything rattles, including your teeth fillings. Personally, I'm either doing very clean and highly effected tones or pretty distorted stuff.
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Post by svart on Aug 24, 2022 6:44:11 GMT -6
That looks pretty great though. As you already know, 90% of the result is 10% of the cost. The last 10% of the work is 90% of the cost. Below 100Hz was always going to be tough due to the room size. It's a lot less about angles and traps and more about the room size probably acting as a tuned resonator, similar to a speaker box.
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Post by svart on Aug 23, 2022 8:44:05 GMT -6
It sounds pretty marshall-y. It's 5W yet it's 800$? Wow. Yeesh, they're going for about $450.00 in my neck of the woods. Ah ok, I just did a search at musician's friend and it said 799. 450$ is a better price for sure, but still.. I do like lower wattage amps for recording though.
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Post by svart on Aug 23, 2022 8:02:26 GMT -6
It sounds pretty marshall-y. It's 5W yet it's 800$? Wow.
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Post by svart on Aug 22, 2022 16:48:33 GMT -6
What's the leanest fastest DAW for concert multi-track? Which will let you hit stop on a 40 track capture after an hour, then hit record again the fastest? Which DAW will let you add a record track while already in record? Reaper.
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Post by svart on Aug 22, 2022 8:23:43 GMT -6
You position the monitors far enough back so that you can't hear the transition from the tweeter to the woofer as you move your head around the listening position. You then place them far enough apart to be able to hear the stereo spread evenly. If they're too close you won't get the stereo spread. If they're too far you'll lose the center image.
The width is entirely determined by the physical dispersion of the tweeters and because of this, there's no way to estimate it unless you have an accurate dispersion measurement map done of your speakers.
Since you have deep waveguides on the Amphions, this will result in an easier time positioning more closely.
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Post by svart on Aug 22, 2022 7:14:55 GMT -6
Still in flux, but getting there. It’s a mess and I realized I still don’t show the sidecar. Here’s a thing I realized after plotting all this stuff out. You have to have access to all this stuff - so when you get a sidecar that has idk - a huge amount of RUs, you gotta give space for heat and for being able to get your hands in there. Man, this has been interesting really plotting out where my hardware should go. i.postimg.cc/qM21k53q/F8671-ABA-F289-4-F17-8473-F92-A9-D670-D4-F.jpgWhat's the other end of the room look like? Tracking end? If I remember correctly, that's it. He's standing pretty much in the doorway taking that picture. It's mostly a mix room, but he would stand in the open spot to the near left to do vocals and/or acoustic guitar.
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Post by svart on Aug 22, 2022 6:42:53 GMT -6
2x12 with greenback and V30. Possibly a creamback instead of the greenback for a little smoother tone.
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Post by svart on Aug 21, 2022 16:00:39 GMT -6
Honestly, I usually crimp AND solder.
I think either is fine if you have a quality crimper and pull on each pin as you crimp to make sure they're solidly attached.
Solder might still be faster though.
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Post by svart on Aug 19, 2022 8:34:36 GMT -6
Still waiting to hear before and after mixes.. I mean this is cool and all, but my room isn't treated all that great compared to others. I can't imagine continuously changing stuff to fix the room response and expecting to get even the slightest bit used to the sound of the monitoring. You're skeptical? Color me shocked.
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Post by svart on Aug 19, 2022 7:36:05 GMT -6
Still waiting to hear before and after mixes..
I mean this is cool and all, but my room isn't treated all that great compared to others. I can't imagine continuously changing stuff to fix the room response and expecting to get even the slightest bit used to the sound of the monitoring.
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Post by svart on Aug 19, 2022 7:05:10 GMT -6
Right click on the mixer and chose "Dock mixer in docker" and it'll dock it at the bottom by default.
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Post by svart on Aug 18, 2022 6:50:45 GMT -6
Yeah, sorry, not interested. I know that is "technically OK". Looking for better than OK. Cheers. What specs would you want to see? The main trunk section will carry the current of all the IEC heads, so it should be sized accordingly. If the IEC heads are expected to carry around 2A each, then 18ga should be ok for each tap, but then if you have 4x heads, then the main trunk should be expected to carry 8A and be 12ga. Should also be aware that most outlets are only rated for 15A. While this isn't a problem in and of itself, but most folks also use surge protecting strips to plug in equipment. While the surge strip might have a set number of receptacles, it's also designed to handle that potential amount of current. With cables like these, you're going to multiply the amount of current a surge strip will have to handle and they might trip very easily when turned on if not outright burn. Users should be very careful. I'd limit the number of heads on these to maybe two for safety.
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