Doc H

Geez….

On 2/14/2022 at 2:11 PM, Bapu said:

Disclaimer: I mostly mix "metal/hard rock". So...

Make everything louder than everything else.

Then go back and try it again, only louder.

🙂 

 

 

Hanging with Nigel again?

On 2/14/2022 at 8:38 AM, jesse g said:

Thanks Guys,

 

Right now, I am looking at the Focusrite ISA Two 2-channel Microphone Preamp & the Warm Audio WA273 2-channel Microphone Preamp  
I just need to make up my mind. 

I am looking around to see if I can find either one for just a bit lower with a sale price.  I may order on line  from Guitar Center and then drive 20 minutes to Delaware which doesn't have sales tax and buy it.

Thanks .

Focusrite…..  but that’s personal preference. I’ve been using their gear for at least the last 10 years…. Maybe more. 

25 minutes ago, craigb said:

There's a good bit of evidence floating around that, except in the case of a HUGE stadium screen, humans can't see the difference between 4k and 8k.  Yet they're coming out with TV's, videos and, even worse, video games in 8k!  Go figure!

The 8k format allows for larger screens with clearer definition. I’ve got a 4k 86” in the media room. I can’t imagine getting anything larger. And it’s crystal clear when we go to high def streaming at 4k. you can see the hair detail on a horse in the far background. But the regional tv stations and direct TV are still at 1080i. Which absolutely sucks in quick scenery pans or in action scenes. Interlaced video was ok at 720i but sucks at 1080i. Then display that on 4k (shudder). The jerky jerky 1080i is enough to give me motion sickness  

13 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

 

                                                 

 

Kenny

Truth, Kenny…. Truth

except for Bapu…… in his case it’s bass

Happy belated birthday Ed!

43 minutes ago, craigb said:

As opposed to crock with an R?  🤔

🐔

On 2/2/2022 at 12:23 PM, Bapu said:

It's not locked (although it should be, you imposters need to get off my lawn), it's just an icon in the title. 🙂 

Are random thoughts now trash random thoughts?

just asking for clarity sake there, Ed……

8 hours ago, SteveStrummerUK said:

Best not to mix the two 🥺

Willamette yourself again Strummy?

6 hours ago, craigb said:

What about burple?  (The color of a belch!)  😁

Straying from Rush to Maiden, there’s this kid, Seb Braganza who just shreds on anything he plays. He’s 13 and already has an endorsement from ESP Guitars and has an album out. He reached out to me when he was 10 and I was already astounded by how well he plays and how musically gifted he is.

On 1/26/2022 at 1:06 PM, SteveStrummerUK said:

Meet the twins - hello boys!!

Really?

Thank you Gents! I do appreciate the well wishes.

21 hours ago, InstrEd said:

What's up Doc

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Your Age 😃

my mental age is digressing. 

6 minutes ago, 57Gregy said:

Happy Birthday, Doc!
By the way, it hurts when I do this. What is that?

Greg, you need to play Am at least once a day. Finger positioning is important. 

On 1/24/2022 at 2:38 PM, paulo said:

I only do it 'cos he loves it.

 

At least there is some consistency there, Paulo.  

I tend to take a sit down in places frequented by people. I pick one and make up a story about them by the way they look or what they’re doing at the moment. It used to be easier when there weren’t any thing such as cell phones….. then use the stories as a way of creating song lyrics and then build a melody around how the syncopation feel would,be from the lyrics. 

If I hear Harry Stiles, Sign of the Times again, Alexa will die a slow agonizing death. (My wife has been stuck on that song for weeks!

On 1/14/2022 at 4:14 PM, Bapu said:

There are non DAW related forums?

Why?

Becon, Ed. That’s why. 

On 1/14/2022 at 8:28 AM, Shane_B. said:

I would never out someone like that. 😁

I used to post there a lot while I was in exile. It was, and still is a fun place, if you stay below the radar. I left because of the admin. Having dealt with them elsewhere, I had had enough. I just walked away before I ever even said anything. There is one guy there that is just absolutely unbearable. Seriously. I have no idea how they allow him to be there other than he pays them now. There was nothing I said or anyone else said that got nailed by this moron that was even remotely controversial. The final draw for me was we were having a discussion about mastering levels for places like YouTube and Soundcloud one time. All technical things with samples and links. It was a great thread. Absolutely nothing OT whatsoever in the least. All great guys. Nobody was saying a single word out of line. He interjects and starts telling people what morons they are and that kind of small appendage high school bully type stuff. I got so disgusted with it all I just shut my DAW down, disassembled it, and didn't even log on to the net for years.

I see he's no longer an "Admin" but he does pay for the high tier membership to the forum. It's impossible to avoid him because he's everywhere there. He's got thousands of posts, and not a single one good like virtually all of Bapu's. Imagine Ed's evil twin doppelganger. That's this dude. LOL!

I'd love to participate in their backing track challenges again but I don't want to even take the chance of having to avoid the idiot again. Seriously, it was that bad. I even remember what thread it was that I commented on that caught his attention and he hounded me ever since. Some guy in a "professional" band posted a Youtube video of a song he mixed and mastered and asked for input. The group was focused around the lady lead singer. Great singer. He was the guitar player. He had his rhythm guitar so loud you literally could barely hear the rest of the band. I simply said it sounded great but maybe bring the guitar back a little and bring the lead vocal up a bit. They must have been buddies because OMG did I get berated from that day on.

Other than him, the place is great. Very busy, lot's of people participating. Just don't draw any attention whatsoever from the Admin or their 'pals'. They hound you relentlessly and nobody stops them. And if you say anything back they ban you. Seriously, it was that bad. And this was years ago before the big C. I mean, now I can kind of get it. People are going nuts being stuck in. Tempers are flaring everywhere. I get it, now. But there was no excuse for their behavior then or the owners of the forum to allow it. And it wasn't just me. I knew several guys I kept in touch with via email that left there directly because of that guy and the fact the forum owners allowed it.

Coffee's cold now. Coming down from the caffeine. LOL. Could use a donut. Hmmm ....

Shane, if it’s any consolation I lasted a whole three weeks on that forum and bailed due to the aforementioned twit.

Yup. They are back at it. Mentioned a possible alternative OS, but included Ubuntu, Windows and Chrome. Will we see a new DAW come to market? Something efficient. Something that ol’ Petey might not be able to complain about?

https://atarivcs.com/pc-mode

Anytime someone mentions Krull, all I can see is the glaive. That’s what I took away from that film……

On 10/31/2021 at 6:54 PM, Shane_B. said:

….. tons of bass gear.

 

You said bass gear didn’t you Shane?