Yup, yup, that about sums THAT up.
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I probably fixed, re-designed, or re-engineered 5X more systems than I originally specād out, or installed.
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I have a 16ai here at the DogHouse. I enjoy it a lot except it stopped playing back in 44.1. I really donāt use 44.1 but sometimes I need it.
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I donāt know how that part of the industry is moving but for performance all high end is going to arrays. Holy Shit! What a price tag! I got to play with one for awhile and they do have amazing projection. Not buying one however. Jump from thousands to tens of thousands. Band hiring prices have not jumped from hundreds to thousands however.
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Oh shit, thatās unfortunate. You doing mostly 48 ?
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Almost all 48. I think I can hear the difference. The car will only accept mp3 so I burn a copy off that way as well.
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When I record, I typically just send the whole project in raw format, which takes MOST of the burden off of me. I THINK I default to 48, but would have to check. Iām not a board guru, but Iāve always liked Presonus preās. Never ran out of headroom, always clean, at least on my board.
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Ehhh, but what do I know about headroom, or noise floor Walt, Iām just the guy that bangs on shit, and hopes that it sounds good to someone else.
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Iām fine with them but Iām not recording world renowned violinists. For the guitar and vocals I record they do great. Everything else is DI.
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As you know moise floor is pretty simple. Headroom is ambiguous with digital. One can pretty much always leave some headroom in a recording.
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I was quite enjoying the totally different thread within the other oneā¦ 
Thought it was helping to break the tension.
Only audio I get to use is in my car, wife and I have totally different taste in music so tend not to encourage that. My car has 13 speakers, inc a sub, so it is a good escapism when I need it.
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Yeah I was too, but then felt we were derailing.
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Intereting topic. Unfortunately my musical skills are better not recorded so I never got into it properly which i regret now.
During lockdown Iāve built a kit guitar and a pair of 2 way speakers for the living room. I havenāt had a proper stereo for a long time and really enjoy these speakers now. Iām a bit of a dinosaur with hifi stuff so I dug out an old NAD amp and built a remote control for the volume to bring it at least into the 90s in terms of convenience.
Next project will either be a tube amp like these Fender tweed kits or possibly this:
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I just have a lot of respect for the huge capacitors in these amps and the mains side of the electrics as well as the high DC voltages in a tube amp so there will be a lot of research necessary or better a 2nd pair of eyes or a sparky who knows whatās really happening. I can solder most things and identify some components but the rest is very fuzzy and more like painting by numbers.
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good thread. I can pretty much follow the discussion. Been trying to get my son into the technical aspect of audio recording as heās one of the song writers in his band and has a good head for the technicals. If he had a small recording studio, he would have a blast (I think). But like all young people (I was one once) he likes to come up with things on his own, so Iām staying out of it.
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Iām keeping all lightweight as I may be on the move when the world regains sanity, so just whatāll fit in the bag: A 4th Gen Echo dot (and collection of smart bulbs), in-ear bluetooth headset, lapel mic and pack, H1N1 with pop screen and a few 2k/4k cams with lightweight arms. With a laptop and capture card, it makes my mobile office and studio.
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If heās interested heāll gravitate toward it. I was captivated with electrical at a very early age when my father helped me make a switch work to light a lightbulb explaining the full path of a circuit. Music has always been a focus for me since a very early age and obviously the two melded. It wasnāt until about 40 that I was able to get semi serious about studio gear although I have been investing in some pretty good listening gear since my 20s. Itās an amazing endeavor. You can go as far as you like.
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Next test complete. Got the calibrated mic today and did a simple live test watching the frequency response of pink noise. Reduced the sub a little further. Itās at about 1/4 volume with crossovers pretty much where we thought they should. be. I have a recording session this afternoon with a friend on a Steinberg Grand at his house. When I get back Iāll run Sonarworks again and see what pops up. It takes awhile. It takes 30 measurements in and around the listening position.
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Ok, recording session got pushed a day due to thunderstorms. Ran the calibration test with calibrated mic. Iām there! This is a sound I can trust. Quite a little process, but it paid off.
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Now THAT sounds fun.
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Confirmed! Just did a remix and master and took it out to the car. Ultimate testing grounds. Perfect translation. Everything was right where I put it in the Doghouse. Solid kick, bubbly upright bass, out front vocals and little mud. Got a spot where the horns, keyboard, and guitars and jumbling up a tad but that is for a later date. Micro inspection of short segments. Just not into it today. Thatās what I love about this being a hobby and me being retired. No due deadlines. I can just sit back and enjoy the progress I made today.
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