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From: zbang@access.digex.com (Carl P. Zwanzig)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
Subject: Re: REQUEST Sources of good blank cassette tapes (bulk)
Date: 9 Jan 1993 05:28:29 GMT
Organization: The Midnite Group
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com

In article <1ikm4uINNj9o@early-bird.think.com> Paco Ojeda <ffoogg@macmailgw.dfci.harvard.edu> writes:
[... sacrificed to the bandwidth gods...]
>So my request is:
>1. For a good priced source of brand-name cassettes (mail order?)
>2. For a good priced source of bulk cassettes.
>Any information would be appreciated.
>Paco
>=======================================================================
>Paco Ojeda-Gonzalez               |   ffoogg@macmailgw.dfci.harvard.edu
>Macintosh Consultant              |
>FOG Midi Pre-Production and       |                      ffoogg@aol.com
>Graphic Services                  |
>Boston, MA - USA                  |
>=======================================================================

I've been buying bulk cassettes from Full Compass in Madison WI for
about 5 years.  They're good quality (I've never had a jam or break), 
and rather cheap.  FC also sells pro audio gear.

They have an 800 number, but it's not handy.
[obDisclaimer: I don't work for them]

Carl Zwanzig
zbang@access.digex.com
From: chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Chris Christensen)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
Subject: Re: Bodhran (and other) spot mics
Date: 5 Jan 93 01:02:37 GMT
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

In article <725764795.5890707@AppleLink.Apple.COM> JOSEPHSON@AppleLink.Apple.COM (Josephson Engineering,VCA) writes:

(text edited)

Discussion is about mic'ing the bodhran

>Now some of my own prejudices. Leave the reverb out. For acoustic music that
>sounds good in its real space, it's a sure sign of an unsure balance engineer
>if reverb is needed _at all_, much less "...apply a lot of reverb..." or even
>"...add some rack/floor tom rock reverb to taste..." I'm assuming one thing
>here, that the recording venue sounds good live. If that's not the case, go
>have a beer and look for a better hall. No amount of reverb will fix a bad
>natural acoustic unless you close mic things so severely that all the tracks
>are essentially anechoic. Likewise, if you can't get the balance of near and
>far field sound and natural reverb on tape to sound as good as it sounded in
>the hall, reverb won't fix that either.

I have sucesfully recorded this instrument.  We didn't have the option
of finding another hall.  The use of artifical reverb,  correctly
applied provided a nice ambience.

Natural ambience is a wonderfull thing but in short supply as the
quality halls that provide that  sound are few and far between.

Prejudice 2, mic it in stereo. Simply
>panning one mic into _amplitude_ position in a stereo mix ignores the phase and
>frequency response cues present in the real acoustic. You could elaborately
>fake it by applying delay and EQ to "correctly" position the mic in the sound
>field, but again the pickup would then need to be almost anechoic for this to
>work correctly. Admittedly, the imaging becomes a little more confused if you
>pan a stereo pair into the overall stereo mix, but the result is often more
>aesthetically convincing without having to add effects.

Stereo mic'ing is also a wonderfull thing when you have the space to
do it.  I have used intensiet stereo very effectivly.  The album that
comes to mind had a "drum off" in the middle of the song.  Dueling
Bodhrans so to speak.  The "effect" was quite nice.

The rest of Josephson's posting was dedicated to various mic'ind
techniques, etc.

All good general information but my techniques have differed from
those that you suggested and I have had satsfying results!

-- 
Chris Christensen                  The opinions I express are my own,
chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com            and sometimes they are wrong!
916-478-3419 FAX 916-478-3887      After all, I *AM* only human.
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: dv@oahu.linus.mitre.org (Dimitri Vorona)
Subject: Brand New Accoustic Speaker System
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: rec.audio,rec.audio.pro,nj.forsale,ba.forsale
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:55:13 GMT


  BRAND NEW in Box with warranty card!

  ACCOUSTIC Loud Speaker System

    200 Watts
    8 Ohms
    3 way system including
      12" woofer
      5.25" mid
      3.75" tweeter
    This system is LIQUID COOLED!

  These are ideal for DJ`s and perfect for home use...

  The speakers are carpeted and edge protected with heavy
  shielded grid...

  First $275 takes the pair.

                                 -Dimitri Vorona

Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: brambo@eco.twg.com (Mark Bramblett)
Subject: Question about Spectrum Analyzer
Followup-To: rec.audio.pro
Organization: The Wollongong Group (East Coast Operations)
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 19:15:57 GMT

Do any of you have any recommendations for an accurate spectrum analyzer/
calibrated microphone combination that is in the price range for a home
audiophile?

I purchased a SONY 1000-ES digital preamp and wanted to take advantage of
its inboard equalization capabilities.  A friend of mine came over with
a model from from Acoustic Research to check out my room acoustics.  He
said that the unit cost him $2500.  Does anyone have any ideas about
something that is a little cheaper, but will get the job done?

Thanks,

Mark Bramblett

VMS Program Mgr
The Wollongong Group

brambo@eco.twg.com
From: JOSEPHSON@AppleLink.Apple.COM (Josephson Engineering,VCA)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
Subject: Non-absolutism
Date: 7 Jan 93 02:29:00 GMT

In response to some of my prejudices, Chris Christensen
<chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com> discusses his previously successful techniques for
miking bodhran, etc.:
 
>  ... but my techniques have differed from
>  those that you suggested and I have had satsfying results!
 
This shouldn't surprise anyone! We all tend to be vociferous and certain about
our preferences, but the one point I hope everyone takes away from my posts is
that nothing substitutes for experiment. People may have developed their own
pet techniques that are very different, but most produce appealing,
approximately accurate, or at least approximately evocative recordings. My
techniques have worked for me in the acoustics and setups I was presented with,
Mur's and Chris's etc. worked for them. Despite my general dislike of reverb
and other effects, I have indeed used them in the past and it's entirely likely
that I'll do so again. People should understand what's going on physically and
try to correlate that with what they hear, remembering always that it's the
hearing that matters. I hope that no one takes my preferences as a statement of
what they _should do_. The whole point of a discussion like this is to bring
out the range of options people _should consider_, and the original poster of
the bodhran question (Monica Cellio <mjc+@cs.cmu.edu>) has certainly been able
to see a wide range of things to try.
 
I have lost the original, but someone posted a very interesting pickup
technique for bodhran that I'll certainly try next time: put the mic close to
the bodhran head, but inside, and _right next to the edge_. Especially with an
omni mic, this might get rid of a lot of the pressure gradient booomp-boomp
sound and capture more detail. Why? Because right next to the edge, or wall
inside, the pressure gradient goes to zero.
 
 
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Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro,rec.audio,rec.music.makers,rec.music.marketplace
Subject: 1/4" 4trk WANTED
From: <SRJ102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 10:09:56 EST
Organization: Penn State University


    Hi all,
             I'm looking for a used reel-to-reel 1/4" 4 track recorder,
           ideally in pristine condition and REAL CHEAP!!! :)

         It has to be compatible track-wise with a TEAC A3440 (with a 4 track,
        I'm not sure how it wouldn't be, but I think different manufacturers
        might have different head configurations, right?)

           If you or someone you know (or even someone you don't know), has
         one they would like to unload, please Email with descriptions, model
        #s, features, repair history, shoe size, etc.

                                  Thanks much in advance,

                                                  Scott

      PS- JT, wherever you are, I took a look at the other guy's A3340S, and
          it was in crappy condition, and he wasn't sure how to work it...

        Also, the guy that mailed me regarding his A3440, MAIL ME AGAIN!!!!
From: bo@yenta.alb.nm.us (Bo Farley)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
Subject: NAMM SHOW
Date: 4 Jan 93 07:50:07 GMT
Organization: yenta unix pc, rio rancho, nm

Hello there fellow netters.... any body going to go the NAMM show in LA this month?.... Just curious! I belive I will be going work schedule permitting...
:wq
From: nuke@reed.edu (Verrueckt aber weise)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
Subject: Re: Power Dist. Point Current monitoring
Date: 7 Jan 93 18:08:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1993Jan7.180853.21469
Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR

cullen@ac.dal.ca writes:
>Please Note: This refers to wiring practice in the US/Canada on

(text deleted to save space)

>I would suggest what is common practice in Halifax.
>Take a single phase two leg combo main switch/load center box,
>assuming you can find one small enough for intended purposes,
>and punch holesfor the branch circuits recepticles in the box.
>Also punch a hole/holes in what would normally be the top of the
>box for your line in, and mount either Camlok or Joy connectors, 
>or some other tipe of high current plug in the end. I would advise not
>to use Twist-lock for the line in, for the possibility of a crewmember 
>getting confused.

There is a sound company in portland here that does essentially what Mur is
talking about I think. They have what is basically a household breaker box
(forgive me, as I don't know the terminology too well) with receptacles
mounted in the side of it and each one wired to it's own breaker. The main
feed is brought out as a 6-3 cable which terminates in some connectors that
are just basically big brass pins (pinky sized) set in handles that are
about the size and shape of a tennis racquet handle. these connect to a
variety of stove and dryer plugs which have corresponding connectors. For as
homebrew as it is, it seems pretty elegant.
Re the twist-lok, I would be surprised if you couldn't find something
bizarre enough from hubbell that would be obscure enough to shun anything
else being plugged into it. This summer I worked in the new chemistry bldg
at UMich, and they had a twistlok there that defied the best efforts of me
and a contract electrician to find a matching plug to. This guy worked for
the company that wired the bldg!

>If anyone is interested, I will post my idea of how a small to medium size
>distro should be organized in detail.


Memememe! please post or e-mail. 
--
~/.oo
From: martha@hpkslx.mayfield.HP.COM (Martha Lyons)
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:00:39 GMT
Subject: FORSALE: Sound/stereo Reinforcement (Northern California)
Organization: HP Response Center Lab
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro

*******************************************************************************
FORSALE: Sound/stereo Reinforcement (Northern California)
         Contact Nic or Martha 415-323-7171 (or Email)
      
        Come see for yourselves!!  Great for beginning Bands
*******************************************************************************

Speakers:
  * Bear Bottoms (8) Bass Reflex cabinets each loaded 
    w/one JBL E140 15" speaker                             $200 each
  * MH2's (4) Mid-High cabinets each loaded  with two 
    JBL E130 12" speakers & 2 JBL 2440 Horns               $500 each
  * Community Light & Sound Front Loaded Bass Bins (2) 
    Cabinets each loaded with 1 JBL E140 15 inch speaker   $250 each
  * Altec Horns w/808B drivers in cabinets (2)             $150 each
  * Unloaded Floor Wedges (5)                              $ 40 each unloaded,
                                                           $150 each w/JBL E120
Amplifiers:
  * Crown PSA2's (3)                                       $750 each

Electronics:
  * UREI 527A 27 Band Graphic EQ (1)                       $250
  * White 31 Band Graphic EQ (1)                           $300
  * Custom 3-Way Crossover Limiter (1)                     FREE
    (as bonus w/main speakers)

Misc:
  * Amp Racks (2)                                          $75 each
  * Gear Boxes (2'x2'x2') on wheels (2)                    $75
  * Speaker Cable (~600')                                  $100
  * Mic Cable (~200')                                      $50
  * AKG Tripod Mike stands (chrome) (6)                    $25 each
  * AKG Telescoping Booms (chrome) (6)                     $15 each
  * AKG Tripod Mike stands (black) (2)                     $25 each
  * AKG Telescoping Boom (black) (1)                       $15
  * CV Lloyde 200' Splitter Snake (1)                      $400
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: bbs.drdave@tsoft.net (Dave Arias)
Subject: Cheap band miking
Organization: The TSoft BBS and Public Access Unix, +1 415 969 8238
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:22:13 GMT

I may need to mic a band for a concert where a video will also being 
made. I would like to know what cheap mics I can use. I can get a couple 
of Stenhauser (is that how you spell it?) mics, I forget what model, and 
also some E/V mics, some small with a plastic piece with notches cut in 
it that I think are used for boom miking, and some other handheld E/Vs.
The audio quality is kind of important, but I realize with these as my 
almost only choices, it won't be great. I am also looking for some 
unloaded stage monitor boxes with a 15" woffer hole, cheap, in the San 
        Thanks
                Dr. Dave

--
Dave Arias (bbs.drdave@tsoft.net)
From: chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Chris Christensen)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
Subject: Re: Monitors (opinions)
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:45:41 GMT
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

In article <1993Jan6.200953.14967@stortek.com> v035550@stortek.com 
(Steve Monroe) writes:

>I am  interested in opinions on near field monitors.  Currently, I  use  
>Meyer HD-1s, and they are great, HOWEVER, they are very heavy and are not 
>very conducive to being moved around.  I  need something  that  is light, 
>accurate and provides a good amount of playback  detail.  Please  respond 
>via email OR post, your choice.

Mr Monroe............

I can't believe my eyes!  A person who has a pair of really fine
monitors and is complaining that they are two heavy!!!!!  :-) <note 

I don't know what your specific situation is,  maybe you can't handle
them easily due to a physical limitation but I, personally would
consider giving up by first born for a pair of HD-1's........  :-)

Before I could even begin to discuss this with you I would need to
know how you use the speakers, and what you expect to do with them.  I
believe there are speaker systems available that may meet your needs
but to find something that is lighter than the HD-1's and still geves
the performance that they do may be a compromise that you won't be
able to accept.
-- 
Chris Christensen                  The opinions I express are my own,
chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com            and sometimes they are wrong!
916-478-3419 FAX 916-478-3887      After all, I *AM* only human.
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: DPierce@world.std.com (Richard D Pierce)
Subject: Re: Brand New Accoustic Speaker System
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: rec.audio,rec.audio.pro,nj.forsale,ba.forsale
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 00:44:12 GMT

In article <DV.93Jan12135513@oahu.linus.mitre.org> dv@oahu.linus.mitre.org (Dimitri Vorona) writes:
>
>  BRAND NEW in Box with warranty card!
>
>  ACCOUSTIC Loud Speaker System
>
>    200 Watts

This is highly doubtful. I'll betcha I could blow them up within a minute
or two using a couple of dozen watts!

>    8 Ohms
>    3 way system including
>      12" woofer
>      5.25" mid
>      3.75" tweeter
>    This system is LIQUID COOLED!

No, only the tweeter and (only sometimes) is the midrange "liquid cooled".

>  These are ideal for DJ`s and perfect for home use...
>
>  The speakers are carpeted and edge protected with heavy
>  shielded grid...
>
>  First $275 takes the pair.
>

These are precisely the kind of speakers that are sold by the guys in the
white vans, even down to the "brand name." Whether they are "ideal for
DJ's and perfect for home use," is certainly a matter of opinion and
subject to some rather serious technical challenge.

-- 
|                Dick Pierce                |
|    Loudspeaker and Software Consulting    |
| 17 Sartelle Street   Pepperell, MA  01463 |
|       (508) 433-9183 (Voice and FAX)      |
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: v035550@stortek.com (Steve Monroe)
Subject: Monitors (opinions)
Originator: v035550@stcvax
Organization: Storage Technology Corp.  Louisville, CO
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 20:09:53 GMT

I am  interested in opinions on near field
monitors.  Currently, I  use  Meyer HD-1s,
and they are great, HOWEVER, they are very
heavy and are not  very conducive to being 
moved around.  I  need something  that  is 
light, accurate and provides a good amount
of playback  detail.  Please  respond  via
email OR post, your choice.

sjm
From: chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Chris Christensen)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
Subject: Re: Amplifier system to drive upto 40 headphones
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:31:00 GMT
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

In article <herman.726346314@sgl.ists.ca> herman@sgl.ists.ca 
(Herman Tan) writes:
>Does anyone have any suggestion to my problem:

Yes (text edited)

>In an organization, we have to provide a translation to approximately
>40 people. At the moment, we are using a single low-cost amplifier
>to drive about 20 stereo audio headphones via a passive box.  

You don't state if you _need_ two channel (stereo) operation so I will
*assume* that you __don't__ need it!

This solution also _assumes_ that all of the headphones get the same
audio signal (this can be expanded to a multiple channel system if
necessary)

Use a 70 voly distribution scheme.  You can use a P.A. amp that has 70
volt outputs or put a transformer on you existing amp.

You can use a single wire (pair) of relatively light gauge, 18 awg
will work for a total run of a couple of hundred feet.

Run this wire to each station and put a 70 volt to 4/8/16 ohm
transformer at each station.

The 70 distribution system is not real hi-fi but should perform very
good in this situation. 

You can install individual volume controls at each station and set the
levels individually for each person.

-- 
Chris Christensen                  The opinions I express are my own,
chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com            and sometimes they are wrong!
916-478-3419 FAX 916-478-3887      After all, I *AM* only human.
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: drx@chinet.chi.il.us (Scott Whittle)
Subject: Re: Power Dist. Point Current monitoring
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 14:42:16 GMT

contactors are basically hi power relays. At my other job they are used to
switch 3-phase stuff to all the big motors, ovens, etc..... The advantage is
you can switch big currents with a low power coil.

-- 
Scott Whittle (drx)                       drx@chinet.chi.il.us
Ground Zero Sight & Sound, inc.          
Two Wheaton Center #1111         * Ding-a-Ding-Dang my Dang-a-long-ling-long 
Wheaton, IL 60187 708.899.6567   * Ministry, JBMH, as edited by IceIce Beno  
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: daw@cray.com (Dave Wright)
Subject: Re: Amplifier system to drive upto 40 headphones
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 7 Jan 93 12:21:43 CST

>>In an organization, we have to provide a translation to approximately
>>40 people. At the moment, we are using a single low-cost amplifier
>>to drive about 20 stereo audio headphones via a passive box.  
>
>Use a 70 voly distribution scheme.  You can use a P.A. amp that has 70
>volt outputs or put a transformer on you existing amp.
>
>You can use a single wire (pair) of relatively light gauge, 18 awg
>will work for a total run of a couple of hundred feet.
>
>Run this wire to each station and put a 70 volt to 4/8/16 ohm
>transformer at each station.
>
>The 70 distribution system is not real hi-fi but should perform very
>good in this situation. 
>
>You can install individual volume controls at each station and set the
>levels individually for each person.
>

Would there be problems with the whole system if one of the stations or
headphones started having problems like short/opens. I used to have
complaints and have to go through all headphones and plugs(stations) to
isolate which point was causing everyone to be affected.
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: hgw@julia.math.ucla.edu (Harold Wong)
Subject: Re: REQUEST Sources of good blank cassette tapes (bulk)
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Department
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 00:41:43 GMT

Anybody know how to make equivalent comparison of bulk tape to the name
brand consumer tapes?  Specifically, just how good are BASF/AGFA 649/949
oxides.  This is suppose to be equal to the best Type I tapes from TDK
and Maxell.  This is what is advertised in Fullcompass (800-356-5844).

Harold
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
From: zerobeat@intacc.uucp (Ferenc Szabo)
Subject: Re: Alchemy (Re: SD II)
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 07:56:32 GMT
Organization: Inter/Access' Matrix BBS

In article <9301012128.aa19564@gate.demon.co.uk> cassiel@cassiel.demon.co.uk (Nick Rothwell) writes:
>>Oh by the way........Passport says they have discontinued Alchemy as of
>>version 2.6 (which is copy-protected unlike the others).
>
>Bugger. Since when? Did you hear this directly from Passport?
>

I heard it from a good friend, who heard from the local dealer, who heard
it from Passport.

I very much trust the friend and the dealer for getting info straight, but
something in me hopes that somebody got told the wrong info.  I have 
absolutely no reason for thinking that; it's just that I would like to
see Alchemy supported in the future.

patient Zer0
From: cullen@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
Subject: Re: Power Dist. Point Current monitoring
Date: 7 Jan 93 21:00:30 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

> There is a sound company in portland here that does essentially what Mur is
> talking about I think. They have what is basically a household breaker box
Load centre(er)
> (forgive me, as I don't know the terminology too well) with receptacles
> mounted in the side of it and each one wired to it's own breaker. The main
> feed is brought out as a 6-3 cable which terminates in some connectors that
> are just basically big brass pins (pinky sized) set in handles that are
> about the size and shape of a tennis racquet handle. these connect to a
> variety of stove and dryer plugs which have corresponding connectors. For as
> homebrew as it is, it seems pretty elegant.

These would be either Camlock or Tweeko(sp?) type connectors. The difference
is that the camlock is softer rubber and the rubber of one connector actually 
penetrates the other connector to achieve a watertight seal. I have proven 
that Camlocks are immersion proof this summer.
Tweekos are pretty much junk in my experience as I have found that they
fall apart occasionally, which is not a good thing.

> Re the twist-lok, I would be surprised if you couldn't find something
> bizarre enough from hubbell that would be obscure enough to shun anything
> else being plugged into it. This summer I worked in the new chemistry bldg
> at UMich, and they had a twistlok there that defied the best efforts of me
> and a contract electrician to find a matching plug to. This guy worked for
> the company that wired the bldg!

The problem being that if it is really obscure, you can't find a replacement 
if you break it!
							Mur
							Cullen@ac.dal.ca
							Cullen@ug.cs.dal.ca