[sdiy] OT: NAB vs. RIAA?

[Gene Stopp]

This is a great paragraph:

>It is precisely because there can be no perfect solution, that the design
of
>electronic music instruments will remain fascinating forever. The variety
>will be endless, the debate over who prefers what and why will go on
>forever, everybody will be right and wrong at the same time, and all
parties
>will be enriched by the disagreement.

Funny limerick - but I think that would make George Carlin blush! It's a
keeper :)

Hey while I gotcha all - can anybody give an off-the-cuff description of the
difference between NAB and RIAA preamp responses? Or to be more precise, if
I wanted to run some tape heads directly in to one of those old Radio Shack
phono preamp modules, what would the result be? Fine, close enough, bad,
total crap? I'm googling now, but have not had any good hits yet.

Best Regards,

- Gene


-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Richter [mailto:grichter at asapnet.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 3:56 PM
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Banana vs. 1/4" question


Those interested in this topic may enjoy Mike Firman's Modularity 103
article on the subject:

http://www.creativesynth.com/columns/003_Modularity/Modularity_103.html

and my, intended to be humorous, reply in Modularity 104. I hope no one is
offended by the dirty limerick.

http://www.creativesynth.com/columns/003_Modularity/Modularity_104.html

Please note that at that point I was very much in favor of the 3.5mm
connector and opposed to the "banana Nazis" as I saw it then.

Since then I have realized that there are no perfect solutions to problems
as complex and undefineable as musical instrument design. EVERY practical
approach has advantages and disadvantages.

It is precisely because there can be no perfect solution, that the design of
electronic music instruments will remain fascinating forever. The variety
will be endless, the debate over who prefers what and why will go on
forever, everybody will be right and wrong at the same time, and all parties
will be enriched by the disagreement.

So, I am now officialy FOR every music synthesizer and noise maker of any
type and design. The more imaginative, colorful and strange the better I
like it. However, those who prefer their modules with minimalist black
faceplates and black knobs are perfectly wonderful people too.

I salute them BECAUSE they like something different than I do. Be like
yourself, only more so...

Also, I am sure Darwin would love more articles for the Modularity column.
Can't think of a better group to write about modulars than those here.