The Logic Off Topic list

Hi All,

I've noticed these two OT subjects have been doing the rounds on the main
Logic list for some time now, and I'd like to add my 1/2p worth - in the
proper place- the OT list!

CD burning

The only thing I can say for sure is that some of my friends cheapo CD
players will not play 4X burnt CD's wheras 2X play fine, although 2 of these
people had their lazer on the player re- aligned, and this helped.

My CD player- a rather better than average one (Arcam Alpha 5) has played
absolutely every CD I have burnt- including audio CD's recorded onto CD-RW,
wheras my Sony portable CD player will play all CD-R's but refuses to touch
audio CD-RW's, shame as this is a neat way of testing a mix on different
audio systems before permanently burning a CD. Any ideas?

POD

As a guitarist of some 20 years playing in bands (and 15 years experience of
playing gigging all sorts of styles of music). I have not noticed any
significant latency- certainly no worse than playing a large hall and having
your amp 10- 20 feet away. The sounds are all brilliant! The brit blues,
when recorded does sound like my amp (a Marshall Bluesbreaker) recorded very
well, through a good mike.

I guess, a skilled engineer, with a selection of mikes, and pre-amps could
achieve better results by miking up the amps modelled, but I would guess not
much. Just the convenience of the thing- plug it in- and it sounds great!-
makes it well worth it for recording, and obviates the need for neighbour
annoying amp volume levels.

Cheers

John

Groovey band website
http://www.chickenjohn.freeserve.co.uk/

mail to : John@...

--- In logic-ot@egroups.com, "John Matthews" <Groovey@b...> wrote:

> POD
> 
> As a guitarist of some 20 years playing in bands (and 15 years
experience of
> playing gigging all sorts of styles of music). I have not noticed
any
> significant latency- certainly no worse than playing a large hall
and having
> your amp 10- 20 feet away. The sounds are all brilliant! The brit
blues,
> when recorded does sound like my amp (a Marshall Bluesbreaker)
recorded very
> well, through a good mike.

Hi John,

Actually, I immediately noticed something odd about the Pod, not so 
much latency but a mushyness to the attack. A Rocktron Chameleon has
a huge latency but the attach feels crisp (its distortions don't
compare with the Pod's, however). For every 100 people who rave about 
the Pod you'll find 1 who'll recognize exactly what I mean about the 
attack thing. Its as though the peak of the note lags behind the 
attack, rather than actual latency. 

Well anyway, that's my theory..that belongs to me...and is mine... 
ahem. (Ref:Monty Python)

regards
Drizz

John Matthews...

> CD burning
> 
> The only thing I can say for sure is that some of my friends cheapo CD
> players will not play 4X burnt CD's wheras 2X play fine, although 2 of these
> people had their lazer on the player re- aligned, and this helped.

Could you elaborate on this with specifics, please?  What burner and what
media?  Who offers the service of "laser realignment" and what does it
entail?

> 
> My CD player- a rather better than average one (Arcam Alpha 5) has played
> absolutely every CD I have burnt- including audio CD's recorded onto CD-RW,
> wheras my Sony portable CD player will play all CD-R's but refuses to touch
> audio CD-RW's, shame as this is a neat way of testing a mix on different
> audio systems before permanently burning a CD. Any ideas?

CDRW media has about 30% of the reflectivity of a mass-manufactured CD (if
memory serves), which tends to deep six it with a lot of players.  CDR media
has about 70% of the reflectivity, producing occasional compatibility
issues, but not with such frequency as CDRW.

-- Marvin Humphrey
Mastering Engineer and Graphic Designer, emeritus
Mr. Toad's, San Francisco, California, USA
CD design website - http://marvin.mrtoads.com

Hi Martin,
not sure what they had done exactly, but I am sure that their CD players
would not play 4x, wheras 2x did work.
I have a HP8200i and I think it was probably Samsung CDR.

Cheers

John

Groovey band website
http://www.grooveyband.co.uk/

mail to : chickenjohn@...
----- Original Message -----
From: Marvin Humphrey <marvin@...>
To: <logic-ot@egroups.com>
Sent: 23 November 2000 04:47
Subject: Re: [L-OT] CD burning and POD


> John Matthews...
>
> > CD burning
> >
> > The only thing I can say for sure is that some of my friends cheapo CD
> > players will not play 4X burnt CD's wheras 2X play fine, although 2 of
these
> > people had their lazer on the player re- aligned, and this helped.
>
> Could you elaborate on this with specifics, please?  What burner and what
> media?  Who offers the service of "laser realignment" and what does it
> entail?
>
> >
> > My CD player- a rather better than average one (Arcam Alpha 5) has
played
> > absolutely every CD I have burnt- including audio CD's recorded onto
CD-RW,
> > wheras my Sony portable CD player will play all CD-R's but refuses to
touch
> > audio CD-RW's, shame as this is a neat way of testing a mix on different
> > audio systems before permanently burning a CD. Any ideas?
>
> CDRW media has about 30% of the reflectivity of a mass-manufactured CD (if
> memory serves), which tends to deep six it with a lot of players.  CDR
media

> has about 70% of the reflectivity, producing occasional compatibility
> issues, but not with such frequency as CDRW.
>
> -- Marvin Humphrey
> Mastering Engineer and Graphic Designer, emeritus
> Mr. Toad's, San Francisco, California, USA
> CD design website - http://marvin.mrtoads.com
>
>
>
>
>
>