MOTM

from Mike:

My thing with anything I record is to get the best timbre-tone-
whatever to the track. It sounds simple: get the best sound on the 
individual tracks and you'll get a great end product. But, as you 
pointed out, the more you mess with a track, the less good it can 
sound. The trick and hard part is getting that best sound to tape 
(or disk) in the first place. Many years of bad recordings later, 
I'm finally getting there.

Less is more less is more less is more...

Mike,

This, I think is really Yoda-like advice for anyone trying to 
record!!!  Unfortunately, like you and I, many will not 'figure it 
out until 10 years later...

Adam,

Sorry about the seemingly 'OT' digression of your original 'OT' post -
 can one really be OT about an OT ?!?!? ponder THAT till your brain 
explodes...

Really though - Mike DID answer your original concern:
DON'T use a limiter (hard-knee or whatever) between the synth and the 
console or A/Ds....

If you really feel you need "protection" (and I'll refrain from a 
great joke here) - stick in a 1 amp Fuse!  ok just kidding...but not 
really

Just adjust the levels on the synth so it isn't blasting your inputs, 
whatever they may be...you know - a VCA can 'act' as a hard knee - 
right?

 - off to family-outing for now,

Best to ALL,

Rog

> Just adjust the levels on the synth so it isn't blasting your inputs,
> whatever they may be...you know - a VCA can 'act' as a hard knee -
> right?

I'm not talking about carefully adjusting levels, and yes, I know how to use
the input trimmers on my mixer. I'm talking about avoiding accidents. But
apparently I'm the only one who flinches at the idea of accidentally
plugging a 10V p-p square wave into other equipment, so disregard the
question.

--Adam

Adam, don't feel like the Lone Ranger.  Early on, I blew the tweeter on
one of my powered Yamaha monitors due to manually misadjusted MOTM
levels - inexperience with these hot signals.  I think a limiter would be
very useful, and I would like to hear what others are using.

George

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Schabtach" <adam@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [motm] Limiting a Limited Limiter


>
> > Just adjust the levels on the synth so it isn't blasting your inputs,
> > whatever they may be...you know - a VCA can 'act' as a hard knee -
> > right?
>
> I'm not talking about carefully adjusting levels, and yes, I know how to
use
> the input trimmers on my mixer. I'm talking about avoiding accidents.
But

> apparently I'm the only one who flinches at the idea of accidentally
> plugging a 10V p-p square wave into other equipment, so disregard the
> question.
>
> --Adam

How about using an inline fuse on the speakers?  I have a 1.5 amp fuse
inline with my Urei 809's and they've definitely saved my ass several times.
I'm pretty sure my hafler powered monitors have fuses too but I'm not sure
if they would work the same way.

 

- chris

 

-----Original Message-----
From: groovyshaman@... [mailto:groovyshaman@...] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 6:50 PM
To: motm@yahoogroups.com; Adam Schabtach
Subject: Re: [motm] Limiting a Limited Limiter

 

Adam, don't feel like the Lone Ranger.  Early on, I blew the tweeter on
one of my powered Yamaha monitors due to manually misadjusted MOTM
levels - inexperience with these hot signals.  I think a limiter would be
very useful, and I would like to hear what others are using.

George

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Schabtach" <adam@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [motm] Limiting a Limited Limiter


>
> > Just adjust the levels on the synth so it isn't blasting your inputs,
> > whatever they may be...you know - a VCA can 'act' as a hard knee -
> > right?
>
> I'm not talking about carefully adjusting levels, and yes, I know how to
use
> the input trimmers on my mixer. I'm talking about avoiding accidents.
But

> apparently I'm the only one who flinches at the idea of accidentally
> plugging a 10V p-p square wave into other equipment, so disregard the
> question.
>
> --Adam