rec.audio.pro: the last person to leave, please turn the light out

[Ty Ford]

Is it Spring or has an end finally come to rec.audio.pro.

I've never seen so little go on here.

Apologies to Harvey,

Ty Ford


Try my new blog; http://tyfordaudiovideo.blogspot.com/
Try my audio sample archive: http://tinyurl.com/796z25d
Try my gear reviews: http://tinyurl.com/79q797r

[Arny Krueger]

"Ty Ford" <tyre...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.CBCE8FE4...@News.Individual.NET...

> Is it Spring or has an end finally come to rec.audio.pro.
>
> I've never seen so little go on here.
>
> Apologies to Harvey,
>

Alternative social media and HTML-based conferencing takes its toll.

[mcp6453]

On 5/8/2012 8:55 AM, Ty Ford wrote:
> Is it Spring or has an end finally come to rec.audio.pro.
>
> I've never seen so little go on here.

Actually there have been times that things were much slower than they are now. I
was just thinking the other day how busy the group was after the egregious spam
attacks from several years ago.

Almost every question posted gets a response, and most of the responses are
meaningful and helpful.

[hank alrich]

Right. Old farts pass away and younger people aren't into Usenet.

--
shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/
http://www.youtube.com/walkinaymusic
http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShaidri

[Tobiah]

> Alternative social media and HTML-based conferencing takes its toll.

I gravely lament the fact the HTML-based forums are taking over.
I do however prefer an email list to usenet. It's easier to
check from a new computer, or a phone. I filter the messages
into a dedicated IMAP folder for each list.

[ben.]

I really hope rec.audio.pro is not "turning out the lights". I have
received so much help from people on here, even by just browsing.

Is there something, somewhere that is equivalent, but perhaps not
Usenet based?

~addovox

[polymod]

"ben." <b.f...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:d8fe0580-247b-4c5e...@s10g2000pbc.googlegroups.com...

>I really hope rec.audio.pro is not "turning out the lights". I have
>received so much help from people on here, even by just browsing.

Amen brother. This place is like a doctor that makes house calls.

Poly

[Mike Rivers]

On 5/8/2012 2:35 PM, ben. wrote:

> Is there something, somewhere that is equivalent, but perhaps not
> Usenet based?

I hate to suggest it since it seems to be so hated around
here, but google groups carries rec.audio.pro and it looks
pretty much like a web-based forum, I guess because it is.

But if you post from there, be prepared for some of the
die-hards to tell you to get a real news feed and a good
news reader. I use it myself sometimes when my news host is
a litle cranky and I find rec.audio.pro on Google to be
remarkably free of spam.


--
"Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be
operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although
it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge
of audio." - John Watkinson

http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and
interesting audio stuff

[Gary Eickmeier]

"Arny Krueger" <ar...@cocmast.net> wrote in message
news:DLednd_SFOwxgTTS...@giganews.com...

Not for me it doesn't. These newsgroups are irreplaceable in being able to
find groups of single-minded, dedicated people who are interested in
something that I am also. The threads can be followed if you came in late
and the subject is not (usually) changed to giving hearts to each other or
looking after farm animals. Most serious people I know don't like Facebook
but are burdened to join it when pushed by acquaintances and family.

Gary Eickmeier

[James Perrett]

On Tue, 08 May 2012 13:55:00 +0100, Ty Ford <tyre...@comcast.net> wrote:

> Is it Spring or has an end finally come to rec.audio.pro.
>
> I've never seen so little go on here.
>
> Apologies to Harvey,
>

I stopped reading rec.audio.pro regularly a few years ago when there were
something like 300-500 messages per day appearing on the server. I've only
just started dropping in regularly again and I'd say that it was much more
manageable now.

Oddly enough, the Pro Audio email list seems to have sprung into a bout of
activity in the last few days after a few months with just a trickle of
messages.

James.
--
http://www.jrpmusic.net

[Ty Ford]

On Tue, 8 May 2012 09:53:44 -0400, mcp6453 wrote
(in article <28mdnYU37oLyuDTS...@giganews.com>):

I haven't seen anything substantial about microphones in a coon's age.

Regards,

[geoff]

Ty Ford wrote:
> On Tue, 8 May 2012 09:53:44 -0400, mcp6453 wrote
> (in article <28mdnYU37oLyuDTS...@giganews.com>):
>
>> On 5/8/2012 8:55 AM, Ty Ford wrote:
>>> Is it Spring or has an end finally come to rec.audio.pro.
>>>
>>> I've never seen so little go on here.
>>
>> Actually there have been times that things were much slower than
>> they are now. I
>> was just thinking the other day how busy the group was after the
>> egregious spam
>> attacks from several years ago.
>>
>> Almost every question posted gets a response, and most of the
>> responses are meaningful and helpful.
>
> I haven't seen anything substantial about microphones in a coon's age.

I fixed by D20 and posted. That was last week. No, nothing micwise since
....


geoff

[Carey Carlan]

Ty Ford <tyre...@comcast.net> wrote in

news:0001HW.CBD16E9A...@News.Individual.NET:

My current budget doesn't support buying new mics, and you folks have
already taught me lots to do with the current ones.

[hank alrich]

Carey Carlan <gul...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Ty Ford <tyre...@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:0001HW.CBD16E9A...@News.Individual.NET:
>
> > On Tue, 8 May 2012 09:53:44 -0400, mcp6453 wrote
> > (in article <28mdnYU37oLyuDTS...@giganews.com>):
> >
> >> On 5/8/2012 8:55 AM, Ty Ford wrote:
> >>> Is it Spring or has an end finally come to rec.audio.pro.
> >>>
> >>> I've never seen so little go on here.
> >>
> >> Actually there have been times that things were much slower than they
> >> are now. I
> >> was just thinking the other day how busy the group was after the
> >> egregious spam
> >> attacks from several years ago.
> >>
> >> Almost every question posted gets a response, and most of the
> >> responses are meaningful and helpful.
> >
> > I haven't seen anything substantial about microphones in a coon's age.

> My current budget doesn't support buying new mics, and you folks have
> already taught me lots to do with the current ones.

I have a short list of mics I'd love to buy and which I'll never be able
to afford. Same with two great preamps out there. So be it.

[vermo...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:39:36 PM UTC-4, hank alrich wrote:

> I have a short list of mics I'd love to buy and which I'll never be able
> to afford. Same with two great preamps out there. So be it.
>
> --
> shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/
> http://www.youtube.com/walkinaymusic
> http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShaidri

Whoa! I just stopped by on a whim after a 5+ year absence. Amazing to see some of the regulars still carrying the torch here. I owe much to the pros at RAP - for info & insights I'd have never gotten otherwise.

Glad to see y'all still kickin.

Best...
StoMo
[Rich - Stolen Moments Audio - Vermont]

[hank alrich]

I played your boy's CD the other day and thought of you, Rich. Nice to
hear from you!

Shaidri finally wrote a song and I think she did well. It's a lot of fun
to play.

Should come up featured here, if you're curious. (Warning: it ain't
piano jazz!)

http://www.youtube.com/walkinaymusic

[david gourley]

walk...@nv.net (hank alrich) said...news:1kk4gru.1gqvbvse5z08wN%
walk...@nv.net:

> <vermo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:39:36 PM UTC-4, hank alrich wrote:
>>
>> > I have a short list of mics I'd love to buy and which I'll never be
able
>> > to afford. Same with two great preamps out there. So be it.
>> >
>> > --
>> > shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/
>> > http://www.youtube.com/walkinaymusic
>> > http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShaidri
>>
>> Whoa! I just stopped by on a whim after a 5+ year absence. Amazing to
>> see some of the regulars still carrying the torch here. I owe much to
>> the pros at RAP - for info & insights I'd have never gotten otherwise.
>>
>> Glad to see y'all still kickin.
>>
>> Best...
>> StoMo
>> [Rich - Stolen Moments Audio - Vermont]
>
> I played your boy's CD the other day and thought of you, Rich. Nice to
> hear from you!
>
> Shaidri finally wrote a song and I think she did well. It's a lot of fun
> to play.
>
> Should come up featured here, if you're curious. (Warning: it ain't
> piano jazz!)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/walkinaymusic
>

Thanks for that very refreshing moment -very nice tune !!

david

[Mike Rivers]

On 5/15/2012 9:04 AM, hank alrich wrote:

> Shaidri finally wrote a song and I think she did well. It's a lot of fun
> to play.

Nice song. Good recording, too.

And, HI, Rich!

[hank alrich]

Mike Rivers <mri...@d-and-d.com> wrote:

> On 5/15/2012 9:04 AM, hank alrich wrote:
>
> > Shaidri finally wrote a song and I think she did well. It's a lot of fun
> > to play.
>
> Nice song. Good recording, too.

That's the FOH mix. Nice room.

I have multitracks for the whole show and will mix those soon. Tried
something different this time - ran everything into the MIO first, using
the 2882's pres except for the vox, which went through the GT-Q2. The
condensors and the Red-Eyes worked fine, but the dynamics definitely
sounded better through the outboard preamp.

The MIO streamed right to disc via the Metric Halo console app, and I
routed each input to a corresponding output to feed a Mackie 1402 that
Fletcher was using for the house and monitor mixes.

We'll definitely be able to get better promo videos from this concert
than we'e ever had before. The cameras were all consumer grade and SD at
that, but there were four of them, so a video editor can get a little
something going on.

> And, HI, Rich!

indeed!

[Luxey]

Song is the real thing! Mix is excellent!!!