--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5K00006 Date: 05/14/96 From: TERRY SMITH Time: 07:55pm \/To: PAUL WHITEMAN (Read 2 times) Subj: your name and that subjec RW> Hmmmm, nothing professional about DJing? I guess all that > money I invested in sound systems was a waste. Bad news.... PW> Personally, I agree with Chris. DJ's are a bunch of rip off artists PW> who make money from music that they do not pay towards. Yes they do PW> buy the record/CD but that does not give them the right to reproduce PW> that piece of music at a public gathering. What they are doing is, PW> strictly speaking, against the copyright laws! No sir, there is For the most part that's true, but there are exceptions. OTOH, most of the professional bias against DJ's is that the vast majority of DJ's are incredibly illiterate about technical aspects of pro audio. As to the Copyright violations, would you include nightclubs, dance schools, stores, restaurants, and many other businesses which often don't license public performance (though also with some exceptions)? I've also come across musicians and broadcasters alike who consider ASCAP and BMI to be the biggest of con artists and crooks with regard to how Copyrights are handled in the US. The licensing services have a whole slew of dirty tricks they apply toward broadcasters who enter contract disputes about licensing. Rather than debate whether the licensing service may be violating the law or its own contract terms at times, both major services have a practice of cancelling a station license, attempting to document that the station has continued normal business practices with regard to music, and suing for absurd damages. Would you call businesses which musicians claim pass them back relatively little in most cases part of the "entertainment" industry when they use practices that model organized crime or the IRS (what's the difference there?)? Terry --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: Do it near resonance! (203)732-0575 Derby, CT (1:141/1275) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5L00000 Date: 05/15/96 From: DYLAN MOSER Time: 11:52pm \/To: JOHN M. ALDRICH (Read 2 times) Subj: Midi keyboard hookup??? -> Hello All! -> -> Can someone tell me how difficult it would be to hook up a Midi -> device (keyboard, etc) to a computer? A buddy of mine wants to do -> that, but he's not sure what all he'd need (doesn't even own a -> computer yet) Can someone be of assistance? -> John -> {dungeon@dngnbbs.com} -> -> ... "And now I'm worried." - Washuu -> --- GoldED/386 2.50+ -> * Origin: The Dungeon BBS 28.8/V.34 24-hours 423/875-4137 (1:362/669) its really simple.........all you need is a midi card, and some midi software. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: FIDONET * Remote Control BBS * (610)623-5273 (1:273/420.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5P00000 Date: 05/17/96 From: CHRIS HORN Time: 04:06am \/To: T OWEN (Read 2 times) Subj: your name and that subjec Hi T, at May 14, 1996, You wrote to Ray Wilson about: Re: your name and that subjec RW>> Hmmmm, nothing professional about DJing? RW>> In case you're wondering, yes I'm a DJ. TO> Nope, nothing professional about DJing, although some do DJ as a TO> profession. What equipment do you use? Anything professional? Poor Ray, I seem to have kicked something off there... :-( Well, at least I got the mail-flow back to Germany. TO> ... If it's professional.............it ain't Peavey! ;-))) how true, but some do never learn... :-( 'til nexttime Chris Horn FidoNet 2:241/505.4 InterNet Chris_Horn@proaudio.de --- Terminate 4.00/Pro * Origin: chance favours the prepared mind (2:241/505.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5P00001 Date: 05/19/96 From: JOE BEELS Time: 08:21am \/To: CHRIS HORN (Read 2 times) Subj: your name and that subjec *** Quoting Chris Horn to T Owen dated 05-17-96 *** > TO> ... If it's professional.............it ain't Peavey! > ;-))) > how true, but some do never learn... :-( Yeah... but you can weld light metals with a CS-800 ... --- T.A.G. 2.7c Standard * Origin: The Music Connection..the original since 1987 (1:106/1000) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5P00002 Date: 05/18/96 From: JOHN M. ALDRICH Time: 05:45pm \/To: DYLAN MOSER (Read 2 times) Subj: Midi keyboard hookup??? Hello Dylan! Wednesday May 15 1996 23:52, Dylan Moser wrote to John M. Aldrich: DM> its really simple.........all you need is a midi card, and DM> some midi software. Koolness. :) Thanks... John {dungeon@dngnbbs.com} ... Sector not found... Did you look under the sofa? --- GoldED/386 2.50+ * Origin: The Dungeon BBS 28.8/V.34 24-hours 423/875-4137 (1:362/669) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5P00003 Date: 05/10/96 From: CHRIS BAUGH Time: 08:43pm \/To: KRISTIAN KJELDSEN (Read 2 times) Subj: What is the oppinion? KK> What is the general oppinion about loadspeakers used professionally? They require some different features than speakers designed for consumers. Professional speakers should have rugged mounting brackets so they can be stacked or hung above the audience. They need attachments for the cables that won't pull loose accidentally while holding large wires carrying large amounts of electricity through shielded cables. There may be separate high and low band inputs for bi-amp setups. They need sturdy cabinets and grilles that can stand the abuse of being thrown into the truck every morning and banged by the crowd every night. They need to withstand continuous high volumes for several hours of the sound check and several more hours of the concert and encores, probably much more of a load than would occur in a single listening session at home. It also helps if they sound nice. --- PPoint 1.98 * Origin: - (1:105/290.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5P00004 Date: 05/11/96 From: TERRY SMITH Time: 05:29am \/To: LEE JACKSON (Read 2 times) Subj: +4v vs -10v AA> That looks like the right idea, also make sure it's capable of AA> handling a +4dB(whatever) input. If not use a 14 AA> dB T pad to drop it. LJ> Hoo boy. (feeling of sinking in over one's head) I've never heard of a LJ> 14dB T pad. What is it, and where can I get one if I need it? Alan was likely thinking matched impedance unbalanced inputs. Since you'd be going from 600 ohms to at least 10 k with consumer inputs, a simple L pad (voltage divider) of rather approximate impedance would do. Two resistors, one between 200 and 2 k from hot to ground of the -10 level mixer input, and another in series with the hot before it, of a value about 4-5 times higher, should do it, if needed. Terry --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: Do it near resonance! (203)732-0575 Derby, CT (1:141/1275) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5P00005 Date: 05/11/96 From: TERRY SMITH Time: 05:34am \/To: KRISTIAN KJELDSEN (Read 2 times) Subj: What is the oppinion? KK> What is the general oppinion about loadspeakers used KK> professionally? Which are the best and most frequently There are so many subjective and objective criteria on the subject of transducers that a more specific application is needed for meaningful discussion. KK> used? I have heard only good thing about JBL, but KK> aren't they fairly costly? Of course not. That depends on your needs, and what you compare. In small near field monitors, JBL, Tannoy, and EV are priced about the same. I like the JBL sound best. In some series of compression drivers, JBL efficiency and power handling are higher than some of the less pricy competitors to the point that the JBL's, as part of a system, are less expensive overall than more units of cheaper brands. Of course, there are other notable manufacturers as well, plus some esoteric (read "will they be servicing parts in 5 or 20 years?") and some low end ones not as comparable, but popular with some users. Terry --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: Do it near resonance! (203)732-0575 Derby, CT (1:141/1275) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5Q00000 Date: 05/20/96 From: LEWIS COLON Time: 07:05pm \/To: JOE BEELS (Read 2 times) Subj: Peavey bashin' -> > TO> ... If it's professional.............it ain't Peavey! -> > ;-))) -> > how true, but some do never learn... :-( -> -> Yeah... but you can weld light metals with a CS-800 ... As a service tech as well, I second that. The original CS-800 may not be the smoothest sounding amp out there (like the Crown DC-300, Phase Linear 700b, and other quasi-complimentary output stage amps), but it -is- built like a tank! Forget the CS-800 "II" however; it isn't anywhere near as good/rugged. For the most part, I WON'T defend Peavey, but the original CS-800 is a different animal! --- * Origin: Lunar NetWork BBS Node #3 313-480-2853 vFC (1:2200/213) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 200 PRO AUDIO Ref: D5R00000 Date: 05/21/96 From: JOE BEELS Time: 06:44pm \/To: LEWIS COLON (Read 2 times) Subj: Peavey bashin' *** Quoting Lewis Colon to Joe Beels dated 05-20-96 *** > > As a service tech as well, I second that. The original CS-800 may not > be the > smoothest sounding amp out there (like the Crown DC-300, Phase Linear > 700b, and > other quasi-complimentary output stage amps), but it -is- built like a > tank! > Forget the CS-800 "II" however; it isn't anywhere near as good/rugged. > For the most part, I WON'T defend Peavey, but the original CS-800 is a > different animal! heh heh heh ... yeah ...they used klix-on's for thermal protection ... but speaking of DC-300's ... I had 10 of em' back about 1975... that was quite an amplifier...they sounded great but I had to run fans on the rack (read big metal box with 19" mounting rails) I got the crown amps and a hand built active cross-over from a fire sale at MoTown (the studio on the fisher fwy in Detroit) it was great stuff ... --- T.A.G. 2.7c Standard * Origin: The Music Connection..the original since 1987 (1:106/1000)