SonicBoomPole

Not at all! However, if I walked into Abbey Road and saw a Trident and a Scully I'd make a weird face and a strange grunt.....then ask if we get lunch on this tour.

You went too late When I went in November 2011 Noel Webster was still in charge. This was just after The Black Keys did their record Brothers there. Noel bought the studio when it was basically in ruins and brought it back to life and made it a historical landmark. The entity that purchased it from him has made several updates and renovations to turn it into a 'museum tour' of sorts. Not much is left of the mojo that once was. When I went, unannounced while visiting my wife's family, we had to walk around back to the basement level and knock on the door until we got a response. Noel met us and welcomed us in after I explained that I'm a sound nerd visiting from LA. He's from Chicago and was cooking up some sausages and offered us lunch while we looked around and he told us all the stories. The control room, at that time, was host to a 12 input SpectraSoncis console, a couple Ampex 351, Otari RADAR 24, and a Pulltec. There were a few more things in the rack but nothing crazy. He also took me out to a bunker behind the main building and showed me an RCA console he said was Sinatra's from NYC. There were also some big film machines like a telecine and maybe a moviola as well. I recall he mentioned that stuff was used on Jaws but that's real foggy now...In the front room he was attempting to set up a mastering room with an old G3 running Sonic Solutions and some outboard Weiss stuff. Smart, interesting guy that Noel. Sort of a cook, but aren't we all? Sorry for the old crappy iphone photos...

I was lucky enough to get to spend part of a day with this console in March 2018. A random phone call asking if I was available for a sit down interview came my way. We discussed the details and agreed on rates etc. I show up to the former residence of Kanye and Kim in a very posh gated community. The house is basically all stone/concrete inside with minimal furniture. Pretty much the worst for an interview. Our subject is a very wealthy silicon valley investor....I signed an NDA. As we wait on talent I decide to walk around the residence. I peer around a corner and almost dropped my coffee when I see the beast. It hit me like a tank and it looked like one too. F*** me I thought. My knees were weak. There was also a J37 and a C37 with it, though not from the Beatle sessions. Story goes that our subject is a huge Beatles fan. Mr. Kravitz was looking to sell and our subject had the money. VK brokered the deal. After speaking to the subject about why the hell this thing was here in the first place they asked if I could run it for a demo at a house warming party where people could sing Beatles songs into it a la Karaoke (!) Of course I said yes but sadly it never happened. I never got the chance to turn it on or listen to it. I was put in touch with Troy from VK in order to learn how to operate it. He told me the whole story, like how it was almost lost in Katrina, and that the next chapter was that our subject is moving to Palo Alto and putting the beast in their home studio where I'll never ever see it again... I decided to dig up as much info on the console as I could from the fabulous Recording The Beatles Book which describes the Abbey Road gear in detail as well as The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions with a timeline of their recordings. I was able to put together a discography of sorts that describes what sessions happened on this particular console that lived in Abbey Road Studio 1 (the big main room). A lot of cool stuff happened on this console, mainly the All You Need Is Love satellite broadcast. However most of the Beatles stuff was done in Studio 2 as well as other rooms for mixing and overdubs. I've attached a text document of my findings so you can get an idea of how it was utilized by the Beatles. Sorry for so many words....it was a very special day for me that I will never forget. EMI REDD37 History.rtf

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Sometimes I learn more from humble observation.

Hi everyone, I'm a new 695 member looking to meet new mixers and get to work. I'm based in LA and have been doing bag/cart work since 2012. If you need someone last minute or just want to try out someone new I'd be very happy to help out. I'm also interested in Utility work since that is an option for Y8 members. Thanks and I look forward to working with you soon!

Anyone looking to transfer old DAT tapes should consider looking into the WaveDAT software from Japan. It is based on a few specific models of DDS drive for computer systems (SCSI based). Sony and Archive are the brands that made the drives. The software allows you to "rip" a 1:1 copy at up to 2-4x real time depending on the drive. It runs on the Windows platform and does require some sort of SCSI interface and the DDS drive to work. The software is about $30 for a license. http://efu.jp.net/soft/wd/wd.html The website is in Japanese. Use Google Translator. If interested send an email to Efu. I'm in no way affiliated with this software but I have this system set up and it works great. I always used Sony or Maxell DDS tapes with my TCD-D7 anyway.... There are other software apps, both Mac and PC if you want to look at other options that do the same thing, some of them free. More info and support can be found on the FB DAT-Heads group. Fugazi used this method to archive their masters in the vault: http://files.archivists.org/groups/performing-arts-roundtable/performance-newsletter/PArtsNews2012sum.pdf Here is an excerpt from pg.6: "We took an unorthodox approach to the DAT transfer by using old DDS drives. DDS was the data equivalent to DAT, using the same size cassette but instead of audio recording, the DDS drive was used for data back-up akin to a LTO tape today. Scouring online forums and in conversation with colleagues, it was revealed that the Sony SDT9000 DDS drive was able to be “tricked” into reading audio DATs and thus allows for a straight bit-by-bit ingest of the material rather than going through a digital to analog to digital conversion. We went to eBay to find the correct drives, external housing and SCSI to USB converters, then connected them to the fantastic DATXtract software (https://pdicamillo.org/~peter/datxtract/) which can ingest the DAT material at 4X real-time with both a .log and .txt file providing critical technical and descriptive metadata. The downside was that we could not monitor in real-time. However, the goal was to get the digital files in the most efficient way possible then QC them when they were being edited for the series."

Thank you John! I got 8 and also bought a AA Powerex charger I was in the market for. These deals don't happen often so I highly suggest taking John up on this very generous offer from him.

Hi everyone I'm looking to meet and work with other senior, ahem, I mean experienced mixers to sharpen my skills and be humbled as well as inspired. I'm mostly a one man band in the indie world but I've worked with a couple other mixers previously, some of which are members of this forum. Those have been great learning experiences. I did a movie with Fred Schultz a couple summers ago, I worked with Jim Thornton on two movies (one flipped union) last year and filled in as a utility on Rosewood for Mick Fowler last year. 12 more union days as a boom op is what I need to get in at the moment. I'm eager to join and do some real work. I'm tired of the lowball lifestyle. Thank You! Kevin sonicboompole@gmail.com

With all due respect Gerrard the links are not what I was asking about...A list of Google search results is a little vague. I'm looking for specific examples of individuals who have abused marijuana in a way similar to the other "hard drugs" as you claim is possible or likely since they act on a common neural pathway. Personal experiences are far more compelling than white papers written by NIDA. Yes everything can be addictive if you are wired that way. Look at food and how people are tied to it emotionally. Sugar releases dopamine. So does falling in love. There are many ways to get "high" naturally. I just don't see weed ruining people's lives like Heroin or Alcohol in my own personal experience. I'm sure others have other perspectives. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So then based on this data we should expect to see results verified in the wild such as people being severely dependent on cannabis in the same way heroin, alcohol and nicotine have been shown to be addictive substances with adverse brain function/health? Can you site this data for us? I'd be interested to see real world studies that validate this claim. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'd like your opinions on this one please... The other day I was on an indie doc shooting on the F55. I was using a G3 as a wireless camera link (notice I didn't say hop) with the squelch setting on 'Lo'. At lunch I powered down the G3 Tx but camera dept. didn't turn off the Rx on the camera. When they powered back up before me the DP saw the audio levels being blasted with the squelch signal and told me to: Tturn it off or disconnect it because he had not yet paid for the camera and didn't want to damage the audio circuitry" I set the squlch to high and walked away. I just want to make sure that my initial feeling that he didn't know what he was talking about and was being more of a DB than a DP was accurate or to make sure I wan't in the wrong on this one. Thanks

So I guess it depends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No issues. Going on about a year now. I do unplug it when not in use. Only use it for the beginning of the day to input my data. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

People are different. Biologically speaking. Some can handle and/or enjoy substances others cannot. I don't enjoy booze at all. Makes me feel sick and I don't like the buzz. I personally enjoy Cannabis and feel I manage it well. It helps me sleep and turn off my anxious brain at night. That said, never at work or when being a responsible adult is called for. Why would you want to be high for that anyway? At home after work or on the weekend, sure. I have come across people who can't handle weed. They get all weird and crazy. Definitely not for them. I also know people who have MS and swear by it. Creativity is not created by doing drugs. Enhanced perhaps but creative types are already creative by nature. Smoking anything is bad for you. So is too much TV, booze or red meat. Be responsible and respectable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow Tom thanks for all that info! You were really going all out on this which is what got me going but alas I'm nowhere near your skillset. It is indeed a great little mixer for its intended use. The pre-amps are suitble for loud drums and guitars in my garage with my buddies for kanakapila At this point I feel it is not something I can use for production sound but great for personal use. That said it looks like I'll just use the 9V battery option if I need to be portable. I have lithium rechargables so they should be fine for my simple needs. Maybe at some point I might try some battery eliminators or attaching 18VDC directly to the DC regulation cicuit you mentioned. Senator, you are spot on as usual. There are wall warts for AC output for sure, hence my confusion and caution. Good to know this one puts out 9VAC despite what the label indicates. You are also right in reminding me of this little guy ~ which indicates AC. The label on the input was certainly a point of confusion and why I thought I'd make sure as I am not the most knowledgeable in electronics but I do like to play/learn. Thats said attaching probes to AC scares me a little. Shoots!

Tom, thanks for all the cool info on this topic and so many others I've come across here! I was wondering about powering the MXB 1002 from a battery pack (not the internal 9V) for mobile use. I see your specs above that mention 12VDC is not enough to power the unit. The AC adapter says it outputs 16V @ 1.1A but does not mention if it is putting out AC voltage or DC voltage. Normally, in my experience, wall warts describe their output in VDC. Once, I have run into a wall wart that said it is putting out VAC which is why I ask here. This particular wart just says 16V ~ 1.1A The manual mentions that it requires 115VAC @ 60Hz in the USA. I'm assuming (based on this thread) that the included AC adapter is a normal AC-DC transformer spitting out regulated VDC. This is my hope for the MXB1002. This sentence will be ripped apart in 3, 2, 1......However on the actual unit the power socket is labeled "AC power input". Also, while I'm here asking questions is that power connector a 3 pin mini DIN or some proprietary type from Behringer? How are you getting power into the 1002 from your power source as far as connectors? Mahalo Tom!

I love this forum! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Confirmed on 664with CL-2 cable; I set the XLR output to -10 in the menu. Works well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I like Mike and appreciate his bluntness. Sometimes its needed. Sometimes. Us newer dudes need to be reminded that the answers are usually right there in front of us or only a toll-free phone call away. He also makes me think about what I'm asking, how it is worded and if I'm being redundant. That's good for the goup.

I think I did an ok job....disaster averted and the gear lives to record another track. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rode sells a blimp mount for boom pole that significantly reduces the heft of their old system. Using th pole mount you don't need to have the entire blimp AND pistol grip. Made a huge difference for me and only cost $12 I think.

I have a Sony PCM-M10 as well as some binaural mics by Core Sound in NJ. The set I have are modified Matsushita (Panasonic) capsules. I used them to bootleg concerts on my Sony TCD-D7 DAT when I was in High School. They also sound great for band rehearsal, recitals or even in the studio (Drums). Core Sound also makes aset of "high end" binaurals using DPA capsules as well. Might be worth it for those not willing/able to hack into their M10 as they use a standard 3.5mm TRS for stereo allowing you the option of stiil using the internal mics in a pinch or just carrying less around. Great hack though Marco and thanks for sharing!

I use it only when setting up for the day and entering all the metadata for the show. It is never on or connected while I'm actually rolling. I find that using the 664 in a bag situation puts the USB port in a bad place creating a lot of strain. Hence not keeping it plugged in all the time. Other than that I love the thing. The less I have to twiddle that knob the better IMO.

I think all audio talk on set should be done with a German/Austrian/Russian accent. Makes the day go faster People move out of the way a lot quicker too! Maybe instead of points we should say, Achtung!