Mackie Big Knob?

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In this place, Mike Rivers was recorded saying ...
>
> > (Don't mind Mike; he tunes his banjo with WD40.)
>
> I've thought of trying it on the banjo with the wood tuning pegs. They
> keep sticking. If only they'd stick with the banjo IN tune.

Mike - surely you know that WD40 will leave a sticky residue behind.

You should only use Kailube on an instrument as delicate as a banjo.

<VBG>

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On 21 Jul 2004 08:35:34 -0400, mrivers@d-and-d.com (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

>I've thought of trying it on the banjo with the wood tuning pegs. They
>keep sticking. If only they'd stick with the banjo IN tune.

"Huh. This thing was in tune when I bought it" -Garrison Keillor

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<< << Another dumb talk back implementation. Why mixer designers feel it's
>necessary to *ever* send the talkback mic to the studio monitor buss
>is beyond me. >>
>

I did mean the control room monitors (but called studio monitors in
the Mackie guide).
I swear..... >>

OK, a reasonable outrage at an incorrect use of terminology by Mackie. In fact,
the talkback does not go to the control room speakers on this product, in any
of its several monitoring modes, nor have I seen any implementation of talkback
in any mixing desk that does.


Scott Fraser

 

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I thought I posted a follow up but maybe it didn't make it to Usenet,
it said this:

>Yes, you're correct of course. I was thrown off because the Mackie Operational Guide
>uses the term 'studio monitors' for both the control room monitors
>and the recording room monitors.

>A closer look at the block diagram shows that the talkback does not go to
>the Monitor A/B outputs so it's not critical that the control room monitors 'dim'.
>There is a mute switch but it's not activated by the TB.


On 21 Jul 2004 17:16:59 GMT, scotfraser@aol.com (ScotFraser) wrote:
>
>OK, a reasonable outrage at an incorrect use of terminology by Mackie. In fact,
>the talkback does not go to the control room speakers on this product, in any
>of its several monitoring modes, nor have I seen any implementation of talkback
>in any mixing desk that does.
>
>Scott Fraser

I've used a 24 ch Tascam (and I believe an older Mackie) that sent the
built in talkback mic only to the stereo output (?) and the front
panel headphone jack(?). There was no way to route it to an aux bus.

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In article <20040721131659.15071.00000189@mb-m02.aol.com> scotfraser@aol.com writes:

>
>> I did mean the control room monitors (but called studio monitors in
>> the Mackie guide).
>> I swear..... >>
>
> OK, a reasonable outrage at an incorrect use of terminology by Mackie.

Things just haven't been the same around there since I left. At least
I got them to label the button "Polarity" instead of "Phase" on d8b
Version 3 software.


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In article <2m7no8Fk07jaU1@uni-berlin.de> kurt@nv.net writes:

> I used to have a stick of some blackish-brown compound for my violin pegs that
> worked fairly well.

I've seen violin players use rosin. But that's to make them stick. I
need to make them unstick so I can turn them.

Tapping them on the small end of the taper usually frees them up, but
that gets the whole banjo out of tune. But then, who cares?

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And it was great for smoking! <g>

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"Kurt Albershardt" <kurt@nv.net> wrote in message
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> Mike Rivers wrote:
>
> > In article <1gh8wzq.1fu82yzuguunoN%walkinay@thegrid.net>
walkinay@thegrid.net writes:
> >
> >
> >> (Don't mind Mike; he tunes his banjo with WD40.)
> >
> >
> > I've thought of trying it on the banjo with the wood tuning pegs. They
> > keep sticking. If only they'd stick with the banjo IN tune.
>
>
> I used to have a stick of some blackish-brown compound for my violin pegs
that worked fairly well.
>
>
>
>
>

 

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Mike Rivers wrote:

>
> In article <1gh8wzq.1fu82yzuguunoN%walkinay@thegrid.net>
> walkinay@thegrid.net writes:
>
>> (Don't mind Mike; he tunes his banjo with WD40.)
>
> I've thought of trying it on the banjo with the wood tuning pegs. They
> keep sticking. If only they'd stick with the banjo IN tune.
>
>
> --
> I'm really Mike Rivers (mrivers@d-and-d.com)
> However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
> lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
> you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
> and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo


Banjo?... In tune?...

Now THAT's funny!

I once read an interview with Jimmie Vaughn in which he said about the
Fabulous Thunderbirds, "We have two Fenders & a harmonica, so it's rare
that we ever get really in tune."

 

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In this place, Mike Rivers was recorded saying ...
>
> Tapping them on the small end of the taper usually frees them up, but
> that gets the whole banjo out of tune. But then, who cares?

What's more, who'd notice? ;^)

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walkinay@thegrid.net (hank alrich) wrote in message news:<1gh8wzq.1fu82yzuguunoN%walkinay@thegrid.net>...
>
> (Don't mind Mike; he tunes his banjo with WD40.)

wait...you mean A440, right?

 

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<< I've used a 24 ch Tascam (and I believe an older Mackie) that sent the
built in talkback mic only to the stereo output (?) and the front
panel headphone jack(?). There was no way to route it to an aux bus. >>

Did they have a separate control room feed? Sounds more like a PA desk, & a not
very versatile one at that.


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<< At least
I got them to label the button "Polarity" instead of "Phase" on d8b
Version 3 software. >>

Thank you. And now we know that this Rivers idiot IS for real.
<g>


Scott Fraser

 

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George Perfect wrote:
> In this place, Mike Rivers was recorded saying ...
>>
>>> (Don't mind Mike; he tunes his banjo with WD40.)
>>
>> I've thought of trying it on the banjo with the wood tuning pegs.
>> They keep sticking. If only they'd stick with the banjo IN tune.
>
> Mike - surely you know that WD40 will leave a sticky residue behind.

It's all that silicone .....

;-)

geoff

 

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Roger W. Norman wrote:
> Just goes to show how much I love my Soundtracs Solo. Proper
> talkback. And still I walk out of the control room and talk to the
> musicians because they can't see me since I don't have a control room
> window. They like it and I like it.

What ? They like it that you don't have a window, so can't see you unless
you take the trouble to walk out ...

;-)

geoff

 

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<< What ? They like it that you don't have a window, so can't see you unless
you take the trouble to walk out ... >>

I find some singers prefer being in a part of the tracking room where they
can't be seen from the control room. Gives them a private space to perform in,
I believe.


Scott Fraser

 

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Who wants to look at me? Besides, I'm sitting in here shaking my head when
I hear mistakes, so I don't want them stopping because of me.

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"Geoff Wood" <geoff@paf.co.nz-nospam> wrote in message
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> Roger W. Norman wrote:
> > Just goes to show how much I love my Soundtracs Solo. Proper
> > talkback. And still I walk out of the control room and talk to the
> > musicians because they can't see me since I don't have a control room
> > window. They like it and I like it.
>
> What ? They like it that you don't have a window, so can't see you unless
> you take the trouble to walk out ...
>
> ;-)
>
> geoff
>
>

 

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ScotFraser wrote:
> I personally am extremely pleased that talkback does not dim the monitors
> because it is now possible to carry on a 2 way conversation with the talent
> while the producer is mindlessly holding the talkback down.
> Scott Fraser

Can you elaborate on that? I'm not sure I follow. How do you keep the
control room monitors from feeding back while the producer mindlessly
holds down the talkback?

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Well, it's also a point of my being a far less than stellar recording
facility, especially with the remodel, so what's the point? I want these
guys coming in and playing music like they normally do, not playing to an
audience of the recording system. Puts people at ease far more quickly.
Also one of the reasons I don't have one of those red recording lights in
the studio. I had way too many problems with red light syndrome.

Ah, who cares. I think I'm just going to buy the local hardware store and
be done with this stuff. Then again it's got 2300 sq ft of empty space with
18 foot ceilings in the basement with an elevator! <g> I'm always thinking.

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"ScotFraser" <scotfraser@aol.com> wrote in message
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> << What ? They like it that you don't have a window, so can't see you
unless
> you take the trouble to walk out ... >>
>
> I find some singers prefer being in a part of the tracking room where they
> can't be seen from the control room. Gives them a private space to perform
in,
> I believe.
>
>
> Scott Fraser

 

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On 21 Jul 2004 18:11:43 -0400, Mike Rivers <mrivers@d-and-d.com> wrote:
>
> In article <2m7no8Fk07jaU1@uni-berlin.de> kurt@nv.net writes:
>
>> I used to have a stick of some blackish-brown compound for my violin pegs that
>> worked fairly well.
>
> I've seen violin players use rosin. But that's to make them stick. I
> need to make them unstick so I can turn them.
>
> Tapping them on the small end of the taper usually frees them up, but
> that gets the whole banjo out of tune. But then, who cares?
>

Beeswax. Buy it from a woodworking supplier, as it's generally cheaper
than some of the other varieties.

Should be sticky enough to hold, but pliable.

 

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ScotFraser wrote:

> OK, a reasonable outrage at an incorrect use of terminology by Mackie.

They need Rivers.

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