Recent content by rob aylestone

I have a good friend who also uses cubase. I was preparing something and he said he would send me his cubase file - as we both had the actual audio files, this would be simple. Nope! His file had over 120 tracks, and cubase threw up a plug-in error - 72 plug-ins not found. I knew some of the...

I think I am a bit weird. I use Cubase like a recorder. The only two things I use commonly are reverb, and a touch of compression. Oddly - not exciting O-Zone or similar products - just two reverbs, and two compressors - that come with cubase. The system sits there, connected. I can fire it up...

The figures for the clarett suggest very little difference in the noise and gain between line and mic level, making me suspect the line just gets impedance adjustment and level changing to use the same basic preamp circuitry - I seriously doubt the line inputs bypass the preamps. If it was me...

I am a naysayer. I have 4 analogue reel to reel recorders, i have mixers and lots of old rack gear. NONE of it is up to the quality and convenience of an interface and computer. There is something very nice about recording with the old stuff, but the advantages are swamped by disadvantages...

That's interesting - virtually unheard of in the UK. Every house has their mains come in and then goes to the sockets and appliances - we don't use transformers in domestic properties.

Nowadays we are so used to things like qlab not just running sound, but also lights that you can have a lighting change on every beat of a bar if you want - from 1956, through to 1980 is a huge amount of time for an essential manual system to have worked. Very operator intensive.120 faders, each...

yes - I would call that one a song. I suppose I'd take a piece of music with melody, words or an instrument playing the melody and if it has a verse and chorus, that would tick my song box. Yet, imagine the Top Gun music - it has a very clear melody, but in my head is NOT a song - yet it sort of...

In the original, London had an illuminated floor. As in when Herod did the deed, it went blood red - but that control could not do flashing. It has no way of going white-red-white in time with music or the script - that involved another operator and a separate control. Nowadays they can do...

So common, it is crazy PC manufacturers have never fixed it! I routinely use transformers to fix this kind of thing. Cheap from aliexpress and work well!

I fell over this old topic. It never had a result we could all agree about. I just remembered a song from Elton John. Song for Guy. It is an instrumental. Elton thinks it a song………..

If people took just a short time to do some proper research, a few things become clear. People who work on sensitive electronics have, for at least 40 years wore grounding straps that connect them to ground to stop static killing sensitive parts. The absolutely VITAL bit is these connect you...

Nowadays far too many people rely on essentially commissions for their income - like in the main the youtbe influencers and those on TikTok - BUT - they are not in control of their income stream at all. Add to this folk who receive royalties. Until the notification, you have no idea what your...

You know that's not at all bad! Having spent time typing lyrics into how I can do it, that is a zillion times better than I can manage.

That 90 cues took TWO operators. 90 cues is going some for a show that totals about 100 mins, I think? Now I might have dozens of cues in one song, but in the pre-moving light days, it just wasn't like that when all they did was went up or down. In fact Jesus Christ Superstar also had an...

Just to 100% confirm what has just been said. Even a budget strapped hobbiest has access to amazingly good sound. It's what you do with it that matters. I listened to a singer and a guitar and the 'polish' was impressive. One voice, one guitar - but I really wish I could get that clarity. Right...