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Before the internet, I had seen pics of Plate Reverb units. Never got to see the real one, though I got to see the "room" it was kept in and we got to use it. As i recall, it wasn't super duper for an overall mix but was great for some individual parts. Seems to me the transducers (speaker...

I shouldn't. I really shouldn't. But in for a penny; in for a pound. There is no debate. There is only talk and all of that in places like this and none of it in places like courtrooms. When you buy a CD, you bought a CD and it's yours and all yours. That's what retail means. All else is...

You're mixing up understanding the concept with commenting on the subject. "Ownership" takes on a lot of definitions and they all have to conform to Title1 law, etc. This is why it's been contested over the years, but now is not. I agree that it's "not your rules". And no, it's not YOUR...

Someone in America may have, but it wasn't me. Ironically, when i watch TV at all, i try to find BBC programming. Our domestic fare is crap. BBC also has crap, BUT it has the occasional nugget which is all too scarce around here. This is something my Euro friends have never understood, try as...

Wow... over a hundred posts about hard drives. Every single one. Answered on the first page, but the rest is loose talk. And an entertaining interlude from Euro-dweebs that know everything about America because they own a TV and a computer. More loose talk. It's possible this question has...

Gosh, I hate to play Internet Lawyer, but it's only fair I pass on a few things. Law isn't (nor should it be) scary. But a few punks and thugs out there have tried to make it that way. Yes, there's still plenty of Freedom of Speech. There woulda been no lawsuit. There woulda been no cost to...

They came by my place last week. But I was busy Manscaping my pubes and come to find out, they didn't wanna look around. They said they'd be back after they checked all the other users of every copy ever sold.

The important thing is you got your data. That's all that matters. I've been wiped out before and it's like being hit by a tornado. I've still got a drive in the freezer that i'm debating to send off or not. I'm thinking not, but just in case I need to drop the cash for a service, it's still...

Man, could we trade some stories. Wow, a 286, huh? The first drive i worked on was 1979. But it wasn't mine. IBM mainframe. 1/4 million dollar disc array, the size of a washing machine. Had to maintain the JCL coding for the housekeeping. Nor did i own the Winchester in 1982 that a dentist...

I'm not trying to be obstinate, but I stand by what I said. It doesn't matter. In fact, I think the example you cite almost proves it. The problem at your gig was not some magic of using power switches over breakers, it was because during power-down, your mixers and amps (and other gear) don't...

20 WHOLE years? 1998? And i disagreed? Wow... what was i thinking? P5

One big difference is that if Ralph next door in the mansion (i don't live in that neighborhood <L>) loses my data, I can go pound the crap out of him. Which won't get my data back, but it's eminently satisfying. If Google loses my data, they won't even say they're sorry. Which also won't get...

Turning off, there is zero difference. Whether it's the switch on the unit; switch on a power strip; breaker switch ... it is the same. The electrons don't know if they're stopping at the switch on the chassis or 10 feet before that. Now, yes, all those other concerns everyone brings up, well...

My Midi suite is from the 90s. It worked really well back then. It works really well today. My audio is from more recent times. Still in all, did they make really great recordings in 2001? Yes, they did. So an XP based system is not inherently bad. How was it used then? Why can't you use...

So are you ALWAYS looking to pick a fight? Cuz that's not what he said AT ALL. Leastwise, I sure didn't get that from it. He made the very common sense observation that repackaging is far more common than re-engineering. So, how, exactly do you make this determination of "quality"? Do you...

This may sound like I'm trying to start a fight, but I'm really not. Just throwing out another viewpoint. First and foremost, I am absolutely all for a guy doing whatever he wants with his gear and his art. If his needs are best served with an abacus or a Cray, I'm all for him doing that. He...

I don't speak French, but I'll try to keep the language simple. I'll start the discussion but those after me may know French and perhaps can understand your question better. MIDI is not audio. So when you "record MIDI", there is no quality to lose. It simple transfers MIDI commands. Playing a...

Yes, we're well aware anything can be taken to absurdity. I wondered when the egos would surface on such a simple issue. Apparently right away. It would be an interesting curiosity to know if there's a Day of Reckoning or not. It might be worth seeing, 50 years hence, what is considered...

I will never own another Western Digital drive. Not since i had three separate drives quit in one day. Maybe i'm not so good at the 'care and feeding' -- which might be good to know -- but WD is off my list. Completely superstitious, totally illogical, and bordering on irrational. Yes. I...

This is such a great thread. Not because i'm learning much but just to see where everyone's head is. Music backup is such a funny thing, to me. Okay, tax returns? Sure, every digit, forever, etc. Certain documents, records, images, and receipts? Sure, same thing. Over the years, i've had...