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| Topic: Dear Shure, |
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| Re: Dear Shure, [message #325114 is a reply to message #323591 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 07:23 |
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 Bob Leonard
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Registered: July 2006
Location: Boston, MA |
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FUBAR may be wrong. SNAFU is much more appropriate.
The roar of the grease paint, the smell of the crowd.
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| | Topic: You couldnt write this in a book because no-one would believe you. |
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| | Topic: Selling gear, ethical issue? |
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| Re: Selling gear, ethical issue? [message #325173 is a reply to message #324887 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 09:58 |
Erik Jerde
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Registered: May 2004 |
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My experience donating audio gear to 501.3(c) orgs is that they will receipt you for goods recieved, but it's your responsibility to do the valuation on the gear. After all you are responsible for the accuracy of your tax report, so if you put down a value of $500 for something only worth $250 and get caught then it's your ass on the line. Even more so in a case like this where you obviously know better - and the IRS would be able to figure that out too.
Keep in mind also that a charitable donation reduces your taxable income, so if you donate $200 and are in the 20% bracket then it would only reduce your actual tax owed by $40, not $200. That's the difference between a deduction and a credit.
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| | Topic: Silly question, why are rack lids padded? |
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| Re: Silly question, why are rack lids padded? [message #325089 is a reply to message #325001 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 02:21 |
Art Welter
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Registered: October 2007
Location: New Mexico |
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Padding the lids can cover up rivets that stick through the valance, which would be an aesthetic consideration.
Aesthetic considerations keep most of us from roading our gear in the original cardboard boxes with duct tape corners, which often times provide better road ability than plastic or "anvil" type cases.
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| Re: Silly question, why are rack lids padded? [message #325196 is a reply to message #325089 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 11:03 |
Tony Martin
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Registered: October 2007
Location: Great White North |
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Many years ago I was touring with a band who had a string of one-niters with VERY long drives from gig to gig.
Sleep was virtually non-existent.
Before shows and between sets, I would take power-naps laying down inside the cover of the soundboard case.
Not a posturepedic mattress, but semi comfortable.
Good enough reason to pad the inside of a case IMHO.
EDITED TO ADD: In my neck of the woods (Northern Ontario, Canada) we get extremely cold temperatures in winter. The foam inside cases allows the gear to warm gradually, and help to prevent frost buildup inside amps and other sensitive equipment.
Not always a good idea to turn on an amplifier when it's full of condensation which has frozen into a layer of frost.
[Updated on: Thu, 22 May 2008 11:07]
Owning an expensive hammer does not make you a carpenter
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| | Topic: Cat blogging! |
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| Re: Cat blogging! [message #325138 is a reply to message #113431 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 08:33 |
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Scott Smith
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Registered: May 2005
Location: South Florida |
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Attachment: Pussycat.jpg
(Size: 25.23KB, Downloaded 41 time(s))
"Percussive Maintenance" - Bang on it until it works!
Scott Smith, South Florida
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| Re: Cat blogging! [message #325205 is a reply to message #325138 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 11:14 |
 Charlie Zureki
Messages: 303
Registered: April 2008
Location: Detroit Area |
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A Music Group in Detroit : Three Cat Stew
A Music Group in Toledo : Tastes like Chicken
Cheers,
Hammer
Be prepared, you'll need it!
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| | Topic: Random Google surfing: PA system |
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| Re: Random Google surfing: PA system [message #325090 is a reply to message #325068 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 02:25 |
Art Welter
Messages: 417
Registered: October 2007
Location: New Mexico |
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Dick,
Does Davonni's still have the pest pizzas in town?
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| Re: Random Google surfing: PA system [message #325139 is a reply to message #325090 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 08:38 |
Dick Rees
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Registered: September 2007
Location: St Paul, MN |
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Art...
A qualified yes....if you favor heft. Lotsa dough in the crust and a ton of toppings.
I like the new, hip cracker-crisp crust with very little cheese and a few high-quality tasty toppings brushed with olive oil.
But I live a block from the original St Paul Carbone's, so that's what I have the most. Excellent tomato sauce!!!!
The guys from the local precinct house generally meet there for a break, so there can be 4 or 5 squads there at a time. Then we call it "cop-Carbone's".
Neo-Luddite, Rocket Surgeon
"The bum sat on the boxcar, his feet were on the ground"......Longfellow
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| | | Topic: Arts Council Rant |
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| Re: Arts Council Rant [message #325215 is a reply to message #324955 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 11:45 |
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I've run into this problem before and kept my customers by explaining to them that cost is only an issue in the absence of value. If the client thinks that I'm too expensive, I remind them of all that I do, bring, or provide above and beyond the invoice. If they still want to do it cheaper with someone else, I wish them well and move on.
Never fall in love with a client or a gig. There is always another client or another gig.
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| Re: Arts Council Rant [message #325235 is a reply to message #324955 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 12:26 |
Mike {AB} Butler
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Registered: April 2004
Location: Lynchburg, VA |
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| Phillip Forney wrote on Wed, 21 May 2008 18:27 |
I feel the same way. I guess I'm not cut out to be a businessman. I just love this stuff. I suppose I'll let this become just a hobby again. It was way more fun that way. Now, I just need a second job to finance my gear addiction.
I guess I just don't get it, and sure I'm just coming off as an ass to some people, not appreciating how great these guys are and all.  I think I'll just melt into the shadows for now. Fair thee well...
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Phil,
C'mon, it's not that bad - yet. You probably do need to learn how to market and sell yourself a bit more, and you do need to learn to adapt to this change as well. I would certainly ask the board of the arts center if they authorized the use of equipment and personnel for this event. See what the answer is. But, at the same time, I agree with the others, get over it and move on. IF they have violated their status, you will get a callback next year.. if not, definitely getting a new client base will really make life worth living.
I would start by asking your local civic and corporate entities if they need shows done. Also, do you have other gear, such as lights, video, staging, drapes, flipcharts, podiums, and other gear that will typically rent for much better rates of return? And you never know.. if these gigs were to come back, and you have a list of clients, to be able to say "no".. or charge even more than before (due to other bookings!) would be real icing on the cake, wouldn't it?
So.. time to reinvent. Sit down with the 'ol business plan.. or make one up.. if you don't have one.
Regards,
Mike Butler
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| | Topic: Making a square wave from sine waves |
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| Making a square wave from sine waves [message #325133] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10 |
andrew gissing
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Perth Western Australia |
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I'm trying to replicate this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6crWlxKB_E
The method i'm using is protools, one track per sine wave.
I can do the N=0 on one track, no problems.
I then put a second track up with another wave form and when I combine the two, I get what looks like N=1.
I get lost on N=2 though.
I think it's a combination of frequency and amplitude that I need to get right in order for them to combine the right way.
The problem i've got is that the math is over my head. Sure the formula is there on the front page of the video, but I can't work it.
Any math's whizzes out there who can help me do this ?
Posted in basement 'cause it's not really a live sound thing... but I know you guys on this board and some of you have doctorates in closely related fields....
TIA,
Andrew
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| Re: Making a square wave from sine waves [message #325219 is a reply to message #325133 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 11:55 |
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Rob Timmerman
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Registered: April 2004
Location: My own little world |
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Ah, welcome to the wonders of Fourier analysis. There's some good information on Google on Fourier series and Fourier analysis, but most of it's pretty math heavy. Basically, you can create any arbitrary waveform be combining enough sine waves with the proper amplitudes and frequencies. For periodic functions (square, triangle, sawtooth, and other waves), the frequencies are all integer multiples of the nominal frequency of the resultant waveform.
Now, let's look at the specific case of the square wave. Let n be an odd integer greater than 0 (1,3,5,7,9,...). Now take a sine wave with amplitude a and frequency f. (The resultant square wave will also have frequency f). The square wave is the sum, for ALL n, of sine waves with amplitudes a/n and frequencies f*n.
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| Re: Making a square wave from sine waves [message #325225 is a reply to message #325219 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 12:08 |
Al Limberg
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Registered: April 2004
Location: Saginaw, MI |
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Hmmm....sounds like a DX7 to me!
?;o)
Al
Some people are like a Slinky.....not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
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| Re: Making a square wave from sine waves [message #325232 is a reply to message #325133 ] |
Thu, 22 May 2008 12:21 |
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John Roberts {JR}
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Registered: April 2004
Location: MS |
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| andrew gissing wrote on Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10 |
I'm trying to replicate this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6crWlxKB_E
The method i'm using is protools, one track per sine wave.
I can do the N=0 on one track, no problems.
I then put a second track up with another wave form and when I combine the two, I get what looks like N=1.
I get lost on N=2 though.
I think it's a combination of frequency and amplitude that I need to get right in order for them to combine the right way.
The problem i've got is that the math is over my head. Sure the formula is there on the front page of the video, but I can't work it.
Any math's whizzes out there who can help me do this ?
Posted in basement 'cause it's not really a live sound thing... but I know you guys on this board and some of you have doctorates in closely related fields....
TIA,
Andrew
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I believe in addition to combining the correct series of frequencies at specific levels, you also need to have a specific phase relationship between them to get a result looking like a flat topped square wave.
JR
https://www.resotune.com/
"A bus in a console is spelled with one 's', but you can buss your girlfriend while riding in a bus."
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