VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Mike Sommer · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject:

Note: Edits below.

I've quoted from my notes; this is and has been a pretty standard and eliminatory definition for a compressor/limiter. And has been explained to me in a very similar way many times before. So it's kind of ingrained in me.

And as you've pointed out we have a tendency to recall material -as a reader of scripts of course. Either way this is how it was explained to me and I simply regurgitated the information form my hand written notes (of which I have a number of binders that contain notes of settings, schematics, formulas and information gathered on equipment and the like)
(Edit- Looking at my notes, I'm not exatly sure where I got this information from- my source is not noted. I belive these notes could have been taken from a discussion I had with another engineer some years ago around '95 in a email chat. -I was printer poor then, and wrote it down.- If I am in error please note the correct source. But I'm very sure didn't get it from sweetwater. And often their source material is take form others as well. )

If you take the time to seek out the many people who have personally spoken to me on this and other boards, and the good people in LA VO community. I'm sure they would confirm, that I am indeed, the genuine article.

I remain,

Mike Sommer

And "Tina Delgado is alive" (I am of course quoting The Real Don Steel)
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georgethetech · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:53 am Post subject:

Harsh, Kevin. Mike's just trying to help out with some basic knowledge.
I guess we need to be careful who we source 'round here.
So you run the 737 preamp gain at the "0" position but have "High Gain" selected with a 416? Either you do a very soft read or maybe your 737 needs tubes, cause that seems to me like you'd be hitting the front end way too hard.
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Deirdre · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:14 am Post subject:

You need to be "careful" when you quote directly, no matter where you are.
I always appreciate the knowledge shared here, and the time folks take to answer questions! But plagiarism is tacky and is easy to avoid.
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kgenus · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:10 am Post subject:

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Mike Sommer · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:39 am Post subject:

Knowledge is accumulative. We gather our knowledge from different places, people, books and experiences. Then we either distribute and or use this knowledge, or we die with it.

Then there are those that hate knowledge, and will do anything to quash it.

So as long as the information is confirmed and correct, and the sources are reliable, that's all that matters. Good science always considers the source, and I like reliable sources above all. In that same breath, I always reference my sources when possible, or simpler yet, if I find something on the net I'll simply provide the link. I believe Bill even made some noise on that, not to long ago, when we were taking about human voice frequencies and Hipass filters, when I posted a link. No mater what, I can't seem to break even here.

All in all, we either appreciate the knowledge and use it to our benefit and advancement, or we just grope aimlessly in the dark, never finding a true path to cerebral enlightenment.

Once again, I pulled this from my own notes that are at least 15 years old. Maybe I should have google the content before posting. But as I stated the description I posted is a standard and elementary description of what it is and its purpose. I've read description numerous times from many sources since. The big question maybe, who is the original source of anything on this viral internet? That, is the question we should be asking before accusing.
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I think the question was properly answered. Thanks everyone for the input, much appreciated. This thread is now closed. We have a worldwide reputation to be friendly to each other, don't we? Let's keep it that way Wink