Spent several hours tuning the tablesaw and cleaning the garage today. Made a little sawdust testing it out, and took the old truck for a quick spin, too.
So we had a rough couple weeks in La Case de Richards.
My wifes uncle died last week - he was a cool cat.
My grandmother (I am blessed to still have a grandmother as I am almost 50 years old) entered hospice and is not expected to live.
My baby cousin OD'd on meth and is currently on life support with massive brain damage - last report I got was her organs were starting to shutdown on her. She had her demons, but it is still a tragic ending to a tragic life. She will be leaving three kids behind.
My favorite uncle has beaten cancer twice and is now facing round three - but it has metastasized in to his blood. Doesn't look good. He is the one who gifted me the old truck.
Count your blessings and enjoy the good days. I may be pall-bearered out by Indy.
Such sad news As you and I have spoken off line you are in my prayers my Brother. There is nothing I can say that will change anything regarding their health. My thoughts and prayers are for comfort for you and all your family. See you in two weeks and I will give you a big brother hug.
Oh wow, fantastic, it is! That extra week motivates me to paint my enclosures instead of just bringing them as naked particle board boxes. They will sound exactly the same but at least that one guy won't tell me again this year how great my speakers sound but how "DIY" they look! lol
I just ordered a few sheets of 12x12inch self adhesive felt from Grainger (1/8th, 2/8ths, and 3/8ths to slice into 1x4 inch strips, to sort-a set in random patterns to make an absorber / diffuser layer for inside walls of speaker - too much time on my hands) but anyway, below is a pic of the shipment the boxes they came in - each size in a box, and then boxes in a bigger box. And there is yet another shipment coming with the 3/8ths inch sheets.
Boom! And just like that my speaker project has two coats of paint and looks way better than their former naked PB self. Weather here has been ideal for painting and curing in the sun.
My old surplus frequency counter decided to become a doorstop, so I bought an old Tektronix on eBay. Shipped out of Chicago - this is the best route to Cedar Rapids according to USPS??
Something positive for a change - I might be going back in to live sound. Local band. Need a lot of help, not the least of which is a shitty singer lol. I will do my best to make her sound good, though.
That's great, JR! It's a great time for local FOH people. The pro-sumer level gear has gotten so much better (and lighter!) in the last 2 decades. I loved my little Behringer X18 box mixer. That's a lot of processing power for under $1K and it actually sounds good too.
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Something positive for a change - I might be going back in to live sound. Local band. Need a lot of help, not the least of which is a shitty singer lol. I will do my best to make her sound good, though.
Just give her the Billy Crystal ‘You look (and ~sound) MARVELOUS’ twice-over…
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My old surplus frequency counter decided to become a doorstop, so I bought an old Tektronix on eBay. Shipped out of Chicago - this is the best route to Cedar Rapids according to USPS??
I ordered a pair of mids from Madisound and shipped them to my nephew who lives 18 minutes away as a gift. It took a week for him to get them via Milwaukee.
CD ordered from Amazon UK on a Thursday, arrived in Melbourne (Oz) the following Tuesday via Royal Mail; CD sent to a niece 12km away by Australia Post: two weeks. However, four Dayton woofers sent on a Monday via Australia Post arrived 80km away the next day. There are all sorts of reasons for these discrepancies, one of which is that AP makes more money from parcels than letters, and a CD is classed as a letter.
Might be interesting if you can somehow post a before (pre-eq) and after ‘touch up’ audio of the singer
Her biggest issue is she just can't project. Hard to fix that, so a lot of compression and the volume knob are about my only fix.
I have a female singer who gets really harsh when she wants to crescendo on the final chorus... compression can only help me so much. My finger is always on her vocal mic fader. Such a shame. She has a beautiful voice like an angel, but it all falls apart when she tries to go loud. I've told her many times I'll bring her mic up on those parts. I know it's emotional just like drummers hitting the skins harder or speeding up their tempo.
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Spent several hours tuning the tablesaw and cleaning the garage today. Made a little sawdust testing it out, and took the old truck for a quick spin, too.
So we had a rough couple weeks in La Case de Richards.
My wifes uncle died last week - he was a cool cat.
My grandmother (I am blessed to still have a grandmother as I am almost 50 years old) entered hospice and is not expected to live.
My baby cousin OD'd on meth and is currently on life support with massive brain damage - last report I got was her organs were starting to shutdown on her. She had her demons, but it is still a tragic ending to a tragic life. She will be leaving three kids behind.
My favorite uncle has beaten cancer twice and is now facing round three - but it has metastasized in to his blood. Doesn't look good. He is the one who gifted me the old truck.
Count your blessings and enjoy the good days. I may be pall-bearered out by Indy.
You'll be in my thoughts, JR....
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Such sad news
As you and I have spoken off line you are in my prayers my Brother. There is nothing I can say that will change anything regarding their health. My thoughts and prayers are for comfort for you and all your family. See you in two weeks and I will give you a big brother hug.
Damn JR. That's a lot of the rough parts of life all at once. Sorry to hear it brother.
Sorry JR, all the tough things are hitting at the same time...
Craig, it's 3 weeks out....
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Sorry to hear you and yours have hit such a rough time. Peace be with you.
Thank you for the kind words, guys. Life can sure get complicated sometimes.
It is a testament to this group that I feel I can share these things. Thank you for that as well.
I wish you and yours all the best JR - We all have challenges and stuff that life brings-us, frequently in abundance.
Be well and take care of yourself 1st otherwise you well be good for nobody.
My grandmother died today, and they are pulling the plug on my cousin Tuesday when the organ harvesting happens.
Wow. Hope your year turns around. Sorry for your losses.
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Oh wow, fantastic, it is! That extra week motivates me to paint my enclosures instead of just bringing them as naked particle board boxes. They will sound exactly the same but at least that one guy won't tell me again this year how great my speakers sound but how "DIY" they look! lol
We ended up pulling the plug at 5PM yesterday, and I got the call at midnite that she had died.
Sorry for your losses, JR. Take care of yourself and your family.
I just ordered a few sheets of 12x12inch self adhesive felt from Grainger (1/8th, 2/8ths, and 3/8ths to slice into 1x4 inch strips, to sort-a set in random patterns to make an absorber / diffuser layer for inside walls of speaker - too much time on my hands) but anyway, below is a pic of the shipment the boxes they came in - each size in a box, and then boxes in a bigger box. And there is yet another shipment coming with the 3/8ths inch sheets.
Ya'd think these were made of glass.
The stuff is pretty expensive for what it is . . .
Boom! And just like that my speaker project has two coats of paint and looks way better than their former naked PB self. Weather here has been ideal for painting and curing in the sun.
My old surplus frequency counter decided to become a doorstop, so I bought an old Tektronix on eBay. Shipped out of Chicago - this is the best route to Cedar Rapids according to USPS??
Something positive for a change - I might be going back in to live sound. Local band. Need a lot of help, not the least of which is a shitty singer lol. I will do my best to make her sound good, though.
That's great, JR! It's a great time for local FOH people. The pro-sumer level gear has gotten so much better (and lighter!) in the last 2 decades. I loved my little Behringer X18 box mixer. That's a lot of processing power for under $1K and it actually sounds good too.
Just give her the Billy Crystal ‘You look (and ~sound) MARVELOUS’ twice-over…
Doesn't get much lighter than this.
Might be interesting if you can somehow post a before (pre-eq) and after ‘touch up’ audio of the singer
Her biggest issue is she just can't project. Hard to fix that, so a lot of compression and the volume knob are about my only fix.
I ordered a pair of mids from Madisound and shipped them to my nephew who lives 18 minutes away as a gift. It took a week for him to get them via Milwaukee.
Ron
That's insane! That kind of stupidity may be part of why the US Postal Service is losing so much money.
CD ordered from Amazon UK on a Thursday, arrived in Melbourne (Oz) the following Tuesday via Royal Mail; CD sent to a niece 12km away by Australia Post: two weeks. However, four Dayton woofers sent on a Monday via Australia Post arrived 80km away the next day. There are all sorts of reasons for these discrepancies, one of which is that AP makes more money from parcels than letters, and a CD is classed as a letter.
Geoff
I have a female singer who gets really harsh when she wants to crescendo on the final chorus... compression can only help me so much. My finger is always on her vocal mic fader. Such a shame. She has a beautiful voice like an angel, but it all falls apart when she tries to go loud. I've told her many times I'll bring her mic up on those parts. I know it's emotional just like drummers hitting the skins harder or speeding up their tempo.
Stripper pole on the dance floor, my kind of bar.
My view most of the night, sadly no young ladies taking advantage of the pole: