Two Notes Torpedo Live – now in a new home!

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Finally got it in a rack! Two Notes Torpedo amplifier load box with cabinate / microphone simulation

Jack added a speaker input on the producers desk for easy connection

I said when I first heard about it that “This piece is basically an Iso Booth in one rack space.” and in a small to mid sized studio without a booth or collection of amps it’s a huge asset!

downside: I wanted to put the line in and line out on the Patchbay in addition to the speaker in and through-put on the panel (everything hooked up all the time). When you have a jack in the “line in” it overrides the speaker “load box”

Worth a Listen

Posted on 20130113 by Anthony P. Kuzub

I admire this man. And I must say: SM58

From http://www.coutant.org/allmics/index.html

Here is the sound ﬁle of many of the microphones on this site. This provides a means of comparing them. To keep the comparison equitable, no processing was used during recordings nor in post. Audio console EQ settings were centered.

Please bear in mind that these samples were recorded over a three-year period in various acoustic environments, most of them favorable. There are a couple of samples that contain echoes. One sample includes the sound of a fan in the background. At least two samples contain small amounts of AC hum. Apologies are offered.

Finally, some listeners will argue correctly that MPEGs are not the best format for evaluating the quality of a sound. This was done to conserve loading time. One could just as easily argue that unless all mics are recorded in the same acoustic environment, the comparison is invalid. Again I concur. Perhaps we can agree that this sampling at least proves that not all microphones sound alike.

Thank you for your interest. From the beginning this web site has been, and continues to be, an interesting undertaking.

—Prof. S. O. Coutant, retired

Manufacturers must think modern engineers are stupid…

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This product from Fostex offends me

Great Snare Drum Microphone Placement comparison

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A good listen to the affects of the positioning on a snare

I also love the sound of the UFIPs

NOTHING sounds as good a centrifugaly forged casting

Modern Recording

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Shared From The Rukkus Room

This is a great illustration of where quality has gone. (and a good drawing of the actual gear helps). We the content creators, and broadcasters care about this long gone thing called fidelity and dynamic range, but we’re at the mercy of Apple right now. The compression is moot with even todays data transfer rates. If you’re releasing a record I must now suggest not making CDs and go right to HiFi uncompressed downloads, or Vinyl (or Both). CDs are just something I rip and shelf, I’d rather have LPs on my shelf and I have limited choices when it comes to portable music and it may as well be a 24bit 96k master. Not holding my breath for a 1bit portable player and 100gb/µs fiber to my door.