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Episode 3 and it keeps getting better and better! As Sir George Martin's swan song, it seems like Martin is saying, "This is what you need to know to understand why I love music making".

A star is born! Awesome Santa! Get well soon Ken. Seeing that shit come out of your ear must be pretty scary. Take care.

That picture really got me in the mood! Last year I stumbled across a turkey video from the Today show. Everybody on the show was gushing and sold me on trying it. It was every bit as good as they said (and not too much trouble either). http://www.today.com/recipes/cajun-roasted-turkey-gravy-t53431

First episode didn't disappoint! I'm with Mr Tice!

A buddy just got an ipad Air in space gray and I dig! Love ta get me some of that TB3!

I really loved Gwen. She felt more like a friend than some tv personality. I'll miss her very much!

Very sad about all. I'd noticed Gwen missing for several months. She came back for a handful of nights but disappeared again. RIP to all

Interlagos and Verstappen blew my mind! And Massa's walk down the paddock was one of those spontaneous moments that elevates the sport above all others! On to Yaz Marina where the championship will be decided under the lights (once again).

Dusty could be right about phase cancelation. I usually try the cheapest/easiest solutions first so try moving the subs then speakers than listening position,.. well, you know the drill. And work with your ears until it seems like you've made a real difference. Don't get too in love with the measurements.

You want to use the Same signal path that you'll be using to do your measurements with. The Send/Return i/o have a much shorter path so the time correction won't be the same as using either the left (channel 1) or right output that your speakers will be seeing. You can only do one channel at a time so select either 01 or 02 for the playback channel. Here's a good video for this.

I'm guessing the big bump at 40-50hz is an interaction of your subs and room. That's so low that some drums and organ pedals live around there. The problem you're hearing is the big right channel suck and the left channel bump at 80-100 hz. Unfortunately, pretty common problem with your typical american room. I suggest installing some corner bass traps. Not the foam jobies (which are worthless IMHO) but some thick (4-6") 2x4' panels. I have some Real Traps in my studio and they really make a huge difference.

The main difference between the Monitor outputs and the Analog outputs is that the Monitor has a front panel level control and is paired with the headphone output. And the analog output has a front panel level meter and the levels are controlled digitally. The front panel Monitor pots aren't the greatest so the left/right balance isn't perfect until you get to 9 oclock or so. There is no dithered digital volume control so when the Analog output is taken below 0dB, the signal is truncated. The way I use the two; My studio monitors are connected to the Monitor outputs. I change the levels constantly so having a physical pot is the only way to go. The signal is routed through the Monitor Control app. The powered monitors are guaranteed to be within 2dB of each other and they are actually about .7dB with their physical placement and room treatments. Monitor Control allows this difference to be set internally. My monitors work best when the input is -10dB so that is also done in the Monitor Control app. The Monitor Control also allows me to create a second signal path. This path is for headphone listening so it doesn't need any compensation. I can switch to this path with a single button in the floating Monitor Control window. Of course, any pot introduces some noise but for the most part, I'm mixing or producing music in my studio so the quality is so high that the tiny difference the pots make is insignificant. The Analog outputs are always set at 0 dB. Those go to a pair of +4dB transformer inputs I added to my main stereo preamp in another room. These outputs seem to be the equivalent to the output of a DAC where it is expected to be seeing an analog pot (maybe that's why the call it the Analog Output?). So, I can't say this is the way the designers meant these outputs to be used, but this is works for me.

The disadvantage of the Send and Return inputs is the lack of control over levels. They're designed for items like compressors that have a good bit of gain (+24db or more) and level controls. These are passive signal paths (no gain). If that doesn't present a problem, you could use them. It just seems like extra complications (4 additional RCA to TRS adapters with possible load adjusting resistors). I know that doing that stuff would be child's play for you so it's up to you. I would contact jp. He's been at this for a while.

You probably could do that but if you're using a hardware eq, you'd just be using the ULN-2 for gain and/or digital conversion. In which case, why not just go from tonearm to your phono pre to the main inputs. XLR or TRS will depend on how much gain is needed. I think that jp11801 has done a good bit of experimenting with this stuff and he has the RIAA eq settings too. I believe he was most happy with the digital eq over any of his analog phono pre's. Give him a pm and see what he's tried.

Can't wait! I have big expectations for Soundbreaking (foolishly).

Nice! How does the fish and pork compare to just fish?

Wow! Mr Cohen has been with me a long, long time. Susanne and Bird on a Wire were standards sung in every coffee house I ever hung in. RIP

Happy Birthday buddy! Enjoy whatever you open (and bake) today!

Happy Birthday Chris! Enjoy!

Pro audio has been fooling around with ethernet for a while. High track count and long cable runs are some of the main advantages. MADI and Dante are the most common so far. Merging Technologies is using the AES67. http://www.merging.com/products/pyramix/ravenna Dante: +allows 96 kHz without loosing any of 128 channels +64 channels at 192 kHz +redundancy (on most units) +flexible routing +cables are easy to get +Dante Virtual Soundcard MADI: +soundcards with DSP available +USB and ExpressCard interfaces available +most units have optical interface (long connections and galvanic isolation) +it isn't a proprietary protocol +more second hand gear available

Haven't used the docks but I do use an Apple TB/FW adapter with my 2012 MBP. I use an external drive with the adapter>FW800 and my Metric Halo interface with the stock FW800 > FW400 adapter. The drive I use is AC powered and I've never had an issue with powering two 48V mics from the interface a Pro Tools iLok in one of the USB ports and headphones from the Metric Halo. That's my remote recording rig if I'm not using CAT5 from an Avid S3 (which is much of the time). Both the laptop and interface are usually plugged into AC. IMHO the TB/FW adapter is cheap and easy and until I'm forced to change, I'll stick with that.

Go man go Carl! I'm hoping the hispanic faction will turn Fl to Hillary! Either way, I'm guessing that the Democrats will be sending more funding your way next time around Carl.

I have a lot of respect for Janet Reno. Talk about a tough row to hoe! RIP

Probably agree with Dusty on all this. I'm thinking that someone who does live and die by their "likes" or spends a large amount of time on social media might find the ending of Nosedive sharper. I totally loved Hated in the Nation though. I didn't even notice the extended length until after it was over.

Some cool isolated vocal videos from a loop vendor. If you can't make it through all of them, be sure and watch the 2 Queen videos at the end. Reminds you what a tragedy the loss of FM was! http://www.thelooploft.com/blogs/ryans-corner/12-amazing-isolated-vocal-tracks?utm_campaign=12+Isolated+Vocal+Tracks+(uPFpy5)&utm_medium=email&_ke=Y3Nrb3RvQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ%3D%3D&utm_source=Engaged+Segment+(4+Months)