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Author:  Unstrung [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:31 am ]
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this read like a bad joke:

Have you ever seen the SSL manual? It's as thick as a phone book! I can't stand reading manuals, so I didn't bother. I thought, How hard could it be? So, of course, the next day, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't do the simplest thing: get signal from my two overhead mics onto track 1 and track 2. I tried everything, but all I got was silence.
I was sort of embarrassed and I thought I was a total idiot. I was so frustrated that I literally started crying. Finally, as a last resort, I decided to replace the overheads with a couple of Shure SM57s, my workhorse mics. Immediately, I got a signal. And then it hit me: It wasn't my fault at all. My former engineer had been recording with two broken mics! Unbelievable.


- Eddie Van Halen.

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Author:  torgeot [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:58 am ]
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psssst. Ed.


hit the button that....






hrrrmmm



nevermind.
Author:  Broseidon [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:04 am ]
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Phantom power..?

I honestly don't have enough knowledge for this to be terribly funny, but might lack of phantom power being on be the culprit?
:red:
Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:11 am ]
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Broseidon wrote:
I honestly don't have enough knowledge for this to be terribly funny, but might lack of phantom power being on be the culprit?
:red:


I'll put it this way...

Umm... Yes.

And this is hysterical. :lol:
Author:  Broseidon [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:19 am ]
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I now feel superior and find humor in his failure.
:monocle:
Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:33 am ]
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As well you should, old chap. :isay:

This is only funny because it's someone who should really totally know better making a n00b mistake and being totally beyond oblivious to it to the point of telling a story about it. God knows we've all probably done the same how many times? "Why aren't I getting any sound?" "Well, is it plugged in? Is it turned on?" And generally the answer for "why isn't it working?" is "no".

I'm betting someone got a killer deal on a couple "broken" Neumanns or whatever though. :lol:
Author:  torgeot [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:00 am ]
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yes, I made the mistake myself once. Felt like a complete fool when I realized my error. We all do it, looking at the mic like "WTF is your problem buddy?" :hypno:
Author:  Unstrung [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:06 am ]
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Snaxocaster wrote:
As well you should, old chap. :isay:

This is only funny because it's someone who should really totally know better making a n00b mistake and being totally beyond oblivious to it to the point of telling a story about it. God knows we've all probably done the same how many times? "Why aren't I getting any sound?" "Well, is it plugged in? Is it turned on?" And generally the answer for "why isn't it working?" is "no".

I'm betting someone got a killer deal on a couple "broken" Neumanns or whatever though. :lol:

The best part is that the context of the question was 'What's the trick to being a good engineer?' . The entire article had this sort of 'advice of a master' theme but he sounded like a tool throughout.

God, GW is lame.
Author:  torgeot [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:10 am ]
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Unstrung wrote:
'What's the trick to being a good engineer?'.


Learn what +48v means :facepalm:
Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:12 am ]
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And here I was thinking it was something like "mic placement"? :red:
Author:  GnarlySheen [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:34 am ]
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Eddie Van Hagar
Author:  El-Todgo [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:45 am ]
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:lol: :facepalm:
Author:  Sardocasm [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:47 am ]
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Give him a break, he did figure out cold fusion.
Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:02 am ]
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Eddie Van Halen invented humbuckers, the Marshall Plexi, particle beam weapons and oral sex.
Author:  Sardocasm [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:07 am ]
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All during the same afternoon hangover after having recorded Van Halen II the previous night.
Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:24 am ]
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...having recorded Van Halen I and II with things that were not yet invented. :hypno:

Again, monkey wrench in the time machine. :panic:
Author:  Unstrung [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:30 am ]
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I suppose he's also mastered time travel, then.
Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:34 am ]
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Unstrung wrote:
I suppose he's also mastered time travel, then.


He's already finished his next rap battle.
Author:  Unstrung [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:44 am ]
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:lol:
Author:  torgeot [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:02 am ]
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:lol:
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