AnsweredBapu's (and others) random thoughts for the day.

Ham N Egz
look bapsi got a top

Yes. A benefit from the gift he keep giving?

Mesh

craigb
 I've got 13 TB of data

That's a lot of data

Most of it (90+%) is uncompressed music (primarily .FLAC) or 192 kbps .mp3's.  

I'm finding this ''40,000 books'' thing mildly interesting.
 
For example;
 
40,000 books would weigh about 10 metric tons. Where would you put them?
 
How would anyone amass that amount of books? If you started when you were 10, and lived till 80, you'd have to buy 570 books a year.
 
Why would anyone own more books than it's humanly possible to read in 3-4 lifetimes?
 
I think he means 4,000.

craigb

Mesh

craigb
 I've got 13 TB of data

That's a lot of data

Most of it (90+%) is uncompressed music (primarily .FLAC) or 192 kbps .mp3's.  

Impressive!!
Looks like you've spent a lot of time on these .mp3's. I wouldn't even know where to start listening with that much..... 

Mesh

craigb

Mesh

craigb
 I've got 13 TB of data

That's a lot of data

Most of it (90+%) is uncompressed music (primarily .FLAC) or 192 kbps .mp3's.  

Impressive!!
Looks like you've spent a lot of time on these .mp3's. I wouldn't even know where to start listening with that much..... 

12.5 TB of that is Bill Nelson's back catalogue...

jamesg1213

Mesh

craigb

Mesh

craigb
 I've got 13 TB of data

That's a lot of data

Most of it (90+%) is uncompressed music (primarily .FLAC) or 192 kbps .mp3's.  

Impressive!!
Looks like you've spent a lot of time on these .mp3's. I wouldn't even know where to start listening with that much..... 

12.5 TB of that is Bill Nelson's back catalogue...

the other .5 TB are various remixes of Coffee House Collaborations??    

jamesg1213
I'm finding this ''40,000 books'' thing mildly interesting.
 
For example;
 
40,000 books would weigh about 10 metric tons. Where would you put them?
 
How would anyone amass that amount of books? If you started when you were 10, and lived till 80, you'd have to buy 570 books a year.
 
Why would anyone own more books than it's humanly possible to read in 3-4 lifetimes?
 
I think he means 4,000.

It's called a library. I can't amember the details, but my recollection was that Pedro's father played a serious role in the book world there so it makes sense to me.

drewfx1
It's called a library. 

I have juan of those. All things being equal I try to visit it juance a day.

bapu

drewfx1
It's called a library. 

I have juan of those. All things being equal I try to visit it juance a day.

Oh wow!!
I didn't know you played Game of Thrones.
Do you read much in the library?

I hear the Dan Quayle library only has one book on speling.

It's a meet and potatoes bouk?

Mesh

craigb

Mesh

craigb
 I've got 13 TB of data

That's a lot of data

Most of it (90+%) is uncompressed music (primarily .FLAC) or 192 kbps .mp3's.  

Impressive!!
Looks like you've spent a lot of time on these .mp3's. I wouldn't even know where to start listening with that much..... 

After getting all the CD's ripped to hard drives (two years plus?), I first started importing to iTunes as 192kbps, but that became incredibly, stupidly slow after about 30,000 songs.  Then I learned about MediaMonkey and moved everything over to that.  With the rest, I started at Z going backwards (after importing all of my Psytrance) and am currently working on the "L's."  Once finally done (by the year 2027?), I should have over 300,000 songs in there all with the same formatting and tagged for easy group shuffle play (or exporting to one of my iPOD's).  
 
My media player is compatible with lots of other things so I should be able to use it with smart TV's, stream music to DNLA devices, etc.
 
Yay.

<Note to self: need 40k in books and 300k of songs to....to....to???>
 
 Hey, look....a squirrel!!!

 
SQUIRREL???!!!

Squirrels on my tree?
 

Mesh

Zargg
The attacks are getting shorter, so I hope that's a sign that they're on their retreat..

Has that been the pattern in the past?
 
I've always thought these migraines were quick attacks that didn't last long(er) than a few days.....but, for months?? Wow, that's got to be tough.
 
At least, it's good to hear you get some instant relief from the pain meds......and then comfortably numb?   

That has usually been the pattern But I've been fooled before...
Yeah, it REALLY SUCKS when it lasts for weeks / months!
Unfortunately there is not much comfortably numb. At best numb... 

Mesh

Zargg
The attacks are getting shorter, so I hope that's a sign that they're on their retreat..

Has that been the pattern in the past?
 
I've always thought these migraines were quick attacks that didn't last long(er) than a few days.....but, for months?? Wow, that's got to be tough.
 
At least, it's good to hear you get some instant relief from the pain meds......and then comfortably numb?   

That has usually been the pattern But I've been fooled before...
Yeah, it REALLY SUCKS when it lasts for weeks / months!
Unfortunately there is not much comfortably numb. At best numb... 

I meant that double up

Zargg
I meant that double up

A mini migraine loop?
 
 
Do you usually stay home? (no twerking I'd imagine?)

drewfx1

jamesg1213
I'm finding this ''40,000 books'' thing mildly interesting.
 
For example;
 
40,000 books would weigh about 10 metric tons. Where would you put them?
 
How would anyone amass that amount of books? If you started when you were 10, and lived till 80, you'd have to buy 570 books a year.
 
Why would anyone own more books than it's humanly possible to read in 3-4 lifetimes?
 
I think he means 4,000.

It's called a library. I can't amember the details, but my recollection was that Pedro's father played a serious role in the book world there so it makes sense to me.

 
 
He says that he 'grew up in a house with 40,000 books of literature', he didn't say he grew up in a library.
 

lock the squirrels up!!!!!!
 
 
               because
 
 
 
 
 
 
this thread is NUTZ!!!!!!!

Man, yer crushing my NUTZ.

jamesg1213

drewfx1

jamesg1213
I'm finding this ''40,000 books'' thing mildly interesting.
 
For example;
 
40,000 books would weigh about 10 metric tons. Where would you put them?
 
How would anyone amass that amount of books? If you started when you were 10, and lived till 80, you'd have to buy 570 books a year.
 
Why would anyone own more books than it's humanly possible to read in 3-4 lifetimes?
 
I think he means 4,000.

It's called a library. I can't amember the details, but my recollection was that Pedro's father played a serious role in the book world there so it makes sense to me.

 
He says that he 'grew up in a house with 40,000 books of literature', he didn't say he grew up in a library.
 

Those were comic books

jamesg1213
He says that he 'grew up in a house with 40,000 books of literature', he didn't say he grew up in a library.
 

I mean a "library" like the name of a particular room in a mansion, like this:
 

drewfx1

jamesg1213
He says that he 'grew up in a house with 40,000 books of literature', he didn't say he grew up in a library.
 

I mean a "library" like the name of a particular room in a mansion, like this:
 

Ya, but wouldn't 40K books would need a much bigger room than that Hearst Castle room?

Of course this is more to my level of experience:
 

bapu
Ya, but wouldn't 40K books would need a much bigger room than that Hearst Castle room?

Ya.

I remember playing those classic games (back in the day)......also scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, Boggle, Balderdash, Chess, Bridge, Rummy, Gin & Tonic, Pictionary. etc...

The Mooch Memorial Library burned down last night......................
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
both coloring books were lost

Dora & Boots? 

Ham N Egz
The Mooch Memorial Library burned down last night......................
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
both coloring books were lost

And the only (white) crayon melted.

Mesh

Zargg
I meant that double up

A mini migraine loop?
 
 
Do you usually stay home? (no twerking I'd imagine?)

Yeah, I have to stay home. I need yo be on my toes in my job. I'm useless there as well

I stayed home today.

I'm useless here too.
 

I'm off to the dark side again...

I'm off too......(well at least twering)....get some rest gents, and we'll catch up tomorrow.

Zargg
I'm off to the dark side again...

You gonna get your bu-buzz on?

Zargg
I'm off to the dark side again...

bapu
Man, yer crushing my NUTZ.

Good day, peeps! 
I'm getting a (second hand, not expensive) electronic / digital drum kit today
http://www.alesis.com/products/view/dm6-usb-kit
Even monday's can be good

Zargg
Good day, peeps! 
I'm getting a (second hand, not expensive) electronic / digital drum kit today
http://www.alesis.com/products/view/dm6-usb-kit
Even monday's can be good

Congrats Ken!!
Now you'll be saying....."I don't wanna twerk, I just wanna bang on the drum all day".
 
(Of note Off beat.....it's Tuesday over here, but you may be marching to a different beat......)
 

I was doing a little test to see if anyone actually reads the TOTP, but I'm guessing we don't. With all the games mentioned there, I slipped in a Gin & Tonic that basically went.......well, down the drain.
 
I bet if it was Beer......
 
 

Mesh

Zargg
Good day, peeps! 
I'm getting a (second hand, not expensive) electronic / digital drum kit today
http://www.alesis.com/products/view/dm6-usb-kit
Even monday's can be good

Congrats Ken!!
Now you'll be saying....."I don't wanna twerk, I just wanna bang on the drum all day".
 
(Of note Off beat.....it's Tuesday over here, but you may be marching to a different beat......)
 

See what migraine does with me It's tuesday here as well, it seems after checking
Now I might go from being extremely lousy on drums, to just plain lousy 

Mesh
I was doing a little test to see if anyone actually reads the TOTP, but I'm guessing we don't. With all the games mentioned there, I slipped in a Gin & Tonic that basically went.......well, down the drain.
 
I bet if it was Beer......
 
 

That one slipped me by. But beer.... Mhm, I would've seen that

How's the migraine today....any better?

Mesh
How's the migraine today....any better?

I've had one attack already today, but not as hard as yesterday. Just hope they are going away soon..
But marginally better today. 

Just a general question for you guys (from a noobius mixer)...
 
I have 1 vocal track, 1 acoustic guitar track, and 1 synth that I mixed, and sounded nice/ok to me. I used Ozone 7 to master this (with one of the presets very slightly tweaked)....which also sounded very nice.
 
After converting it to an Mp3 (192 kHz) and listening to it here at work, I hear a lot of mids that need to be tamed (no buzzing or unpleasantness, but way too much mids IMO and just on the vocals only) that I don't recall hearing last night at my DAW.
 
If it isn't anything to do with the mp3 conversion, should I try to EQ the mids or?? (a different Mastering preset?)
 
 
 

I don't have Ozone, but know there is a multiband comp there. Do you use it? Maybe to much mid compression?
That would be my guess, but might not be worth the web it was written on

I'm soon off to collect my "new" drums

Zargg
I don't have Ozone, but know there is a multiband comp there. Do you use it? Maybe to much mid compression?
That would be my guess, but might not be worth the web it was written on

I'll have to go and check tonight....TBH, I just went through almost all of the presets, found what sounded good to my ears, tweaked it here & there, and did the mixdown (was rushing a bit to get it done and send it my family).
 
I picked the wrong day to give up EZMix.  

Zargg
I'm soon off to collect my "new" drums

....but, but, but.....will you be able to play it today?
....and, and, and....will you trigger AD2, BFD3, SD2?
 
(patiently waiting to see the Youtube video of the above CONCERT!!!)

Mesh
Just a general question for you guys (from a noobius mixer)...
 
I have 1 vocal track, 1 acoustic guitar track, and 1 synth that I mixed, and sounded nice/ok to me. I used Ozone 7 to master this (with one of the presets very slightly tweaked)....which also sounded very nice.
 
After converting it to an Mp3 (192 kHz) and listening to it here at work, I hear a lot of mids that need to be tamed (no buzzing or unpleasantness, but way too much mids IMO and just on the vocals only) that I don't recall hearing last night at my DAW.
 
If it isn't anything to do with the mp3 conversion, should I try to EQ the mids or?? (a different Mastering preset?)
 
 
 

At 192, mp3 should be essentially transparent with a decent modern encoder. There certainly would not be a difference in the frequency response, as that's not the way lossy encoding works, aside from the general filtering out of stuff > ~16kHz because it likely wouldn't be audible anyway.
 
My best guess would just be different speakers or speaker configuration.

drewfx1

Mesh
Just a general question for you guys (from a noobius mixer)...
 
I have 1 vocal track, 1 acoustic guitar track, and 1 synth that I mixed, and sounded nice/ok to me. I used Ozone 7 to master this (with one of the presets very slightly tweaked)....which also sounded very nice.
 
After converting it to an Mp3 (192 kHz) and listening to it here at work, I hear a lot of mids that need to be tamed (no buzzing or unpleasantness, but way too much mids IMO and just on the vocals only) that I don't recall hearing last night at my DAW.
 
If it isn't anything to do with the mp3 conversion, should I try to EQ the mids or?? (a different Mastering preset?)
 
 
 

At 192, mp3 should be essentially transparent with a decent modern encoder. There certainly would not be a difference in the frequency response, as that's not the way lossy encoding works, aside from the general filtering out of stuff > ~16kHz because it likely wouldn't be audible anyway.
 
My best guess would just be different speakers or speaker configuration.

Thanks Drew, that helps....I'm listening at work on an older pair of Beats by Dre and playing it via Win Media player (without any enhancements/graphic eq etc..). You're probably right.....it might be the H-phones.  
 
On a different note.....if you guys have a few minutes, check out Desert_Duster in the Songs forum. I pulled a few guitar strings and Adrian (Biodiode) did all the synth/drums/production on this (our first collaboration). :)
 
 

Mesh

Zargg
I'm soon off to collect my "new" drums

....but, but, but.....will you be able to play it today?
....and, and, and....will you trigger AD2, BFD3, SD2?
 
(patiently waiting to see the Youtube video of the above CONCERT!!!)

I've just tested that it works, and is recognized by SONAR. I have to clear / rearrange some space for the kit.
It is laid out, ready to connect tomorrow morning when I get up

Just listened to BioMesh. Cool song Left a comment.
 

Gotta do it!!!

One beer TOTP please.
 

Beer for Craig!!
 
Good Morning peeps
Coffee for me......waaaaay to early for anything but caffeine.

Don't mind me, Mesh. I'm just laying here under the coffee machine. I don't have time to waste filling a mug. In addition, nothing wakes you up faster than third degree burns on your face. Well, I suppose having someone slice the skin off your feet with a vegetable peeler might wake you up a bit faster, but that's not a likely scenario. 
 
I don't have a vegetable peeler.