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Steve Loewenthal

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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2015, 09:17:08 PM »

to the op: you got your answer (yes) plus some details on why. just curious, what were you hoping to get: simple answer, details equations and more, or maybe some beer for fishing :)
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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2015, 12:46:31 AM »

I ha e to say that in the shallow waters of the business that I swim in nobody understands basic electronics.  The skill is very undervalued.  The lack of understanding of how it works translates into scattered troubleshooting.

To me it is far easier to understand how it works than memorize how to hook up each system.  The concept has served me well my whole life across many technical disciplines.

I tried and tried to teach to my guys but they just don't get it.  The best audio engineer (as far as mix quality and ability to make customers and performers happy)  probably could not get a biamp rig setup.

For this reason we went all powered.   Only myself and another owner sets up the passive gear.

Ivan's  teach a man to fish is spot on.  Problem is most people want the fishmonger to we'll his cart to the door and Gordon Ramsey prepare it for him.
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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2015, 02:38:01 AM »

Doesn't it go something like this?:  Give a man a fish and he eats for a day.  Teach him to fish and he will waste his life drinking beer sitting on a boat-------------

There is a Scott Adams/Dilbert version:

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Teach a man to fish and he will buy an ugly hat.


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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2015, 04:12:43 AM »

i gotta go eat some catfish and hush puppies now. has anyone seen that confounded bridge ?
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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2015, 07:40:01 AM »

i gotta go eat some catfish and hush puppies now. has anyone seen that confounded bridge ?
Just chant OHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  :)
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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2015, 07:42:55 AM »

I ha e to say that in the shallow waters of the business that I swim in nobody understands basic electronics.  The skill is very undervalued.  The lack of understanding of how it works translates into scattered troubleshooting.

To me it is far easier to understand how it works than memorize how to hook up each system.  The concept has served me well my whole life across many technical disciplines.

I tried and tried to teach to my guys but they just don't get it.  The best audio engineer (as far as mix quality and ability to make customers and performers happy)  probably could not get a biamp rig setup.

For this reason we went all powered.   Only myself and another owner sets up the passive gear.

Ivan's  teach a man to fish is spot on.  Problem is most people want the fishmonger to we'll his cart to the door and Gordon Ramsey prepare it for him.
It is truly sad how little people understand about how things THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM work.

They want somebody else to do the work-the quick answer (without asking a proper question) and so forth.

It is no wonder there is sooooooo much bad sound these days.

In years past you HAD to know how the gear worked to get  it to make sound.

It is also sad that anybody who can hook gear up and make sound come out is considered "an expert".

On the good side-this just leaves more work for the people that DO understand the basics :)
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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2015, 08:40:06 AM »

I ha e to say that in the shallow waters of the business that I swim in nobody understands basic electronics.  The skill is very undervalued.  The lack of understanding of how it works translates into scattered troubleshooting.

To me it is far easier to understand how it works than memorize how to hook up each system.  The concept has served me well my whole life across many technical disciplines.

I tried and tried to teach to my guys but they just don't get it.  The best audio engineer (as far as mix quality and ability to make customers and performers happy)  probably could not get a biamp rig setup.

For this reason we went all powered.   Only myself and another owner sets up the passive gear.

Ivan's  teach a man to fish is spot on.  Problem is most people want the fishmonger to we'll his cart to the door and Gordon Ramsey prepare it for him.

I can't agree more with this comment. I hire a lot of college or just out of college guys who are getting their degrees in music tech and I get TEN guys who say "I can mix" for every ONE guy who wants to set up when what I need is the opposite. Oh, and they all think they're worth $25/hr and want to show up at gig time and walk out when the band is done.
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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2015, 02:13:05 PM »

At times I get calls from guys I know that want to know about bridging, impedance, and other stuff. The other night I spent an hour on the fone explaining to a musician I'v known for 40 years what an insert cable is and how to use it to connect an outboard delay to an insert jack in his home studio board. I always tell people to do like me and get books on electronics and study them. I never did get my catfish dinner. meow !
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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2015, 02:32:55 PM »

At times I get calls from guys I know that want to know about bridging, impedance, and other stuff. The other night I spent an hour on the fone explaining to a musician I'v known for 40 years what an insert cable is and how to use it to connect an outboard delay to an insert jack in his home studio board. I always tell people to do like me and get books on electronics and study them. I never did get my catfish dinner. meow !

Hmmm... Jeff, then why are there whiskers stuck in your teeth? /nudge, wink
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Re: Bridge Question
« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2015, 10:55:41 PM »

Hmmm... Jeff, then why are there whiskers stuck in your teeth? /nudge, wink
Oh man ! I forgot to floss !
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