Re: [ARSCLIST] Fred Layn's post on the Studer list re: Quantegy

[steven austin <stevena@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(H)oof!

I hate to beef about it, but haven't we've milked this for all it's
worth? Udderly ridiculous. Let's moo-ve on to greener pastures.

Steven Austin

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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Fred Layn's post on the Studer list re: Quantegy

Enopugh cowbells would do the job, especially if accompanied by a
moo-sical
chorus.

Steve Smolian

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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Fred Layn's post on the Studer list re: Quantegy


> In a message dated 1/13/2005 11:35:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> smolians@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> It is my unshakable belief that any sound combination originating by
the
> assembling of electronic signals- systhesizer, electric guitar, etc.,
> should
> never be used for calibration or dispassionate testing of speakers.
There
> is simply no real-life experience of that sound to use for comparison.
> Cowbells are fine.
> ************
>
> Cowbells may not be noisy enough. The important thing is that all
> frequencies
> be present in the test signal, unlike the spectrum of much synthesized
> sound.
>
> According to Jack Mullen in the AES interview
> http://www.aes.org/publications/videos.cfm the source used to equalize
the
> first American tape recorder was
> the noise generated from the runout groove or a worn 78 rpm record.
An FM
> tuner tuned between channels works well too.
>
> Mike Csontos
>
>
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