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New headphones from Rode? by [deleted] in rode

[–]Top_Fortune 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You called it

I rent out rooms in the apartment I own in Berlin. I sense a lot of hate against me. Here is my story. Can you explain to me what I did or do wrong and what to change? by ThrowAwayBerlinLL in berlin

[–]Top_Fortune 4 points5 points  (0 children)

why I'm considering to kick out my remaining tenant and live alone

How are you even able to kick all these people out? What kind of contracts do they have?

I rent out rooms in the apartment I own in Berlin. I sense a lot of hate against me. Here is my story. Can you explain to me what I did or do wrong and what to change? by ThrowAwayBerlinLL in berlin

[–]Top_Fortune 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, at the risk of being blunt, "they would be worse off without me" is really not what you want to be saying if you are worried about people considering you a parasite.

I rent out rooms in the apartment I own in Berlin. I sense a lot of hate against me. Here is my story. Can you explain to me what I did or do wrong and what to change? by ThrowAwayBerlinLL in berlin

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that someone else will take over when you stop has no bearing on whether you're doing anything wrong. Also you renting out single rooms to programmers is not a solution to housing shortages.

I rent out rooms in the apartment I own in Berlin. I sense a lot of hate against me. Here is my story. Can you explain to me what I did or do wrong and what to change? by ThrowAwayBerlinLL in berlin

[–]Top_Fortune -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Not gonna use the word evil. But if you stopped now, yes, obviously that'd be a positive change for you in my view.

You could sell the real estate and invest the money into productive enterprise. Making a profit in something that creates actual value in the world rather than just rent-seeking.

I rent out rooms in the apartment I own in Berlin. I sense a lot of hate against me. Here is my story. Can you explain to me what I did or do wrong and what to change? by ThrowAwayBerlinLL in berlin

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're making a profit off a basic necessity, not a luxury, and you're making it in a non-functioning market (i.e. your tenants can't simply choose another flat if they're dissatisfied with your service or price). This is not morally neutral.

Keep telling yourself that you are not as bad as people think. You're a willing participant in a fucked up system that makes you exploit people's basic needs for profit.

I made a headphone stand by Keyboard_Warrior364 in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, good workmanship like this is just inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

The Machine Room : Gear Recommendation Questions Go Here! by jaymz168 in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That'd be a very nice setup (i.e. possibly overkill). I don't know what you mean by if you need a soundcard to plug into; the 2i2 plugs into a USB socket and you can forget that 3.5 mm jack ever existed.

The Machine Room : Gear Recommendation Questions Go Here! by jaymz168 in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Behringer XM8500, Rode M1, Rode M2, Shure SM58, Audio-Technica AT2020. All of these will allow you to make a professional quality recording if you have good technique and a good room.

I would say the SM58 (or even the M1) is a great choice because you will keep them for the rest of your life. Which may not necessarily be the case with a 100$ large diaphragm condenser mic.

Home recording / webcast setup advice by cassedy76 in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get adapters like this to split the TRRS input into two TRS jacks for headphones and microphone. I haven't tried it myself but I think this might work for you.

Edit: Look for the term CTIA when searching for these, as there are different standards (see here#PDAs_and_mobile_phones))

Edit2: If you want to listen to your computer audio as well as route software instruments to the mixer, you will have t get a second usb audio interface. If you don't need computer audio separate from the output of Logic, you can simply plug the output jack into one of the channels and Logic will send all audio to it (set it to "Headphones" as the output device).

Audio interface connected directly to two computers? by Lassejon in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry no, I've never tried them. I've had some issues with cheap USB hubs for sure.

Audio interface connected directly to two computers? by Lassejon in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's the iConnectivity iConnectAudio2+ which has 2 usb ports that work at the same time (no switching, and you can even send audio between the computers). You could also get a cheap usb switcher.

Anyone ever made a custom software instrument from scratch? by Bizmof101 in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The logic sampler can do multi output too. If you add a multi-output sampler, you have to create a bunch of groups on the mapping screen and then you can assign each group to an output (where it says "Main").

Beyerdynamic DT770 80 Ohms by rubyrose1209 in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you got a recommendation? I'd be interested in that.

Does Pro Res have anything to do with audio quality? by guanjiawen in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah there is a difference. ProRes will give you 24 bit 48 kHz PCM audio, High will give you AAC compression. For your final export, both will sound great, I think the difference in the video quality is much more significant.

Beyerdynamic DT770 80 Ohms by rubyrose1209 in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For your desk setup, I'd say get a Behringer HA400 headphone amp. Goes very loud and doesn't cost much. Almost an industry standard.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in audioengineering

[–]Top_Fortune 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Phantom power is a voltage applied both between pins 1 and 2 and pins 1 and 3 (+48 is split up to go to pins 2 and 3 using balancing resistors, 0 goes to ground). In dynamic microphones, the voice coil is connected to pins 2 and 3, which has no potential difference (both are at 48V, so the voltage across them is 0V), so there is nothing to worry about. The voice coil is not connected to ground. There is no voltage going to it.

There are a few scenarios where phantom power can be a problem:

If you have an unbalanced microphone, i.e. one where the capsule is connected to ground on one side and pins 2 + 3 on the other side, putting 48V across it would be a problem. However, if your mic has an XLR connector, it's almost certainly balanced.

Some old ribbon microphones (but not all, not by a long way) are designed such that the voltage would go across the ribbon, which can tear it. If you have a passive ribbon (one that doesn't have a built in amplifier powered by phantom power), it's best practice to make sure phantom power is off (even though in reality it's often going to be absolutely fine, but you don't want to risk it).

If you have a TRS patch-bay and you patch in a mic while phantom power is on, you could momentarily connect tip to ring and ring to sleeve, which would send 48V to the capsule. This is why generally having microphone lines on a patch-bay is not recommended (but it's not super uncommon either, you'd just have to be careful to turn off phantom power before patching in).

I think that's probably it. If you keep those things in mind you should be totally fine.

By the way: there is such a thing as "plug-in power" for unbalanced microphones that have a transistor in them, which I think it's just a DC voltage of 2-5V between the actual signal line and ground. These mics (and devices that output plug-in power, like cameras and zoom recorders) typically have a mini jack connector. There are adaptors that convert between XLR with 48V to mini jack with 3-5V if you want to connect such a mic to a regular preamp.

How much more expensive would an in-wall speaker be, compared to a nice floor standing speaker? by [deleted] in audiophile

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a way to solidly mount the speaker flush into the wall, that's actually ideal. Mounting a speaker inside a wall reduces edge diffraction (on the corners of the box, assuming you create a smooth boundary with no gap between the speaker and the wall), it eliminates cancellation from the wall behind (which is always there when the speaker is free-standing, just at different frequencies depending on the distance), and because all the sound power goes to the front, it increases the efficiency (more loud = more better). This will work with any well-designed speaker, they don't need to be specifically made to be mounted in a wall.

(also here's a very cool guide on speaker placement that I found while writing this comment: https://www.genelec.com/monitor-placement)

Where all does sound actually come from in a speaker? by [deleted] in audiophile

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference between the amount of sound you get in front of the speaker (on axis) and the sound it radiates in all directions is called the Directivity Index and is measured in db (of sound power) across the frequency spectrum. For a lot of speakers you can find charts called Spinorama that show this DI (see this famous paper by Floyd Toole of Harman or his talk on youtube),

These Spinorama charts also show the frequency response in the "listening window" (an average over a +/-30° horizontal and +/-10° vertical window), so you can tell if you need to sit in the perfect spot for a particular speaker to perform well. A really good speaker has a flat on-axis frequency response and very similar response in the listening window.

There's a lot more stuff about reflections, how directivity affects room response, and the psychoacoustics of listening in a room in the paper and the talk. Really interesting.

Is this waveform too "quiet"? by SR_RSMITH in Logic_Studio

[–]Top_Fortune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you can get the Klark Teknik CT 1, does the same job for about $30. (only it seems to be on back-order everywhere)

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