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From: James Jolley on 29 Dec 2009 11:32 On 2009-12-29 16:29:22 +0000, "Graham J" <graham(a)invalid> said: > [snip] > >> I'm not sure about that. I read a book that was written by the Head of >> Department of a college/poly which specialised in training local radio >> presenters and interviewers. It was apparent that he had no idea how a >> microphone worked or how to use one properly - and was unaware that >> there were BBC training manuals on the subject. > > My brother in law once worked a some sort of further education > establishment. It offered computer courses. There was some problem with > the computer system used to assist with administratino, so I asked whether > the computer teaching staff had been asked to investigate - the answer was > that the computer teaching staff were all completely incompetent!! > > Yet the establishment was supposed to be turning out people trained in the > design of computer systems !!! Goes to show you really. Degrees mean nothing half of the time. The uni I was at had no idea about blind users at all, I had to script applications myself to make them accessible. they even said, learn to script your own apps or go home. I had to not only learn the windows OS, but the screen reader, the scripting language, the interfaces for the applications etc, etc. The mac with outspoken at that time was a complete waste of time with the music apps we had to use. Goes to show that even educated people can still have no common sense.
From: Rowland McDonnell on 31 Dec 2009 14:57 Adrian Tuddenham <adrian(a)poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote: [snip] > I can remember a reply in Hi-Fi news many years ago by HMV to a reader > who had criticised one of their L.P.s for lack of low bass. They > explained at length how every channel on the mixing desk was lined-up > before the recording sessions every day to ensure that it was within a > gnat's whisker of flat to 20c/s ...and how the recording characteristic > was carefully aligned with top quality measuring equipment to be within > a fraction of a decibel of the RIAA characteristic. > > Then they spoiled it by saying that, of course, where there was heavy > low bass, it had to be cut so as to get the full length of recording on > the disc. In other words: all the bass was there except when there was > any bass - then there wasn't! Typical management double-talk excuses... I know a sound engineer (well, haven't seen him in years) who has (more than once) received complaints that there was too much gain being used to boost the soloists(s) in the jazz band. Thing is, every time that's happened, the gain was turned down to zero - it's only some of thee singers and solo flautists etc, who needed it, not the brass and sax players (well, they wouldn't), but would the complainers believe it? Nope, he's had several jazz buffs hopping mad at him ruining the performance until he let 'em up to look at the mixing desk and told them to go away and stop messing about, or words to that effect. This sound business is strange. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Rowland McDonnell on 31 Dec 2009 14:57 James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > Goes to show you really. Degrees mean nothing half of the time. [snip] > Goes to show that even educated people can still have no common sense. I don't recall anyone ever suggesting that education and common sense are in any way linked - they are independent qualities. But those are the sort of comments one would expect from a man with a really big chip on his shoulder about something. At least James isn't hurling vile abuse at me this time, just whining about something he's got a chip about. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: James Jolley on 31 Dec 2009 15:33 On 2009-12-31 19:57:47 +0000, real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) said: > James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > >> Goes to show you really. Degrees mean nothing half of the time. > > [snip] > >> Goes to show that even educated people can still have no common sense. > > I don't recall anyone ever suggesting that education and common sense > are in any way linked - they are independent qualities. > > But those are the sort of comments one would expect from a man with a > really big chip on his shoulder about something. At least James isn't > hurling vile abuse at me this time, just whining about something he's > got a chip about. > > Rowland. Funny that, from the arsehole who emails me randomly just to see if i'm a real person with a correct email address. Warning to all, Rowland is a spam machine.
From: Adrian Tuddenham on 1 Jan 2010 09:08
Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Adrian Tuddenham <adrian(a)poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote: > > [snip] > > > I can remember a reply in Hi-Fi news many years ago by HMV to a reader > > who had criticised one of their L.P.s for lack of low bass. They > > explained at length how every channel on the mixing desk was lined-up > > before the recording sessions every day to ensure that it was within a > > gnat's whisker of flat to 20c/s ...and how the recording characteristic > > was carefully aligned with top quality measuring equipment to be within > > a fraction of a decibel of the RIAA characteristic. > > > > Then they spoiled it by saying that, of course, where there was heavy > > low bass, it had to be cut so as to get the full length of recording on > > the disc. In other words: all the bass was there except when there was > > any bass - then there wasn't! > > Typical management double-talk excuses... > > I know a sound engineer (well, haven't seen him in years) who has (more > than once) received complaints that there was too much gain being used > to boost the soloists(s) in the jazz band. Thing is, every time that's > happened, the gain was turned down to zero - it's only some of thee > singers and solo flautists etc, who needed it, not the brass and sax > players (well, they wouldn't), but would the complainers believe it? > Nope, he's had several jazz buffs hopping mad at him ruining the > performance until he let 'em up to look at the mixing desk and told them > to go away and stop messing about, or words to that effect. I have encountered a similar situation, this time I was one of the complainants. The sound man was so fed up with being harrangued by so many punters that he finally switched the desk off completely - the sound was still too loud! The offending band comprised a hurdy-gurdy, Breton bagpipes and, worst of all, a Breton Bombarde. The most trouble was caused by this last instrument, which should really only be played in the open air. In the acoustics of Wadebridge Town Hall it generated ear-splitting 'hot-spots'. -- ~ Adrian Tuddenham ~ (Remove the ".invalid"s and add ".co.uk" to reply) www.poppyrecords.co.uk |