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I wouldn't like to see Howlin' Wolf under W, but that's just one person's opinion.

Record retailers have used that name styling in the past. I always separated classical by composer of the primary piece. I separated Soundtracks by title. I break from your genre separation, but I can point to some lumpy areas like New Orleans and Brazil that naturally find a home together because of their titles. Dance mixes and whitelabels found a place together by format (size and speed). I can see a reason why you might want to sort them by artist instead. Are you working on metadata for your digital assortments?

The TG33 stuck in memory because it is a delightfully oddball piece of gear that I shared and still have. (The FB01 went when there was a brief ripple of interest in hardware 4opFM. There is a path to convert those old FB01 patches to Dexed compatible files https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/ using http://dxconvert.martintarenskeen.nl/ if you are looking for a project that doesn't require solder.)

The combination of the Fairlight and the Beta cassette shows real devotion to the theme. Didn't you have a TG-33?

I was wondering when someone would mention the MS Delta, thanks. Also don't forget the BB King museum in Indianola, and the Dockery Plantation outside of Cleveland. Maybe it's not thought of as a mecca, but I would love to see Alligator Records in Chicago. Chicago has had a more fully-fledged Blues Fest as part of the summer entertainment season going back to the Jane Byrne years (everything was a "fest"). This year the schedule is wedged closer to the traditional Jazz fest at the end of Summer. Alligator is featured as part of their 50th anniversary year celebration. https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/in_tune.html

The backorder situation is affected by more than just the regrowth of the vinyl industry. There was a catastrophic fire at a domestic lacquer facility last year that has affected scheduling. https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/vinyl-industry-apollo-masters-fire-951903/ (Edit: At least one publication claims that it is not affecting production, but doesn't go into detail. https://www.stereophile.com/content/analog-corner-309-sme-model-6-turntable-sculpture-a3l-phono-cartridge). Along with the AKM fire it was a tragic year for high end audio. https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/business/akm-factory-fire-shakes-up-pro-audio-industry

The Discwasher system. There was a whole roll-up of legacy audio brands that came together in the 90s and early 2000s. Declining retail outlets and the dark ages for the vinyl business combined to send a handful of accessory companies through a series of owners. I think Voxx (formerly Audiovox owns them now). The carbon fiber brushes that are available now have pretty much replaced the category.

My news feed is tech heavy and there has been speculation on the collapse of prices for used Macs because of the interest in the M1. Macs have held their resale value pretty well up until recently. Apple has also been executing a pricing shift on the Mac Mini. One usually thinks of the Mini as a ~$600 tool, but if you make the logical selection of more memory and more drive space it is a ~$1200 package. It looks to be a very solid package at that price, but I am planning on waiting for the next generation.

I have the step-sibling Pismo. I keep it in case I need to open an old FileMaker db. I have to flip the keyboard and interrupt the PRAM startup. It's an acquired taste. I didn't hate using Peak on that thing.

That review is very helpful! Thanks. The pok would also explicitly address the streaming studio applications that I had in back of mind for a higher end solution.

I would like to add a foot control to trigger recording. I would also welcome something that could be integrated into other tasks. So MIDI support would be great. I think that I would rather have a toggle than a momentary type switch. I am iOS iPad and PC based for this. So Bluetooth or USB or MIDI seem to be the most likely choices. People who used transcription software often would have a pedal device with four control switches, so there are things from other markets that might be adapted.

...and her gold in-ear monitor! I am guessing the mic was a Sennheiser based on its shape. probably via these folks: http://www.8thdaysound.com/custom-microphones.html They have worked with her before. I recalled the "prior art" Sennheiser mics for Prince.

Reading the topic and living in the same general geography I was thinking, (geezer voice) well it goes back a 100 years to the southwestern Michigan villages of Saugatuck and Douglas and then I realized that I had mistaken the acronym... I wonder if a part of it is just a desire to live a life that is authentic to who they are without constant judgment. I have been more aware of the population in the nerdier areas of the library and archive world. Places where people can do their work and be comfortable. It is still a pretty harsh environment. I can think of a Chicago front woman with an uneasy relationship with the city. And Chicago is a pretty big city. There has been more progress in the last ten years. I regret that it was generally pushed aside in the 1970s when out became out. Craig unlocks it here for informing better behaviors.

I will say that it was a little weird hearing about the bombing and hearing about Tony Rice's passing concurrently. He is frequently associated with Norman Blake's "Church Street Blues" which I thought was roughly about that part of Nashville (mentions Church and Charlotte).

There is an industry, but it is smaller than it has been at any time in your lifetime. It has lost a retail footprint. Ironically, Best Buy was born from a failing chain of middle market audio stores in MPLS. Best Buy had a second grudging interest in the audio business when they purchased and fuddled with Magnolia Audio. Boomers grew up around Lafayettes and Heathkits and Radio Shacks. They bought their own components from smaller or larger chains (e.g. Pacific - owned by CBS when they owned Fender and Steinway and Discount Records stores). In retrospect, one could argue that cassette decks and CD players did not need the same level of voodoo salesmanship that earlier components required. Turntables and cartridges and setups were replaced by commodity pieces of imported electronics in uniform black (kuro).

Can I attempt a truism? I think subscription models are all failures up until the time that they aren't. There are plenty of failures but eventually something catches on. I think the plan was to provide a lightweight showcase platform. In the same way that the music business has an oversupply of production and content, the barriers to entry in the film business are reduced by technology. The plan was to tease out invention and stories. The focus on mobile only was a pretty basic mistake. I'd be curious where that started. A waiting room? A basketball game? An airport bus? A subway?

My theory on Quibi was that it was a vehicle for participating in future copyrights and development deals. That would explain the Katzenberg / Whitman executive masthead. from Variety Sept 21, 2020 They missed on the subscriber target because they picked the wrong mobile audience. In three years they will claim that they could have been TikTok.

This would come up sooner or later - the BBC collection is posted publicly here: http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/ NOTE: the license is posted and limited, but they do provide an inspirational source for gathering your own library. "The Sound Effects are BBC copyright, but they may be used for personal, educational or research purposes, as detailed in the license." (license linked from the site) The old CD collection is still available commercially online as either a CD or downloadable.

"My gosh." I say to myself - this is where they parked the Joe Smith collection. The Joe Smith Collection Joe Smith was an essential record executive associated with the Warner labels. He recorded his conversations with musicians and insiders. He was a reflective kind of guy and did not want to miss anything. He donated his collection to the LOC and they have made some progress digitizing it. Edit: this was one of a number of collections linked from Nat's Citizen DJ post. This was the press release from 2012. https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-12-117/intimate-recordings-of-music-legends-donated/2012-06-18/

I thought about the cruises. Like, for instance, https://www.sixthman.net/artists/profile/richard-thompson So, perhaps they could do settled-in workshops. Workshops with stages. Locations are locations everyday of the year. A cruise can change its face every time it sails. I am also not sure about the generic music conglomerate angle. Everything the music business has done since the late 1970s has been directed toward bigger and bigger artists. How does this platform work for the big artists? Do they want to go to Biloxi and Orlando?

I don't know why this is bugging me, but it is. I have a pretty high threshold for entertainment marketers high on their own supply. I earned that with some of my early work experience. That said - may I point out a few things about this PR release. Most new enterprises focus on a message, a unique proposition. So, music. okay. Let's launch in three completely different markets that have absolutely nothing in common. Biloxi is mostly a driving destination with air service from the not huge Gulfport (GPT). Atlanta (ATL) is usually the busiest air hub in the US. Orlando is destination travel for competing theme parks. Biloxi is the only casino market. The Seminole Tribe of Florida bought the Hard Rock Cafe and hotel brand in 2007 so there has been some crossing of music and gambling interests. This location gets - "The UMUSIC Broadwater Hotel in Biloxi will seamlessly integrate a stunning performance venue and a luxury hotel with an immersive architecture style." Biloxi apparently has an untapped appetite for luxury hotels. Atlanta is a major market, famous for connecting flights. What do we get once we are there? "In Atlanta, the UMUSIC Hotel will include a holistic entertainment venue." Holistic. Holistic speaks to the famous beating neo-soul hip-hop crunk trap roots rock county gospel heart sound of Atlanta. And Orlando - a kid-heavy travel destination with inter-generational travel features. So, is this a long term bet on K-pop survival? If you already own or are developing a hotel property you can join this venture. "For hotel owners and developers seeking to join us, please contact development..." This is a strange mishmash of licensing, international money parking, and aspirational trend glomming.

There is a "Hamburger" menu in the upper right corner with a link to a helpful video by A Guy Called Gerald. Different browsers seem to do a better or worse job on chewing up the first beats.

Timelines vary around the country, but the elective surgery shutdown was mid-March to the first week of June. PPE availability, the degree of community spread, and the unknown hospital bed demand was driving that. example: https://surgery.stanford.edu/news2/COVID19-timeline.html Hospitals here have been both feast and famine depending on responsibilities. Extended shifts and layoffs are both part of the scene here. Overall, though, a general downturn. So you could schedule something like a colonoscopy but you have to present yourself 3 days ahead for a Covid test and then isolate until the procedure.

I don't know if you have been down this rabbit hole already, but you might want to take a look at this RaspberryPi project. https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Pi1541 This will give you an overview. The Pi community really embraces retro and emulation projects. https://www.google.com/search?q=raspberrypi+c64+disk+emulation Over here, (I know, YMMV) someone claims success on a similar task. https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1130647-emu-sp12-turbo-commodore-64-drive-simulator.html

I recall Craig's rigorous timing study that featured the ST. I still have the ST, but I don't have the magazines. The "timely" thing that I am curious about now is Bluetooth LE midi, especially relating to iOS.