DAT-heads Digest #241

Contents:
  Monterey Jazz fest this weekend (TRANEHEAD@aol.com)
  Re: Ghost tour ("DRider")
  Re: Asus optical out (Wayne Hoxsie)
  Re: USB question (Wayne Hoxsie)
  Attn SX-M2 users, powering options (Adam Smith)


From: TRANEHEAD@aol.com
Subject: Monterey Jazz fest this weekend
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 03:18:30 EDT

anyone in the bay area going to tape this??
they broadcast every year...not sure of the station....
GG



From: "DRider" <Farflung@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Ghost tour
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 06:48:25 -0400

Jim,

Could you please post some more info about this band "Ghost" to the list???

1) Are they taping friendly? video friendly?
2) SBD patches available? or just audience taping??
3) Contact for the band / name of soundman - in case we get hassled at the
door??
4) website?
5) link to some tunes to give us an idea of what they sound like?

Why am I asking these questions??

This info is ALL stuff that people wanna know before they head out w/
equipment. Does one take cables for SBD access? Take the video camera too?
Stealth rig or full rig?

Also, I have been on this list for about 7 or 8 years.... and if you would
check the archive, over the years I have made numerous requests to tape
bands or special events. Some taping friendly and some not. In all this time
NO ONE and I do mean NO ONE has EVER and I do mean EVER gotten back w/ me
and said, "Hey, I taped such and such. I saw your post and thought you might
be interested in a copying. Wanna trade etc...?"  However, every time I make
a post like that, I get a number of emails from people in the same boat as
me and looking for a copy of the same stuff. They usually read something
like, "Hey, did anyone ever respond to you request for such and such? If so,
I would love to get a copy too...?"

BTW - No, I still have NOT found a copy of Black Sabbath's recent Camden, NJ
performance w/ Halford on vocals. Has anyone else???

Like my good friend Sean said a long time ago, Taping is a TEAM SPORT.
Unfortunately, time and time again, people forget that.

So if you really wanna trade some shows by the band Ghost, you may want to
spoon feed the uninitiated some useful info. Otherwise, your responses may
be few and far between and only include the people who are already
knowledgeable of this band.

Best Wishes,

D-Rider
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From: tesla69@threelobed.com
Subject: Ghost tour
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:20:19 -0700 (PDT)

The amazing Ghost are touring the US starting next week. I'm planning on
being at the NYC show and would love to trade for other shows, as well as
shows from past tours i don't have.  Ghost are a great psychedelic band, a
rich blend of dense folk, acid rock and drone, featuring IMO the amazing
guitar work of Michio Kurihara.

cheers
Jim

Ghost

9-21 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory w/ PG Six
9-22 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Club
9-23 - Philadelphia, PA - Khyber w/ Espers
9-24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum Theater w/ Six Organs Of
Admittance
9-25 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts w/ Six Organs Of Admittance
9-26 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle w/ Adventures In Music
9-27 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock w/ Six Organs Of Admittance
9-29 - Missoula, MT - The Other Side w/ White Magic
9-30 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey w/ White Magic
10-1 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan w/ White Magic
10-2 - San Francisco, CA - Independent w/ White Magic
10-3 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland w/ White Magic




From: Wayne Hoxsie <Wayne@hoxnet.com>
Subject: Re: Asus optical out
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:17:44 -0500

Kevin Kachel wrote:
> hey guys,
> just wondering if anyone has any experience with asus motherboards 
> concerning digital output.
> 
> I have an a7v333 w/ optical out and need to know if it can output 
> 16/44.1, 16/48, and 24/48 without resampling anything.
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Kevin

According to ASUS, this board uses the CMI 8738 audio chip:

<http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socketa/a7v333/overview.htm>

Get the C-Media audio stack from:

<http://www.cmedia.com.tw/download/OS_e-cmi8738_index.htm>

It has a a mixer application that allows control of the digital I/O lines.

-- 
Wayne D. Hoxsie Jr.
wayne@hoxnet.com
PGP Key ID 138BCEE1



From: Wayne Hoxsie <Wayne@hoxnet.com>
Subject: Re: USB question
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:27:24 -0500

pstoltz1@tiscali.se wrote:

> Have an external soundcard (U24 Waveterminal) that uses USB connection.
> My question is if the length of the USB cable leads to any trouble or loss
> in quality? Or does all the ones and zeros get transferred correctly? Want
> to hook my computer up to the stereo (dat/md/radio etc), but don't have
> the possibility of placing them very close to each other. 
> 
> Thanks!
> -Per

I've been playing with some USB audio devices using both Windows (XP and 
2K) and linux (kernel 2.4.26 and Alsa drivers).  After much research, 
about all I can say is that USB audio is not well defined.  Under linux, 
the supported devices I've tried seem to maintain bit-perfect fidelity, 
but under windows, this is not always the case.  I suspect that the 
actual device is maintaining bitstream integrity, but that the Windows 
USB drivers are dropping bits here and there due to latency issues or 
somesuch.  I suppose tuning the OS could help, but I'm not much of 
Windows user and haven't bothered to try.  Since the loose USB audio 
specs that I've seen seem to indicate that 100% bitstream integrity is 
not guaranteed, I suppose that windows doesn't bother with trying to 
maintain it as it must with say a USB mass storage device.

In short, I don't think that the cabling is all that important.

-- 
Wayne D. Hoxsie Jr.
wayne@hoxnet.com
PGP Key ID 138BCEE1



From: Adam Smith <adaml@lanset.com>
Subject: Attn SX-M2 users, powering options
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:42:21 -0700

Hi, I'm wondering what alternatives folks are using for powering their 
sonosax. Anyone have experience using NiMh batteries? I gather it 
depends on the current consumption of the mic's as to how long your 
batteries last. So far, I have yet to run out of juice running alkalines 
at 3 hours or less but the unit seems to hit the 14-12V range rather 
quickly without much consistency. Anyone run outboard batteries? Either 
12V or 24V with a doubling circuit?
tia, Adam



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