From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V6 #15 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Saturday, January 20 2001 Volume 06 : Number 015 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: RE: Soundproofing the way the pros do it. [Damien Sweeney ] Alloy: Sound Proofing & cool art/internet news! [Robin Thurlow Subject: Alloy: RE: Soundproofing the way the pros do it. >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org [mailto:owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org] >Not that I would ever claim to know how the pros soundproof for drums >(Damien probably does), ... They had installed very thick (and ugly) >shag carpet on the floor and halfway up the walls; the upper half of >the walls was covered with some kind of acoustical tile, as was the >ceiling. I will spare you the color scheme, as I have mentioned this >was in the 70s. They stopped short at the door, since it was one of >those wide, accordian-type folding things and I guess they couldn't >figure out how to soundproof that. Did it work? Can't really remember >... my brothers loved to be loud, so I have the feeling there was >still plenty of hollering "turn that damn thing down!" It was >undoubtedly better than nothing, though. No, Julie - you pretty much got it - that's how the pros do it. Orange and yellow shag carpet works best (because of its audio absorption qualities - as you know) and halfway up the wall it really the way to go. I think Nile Rogers was the first to discover this - (or was it Quincy Jones?). You know, it's funny - parents in the 70's were so far ahead of their time. It's a shame that these leaps in advancement, like so many others, are lost on the parents of today. For example: Most people have simply forgotten the aerodynamic advantages of paneling on the side of cars. It's just sad. I won't even go into the medical problems and social injustices that have "surprisingly" sprung up since people stopped wearing mood rings. {Sigh}, history just repeats itself. I'm sure 10 years from now people will have totally forgotten all about the "coincidence" of our good economy and the rise of Britney Spears. Yeah, right, TOTALLY unrelated! Sheesh. Big MUH! Damien - heh heh - just thought up two more variations... Damien J. Sweeney dsweeney@netpros-inc.net President/CEO Network Professionals, Inc. (Formerly PC Professionals, Inc.) We Make It Work! with Experience, Innovation & Integrity ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 14:07:13 -0500 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet conference @ Cannes As listed on Thomas' "Watch" section @ the FES, he'll be speaking at Cannes tomorrow at the MidemNet conference. This is a HUGE event where insiders from every corner of the music/technology world will be sharing knowledge & discussing the future. The lineup of speakers can be seen @ http://www.midem.com/midemnet-prog.html Thomas is on the 9:30am-11am panel on Wireless & Broadband Internet. Best of luck to you Thomas... the conference will be fascinating for you I'm sure, & your presence there is a very important one for the many who walk the line of art/modern technology. xxx Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 13:46:37 -0600 From: "Krzysko, Bill" Subject: Alloy: Sound Proofing I think the problem with drums, is that the sound would travel through the walls and floor directly. There is a method I am aware of that was used by amatuer hologram makers, a version of this might help with a drum set. To make a hologram, you need to use laser light. Since high powered lasers where expensive and dangerous, people had to use very long exposure times. Just like taking a picture, if you use a long exposure you have to keep everything still. Even small vibrations could ruin the exposure. The solution was to build a sandbox. It was just a large box, filled with sand, but it was placed ontop of automobile inner tubes. The air in the tubes absorbed the vibrations. Now, maybe you could make a sandwitch with inner tubes between two pieces of plywood, and put the drum set on that. Sort of like... - --------------------------------------- I(_________) (_________) (__________)I - --------------------------------------- Again, I have no idea if this would help, but it might be worth a try. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-alloy@smoe.org To: alloy@smoe.org Sent: 1/17/01 6:43 PM Subject: Alloy: War Child update, some very self-indulgent rambling and a question ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:38:51 -0500 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Alloy: Sound Proofing & cool art/internet news! Thanks for the soundproofing advice everyone (and Bill, my ferret would love the sandbox/inner tube idea especially!) I have some cool news to tell! I've just had a call from my husband whose agent in Amsterdam (with whom he originally came in contact via an internet-based arts collective) has just told him a magazine in Italy wants to do an article about them. I'm not sure if it's an art mag or an internet mag (the story will discuss Dave's working with this agent and how they came in contact) but it will mention Dave's name and is sure to feature his internet Gallery address. Not only is this thrilling for me because Dave's work will be featured for a European audience (!!!) but I'm a bit extra-excited too, because Dave's site now features the Beatnik download... so whether it's an art or a tech mag it will be sweet to help encourage more people to download Beatnik and see how cool it is!! Maybe I should write Dave an Italian greeting for his page, do you think that would be nice?! Robin T who needs to lie down ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V6 #15 **************************