[Bob Cole]

[Steve Eisen] “Always convert all audio to 48Khz in FCP.”

What’s the best way to do that?

[Bob Cole]

answering my own question, I called Mole-R and they use WD-40, sprayed onto a rag and then rubbed on the rails (so the bulb doesn’t explode).

[Bob Cole]

[Steve Wargo] “I asked a very wealthy friend what he thought was the key to success. His answer: Opportunity and preparedness. That is so true.”

I know envy is a sin, but this is what makes me envy rich people: they have enough money so that if they have an idea, they can afford to throw some money at it to see whether it will fly.

otoh: Steve, if you have a very wealthy friend, next time you get an idea like this, he may want a piece of the action.

[Bob Cole]

[JeremyG] “what does your mixer/analog deck read when the pots are set to unity, with and then without the patchbay. I am trying to see what the patchbay is doing to the signal.”

Just tried it, Jeremy — no difference, even going straight into the same mixer input and swapping out cable for cable via patchbay/direct.

btw, I’m following the thread above about “analog too hot” and those tips are interesting.

Thanks for your help.

— Bob

[Bob Cole]

Thanks — I will try that when I get past this deadline. More later.

— Bob

[Bob Cole]

Tone out from FCP reads -12 on the FCP meter. I’m not sure how else to assess the output. It is well within range of “0” on the Mackie, after setting the Trim.

Going into FCP, there are two potential sources of signal loss: running the signal through the patchbay, or using Alt 3/4 or Main Out from the Mackie. I don’t think it’s the patchbay, a Tascam PB-32B which tests balanced along with its cables feeding. I have yet to test the Mackie’s Alt 3/4 (which I use for the patchbay route) vs. the Main Out. (I’ve set both to “0” but maybe they aren’t the same??)

I don’t have any other outboard meter yet, though I’ve ordered the Radio Lab RU-SM16. I suspect that is the only way I can figure this out. Meanwhile, I’ll just boost the levels to the top range of the Mackie.

Thanks for your suggestions.

— Bob

[Bob Cole]

I’m using Kona LHe into a MacPro, latest FCP version, by way of a Mackie 1402 -> patchbay -> LHe.

Thanks Jeremy — you’ve helped me figure this out, but I’ve encountered another mystery.

I think my “balanced” patchbay must not be, despite its label. When I run audio through the patchbay, tone at 0 analog comes into the FCP meters at just a shade above -24 (iow, at about -23, or the top of the numbers “-24”).

When I bypass the patchbay, and run audio directly from the Mackie into the LHe, analog “0” becomes… FCP -17ish.

Any thoughts, besides ditching the patchbay?

— Bob C

[Bob Cole]

Thanks for the tips — valuable, all of them.

Yes, Basic 3d is in Perspective — I swear I didn’t see it there yesterday.

— Bob C

[Bob Cole]

[Steve Wargo] “But no, I listened to all of the genuises in my circle of friends and skipped it.”

On the other hand, Steve, that shows that your circle of friends has much more sophisticated taste than the average group.

But I wonder about this “stealing ideas” issue: How much is “the idea” and how much is luck, and how much is deep pockets. Somewhere I read that there were about two dozen small companies that were doing much the same thing as the people at YouTube. Some were even doing it better. They are of course totally bummed out that YouTube’s founders made billions, and they made diddly squat. The speculation was that it could have been just one or two “hot” videos that gave YouTube its cachet.

It is true that by not making a pilot, you lost your chance at megabucks. But I suspect that you would have found you were swimming with the sharks, in very deep and turbulent water, when it came to making a success of any “hot” but non-copyrightable idea.

[Bob Cole]

[Brian Charles] “you’re looking for Trish Meyer’s tutorial from the Creating Motion Graphics book.”

Thanks! That is it exactly.

— Bob