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[Randy]

I hear ya on all that, Prof. My day job is making books, and even the big boys disagree on points of style, and in the long run the only thing that really matters is whether or not you got your point across. English is such a hodgepodge language it's really funny to watch people get into arguments over what is right or wrong.

The American Heritage Dictionary is sort of a popular culture-driven dictionary. They have surveys they run in the language areas that words are being used and hundreds of contributing writers from all fields, so they might be lacking experts in the area of sound reproduction. For what it's worth, I have seen mic'd, miked and mic'ed pretty often, but don't recall seeing "miced."

Once again, if an article was about recording something and it said "miced" I wouldn't assume it meant dressing up like a small furry animal (unless we were talking about recording Flaming Lips, of course.)

[cdbabel]

I hear ya on all that, Prof. My day job is making books, and even the big boys disagree on points of style, and in the long run the only thing that really matters is whether or not you got your point across. English is such a hodgepodge language it's really funny to watch people get into arguments over what is right or wrong.

The American Heritage Dictionary is sort of a popular culture-driven dictionary. They have surveys they run in the language areas that words are being used and hundreds of contributing writers from all fields, so they might be lacking experts in the area of sound reproduction. For what it's worth, I have seen mic'd, miked and mic'ed pretty often, but don't recall seeing "miced."

Once again, if an article was about recording something and it said "miced" I wouldn't assume it meant dressing up like a small furry animal (unless we were talking about recording Flaming Lips, of course.)

Good Call!

[cdbabel]

I sent an email to Universal Audio a couple of days back, asking them for permission to use information on their site.

I'm pleased to say that they responded, giving the OK as long as they are properly cited and we link back to them (which is standard practice anyway.)

Much thanks to UA!

[cdbabel]

Yesterday, I put up one of the first articles on a subject that is fundamentally subjective. Its called "How to Approach Panning."

http://www.wikirecording.org/index.php? ... g&rcid=584

Its got my basic outline at the moment of a theoretical way to using panning to make a mix sound like a live concert.

The problem is, there are many other ways to think about panning and its silly for there to be just one in the article. So here's yet another call to arms! How do YOU approach panning? Write it up!

We're starting to get good press, so if you've ever wanted something you've written to be read, this is probably a good time to start.