Gear manuals... any favs?
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Gear manuals... any favs?
Kind of a boring question, but-
Any recommendations for gear manuals that contain all sorts of insight?
Just reading through a manual for a console I'm going to be using, and realizing how insightful these things can be. Not gear specific info, but general insight.
Who knew? (probably all of you smart people out there...)
Cheers.
Any recommendations for gear manuals that contain all sorts of insight?
Just reading through a manual for a console I'm going to be using, and realizing how insightful these things can be. Not gear specific info, but general insight.
Who knew? (probably all of you smart people out there...)
Cheers.
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Anything originally written in German or Japanese, then hastily translated into English. Loads of grammatical fun...
But seriously, I like the video manuals available for a lot of the newer gear. Sometimes it's just hard to decipher what the writer of the manual meant, exactly, or to find what you need through the sheer volume of info. But when you can put in a DVD and cue right to a topic that you're looking for, or watch the whole thing to pick-up random tidbits, it's a nice way to learn some of the secrets of particular gear. There are a lot of these out there for keyboard workstations and some of the all-in-one recorders, but I don't know what if any are available for specific mixing consoles.
As to "general knowledge" gleaning from manuals, some of the older ones are best (Teac/Tascam used to be good at that "recording theory" type of insight).
GJ
But seriously, I like the video manuals available for a lot of the newer gear. Sometimes it's just hard to decipher what the writer of the manual meant, exactly, or to find what you need through the sheer volume of info. But when you can put in a DVD and cue right to a topic that you're looking for, or watch the whole thing to pick-up random tidbits, it's a nice way to learn some of the secrets of particular gear. There are a lot of these out there for keyboard workstations and some of the all-in-one recorders, but I don't know what if any are available for specific mixing consoles.
As to "general knowledge" gleaning from manuals, some of the older ones are best (Teac/Tascam used to be good at that "recording theory" type of insight).
GJ
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I found my moogerfooger manual to be quite informative even if I didn't read it thoroughly enough to fully understand it.
http://www.moogmusic.com/sites/default/files/mf-102.pdf
I remember learning a lot and being entertained by a Mackie Mixer (1604 vlz or something) manual many, many years ago. But maybe that's an embarrassing admission now.
I think I learned something from this back in the day, but boy is the font horrendous.
http://www.mesaboogie.com/manuals/Mark%20III.pdf
Oh, and doesn't someone post a link to this thing about once a month right here on TOMB?
http://www.rane.com/note110.html
Great thread. Post links peeps!
PS You're in good company with your love of manuals.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Montgomery_Scott
http://www.moogmusic.com/sites/default/files/mf-102.pdf
I remember learning a lot and being entertained by a Mackie Mixer (1604 vlz or something) manual many, many years ago. But maybe that's an embarrassing admission now.
I think I learned something from this back in the day, but boy is the font horrendous.
http://www.mesaboogie.com/manuals/Mark%20III.pdf
Oh, and doesn't someone post a link to this thing about once a month right here on TOMB?
http://www.rane.com/note110.html
Great thread. Post links peeps!
PS You're in good company with your love of manuals.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Montgomery_Scott
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Mackie manuals are great for anyone new to audio mixers and their signal flow.
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I still make reference to the manual for my '90's Digitech RP-1 because the sheer depth of programming control on that thing still freaks me out.
Just reading back through it the other day it reminded me the amp sim section in that unit is analog, while the modulation effects are digital. Brilliant.
Just reading back through it the other day it reminded me the amp sim section in that unit is analog, while the modulation effects are digital. Brilliant.
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And how could we forget this classic hit of the 50's?
http://www.crossenstreams.com/federal_a ... Manual.pdf
Not only does it have subsections labeled "Operation in Arctic Climates", "Operation in Tropical Climates" and "Operation in Desert Climates", but it contains this hidden gem:
"66. Methods of Destruction
a. Smash. Smash the tubes, switches, meter, controls, capacitors, and transformer; use sledges, axes, handaxes, pickaxes, crowbars, or heavy tools.
b. Cut..."
etc etc etc. You can read it yourself so I don't have to retype the whole thing. Starts on P.49
http://www.crossenstreams.com/federal_a ... Manual.pdf
Not only does it have subsections labeled "Operation in Arctic Climates", "Operation in Tropical Climates" and "Operation in Desert Climates", but it contains this hidden gem:
"66. Methods of Destruction
a. Smash. Smash the tubes, switches, meter, controls, capacitors, and transformer; use sledges, axes, handaxes, pickaxes, crowbars, or heavy tools.
b. Cut..."
etc etc etc. You can read it yourself so I don't have to retype the whole thing. Starts on P.49
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