lonfire Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 hi guys,somebody on another forum I post on, posted this: First of all a analogue ‘mic’ line works at 32 poly’ meaning any 32 sounds at any one time… a ‘line’ line works at only 16 poly’ (a CD is only capable of 8 poly’, hence why DJ’s still opt for vinyl)… that’s a hole lot of ‘poly gap’ to be filled up with distortion if run a +dB. And it will harm your equipment over time. I've never heard anybody talk about poly before.. is he just talking rubbish? they were talking about plugging a cd player into an old mixer amp.. rgdschris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I guess he may mean polyphonic, meaning more than one sound at a time and then confusing this with bits. It makes no sense to me though. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lewis Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 is he just talking rubbish? Quite exquisite rubbish, but rubbish all the same. Whereas there are all sorts of perceptual issues concerning the ear-brain system, it is not explained in these terms. It seems like the poster is amalgamating bit rate and the polyphony of keyboards.... Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 That quote sounds like it belongs in the "Audiophile rubbish" thread, not in Sound! As Simon says, the "poly" bit could be trying to apply the term "polyphony" to an analogue channel..but it has nothing to do with it. On the other hand, he could be talking about 32 bit recording vs. 16 bit...but again, these terms have nothing to do with analogue cabling. I'm surprised he doesn't ask for "Polyfilla" for his "Poly gap". :) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonfire Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 thanks guys,I thought that was the case, just wanted to make sure it wasn't some technical thing I'd not heard of.. funnier still he preceeded that statement with: Please do not just connect your CD player into a mic/guitar socket ! I spent over 10years working as a stage engineer for the likes of Metalica, Take-That, Danny, G'n'R Pete Tong etc rgdschris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 mic/guitar socket. He must have one of those boards with a set of guitar sockets. Personally I'd mic the cab up, or use a DI box and use the mic socket, but what do I know I haven't worked with the likes of Metallica, take-that, Danny, G'n'R Pete Tong. maybe they use different desks to me. It might not be so bad just to come out of a guitar and straight into the line socket on a desk, I think thats how G'n'R did it as they use to mix themselves from stage on a MX3242X........ saved them hassle and saved them carrying guitar cabs about. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 The initial post is the most tosh I've ever seen in one short paragraph. What runs down an audio line is 1 sound. It may, previously, have been 32 or 48 channels, but in order to run it down a "line" (to use his language), it has been mixed into 1 sound. Thus a mic line, a "line line", a channel of a CD and a channel of vinyl are all just 1 sound each. I spent over 10years working as a stage engineer for the likes of Metalica, Take-That, Danny, G'n'R Pete Tong etc I never thought I'd see Metalica and Take-That in the same sentence! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I don't suppose you'd fancy sharing the url of this gem of a forum so we could read some more?......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I spent over 10years working as a stage engineer for the likes of Metalica, Take-That,I wasn't aware that 'Take That' lasted 10 years. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonfire Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 I don't suppose you'd fancy sharing the url of this gem of a forum so we could read some more?......... hi,its a fireworks forum, pay membership.. this is the only stupid PA related post, so far.. there are some guys on there that have been in broadcasting sound for years that are wetting themselfs (albeit privately by PM) about this thread.... very amusing.. ;-) rgdschris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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