Scott Dorsey
June 17th 05, 10:26 PM
Signal > wrote:
>"Scott Dorsey" emitted :
>>>> If anything, the DIY phenomenon should be taking off. But it's dying. Why?
>>>
>>>Because there's little or no for motivation for up and coming
>>>generations. Why bother?
>>
>>Because you wind up with something that perfectly matches your exact
>>needs, instead of a product that someone in marketing decided would
>>meet most users' needs.
>
>Can you give an example? I'm struggling to think of a D.I.Y.
>electronics project that would impress a young person now.
Well, all the time folks here are asking for things like a volume control
that goes between their home recording console or their computer, and a
pair of powered monitor speakers. This is a ten-minute job to toss together.
Folks are asking for microphone attenuators, unusual cables. That sort of
thing. None of these are exciting, they aren't sexy, but they are all
things that can be tossed off in less than an hour and make your life
in a home studio a lot easier.
And for the most part, that's pretty much the case for all the DIY stuff
these days... none of them are all that sexy, but they are just normal
everyday things that people need.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
>"Scott Dorsey" emitted :
>>>> If anything, the DIY phenomenon should be taking off. But it's dying. Why?
>>>
>>>Because there's little or no for motivation for up and coming
>>>generations. Why bother?
>>
>>Because you wind up with something that perfectly matches your exact
>>needs, instead of a product that someone in marketing decided would
>>meet most users' needs.
>
>Can you give an example? I'm struggling to think of a D.I.Y.
>electronics project that would impress a young person now.
Well, all the time folks here are asking for things like a volume control
that goes between their home recording console or their computer, and a
pair of powered monitor speakers. This is a ten-minute job to toss together.
Folks are asking for microphone attenuators, unusual cables. That sort of
thing. None of these are exciting, they aren't sexy, but they are all
things that can be tossed off in less than an hour and make your life
in a home studio a lot easier.
And for the most part, that's pretty much the case for all the DIY stuff
these days... none of them are all that sexy, but they are just normal
everyday things that people need.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."