Roger W. Norman wrote:
The problem I've seen with a lot of us little studios is that the ins and
outs of the system aren't properly understood, therefore making calibration
an almost impossible task. Then again, more often than not, gain staging
isn't understood in itself, and if you can't START with a good sound and
proper recording levels, you'll never get an END product that sounds like
you want it to.

OK... time to rant a bit... not even sure whyG...

Has anyone else noticed that it is now possible to walk into a
"recording studio" and not find a single piece of test equipment? True,
unless you have analog tape decks you really no longer need an
oscilloscope, but how in the world does one manage all that gear, and
all those gozintaa and gozoutas without at least a stable sine wave
generator and an AC voltmeter?

I just don't get it!!! Especially since the Loftech TS-1 is what, $500?
And the little Neutrik instruments probably aren't a lot more. And then
there is the Terrasonde Audio Toolbox. for not a whole lot more, which I
really like, and which will tell you why it's a really bad idea to stick
diffusors on one side wall, just in case your ears aren't being
completely candid with youG!

This isn't rocket science... you have to have at least one trusted
reference, and while I suppose it's nice, I'll admit it's been quite a
while since any of my gear has seen an NBS stickerG.

OK, enough ranting...

Bob Katz' writings should be prerequisites listed in the FAQ, if you ask me.

Agreed! I'd also add a couple of documents from Rane's library and a
couple of Jensen whitepapers to that list.

Bill