In article ,
"Bob Haberkost" wrote:

It's good to see that the unfettered ego is still alive in audio processing.
While you're right...the east coast and Pittsburgh, in particular, sounded
like crap...still does, for that matter. But one station did stand out for
quality and loudness...mine.

Ego?

You don't have to believe me, and I have
nothing that requires that you do. But...if you want to believe that your
inadequate skills have no relationship to your inability to get an audio
processing chain to sound decent and loud with as little discernable
tradeoff, it's no skin off my nose.

And you don't know me, you don't know what stations I maintain, you
don't know my history and involvement with audio processing, FCC
rulemaking, or technical innovation. You have never heard or seen my
work, unless you have visited the San Francisco area. And even then, you
don't know which stations represent my efforts. Yet, you have no problem
assessing my skill level when it comes to broadcast audio. You presume
much.

Just because you can't make them sound good, doesn't make them crap, either.
Just admit that you don't know how to make them sound good, since others
have no trouble showing that it's not impossible to do.

Unlike you, I'm not going to brag about how my stations sound. I don't
have an inferiority complex that requires self-promotion, nor do I need
to resort to personal attacks to make my points.

I've given you my assessment of Texars. Take it or leave it. Apparently,
at least more than a few others agree since you won't find very many on
the air at major-market stations.

I'll leave it at that.

--
John Higdon | Email Address Valid | SF: +1 415 428-COWS
+1 408 264 4115 | Anytown, USA | FAX: +1 408 264 4407

Just because you can't make them sound good, doesn't make them crap,

With reference to the actual subject of this thread someone can correct
me hear but I do believe there were mod's available also for the Texar's
themselves.

I have a pair of Prisms here and also one of their AM Prisms which I've
yet to hook-up to a transmitter.

Aside from the above and possibly a subject for another thread (as this
one's getting somewhat frosty) I would be very interested in what
processing chains people are using on both AM an FM stations.

I'm sure most of you have seen the processor chain photo's on Gary
Blau's site:

http://www.w3am.com/audiocha.html

On my very first visits to your country in the early 80's I accidentally
tuned into KHJ/KRTH when they were using the latter call letters on AM
930 and their audio on AM literally 'blew me away'.

From what I've heard their audio quality was not typical.
--
Philip de Cadenet

Eric,

Is anybody still using reverb on the microphone channels?


Few, thankfully. However, at least some mic processing is nearly
ubiquitous at major market stations.


Compression and EQ, certainly, but I'm referring to the old WABC trademark
reverb-on-screaming-boss-jock sound...

Didn't WABC once use an EMT plate reverb?
--
Philip de Cadenet
Transmitters 'R' Us
http://www.transmittersrus.com

In article ,
says...


Eric,

Is anybody still using reverb on the microphone channels?


Few, thankfully. However, at least some mic processing is nearly
ubiquitous at major market stations.


Compression and EQ, certainly, but I'm referring to the old WABC trademark
reverb-on-screaming-boss-jock sound...

Didn't WABC once use an EMT plate reverb?

So I was told (I never actually visited the TX, where the unit allegedly
resided). Moreover, having heard a LOT of WABC during its glory days, I can
attest that the reverb was used quite sparingly, particularly by comparison
to some other stations of the time.