Letters to the Editor

I found Dr. Lehrman's article in an old edition of MIX magazine and Ihad to find this site!! I wanted to thank you for making it happen! Itis one of the best (if not THE best) in the Audio field. I am arecording engineer and musician in Saint Paul, Minnesota and work on ProTools 4.0, Sonic Solutions and a Roland DM-80. We do all kinds ofprojects that also drive us to MIDI mania. I'm looking forward to whateveryone has to offer and I wish I could come out to Lowell and see Dr.Lehrman teach. I was really impressed with his article. Anyway, thankslot. I've already bookmarked this site!

Thanks, Kerry. Always nice to hear from someone who stubles across the site and comes away with something. Keep reading. And by the way, I'm flattered by the honorific, but I'm not a doctor...and I don't even play one on TV, or at the University!--Ed.

You are on my bookmarks, for a long time I hope
audio needs heart
Pena Schmidt
S.Paulo, Brasil
http://pobox.com/~psp

I saw the Article in MIX about your site.
It is a fabulous concept. Looking forward to getting home this evening andreading your articles and becoming more informed within the Audio community.Even though I am in sales myself, the deluge of information can beoverwhelming at times. Also, I have people selling equipment to me on thewholesale level and I need to make sound buying decisions.
I also produce and engineer music and could benefit greatly from such a site.

Tony Walstra
Caruso Music
New London, CT

Dear Dr. Lehrman,
I am writing after spending some time at your site. Congratulations on s2n.
It's great to see a site that is not commercially motivated. I would love tosee some discussion of live engineering. Certainly the problems encountereddoing live sound for concerts or recording would enlighten even the beststudio engineer. Got to go for now. I'll be back.
Thank You,
Jim

I really appreciate your vision, and the manner in which you've progressed so far. Integrity, what a concept. This is something worthwhile on theworldwide-worthless-web.
Thanks again.

Great web site you got here. I have some questions you might be able toanswer (or maybe not). A long while back I read with great interest anarticle in Mix mag about hearing loss and protection, approx. 3 or 4 yearsback. I remember reading about ear plugs that reduce db levels withoutaffecting the quality of the music, as opposed to those 99 cent drugstoreearplugs that muffle everything out. I would be interested in knowing moreabout this product/company if possibble and how to get a pair. Also if Iremember correctly, it said that hydrogen peroxide is a safe method ofremoving ear wax as opposed to q-tips?

I would also like to know how I canfind out what household drugs affect hearing, I believe it was called anottotoxic affect (I know I must be spelling that wrong). I swear that itseems like after taking certain headache medicine that my ears start ringing. It's hard to find this type of information in a rural area or anywhere elsefor that matter. Maybe, this could be a topic for your website as it is animportant topic to musicians. You could even call the the article "Reducingyour ears signal to noise level: Less signal now, less noise (ringing) later."

Anyway just a thought. Regardless I still would like to know for my ownsake.
Thank you for your time and your website. I will visit again.

Thanks for your note, Brent. You can find information about Mix articles on their own site. They don't have a complete archive (yet), but they're working on it. You should know that although I write acolumn for Mix, I'm not a full-time staffer there, and there is no formal connection between Signal2Noise and Mix.

I myself have used hydrogen peroxide as an earwax remover with good success for many years. I dilute it with equal parts warm (not hot) water, and use an "ear bulb" to wash out the ear, then rinse thoroughly with water. I'm not a doctor (of any kind), and please don't do this just because I say so, but hey, it works for me. More drastic problems should be referred to a doctor. They have more powerful water syringes, as well as various drops they can prescribe.

The best authority on hearing problems among audio professionals is the House Ear Institute. They have lots of info on preventive measures. Check them out here. -- Ed.

Hello, Paul!

Thanks so very much for helping to get the s2n website up and running.I read about it in Mix, of course, and just now had a moment to check itout. The possibilities for this site are extraordinary, which you know,of course.
I've tried the Usenet groups on and off, finding them to be onlyfrustrating in their complete lack of useful discussions, in general.S2N promises to be the professional forum that the industry has beenlooking for. I'm very hopeful for the forum possibilities, especially asthey relate to upcoming audio technologies. I've been a complete analogaddict for many years, eschewing digital because of its immaturity and -to my ears at least - wretched sound. Now that it's promising to come ofage, these forums will help get old farts like me up to speed on thetechnologies we've had only passing interest in.
best --> David

Great web site. Just wish I had more time to spend here...

--Steve Graham,
Acting Chief Engineer
WUOM/WVGR

Date: 16 Oct 1997 05:26:04 +0000
From: Aravinda puffs@auracom.com

Good day!

I read your article in Mix, and that's how I came to visit. Congratulations on your project and its aims.I am not a regular reader of Mix but I must tell you each time I open this magazine I find your articles excellent, a breath of fresh air, humanity! It is always refreshing to read about topics that are captivating. Most of all I feel that you take position on issues and those positions as well as the intelligence and grace in which you adress them is I beleive an exxemple for all. Thank you for that!
I have a request, maybe you could direct me towards the right sources to get more infos: I am a musician/composer working for several years in home recording environment; I am not especially a tech-guy, but I somewhat find my ways around... So in the near future our family plansto embark for a 2 year trip on a catamaran. I would very much to install in there a small space, with my synths & recording gear. But the whole business of sea environment (electricity, equipment protection against salt,humidity,shock) is puzzling. How do I go in there? Is it advisable to try set up something like that (I plan to invest in new instruments etc around $100,000.). What are the pitfalls? Are there any people with similar projects that made it happen?I would like to find specific infos on the requirements for good electric working in respect of the demands of pro.audio (noise etc...)
I am not specially a mechanic guy either nor a sailor! Fortunately we shall be many on board so learning will be shared.
Thank you for reading me. If you have any thoughts please forward them, I would really appreciate.
Sincerely,

Alain Pierard

To everyone at Signal2Noise,

I appreciate your listing Cakewalk as one of Signal2Noise's valuedsupporters--we're proud to support your efforts. By providing importantinformation and constructive criticism on an independent site, S2N helps usall as users and contributes to the overall health of our musical lives.

Thanks for S2N and the University of Massachusetts Lowell for providing awelcome resource. I look forward to increasing Cakewalk's support in theyears to come, and I wish you all continued success.

Kind Regards,

Jim Rippie
Product Manager/Evangelist
Cakewalk Music Software

Sounds great, uh...good signal, low noise. Good luck and hope to see you at AES.

Regaaaaaads.

Steve Krampf, Lexicon Inc.

We are proud to print this missive from the man Mix magazine calls "The best-dressed man in audio." Keep it up, Steve!--Ed.

I just read the article in Mix describing this site, and rushed to mybrowser to check it out. I think this site will become an amazing toolby the sheer virtue of it's usefulness. Well done so far... can't waitto see all the pages working. May I place a link to this page from MYpage?? Please check mine out by the way, I'd appreciate some feedback...

Links are good! -- Ed.

I read about your site in the recent MIX magazine article and you certainlydo not disappoint! It's a shame that there aren't more websites likeyours.... Thank you!

McNeil Johnston,
Composer/Producer
Outland Productions
Old Greenwich, CT