Topic: newbie question - all these dang taping acronyms?

[Nick's Picks]

I always thought it was "Kill Frank Clukey"
and never wanted to be FRANK !

[Church-Audio]

So I'm just getting into the hobby and I'm seeing all sorts of acronyms, for anything from mic placement to torrent sites.  Anyone, please feel free to throw out a taping acronym and what it stands for.  I would appreciate it. 

The one you really need to know more then any other is "CA"

[Liquid Drum]

So I'm just getting into the hobby and I'm seeing all sorts of acronyms, for anything from mic placement to torrent sites.  Anyone, please feel free to throw out a taping acronym and what it stands for.  I would appreciate it. 

The one you really need to know more then any other is "CA"

and 9100. 

[ozarkbilly]

So I'm just getting into the hobby and I'm seeing all sorts of acronyms, for anything from mic placement to torrent sites.  Anyone, please feel free to throw out a taping acronym and what it stands for.  I would appreciate it. 

The one you really need to know more then any other is "CA"

Oh believe me, I'm looking in that direction 

[nkramar78]

The one you really need to know more then any other is "CA"

CA STC-11 > CA-9100 > R-09 (CA mod)

Is this as 'CA' as someone could get?

[cybergaloot]

I think you should get some CA boxer shorts with all that.

Hmmm ... what would a CA t-shirt say? "I'm small"

[itook2much]

I think you should get some CA boxer shorts with all that.

Hmmm ... what would a CA t-shirt say? "I'm small"

"...and ugly."

CA-UGLY

[jkbyram]

only the dirty south knows what NTM stands for 

NTM=next to Michael

[stirinthesauce]

NTM=next to Michael

only when we are lucky!

[stevetoney]

Even though the acronyms stand for words in non-English language, nobody's explained what they mean in actual practice.

ORTF -  Mics spread with capsule centers 17cm apart and mics pointed capsules outward from each other with 110 degrees of angle between them.

DINa - Mics spread with capsule centers 17cm apart and mics pointed capsules outward from each other with 90 degrees of angle between them.

DIN - Mics spread with capsule centers 20cm apart and mics pointed capsules outward from each other with 90 degrees of angle between them.

NOS - Mics spread with capsule centers 30cm apart and mics pointed capsules outward from each other with 90 degrees of angle between them.

XY 90 - Mics coincident and mic capsules pointed inward with 90 degrees of angle between them.  Coincident means that the the capsules are directly on top of each in a vertical plane.

XY 120 - Mics coincident and mic capsules pointed inward with 120 degrees of angle between them.

YMMV = your mileage may vary
OTOH = on the other hand
PITA = pain in the ass
I thought QFT meant Quite Freakin True although an earlier response provided a different meaning.

...and a famous taperssection acronym

STFU = shut the f*** up

...but the most famous of all

bip bip = bump

[stevetoney]

Also kidna funny to point out but 'taping' is kinda an acronym for 'recording'.

Very few people on this list actually use tape anymore.   

[moooose]

Also kidna funny to point out but 'taping' is kinda an acronym for 'recording'.

Very few people on this list actually use tape anymore.   

tonedeaf, this is an excerpt from a real conversation:

me (italian) to my wife: "ok, I tape this show..."
my wife (american) to me: "don't you have a digital recorder? I thought they have no tape anymore"

 

[Tim]

Speak slowly, he's from the Ozarks!



+T

[ozarkbilly]

HAAAAAAAAA!     Tim is right.  It takes us a bit longer than everyone else.  Thanks for the additional info everyone, especially tonedeaf for the mic config explanations.  +T

[twatts (pants are so over-rated...)]

Found this out yesterday:  SWLABR (Cream song) = She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow.

Terry