TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART

MICHIGAN TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART 70 above Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear. People in Michigan go swimming in the Lakes. 60 above North Carolinians try to turn on the heat. People in Michigan plant gardens. 50 above Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Michigan sunbathe. 40 above Italian & English cars won’t start. People in Michigan drive with the windows down. 32 above Distilled water freezes. Lake Superior’s water gets thicker. 20 above Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats. People in Michigan throw on a flannel shirt. 15 above Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Michigan have the last cookout before it gets cold. 0 People in Miami all die… Michiganders lick the flagpole. 20 below Californians fly away to Mexico. People in Michigan get out their winter coats. 40 below Hollywood disintegrates. The Girl Scouts in Michigan are selling cookies door to door. 60 below Polar bears begin to evacuate the Artic. Michigan Boy Scouts postpone “Winter Survival” classes until it gets cold enough. 80 below Mt. St. Helens freezes. People in Michigan rent some videos. 100 below Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Michiganders get frustrated because they can’t thaw the keg. 297 below Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products. Cows in Michigan complain about farmers with cold hands. 460 below ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale). People in Michigan start saying, “Cold ’nuff for ya?” 500 below Hell freezes over. The Lions win the Super Bowl!

Inexpensive Multitrack Digital Recording Part I

Are you a songwriter or musician who wants to record their music quickly, easily and cheaply? Want get your ideas in a fixed format such as an audio CD? This short guide to setting up a cheap audio home studio should help. It’s about using what works for you. You will learn how to multi-track using well-known and simple methods to get your music to tape, er waves.

And how much will it cost? It varies. I have supplied an equipment list with various suggestions and prices. But you are not going to pay a lot for this studio.
Will your recordings rival those made in professional studios? Probably not. But I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how well your music will sound. With a little effort and a small outlay of cash you too can record songs of sufficient quality to sell your music and amaze your friends.

Home recording archives

Home recording and general music posts archived from the Recording Website. Some of the info here is outdated but many of the audio recording and home studio tips are still good.

The Early Years - Post from the old threaded wwwboard
Archives 1 thru 12 contain home studio and audio recording tips from 2000
Archives 13 and 14 contain home studio and audio recording tips from the first two months of 2001

The Yabb Boards Posts from the first of the modern forums (Yabb).
This archive covers home and audio recording posts form February, March, April, May and June of 2001.
It is also when the Freedom Exchange first became part of the Recording Website so quite a few songwriting posts are in this archive as well.

MP3 audio format

If you want your music on the net you really should have in the mp3 audio format. Here’s a brief explanation of what an mp3 is.

The name mp3 is an abbreviation for MPEG Audio Layer 3. MPEG stands for the Motion Picture Experts Group. These people have developed video compression systems which includes such formats as DSS, HDTV and DVD. MPEG Audio Layer 3 or mp3 is an offshoot of the video compression technology.

The compression used in an mp3 file is based on 3 things;

• Sometimes, one sound will mask another.
• We hear some sounds better than others.
• There are some sounds we can’t hear.

By eliminating these sounds from the original song file the mp3 format is able to shrink the file size down to about a tenth of the original.