Roger Waters Studio

[Audio72]

Nice Speakers!

http://www.trtechnologies.com/clients/Rogerwaters.html

[PMC7027]

How do the speakers reproduce analogue sources if they have digital crossovers?

[Bob Lovely]

Originally posted by PMC7027
How do the speakers reproduce analogue sources if they have digital crossovers?

David,

I wonder if the crossovers have a/d and d/a convertors?....seems odd...

Bob

[tomcat]

Originally posted by PMC7027
How do the speakers reproduce analogue sources if they have digital crossovers?

Do they have to? Maybe they are digital active speakers, like the ones Revox or T&A made... Digital crossovers seem a very intelligent concept to me: no phase changes; 100% pure separation...

[whaaat]

Neat looking speakers, but in that setup, the console covers up the bottom third of them!

[PMC7027]

Originally posted by tomcat


Do they have to? Maybe they are digital active speakers, like the ones Revox or T&A made... Digital crossovers seem a very intelligent concept to me: no phase changes; 100% pure separation...

The question I was really asking is if the speakers can reproduce anything from an analog source. They may only accept a digital input. If so, then any analog soure would have to be put through A/D conversion just to have the speakers accept it. The speakers would then have to perform the D/A, of course.

I can understand your opinion about digital crossovers, however, many peple would rather keep an analog signal completely in the analog domain.

[audio]

Beautiful, but strange setup. What's with all the glass? Also, unless he's making outdoor recordings of geese or something, shouldn't his console be facing the other direction?

[tomcat]

Originally posted by PMC7027


The question I was really asking is if the speakers can reproduce anything from an analog source. They may only accept a digital input. If so, then any analog soure would have to be put through A/D conversion just to have the speakers accept it. The speakers would then have to perform the D/A, of course.

Since they are said to have digital crossovers, I doubt they can reproduce analog signal inputs. They are installed in Roger Water's studio, so I guess they are used only for monitoring purposes. Waters seems to record digitally only these days... Of course a few curtains would help to get even better sound - and a woolen blanket over the console :sigh:

[SVL]

That is a nice-looking studio... having what is basically an all-glass wall w/ French windows behind the speakers does not seem like a good idea though;)

[floyd]

Originally posted by tomcat


Waters seems to record digitally only these days...

I believe "amused to death" was recorded in analog that was his last full studio album and over a decade old now. He is supposed to be working on at least 2 projects of "new" materiel (new to us that that is, he's been working on them for a long time) one is the opera and then there will be a rock album. Then there are also rumors of a "The Wall" stage production.

[SamS]

I think we/he should leave The Wall alone already. We got the live version, the newer recorded live version, the CD, the DVD....maybe a 5.1 SACD, but c'mon already! Whatever happened to Ca Ira? Hasn't he had that on the burner for about 10 years :confused:

[tomcat]

Originally posted by floyd
Then there are also rumors of a "The Wall" stage production.

George Lucas may be the perfect director to re-do that show... :laugh:

[Gerry]

Roger seems to have the wherewithal to not have to do his work in dark, enclosed spaces. Lucky man. I expect that the monitors, ragardless of the method or technology used, perform to his satisfaction. Incidentally, a console apparently custom-built for him is available for sale. Any Waters fans with a spare $24,000 (+shipping) and a good-sized spare room should look at:

http://www.odysseyprosound.com/Trident80-SH.html