![]() If the FAA becomes aware of a situation where a laser-light display affects pilots, we start by asking the owner to adjust them or turn them off. It may not look like the lights go much farther than your house, but the extremely concentrated beams of laser lights actually reach much further than most people think. So if you’re going to install a holiday laser-light system, please make sure the lights are hitting your house and not shining up into the sky. People may not realize that systems they set up to spread holiday cheer can also pose a potential hazard to pilots flying overhead. The FAA's concerns about lasers – regardless of the source – is that they not be aimed at aircraft in a way that can threaten the safety of a flight by distracting or blinding the pilots. Federal Aviation Administration:Įnjoy Your Holiday Laser-light Display ResponsiblyĮach holiday season for the past several years, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received reports from pilots who said they were distracted or temporarily blinded by residential laser-light displays. Tags: Hacking, Hobbyist, Holiday, Harvesting, Christmas, Class: 3R (IIIa), Color: Blue, Color: Green, Labelling, Photo, Star Shower, Toy or recreational useįrom a November 2017 press release by the U.S. It may be that after going through the holographic diffraction grating that creates the stars, that the Home Accents projector meets Food and Drug Administration requirements for user access to laser light. Class 3R (IIIa) laser projectors like this are not allowed in the U.S. Ĭommentary from : In fairness to Home Accents, the FDA-required warning sticker has to do with the laser power of the unopened unit in its factory configuration. has a page with more information, including measurements of the beam output of a Star Shower projector, here. Nardi writes: “If your biggest take-away from this post is that the Home Depot is selling a 440 nm laser you can use to burn stuff, I certainly don’t blame you.”įrom Hackaday. Nardi noted that the blue laser, when focused, was “easily able to burn pieces of paper and punch holes in black plastic.” He also estimated that the green laser was “at least twice as bright” as a laser pointer he owns that claims to be 50 mW: “…it certainly would not surprise me if they are both at least 100 mW.” The green and blue laser diode modules inside the holiday projector Once focused, it becomes pretty clear that these lasers are quite a bit more powerful than the <5 mW listed on the product’s warning sticker.” “…t 3 meters the spots looked as large as dinner plates…. He removed the cover with four screws and found the parts inside used connectors instead of solder: “It’s like they wanted us to strip it for parts.” In a JanuHackaday post, Tom Nardi purchased a “Home Accents Holiday Multi-Color Light Projector” from a hardware chain on clearance, marked down from $56 to just $14. Tags: US, FAA, Holiday, Media and press, Star ShowerĪ hacker opened a three-color Christmas/holiday laser “star shower” type projector, to find high-powered blue and green laser diodes inside. Civil penalties of up to $30,800 have been imposed by the FAA against individuals for multiple laser incidents. ![]() We may impose civil penalties of up to $11,000 per violation. We work with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to pursue civil and criminal penalties against individuals who purposely aim a laser at an aircraft. Many high-powered lasers can completely incapacitate pilots who are trying to fly safely to their destinations and may be carrying hundreds of passengers. Intentionally aiming a laser at an aircraft is a serious safety risk and violates federal law. Last year we received 6,754 reports of laser strikes against aircraft, a 250 percent increase since we started tracking laser strikes in 2010. Laser strikes against aircraft continue to increase each year. ![]() ![]() If your laser-light display continues to affect pilots, despite our warnings, you could face a civil penalty. If we become aware that your laser-light display affects pilots, we’ll ask you to adjust them or turn them off. The extremely concentrated beams of laser lights reach much farther than you might realize. So please make sure all laser lights are directed at your house and not into the sky. You might not realize this, but a well-meaning attempt to spread holiday cheer has the potential to create a serious safety risk to pilots and their passengers flying overhead. With the holiday season upon us, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to make sure your laser-light displays are aimed at your house and not into the sky.Įach year we receive reports from pilots who are distracted or temporarily blinded by residential laser-light displays. The following is from a Decemnews release by the U.S.
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During the events, the sound from the readings and discussions is projected around the entire store. Most events take place upstairs in the library (30 seats), on the ground level (50 seats), or outside in front of the bookshop (weather permitting). Zadie Smith is currently a tenured professor of fiction at New York University and lives in London and New York with her husband and two children. On Beauty was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006, and NW was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Fiction 2013. White Teeth won multiple literary awards including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award. Zadie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002, and was listed as one of Granta‘s 20 Best Young British Novelists in 2003 and again in 2013. She is also the editor of The Book of Other People. She is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW and Swing Time, as well as The Embassy of Cambodia and two collections of essays, Changing My Mind and Feel Free. ![]() Zadie Smith was born in north-west London in 1975. This electrifying new collection showcases its author as a true literary powerhouse, demonstrating once again her credentials as an essential voice of her generation. In Feel Free, pop culture, high culture, social change and political debate all get the Zadie Smith treatment, dissected with razor-sharp intellect, set brilliantly against the context of the utterly contemporary, and considered with a deep humanity and compassion. From social media to the environment, from Jay-Z to Karl Ove Knausgaard, she has boundless curiosity and the boundless wit to match. No subject is too fringe or too mainstream for the unstoppable Zadie Smith. ![]() The one and only Zadie Smith, prize-winning, bestselling author of Swing Time and White Teeth, is back with a second unmissable collection of essays. He is a Writer-in-Residence at New York University. Awards for his writing include the Betty Trask prize, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, a Somerset Maugham award, the Aldeburgh Poetry Prize, the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and a Guggenheim Fellowship. An anthology, co-edited with Don Paterson, The Zoo of the New, was published by Penguin in 2017. His novels are Utterly Monkey (2005), Glover’s Mistake(2009) and Modern Gods (2017). His poetry collections are To A Fault(2005), On Purpose (2007), Go Giants (2013) and Feel Free (2018). These are smart, energetic, worldly poems of political edge and family tenderness.īorn in County Tyrone in 1975, Nick Laird is a poet, novelist, critic and screenwriter. ![]() Feel Free is his strongest collection to date, in which we sense the deep American influence from living in New York meeting his familial shores of Northern Ireland: the acoustically generous, longer lines of the new world’s Ginsberg or Whitman, and the lyricism of his forebears Heaney, MacNeice and Yeats. If you are not an NYU student, please arrive early to avoid disappointment.Ĭelebrated for his novels and screenplays, Nick Laird has been ‘an assured and brilliant voice’ (Colm Toibin) in contemporary poetry ever since his impressive debut, To a Fault, in 2005. Organised in association with the NYU Creative Writing Program, a certain number of seats at this event will be reserved for students. ![]() As you cycle through the layers with the space bar the chosen next layer is shown in the status bar at the bottom, it's not very obvious and previously you'd have seen the obvious change in the Layer dropdown so you'd be excused for thinking nothing was happening if you were expecting the same visual feedback you were used to as it only changes there after the via is placed. Remember that it'll now expect you to choose where to place the via before it'll let you continue routing on the chosen layer, it's not like it was pre-v8 and can take a bit of getting used to if you've used v7 or earlier a lot. In EAGLE now you can change layers in the route command using the space bar to go through the available routing layers in the top to bottom direction or shift+space to go through the layers in the bottom to top direction. The trackpad on the Macbook Pro was so good with EAGLE that I replaced my mouse with a Magic Trackpad on my iMac. I'd have agreed with this before I started using a Mac. Otherwise it won't.īut it sounds extremely inconvenient to want to use a CAD package without a mouse. Use the ratsnest function to have eagle re-calulate airwires and get ridĪirwires with length of 0 (for example, from Top to Bottom layer) areĮnding a wire at the same position where another wire of the same signalīut in another layer already exists and pressing the Shift key at the the via will be given a signal name that matches If you then place an via at that coordinate, they The wires that connect to that airwire are on the same The 'X' is a zero length airwire, or to think of it another way it's a In the future you may well find yourself in the same situation. Using the middle mouse click to change layers. Means I'm missing a 'via') I can manually place a via on the yellow 'X' but flexible or lacking essential features, then MagicPrefs adds many new. The other end I get a trace appearing between the two ends (as expected)īut instead of getting a via appearing I get a yellow 'X'(which i think More than 19 alternatives to choose: BetterTouchTool, Wireless Mouse Software. Whether clicking, typing, swiping, pressing or other gestures on the input devices - the tool is made to be able to use the Mac as individually as possible. It's still got the occasional glitch, but development is rapid and it's improving and expanding almost daily.If I select the normal 'route' tool, click on one end, and then click on MagicPrefs is a free app for Mac OS X and macOS, which is designed for setting and changing functions of the Magic Mouse, the Magic Trackpad and the MacBook Glass Trackpad. BetterTouchTool is free, and is likely to remain that way, according to the author. Separate gestures are available for the trackpad and the Magic Mouse, and the new "Live View" feature makes it very easy to gain precise control over sensitivity settings and to test out gestures. The latest version includes presets (which you can switch between), import, and export. Groups of gestures can be assigned to specific applications, or made global. ![]() BetterTouchTool also has actions available that control window sizing and movement, ala SizeUp, but with gestures. meaning you can make just about anything happen. It's now quite easy to start adding gestures such as 'Three Finger Swipe Down' and 'Four Finger Click,' and assign them to predefined actions like 'Show Desktop' or 'Open Finder.' You can also assign any shortcut key you like, or assign a gesture to launch any application. It's the work of Andreas Hegenberg (also the author of SecondBar), and it's come a long way since the first alpha version I tested a while back.Īside from improved stability, the interface is one of the elements that's come the farthest. BetterTouchTool is a fork of the MultiClutch project, built for Snow Leopard and expanding the feature set greatly. Well, there's another free utility called BetterTouchTool that works with both trackpads and Magic Mice, providing a huge number of gestures and infinite possibilities for configuration. We recently covered a utility called MagicPrefs that adds a hatful of new and configurable multi-touch gestures to your Magic Mouse. ![]() SURAH ABASA EXPLAINED BY SHIA COMMENTATORS OF THE QURAN This is one version of commentary provided by the majority of commentators regarding these verses from Surah Abasa. Furthermore, Rasulullah (SAWA) also appointed this blind man on certain occasions as his interim cover while away from Madina on Prophetic missions. Rasulullah (SAWA) would always offer this blind man help as well, as a form of his sublime kindness and moral character. Rasulullah (SAWA) would say “welcome someone for whom Almighty Allah (SWT) has reprimanded me”. This version of commentary also says that Rasulullah (SAWA) was quite upset about how he handled the matter and changed his attitude towards the blind man, to the extent that he would give the blind man extra respect and honour whenever they would see each other. And it is through these verses that Almighty Allah (SWT) reprimanded Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) for his negligence and frowning upon the poor, blind man who was begging to be taught verses from the Holy Quran, but instead chose to focus his attention on the elite of the society. They say that it was on this particular juncture that Angel Jibra’eel brought the above verses from Surah Abasa. In other words, Rasulullah (SAWA) ignored the blind man and turned away. Therefore, he turned away from the blind man and continued his dialogue with the leaders of Quraysh. It is believed that he said to himself that these Arab leaders will think that the followers of Muhammad (SAWA) are either a bunch of slaves or crippled people. According to this version of the story, Rasulullah (SAWA) became upset and some form of unhappiness or anger was evident on his face. He went to the point where Rasulullah (SAWA) could not continue his speech to the leaders of Quraysh. Naturally, since he was blind, he could not see that there was a meeting underway with very important people and as a result he continued his insistence of wanting to learn Quran from Rasulullah (SAWA). He greeted and started to address Rasulullah (SAWA), requesting to be taught some of the verses of the Holy Quran which Rasulullah (SAWA) has learnt from Almighty Allah (SWT). While the meeting was in progress, a blind man by the name of Abdullah ibn Umm Maktoom entered. This was the purpose of his high profile meeting with these leaders of Quraysh. While Rasulullah (SAWA) was talking to these leaders of Quraysh, and inviting them to Islam, and was hopeful that this meeting will be beneficial in that they will hopefully accept Islam or at the very least soften their antagonistic position towards Islam by not troubling those who would like to embrace Islam. Amongst them were Abu Jahal, Abu Sufyan according to some reports. The first perspective, which is given by the majority of Sunni Muslims, explains that there was a time when our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) was engaged in a very serious meeting with the leaders of Quraysh. There are two perspectives given by commentators of the Holy Quran, pertaining to the context of revelation of Surah Abasa. Now, what was the background of the revelation of this Surah or the earlier verses of this Surah? SURAH ABASA EXPLAINED BY MAINSTREAM SUNNI COMMENTATORS OF THE QURAN This refers to the background associated with the revelation of particular verses. In the Tafsir (commentary) of the Holy Quran, we have a principle called “Shan-e-Nuzool” i.e. ![]() By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:Īs you can see, this chapter starts with a reprimand, that why do you turn away from a blind person if he comes to you, and you frown on him? Why do you feel awkward about him when in the company of rich people? From him will you divert yourself (you neglect/ignore him).ġ1. And as to him who comes to you rushing,ġ0. And no blame is on you if he would not purify himselfĨ. As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,ħ. Or become reminded so that the reminder should benefit him?ĥ. ![]() And what would make you know that he would purify himself,Ĥ. Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).ģ. Let me start with the translation of the early verses of Surah Abasa:Ģ. In today’s discussion, we would like to address one of the commonly asked and debated questions relating to Surah Abasa (chapter 80 of the Holy Quran), where Almighty Allah (SWT) speaks about someone who frowned and turned away. We continue our series of discussions in the service of the Holy Quran, responding to various questions, enquiries and possible confusions in the Quran. UNPACKING THE MOST INTRIGUING QUESTIONS IN THE QURANĪhlul Bait (a.s) Masjid, Ottery, Cape Town ![]() ![]() Tests like Cinebench and Geekbench stress your computer's CPU to gauge how well it would handle especially taxing programs that scale with available cores or compute power. This isn't to say that the Gateway can't handle everyday programs, just that a software glitch or memory limitation kept the test suite from completing. It failed to complete PCMark 10, which measures the performance on real-world productivity tasks such as running Microsoft Word. We ran the Gateway through the whole gamut of testing we put all of our laptops through, even though it's clearly not intended for the types of tasks some of the benchmarks measure. The Dell Inspi(3501) and the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 14 round out the list of comparable laptops for our benchmark tests. The $450 MSI Modern 14 has a wider variety of ports and much better build quality, but it costs almost twice as much. The Gateway also sports more storage than its closest recent competitor we have tested, the Asus Laptop L410. The Celeron chip is about the best you can get in this price range, although many competing laptops also use it. When pitted against similarly priced laptops on specs alone, the Gateway Ultra Slim starts to show some of its better qualities. Testing the 2022 Gateway 15.6-Inch Ultra Slim: Down in the Budget Depths The laptop’s documentation includes a 50%-off coupon code for a year of Kidomi, a subscription service for educational children’s media content. There are also website shortcuts to Walmart and Forge of Empires, the latter a free-to-play online strategy game. ![]() The laptop does come with some bloatware, including an advertisement-strewn Solitaire game. The red color is everywhere, broken up only by the logo and the footpads along the bottom. The current 15.6-inch Ultra Slim comes in three colors: blue, green, and the red of our review unit. This model of the Ultra Slim shares the same 15.6-inch screen size as its older brother, the GWTN156-1 we tested a couple of years back. It could suffice for that, but know that it feels as cheap as the price suggests, with the prime culprit being a poor, faded-looking screen. With such a low price, this laptop might seem like a fair option for a child’s first computer, or as an alternative to a similarly priced Chromebook. The 15.6-inch Gateway Ultra Slim (model GWNC21524, $229) reviewed here still has that iconic spotted logo proudly printed on its top cover. That was then, this is now Gateway computers (a sub-brand of Acer) are still around, but now relegated to mostly lower-end configurations sold at Walmart. It was an incredibly large and heavy PC tower with that instantly recognizable cow logo emblazoned on the front. One of this writer's first computing memories was booting up the family Gateway PC to play 3D Pinball Space Cadet. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.Watch this video tour and see what awaits you at the Ashburn Metrorail Station. More information is provided at Metrorail Parking Garages in Loudoun County. Metrorail Parking Garages: Loudoun County was responsible for the construction of three garages to serve two Metrorail stations - one at the Loudoun Gateway Metrorail Station and two at the Ashburn Station Metrorail Station.Twenty-one new Silver Line bus routes provide weekday service to and from 156 convenient local stops, including Loudoun County Park and Ride Lots and Silver Line Metrorail Stations. Transit Service: Loudoun County Transit has begun to phase-in all new Silver Line Bus Service. ![]() Metrorail passengers are able to access the Loudoun Silver Line Metrorail stations in several ways, including by bus or car as follows: The following Silver Line Metrorail Stations in Loudoun County opened November 15, 2022: ![]() Baldur's Gate / Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition / Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn / Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition / EasyTutu (mod) / Baldur's Gate Trilogy (mod) / Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Trilogy (mod) (Item Randomiser).Baldur's Gate / Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition / Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn / Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition / Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Trilogy (mod) (Enemy Randomizer).Azure Dreams (Game Boy Color) (pro_grammar's).Axiom Verge (Pozzum's) - Version 0.6.2.1 also contained an unbalanced monster randomizer - OBSOLETE.Gensôkyô no Nazo (fangame) (Ryason55's).An Untitled Story (Mokesmoe's) - Support available on the ESA Randomizer Discord server.Super Adventure Island II (abyssonym's). ![]() The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (OoTMM) - Source codeįor older changes, you may consult the full changelog.The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (World Randomizer).Resident Evil (MediaKite) / Resident Evil 2 (Sourcenext) (BioRand) - Requires Classic REbirth.Ratchet & Clank Collection (bordplate's) - Randomizes Ratchet & Clank.Pokémon Scarlet / Pokémon Violet (ZadenOwer's).Pokémon Emerald Version (Pokémon Emerald Cross).Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (added to Archipelago).Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (Ran-door-mizer).Dark Souls: Remastered (Roguelike Souls - The Binding of Lordran).The Final Fantasy Legend (Chaoseum) - Located under ffl chaoseum.The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (Serpent's Modular Randomizer).Super Metroid Subversion (hack) (SubversionRando).Spyro the Dragon (Requirement Randomizer) - Located in video description.Pokémon FireRed Version / Pokémon CrystalDust (hack) / Pokémon Emerald Version (GBAXG) - Requires special emulator.Castlevania (Nintendo 64) (apworld) - Requires Archipelago.The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (World Randomizer).Sonic & Knuckles Collection (MainMemory's).Sonic the Hedgehog (Random Levels Project) - Randomizes Green Hill Zone.Shining Force III (Chaos) - More information in the Shining Force III Translation Project Progress Report May 2022.Kingdom Hearts: Critical Mix (Kingdom Hearts Final Mix mod) (Xendra's) - Old PS2 version which requires special emulator.Fallout 4 (Crazy's Armor Overhaul and Randomizer).Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (Sourcenext) (BioRand) - Requires Classic REbirth.Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2 (thegreatwaluigi's) - Located in video description.Subnautica (Aci's Drop Randomizer Challenge).Streets of Rage 2 / Streets of Rage 2 Syndicate Wars (hack) (SoR2 Level Editor) - Level editor with bundled randomizer.Metroid: Zero Mission (Quantum Deluxe Boogaloo).Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Endymionls's).This subset only shows recently added entries from the past 3 months, with the most recent ones on top, with the exclusion of obsolete ones. The BIG List of Video Game Randomizers | Guillaume Fortin-DebigaréĮxhaustive list of all known video game randomizers. ![]() I think this is probably because they're thinner and therefore more pliable and less noticeable. Of all the Qalo designs I tried, the stackable rings proved the most comfortable. In addition to the classic QX2 ring, I tried a couple of stackable designs ( braided and geo), as well as the modern style. This ring held up phenomenally well during all the activities I took it through, including mountain biking, CrossFit workouts, weightlifting, gardening, furniture assembly and daily chores. I tried the classic ring in the QX2 material, which Qalo specifically designed for rugged durability. From a quick look at the website, you'll realize Qalo has tons of ring designs for men and women, including special styles for military and first responders. Qalo is probably the best-known brand in the silicone ring arena, popularized largely by the roster of professional athletes and celebrities who wear its rings. The Groove Life rings didn't mess with my grip or performance at all, despite exercising outdoors in 80-degree weather and battling sweaty hands. This especially struck me during a workout with deadlifts and pull-ups, two movements that require a good grip. In fact, most of the time, I felt like I wasn't wearing anything at all. Through it all I felt safe and comfortable. The bands of the styles I chose - thin and stackable - felt supple but strong and endured several mountain biking sessions, countless workouts and yard work. These silicone rings didn't twist around my finger at all through the duration of my testing, or if they did, I didn't notice one bit. The textured inside produces a nonslip fit that feels snug but not tight. I noticed the difference immediately upon putting the Groove Life silicone ring on - and the experience was reinforced when I took various Groove Life rings through a barrage of tough activities. ![]() The difference lies not in the shape or style of the ring, but in the grooves lasered into the inside of the silicone. While fit is usually a 100% subjective measurement, I'm willing to argue that no matter your finger size or shape, Groove Life rings will probably fit you better than any other brand out there. California and Washington are fully within PT. Pacific Time Zone (PT): UTC-08:00 – includes parts of Canada, the western U.S., and western Mexico.5 states are fully within the MT zone ten are shared with either the Pacific Time Zone or the Central Time Zone. Mountain Time Zone (MT): UTC-07:00 – includes parts of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.Eleven are shared with either the Mountain Time Zones or the Eastern Time zones. Only 9 states are fully within the Central Time Zone. Central Time Zone (CT): UTC-06:00 – includes parts of Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Central America, some of the Caribbean islands, and parts of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.Eastern Time Zone (ET): UTC-05:00 – includes 22 states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, including some parts of Canada, Mexico, Panama, and the Caribbean islands.These time zones encompass most of the contiguous United States. Likely the most well-known include Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Time Zones. In the U.S., there are a total of 9 time zones used. ![]() As a general rule of thumb, a change of 15° of longitude should result in a time difference of 1 hour. Many countries have more than one time zone. The following map displays the standard time zones across the world. As can be seen, although there is a general standard throughout the world for defining time zones, it is still highly dependent on the country, and is subject to change. Russia on the other hand, is divided into 11 time zones, though at one point this was reduced to 9 time zones. For example, China and India only use a single time zone even though they are countries that encompass far larger an area than 15° of longitude. Generally, a time change of 1 hour is required with each 15° change of longitude, but this does not necessarily always happen. Nepal, the final holdout, did not adopt a standard offset of UTC until 1956, and even then, has a less common offset of UTC+5:45. It wasn't until 1929 before most countries adopted hourly time zones. Time zones throughout the world vary, and used to vary even more than they currently do. Most commonly, UTC is offset by an hour, but in some cases, the offset can be a half-hour or quarter-hour, such as in the case of UTC+06:30 and UTC+12:45. UTC offset can range from UTC-12:00 to UTC+14:00. Generally, time zones are defined as + or - an integer number of hours in relation to UTC for example, UTC-05:00, UTC+08:00, and so on. ![]() UTC breaks time into days, hours, minutes, and seconds, where days are usually defined in terms of the Gregorian calendar. Most time zones that are on land are offset from UTC. ![]() UTC is not dependent on daylight saving time (DST), though some countries switch between time zones during their DST period, such as the United Kingdom using British Summer Time in the summer months. UTC, which is based on highly precise atomic clocks and the Earth's rotation, is the new standard of today. Although GMT used to be a time standard, it is now mainly used as the time zone for certain countries in Africa and Western Europe. Although GMT and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) essentially reflect the same time, GMT is a time zone, while UTC is a time standard that is used as a basis for civil time and time zones worldwide. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory located in Greenwich, London, considered to be located at a longitude of zero degrees. ![]() They are often based on the boundaries of countries or lines of longitude. Related Time Calculator | Date CalculatorĪ time zone is a region on Earth that uses a uniform time. ![]() I also played a Gretsch kit with a 20" kick that shook the whole venue and a mid-tier Pearl that sounded fat. Renowns are great kits, but I didn't care for the sound of that particular kit, though it was still fun to play. I HAVE backlined several kits, the highest-quality being a Gretsch Renown owned by the drummer of a well-known Texas country artist. If presented with the option, I'd bring my own kit. At least that's what I've always known.Īnyways, I've never used a "house kit" at any show. A "house kit" is the kit that the venue has for everybody. If you’ve never heard a great old Ludwig kit in a room like The Motor Museum’s stone room, you’re in for a treat.įor more info on the backline and other equipment in The Motor Museum, have a look at the equipment list.Maybe I'm different,but to me, a "backline kit" is the kit that the opening band's drummer owns and since you're opening, that's what you're using. Everybody loves it and we choose it regularly. I own a 1968 Ludwig Super Classic that lives permanently at The Motor Museum. Whilst not as roadworthy, older drums just sound better in front of microphones. They also tend to have thicker shells with more ply’s, robbing them of tone and sensitivity. Newer drums tend to be longer in an effort to get deeper bass, but this reduces the attack. ![]() In eleven years of recording them I haven’t found a modern drum that sounds better than a sixties Ludwig or Gretsch. The controls interact with each other so that even extreme settings sound musical, and you can really stretch the sounds out of them.ĭrums are the odd ones out. ![]() What I really like about both of these amps is that you can’t really get a bad sound out of them. I like to layer them both, and use the balance of each amp to create the overall tone of the guitar. Think rich, thick, and chime-y with a slightly scooped midrange blends really well with the Dr Z. It’s an evolution of the Matchless circuit, which itself is a more refined Vox AC30. I have a Dr Z that is very bright and punchy, that I use whenever I want the sound of a great old Fender Deluxe. A good example is my collection of guitar amps. The other consideration is whether pieces of gear compliment each other. So the two qualities I look for in great backline are sound and reliability. This means I’ve got a reference of where we had the tuning and can compare and retune between sessions. I’ve learnt to record drum samples as soon as I’ve dialled in a sound that I’m happy with. This can be a major pain when you’re re-writing parts mid-way through a production, and can be really difficult to match the tones you’ve already tracked.Ĭertain old drum kits are particular prone to going out of tune overnight when the temperature drops too. You turn it on and it sounds one way, an hour passes and it’s got less gain, two hours pass and it gets duller etc. I’ve come across pieces of gear (retro valve guitar amps spring to mind) whose sound changes throughout the day. So sounding great is one thing, but sounding great every day is another challenge entirely. Other than the player it is the most important part of getting a great sound. If the instrument doesn’t sound good then not even the most expensive recording gear will improve it. When I say backline I mean amps, drums, pedals, cabinets, keyboards – anything that creates the sound that gets recorded.Įverything starts with good backline – its the primary colour palette of the recording studio. I wanted to talk a little bit about the backline we have at The Motor Museum. ![]() The Bottom Line On Backline Why is backline important? |