Ah, the magic answer is to have a shed, or equivalent - all the mess gets dumped there, helter skelter ... and the older I get the less interested I am in ever trying to do something about it ... 😉
That's because we are complex personalities. 😀
As for workspace mess. we all probably need to read up on data management, and especially archive management.
I remember a sticker from like 30 years ago which stated: "A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind". 😀
As for workspace mess. we all probably need to read up on data management, and especially archive management.
I remember a sticker from like 30 years ago which stated: "A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind". 😀
The music is just fine, thank you. Currently inside a CD called "On Your 60s Radio", a compilation of then current hits and surprisingly, a really good one, both in selection and technical merits (Columbia, COL506150 2). Highly rercommended, especially for non collectors who wish a brief but high quality tour of the times. This from a man who is a ollector of just such compilations.
50 sheds of gray (Yes you can buy T-shirts with that on them, no kidding. Ask Doug Self ;-)
Jan
I think there's a big difference between people who are born tidy, and those who achieve tidiness, and those who have tidiness thrust upon them. The acid test, when presented with a tidy bench, is to look in the top drawer - the true nature of a chaotic mind lurks there. I haven't met many creative designers who were born tidy............check out the top drawer if in doubt !
Untidy prototypes and untidy benches don't necessarily correlate though. In prototype situations where tidiness matters, such as hv circuits, layout gets prioritised and at least has some mindshare. Nevertheless, the natural forces of prototyping, which eventually lead to cramming and shortcuts in layout as the circuit develops, still win out in most cases IME !
Untidy prototypes and untidy benches don't necessarily correlate though. In prototype situations where tidiness matters, such as hv circuits, layout gets prioritised and at least has some mindshare. Nevertheless, the natural forces of prototyping, which eventually lead to cramming and shortcuts in layout as the circuit develops, still win out in most cases IME !
Look at the offices of the 'movers and shakers' of the scientific world. Einstein's office was a good example.
IME, there's a mix. I knew two Nobel laureates very well- one's office was the stereotypical "tornado hit a paper factory," the other was painfully anal about organization.
I'll side with Einstein's approach, at least I do. I saw a picture somewhere, and I thought:'That could be my office!' Books pile up everywhere, even in front of other books in the library shelf, stacks of papers, etc.
However, I can understand that some people, especially 'decision makers' might rely on the research of others to form their opinions.
However, I can understand that some people, especially 'decision makers' might rely on the research of others to form their opinions.
John, I'd love to hear your opinion. Tape playback electronics, fet input stage. Given the choice, what repro head would you choose - low or high-ish inductance (10mH /250mH)? Thanks!
250mH and higher for reproduce. Very low L for the record head, depending primarily on the bias frequency.
I had very good results, using current source to feed audio to the recording head, instead of the usual voltage one followed by a resistance of high value.
Hmm... that's interesting. I was leaning towards lower L for repro because of head resonance issues, similar to MC vs. MM. Why high L in this case? Inductive integrator? Thanks!
using a current source is a nice way to do magnetic recording with a head. One variant of this is to put the head in the feedback loop of an op amp at the inverting input. This was used to good effect by Stephens and Pacific Recorders.
Alan
Alan
Using magnetics as a current source for playback can give very good results IME, at least in the case of some phono cartridges. Eg a true transimpedance input stage with ultra low input impedance.
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