It's Official: No New Quiet Siege for a Long, Long Time
It's rather unbelievable.
First, let me get you up to speed on my recording issues. My laptop's volume only goes up so high, so I had been in the habit of plugging in some old speakers from my old computer. Why do I need more volume? Because if I turn up the volume on my recording program too high, the sound will clip which makes mixing effectively impossible. In the past, however, I could easily solve this problem by plugging in those old speakers--I could up my laptop to full volume and kick up the juice the requisite amount with the speakers.
Well, my speakers mysteriously failed upon arrival to my lovely new residence on Lake Street. I took my beloved electronic relics to Radio Shack where a young gentleman unsuccessfully attempted to solve my problem via a new AC Adapter. Foolishly believing my speakers to be easily replaceable, I turned to Ebay, ordering what I believed would be fine stand-ins. Unfortunately these speakers (which came with an AC Adapter the size of my head) were just a scosh shy of lending me the volume that I need.
I attempted to solve my troubles by asking for new speakers from Santa, and Santa delivered. Finally, problems were solved! But wait! When I plugged in these speakers and cranked up the volume, the music clipped. That had never happened before! I tried plugging those speakers into my Ebay speakers to see if maybe I could get the needed power from their combined efforts, but that was not to be.
I'm seriously at a loss at what to do. I can't simply keep buying up speakers that may or may not solve the problem. My only thought now is to wait until I have some serious lawyer money so I can upgrade my system entirely.
The bottom line: no new Quiet Siege until summer at the earliest.
First, let me get you up to speed on my recording issues. My laptop's volume only goes up so high, so I had been in the habit of plugging in some old speakers from my old computer. Why do I need more volume? Because if I turn up the volume on my recording program too high, the sound will clip which makes mixing effectively impossible. In the past, however, I could easily solve this problem by plugging in those old speakers--I could up my laptop to full volume and kick up the juice the requisite amount with the speakers.
Well, my speakers mysteriously failed upon arrival to my lovely new residence on Lake Street. I took my beloved electronic relics to Radio Shack where a young gentleman unsuccessfully attempted to solve my problem via a new AC Adapter. Foolishly believing my speakers to be easily replaceable, I turned to Ebay, ordering what I believed would be fine stand-ins. Unfortunately these speakers (which came with an AC Adapter the size of my head) were just a scosh shy of lending me the volume that I need.
I attempted to solve my troubles by asking for new speakers from Santa, and Santa delivered. Finally, problems were solved! But wait! When I plugged in these speakers and cranked up the volume, the music clipped. That had never happened before! I tried plugging those speakers into my Ebay speakers to see if maybe I could get the needed power from their combined efforts, but that was not to be.
I'm seriously at a loss at what to do. I can't simply keep buying up speakers that may or may not solve the problem. My only thought now is to wait until I have some serious lawyer money so I can upgrade my system entirely.
The bottom line: no new Quiet Siege until summer at the earliest.