MrKnobs

Originally posted by brikus well, can you enlighten us with the knowledge you got from your first-hand experience ? Twenty years passed before I wrote my groupie story for a reason. Terry D.

Originally posted by BeauNasty Get it while you can, because the day will come where your following all drink coffee and water, are more worried about the table conversation than hearing the band, and haven't had the first thought in the world about banging the guitar player they haven't been paying any attention to throughout the entire show. Fortunately, it really doesn't work like that.... Terry D.

Originally posted by redviper I really can't see how people bang random girls. I would never no matter how hot would ever band some random groupie. I guess there is alot less people out there that actually care about love and whatnot. I know I sound like a {censored} right. But I guess my mom just raised me right. Plus with a girlfriend that would murder me if I ever cheated on her I don't ever see myself getting laid because of my music. (1) There's really no such thing as a "random girl." Groupies are just girls you don't know yet. Turns out they are people just like you and me, who have hopes and dreams and aspirations and jobs and problems and want to be loved but have a crazy way of getting it. Read my story. (2) I care about love far more than I care about sex. Always have. I have a terrible affliction that causes me to feel strong feelings of love for anyone I have sex with. I thought I'd outgrow that but I never did. My mother tried to teach me that sex was bad, but she failed so I guess she "didn't raise me right." (3) Strongly recommend you find a different girlfriend, maybe swap the one who would murder you for the more common kind who will simply leave you for cheating. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl Correct me if I'm wrong but if it's bending doesn't that mean it IS flaccid? As a scientist I must inform you that anything can be bent, no matter what its elastic modulus (flaccid or erect in this case), if sufficient force is applied to exceed its flexural strength. Of course it may break instead of just bend, depending on the toughness of the material. Toughness is just the area under the stress vs strain curve. Hope that helps! Terry D.

Originally posted by fuzzball In all honesty our stories were not as great and MrKnobs did some excellent writing. His story was far superior to mine. I was just having fun with self pitty. Well, mine was longer, anyway. T.

Originally posted by RockGirl Terry, you don't have any alters. Do you? Three that aren't banned yet. None posting on this thread, though. T.

Originally posted by Rich4Once Yeah, I know...it's hard to be facetious in print! Cool! Now you and fuzzy need to get writin', it's your turn. I was off work for a month when I wrote my story. T.

Originally posted by Rich4Once Yeah, me too. I posted several groupie stories...my other nic was one4rich (I got banned) and I thought they were pretty good. I tried not to get too graphic but still get the point across. What does a guy have to do to get any respect....write a novel? Relax guys. It's just all my alt monikers showing up. Terry D. P.S. And it WAS 30,000 words. I think that might have had something to do with it. that and all my shameless self-promotion

Originally posted by JacieFB Terry, I just read your story in its entirety. I'm a little weepy, now. Thanks for sharing that, it was excellent. Thanks. T.

Originally posted by RockGirl Well I'm not a writer but Terry probably has more up his sleeve. I'm debating whether to write the prequel or the sequel first. The sequel might get me divorced. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl Actually I posted that remark and I stand behind it! You're a cool guy so don't be modest. And it's flattering that she said that about PMing you..that's how great we think you're writing is. So, no more knocking yourself. Geez, it's not Hemingway or Steinbeck. Thanks, though. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl Just thought I'd update you on a few comments from the Pit. *tries and fails to wrap mind around concept of someone being "afraid" to PM me* It won't take me more than a couple of posts to disillusion them about me being an interesting guy. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl Sorry, I had no idea there were that many Pit's. I'd like to share a little of the humor from over there. Scott Stapp was just married on 2/10 and on his way to Hawaii for the honeymoon was arrested at the airport for being intoxicated, beligerant,and a pain in the ass...their words. Anyway, someone photoshopped a pic of him that cracks me up. Disclaimer: I do not think alcoholism is funny in any way, in fact it's sad and destroys lives. I merely find this picture funny. I knew immediately that picture was photoshopped because even the holding cells have stainless steel toilets with no lid. Terry D. P.S. Also they get you into a jumpsuit pretty quick.

Originally posted by RockGirl I have no doubts that they will. Before your post identifying it as the CreedPit, I browsed their forums and saw several Pits so I applied for all of them. Apparently there is one "Pit" that seems to be focused on depravity. I went ahead and requested that one as well. This morning they rejected my application; not sure how to take that. I guess they either don't know me very well or were afraid if they let me in I'd take over the place. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl Well, one good thing about the Pit is that there isn't a limit to words-per-post so you can be as creative as you want. I've applied to be a member of that forum. We'll see if they accept me. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl Sure, my name is Anita. They would absolutely love it if you posted another story. The Pit used to have several fan-fiction writers and I know they miss that. They would love it if you posted more stories, plus you will get a good idea how the female audience responds to your writing as most of the people there are girls. They're a rather eclectic group, with careers including Pharmacists, Lawyers, legal secretary's, some stay-at-home moms, you name it. Perfect. I'll attempt to join that forum. Thanks, Anita! Terry D. P.S. I reread this entire thread last night including my groupie "novel." I have never edited it before, so I tidied up a few things, including one embarrassing accidental reference to a person by both his real name and his fictitious name in the same post! I also noticed a distubing jump between the Red story and the Janis story. I really need to write some sort of segue or transition so that will make sense to the reader. There are a lot of sections that would make more sense and become more interesting if I hadn't been constrained by the 10,000 character per post limit. Many times I'd finish a chapter and the length would come out 12,000 characters or more. I had to do some brutal editing which is partially responsible for the terse style.

Originally posted by Lee Flier So she should get them all to come over here! Just what I was thinking. My plan was to go over there and introduce myself, and see if I can charm them. And I'm thinking of starting on another story. But first I need to know what ezboard it is. As in P***.ezboard.com, the three little numbers where I put the asterisks. Or, alternately, the subject / name of the board. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl For some reason a link isn't working. It could be because of EZboard, I'm not sure but I'll just post the responses. Please don't be upset but I posted Kitty's response. It seems like you're not really ticked off about it and I thought it was a real blast from the past. I'm not at all upset. But I would like to go over and chat with some of the folks on that other forum and get their feedback. You really don't know the forum name? By the way, am I allowed to know your first name? I very much appreciate you forwarding the responses to me. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl By the way, someone posted part of your story at another BB and everyone loved it. That's where I read it first. Really? Please provide a link. Thanks. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl NONONO, I'm a real girl. PS) I agree with everything Jeff said. Awesome work Terry. Thanks! I'm surprised more people didn't find the story offensive, but then real life is often gritty and vulgar. At least mine is. Terry D.

Originally posted by where02190 Sure if you don't care about the quality of the audio. Resistors have a tone now? OK, so splurge and spend a buck apiece and buy two precision, metal film resistors instead of the carbon ones. Although personally, I think the carbon ones sound more "vintage." You do understand the difference between +4 and -10 dB is voltage level, right? Please tell me you're kidding. Terry D.

Originally posted by Marlin in Minn Terry, What an awesome story! I'm an avid reader and I think one of the common traits my favorite authors share is the ability to develop the characters to the point where we become emotionally involved with them, whether that's love, hate, loathing, etc. You did a great job of character development and for me that goes beyond just a physical description of their appearance, or the surroundings they live in. For me when it's done well, I can see them in my minds eye, they become real to me. An added bonus is that you did it very quickly. A lot of published authors are slow when it comes to developing the main characters, a third of the way through the book you still can't make a connection with them. You tell a great story, I got choked up more than once when reading it. I also got a little angry at a couple of points too. Thanks for taking the time to write it and post it. I really enjoyed it! -Jeff Jeff - Thanks so much for the kind words. It means a great deal to me that I was able to connect with you and all the others who have taken the time to comment on this thread. Many times while writing the story I became concerned that the style I was using was too terse and too first person. Ultimately, I decided the story (which really happened exactly as written) was compelling enough without any amateurish attempts on my part to embellish it. I'm so pleased that apparently I was able to stay out of the way of the story in the process of telling it. I wrote this primarily to get it off my chest, but I'm happy that it resonated with some of the readers' own experiences. Thanks again, Terry D.

Originally posted by where02190 And the reson why the poster has a mismatch is because the pre out is +4 while the soundcard in is -10. It is a very big deal, it is the "deal". With a +4dbu input sensitivity soundcard there is no issue. Then it's a very big deal that can be fixed with two fifty cent resistors or an $3 attenuator cord from Radio Shack. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl OK I'll be on the lookout. As long as you aren't him. Terry D.

Originally posted by d0zerz Can you elaborate on this? I've thought about getting one of those cheaper maudio 4 or 8 input cards that'll do 24bit recording, but I wondered what the point was...I figured...I only really need 2 inputs and input's an input and shouldn't color the sound at all Is the only difference the 16 vs 24bit? Is the sound quality that noticeable? Several things to discuss. I don't own an AudioBuddy and have never used one, so I accepted Where's comments as correct and set about educating myself on the Audio Buddy. To my surprise, after spending about an hour on the manufacturer's and other websites, there was no definitive statement in the technical specs or manual indictating whether the AB operates at -10 or +4 dB. Worse, I couldn't even tell if the level control is a pad on the input or controls the output level. About the only thing I could conclude is that the Audio Buddy is very poorly documented. Regarding the computer sound card issue: As others have said, the quality of cheap A/D converters varies quite a bit. Noise is especially an issue. At work I have a $5000 Larson Davis A/D converter, a $200 Echo Indigo PMCIA converter for use in a laptop, and of course the sound chipset that came in my desktop computer. The noise floor on the desktop's sound device is absolutely horrible compared even to the Indigo card. Part of that, no doubt, is because the inside of a computer is an extremely noisy electrical environment to design for. Nevertheless, MAudio's 2496 is very good quality for the price (I have this card in a machine at home), which was under $100 last time I checked. Not only do you get the better quality converters, you get 24 bit depth and up to 96kHz sample rate, and some modest software with the package. I don't use the little version of Cakewalk or whatever came with it, but I do appreciate the card's onboard mixer software and display. If you had that, for example, you wouldn't be asking us where the overload is happening, you could look at all the pretty colored VU meters. To me 96k isn't all that important, but 24 bit is great. 24 bits lets you be a little less apprehensive about your recording levels, lets you mix quiet sounds with really loud sounds without any problem, lets you track vocals and bass with no compression and compress later without worrying about too few bits in the quieter passages, and just plain sounds better - not a subtle difference at all. Another thing that the MAudio card gives you is a SPDIF input. If you ever get an outboard preamp or reverb or some other device that has a digital output, you'll be able to go straight in via SPDIF with bit accurate results. Bit accurate means the digital file the 2496 records from it's digital input will be exactly the same as the digital output the preamp sent. Regarding -10dB vs +4dB: This is just not a big deal from your perspective. The only thing that makes it a big deal in this case (if indeed this is what your problem is) is that you have a signal mismatch between the output of your AudioBuddy and the input of your computer soundcard. You don't need anything expensive to fix this problem. You just need an attenuator cord or a couple of 50 cent resistors soldered together as a voltage divider. Last time I checked, Radio Shack sold a cable with a resistance attenuator inside it, or you can easily make your own with the two resistors, or possibly even one. Terry D.