Mike A Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 me: "Hi, I need 8 1m TRS cables" dude: "What's TRS?" me: "You know, a stereo PL cable" dude: "Why do you need 8? Tell me what are you trying to connect and I'll let you know what you need" me: *sigh* "Soundcard outputs to a mixer" dude: "So you need mono PL connection, not stereo" me: "That's TS, not TRS. I need them balanced" dude: "What's balanced? Why would you want to use a stereo cable on a mono i/o?" me: "Nevermind bye" :drama: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 me: "Hi, I need 8 1m TRS cables" dude: "What's TRS?" me: "You know, a stereo PL cable" dude: "Why do you need 8? Tell me what are you trying to connect and I'll let you know what you need" me: *sigh* "Soundcard outputs to a mixer" dude: "So you need mono PL connection, not stereo" me: "That's TS, not TRS. I need them balanced" dude: "What's balanced? Why would you want to use a stereo cable on a mono i/o?" me: "Nevermind bye" :drama: you mean audio gear shops with incompetent personnel? Yeah, I hate those too. The other day I wanted to get prices on a MOTU card in the local shop and he told me MOTU is crepp, get Edirol instead.. and I said, yeah but i WANT motu... the reply was "Yeah, but we dont import MOTU in this shop!" I stared for a moment at him and I turned around and walked out of the shop without saying a word haha. WANKERS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devious Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 hahaha! MIKE A! So typical of Veracohrs ever popular mention of "the banjo center" bwahaha. I go in there and I just find what I need and every time they ask if I need something, I tell them I'm fine and getting it myself. You should just buy a snake assuming it'd work for your application . Doubt they would know what one of those are too. HEH! -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 hahaha! MIKE A! So typical of Veracohrs ever popular mention of "the banjo center" bwahaha. I go in there and I just find what I need and every time they ask if I need something, I tell them I'm fine and getting it myself. You should just buy a snake assuming it'd work for your application . Doubt they would know what one of those are too. HEH! -d I once went into a pet shop to get a canary bird, and I asked for a green male one, cause I really like them. They said "Get the orange male, they sing much better" and so I did... so there I was with a very nice looking orange bird, it started peeping after a week or something, but not singing, so I got it and checked it, and it was FEMALE! Those dont sing at all!! I went back to the shop and complained and they said "But its a pretty bird, isnt it?!" I kept her for a long time, she was a nice bird, and I got her a green MATE (male) but in ANOTHER shop... dont know what this has got to do with anything, but thats the story... I guess it means, trust yourself with what you want, and dont listen to semi-pro mother fuckers that aint got a clue, that just want to SELL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike A Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 MOTU is crepp, get Edirol instead..Ferrari is crap, go for a 1980 Renault instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devious Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 bwahaha, all these stories are good! thanks guys! -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 i feel nerdy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devious Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 i feel nerdy! I found your bird story...quite..well...nerdy! Malick want's a fish now and I know enough about fish but am hesitant on buying him a fish right now. I don't want two mouths to feed :-D -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen dream Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 sell your soul to the devil instead and get everything you want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The other day I wanted to get prices on a MOTU card in the local shop and he told me MOTU is crepp, get Edirol instead What the fuck? Edirol? You've got to be kidding! These salespeople are Dudes. Originally grown for the exclusive use of the Banjo Center corporation, they are now licensed to many sellers of music and pro audio gear. Cultivated on a private island in the South Pacific, each and every Dude goes through a rigorous training sequence in which they learn how to assure the customer that, no matter what it is the customer is looking at, it is the very best thing they could possibly get for the intended purpose. Except, of course, that this more expensive one over here is a little better. A Dude is trained by a master ninja until s/he achieves a nearly supernatural inability to relate to the customer, and any in-born desire to help is carefully ground away. By the time Dude arrives at the store to begin work, s/he has the musical and gear-related knowledge of a banana slug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Hehe! I always thought: if these dudes know so fukken much about every little piece of music instruments, how come they aint hanging out with Jay-Z in his studio doing crack rather than spending all their time in the music shop drinking coffee. cause they can not convert their knowledge into creativity (sad but true) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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