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Ribbon Record Cutting
Robert Crumb has long praised the sound that is characteristic of records from the early 1930’s. The appeal of some of them is likely due to the RCA PB-31 ribbon microphone that, as its name implies, was introduced in 1931.
Expert audio engineer and producer Steve Hoffman cites these recordings on YouTube as examples of the excellent sound quality that was possible using a single RCA ribbon mic.
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Re-viewing Books
It’s been almost 25 years since Bill Watterson ended ‘Calvin & Hobbes’, after a run of almost 10 years. I say “almost 10 years” because he took an extended break along the way. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University is the place to go to see C&H original art.