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by: donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 12:15pm  
Okay, I admit it...I like Nickelback. There is one song that when the beginning riff plays, for few bars, it alternates speakers...coming only out of my car's left, then only out of the right. I don't recall any other song doing this.
 
What causes this and how does the speakers in my car know to bounce this around the car instead of coming out of all of the speakers together?
 
The song is THROW YOURSELF AWAY, and it is only this song. 4951
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villaindave Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 12:28pm  
Okay, I admit it...I like Nickelback. There is one song that when the beginning riff plays, for few bars, it alternates speakers...coming only out of my car's left, then only out of the right. I don't recall any other song doing this.
 
What causes this and how does the speakers in my car know to bounce this around the car instead of co
I got out of all of the speakers together?
 
The song is THROW YOURSELF AWAY, and it is only this song.
 
@donnatella: The songs are mixed when they are recorded and some bands like to jack with the sound from speaker to speaker. It's making use of the Stereo Spectrum. Jimi Hendrix did this a bunch. So did the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd. I've made home  recordings and played with that too. Emoticon Hope that clears it up a bit.
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shodan66 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 1:48pm  
The songs are mixed when they are recorded and some bands and Nickelback like to jack with the sound from speaker to speaker.
 
@villaindave: FTFY.
@donnatellaIf I ever hear you even remotely associate the words "Nickelback" and "musician" in the future, I swear I will never talk to you again.  There are some things that are just unforgivable.  4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 1:57pm  

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>> The songs are mixed when they are recorded and some bands and Nickelback like to jack with the sound from speaker to speaker.
 
@villaindave: FTFY.
@donnatellaIf I ever hear you even remotely associate the words "Nickelback" and "musician" in the future, I swear I will never talk to you again.  There are some things that are just unforgivable. 
 
@shodan66: Ouch, they was harsh!! So I take it I can't request any of their portfolio on the 14th?
 
Could you at least tell me what makes each speaker know what to play and when to make it rotate like that? 4951
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shodan66 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 2:49pm  
Could you at least tell me what makes each speaker know what to play and when to make it rotate like that?
 
@donnatella: Like @villiandave said, it's all about the Stereo Spectrum.  This particular trick is called "panning".  
www.dummies.com/how- to/content/using-pan ning-in-your-home-re cording-mix.htm 10k ft explanation is that recordings are done in "tracks".  Lead vocals, background vocals, each instrument, they're all recorded independently.  You don't generally record in the studio as a "band", you record your part independently.  When those tracks get "mixed" together, the audio engineer can easily make it sound like any instrument is left, middle, center, front, back, etc.  Once the engineer has it mixed the way they want, they "cut" the song.  (That term goes back to when they actually cut the grooves into the record.)  So now you put your favorite song on and your sound system sends the signals to the various speakers.  The speakers are just turning the signal into a sound wave, it's your media device that interprets the cut and sends the signals out.    Again, this is really high-level.  I'm not really much of an audiophile and will definitely defer to Dave or any of the other folks around here that play with sound.  4951
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BooBear Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 3:08pm  
In other words @donnatella, just because. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 3:12pm  

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>> Okay, I admit it...I like Nickelback. There is one song that when the beginning riff plays, for few bars, it alternates speakers...coming only out of my car's left, then only out of the right. I don't recall any other song doing this.
 
What causes this and how does the speakers in my car know to bounce this around the car instead of co
I got out of all of the speakers together?
 
The song is THROW YOURSELF AWAY, and it is only this song.
 
@donnatella: The songs are mixed when they are recorded and some bands like to jack with the sound from speaker to speaker. It's making use of the Stereo Spectrum. Jimi Hendrix did this a bunch. So did the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd. I've made home  recordings and played with that too. Emoticon Hope that clears it up a bit.
 
@villaindave: I have wondered the same! I can think of a few songs right now that do this! When I am at work and listening to music at my desk I like to put one earplug in and keep one out so I can hear what's going on and this happens quite often. Thanks for that bit of info! Emoticon
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 3:25pm  
Thank you both, @villaindave, for not knocking the Nickelback, and @shodan66, even though yours came with a threat...not nice...groupies don't like threats and they tend to hold a grudge and heckle the next time they see you on stage. Emoticon 4951
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shodan66 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 3:41pm  
groupies don't like threats and they tend to hold a grudge and heckle the next time they see you on stage. 
 
@donnatella: Totally understood. <removes 'Chasing Cars' from all set lists>
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~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 3:43pm  

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>> groupies don't like threats and they tend to hold a grudge and heckle the next time they see you on stage. 
 
@donnatella: Totally understood.
 
@shodan66:
It's about time!
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 3:44pm  

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>> groupies don't like threats and they tend to hold a grudge and heckle the next time they see you on stage. 
 
@donnatella: Totally understood.
 
@shodan66: Emoticon
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villaindave Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 3:45pm  

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>> Okay, I admit it...I like Nickelback. There is one song that when the beginning riff plays, for few bars, it alternates speakers...coming only out of my car's left, then only out of the right. I don't recall any other song doing this.
 
What causes this and how does the speakers in my car know to bounce this around the car instead of co
I got out of all of the speakers together?
 
The song is THROW YOURSELF AWAY, and it is only this song.
 
@donnatella: The songs are mixed when they are recorded and some bands like to jack with the sound from speaker to speaker. It's making use of the Stereo Spectrum. Jimi Hendrix did this a bunch. So did the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd. I've made home  recordings and played with that too. Emoticon Hope that clears it up a bit.
 
@villaindave: I have wondered the same! I can think of a few songs right now that do this! When I am at work and listening to music at my desk I like to put one earplug in and keep one out so I can hear what's going on and this happens quite often. Thanks for that bit of info! Emoticon
 
@FeelinMinnesota: When I was kid I'd listen with headphones and it would blow my mind. I'd be looking behind me because sometimes, the songs would be that freaky. Glad I could help explain that for ya Emoticon
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shodan66 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 3:56pm  
When I was kid I'd listen with headphones and it would blow my mind. I'd be looking behind me because sometimes, the songs would be that freaky.
 
@villaindave: I'm right there with you.  I got a knock-off Walkman about the same time FM started broadcasting stereo...yes kids, there was a period between AM jams and FM stereo when FM sucked as hard as AM.  The first song I heard in full stereo was Steve Miller's Abracadabra and it was life changing. 
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villaindave Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 4:26pm  

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>> When I was kid I'd listen with headphones and it would blow my mind. I'd be looking behind me because sometimes, the songs would be that freaky.
 
@villaindave: I'm right there with you.  I got a knock-off Walkman about the same time FM started broadcasting stereo...yes kids, there was a period between AM jams and FM stereo when FM sucked as hard as AM.  The first song I heard in full stereo was Steve Miller's Abracadabra and it was life changing. 
 
@shodan66: My mind was blown by Pink Floyd Dark Side of The Moon and The Beatles Sgt. Pepper. Those albums were awesome in headphones!
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~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 4:28pm  
@donnatella: so no more throwing panties onto the stage?
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 7 years ago   May 2, '16 4:45pm  

@donnatella: so no more throwing panties onto the stage?
 
@ProblemAgain: Ha Ha 4951
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