Are you going to ask us about a recording problem?

[Wonks]

“How long is it?”

[ef37a]

Looking at it from another direction - my paranoia meter would raise a notch or two if I was asked questions about my gear by strangers. No argument here that it helps sort the issue, but, well, cautious, I am.

Heh! I am NOT suggesting peeps give a "Just 3 words" location and an inventory of the $20,000 of gear there! Just tell us what country you are in* and the make and model of the equipment that is actually connected..so, problems micc'ing up a guitar rig? Need to know guitar, amp, mic and interface and depending on the nature of the fault, e.g. a ground hum, whether active monitors are present in the 'loop'.
We would not need to know that the bod has a tasty $4000 synth if it is not connected to the setup.

*"Continent" is not really good enough. S America has a right old mish-mash e.g. and in places their "115" is sometimes 160 volts!

Dave.

[Arpangel]

Heh! I am NOT suggesting peeps give a "Just 3 words" location and an inventory of the $20,000 of gear there!

More like twenty quid, I’d have to pay burglars to take my stuff away!

[MOF]

More like twenty quid, I’d have to pay burglars to take my stuff away!

My house often looks like it’s already been burgled.

[ManFromGlass]

I suspect mine looks the same and my newest gear is at least 15 years old.
But, (and I know what the odds are on this one) -

My buddy in the studio down the hall was held up at gun point on his knees while his place was ransacked by thieves looking for money that wasn’t there. The thieves knew there was video surveillance and didn’t care to hide their faces. I don’t think they were ever caught. This is in Canada.

[Hugh Robjohns]

I thought the Mounties always got their man?

[Arpangel]

I suspect mine looks the same and my newest gear is at least 15 years old.
But, (and I know what the odds are on this one) -

My buddy in the studio down the hall was held up at gun point on his knees while his place was ransacked by thieves looking for money that wasn’t there. The thieves knew there was video surveillance and didn’t care to hide their faces. I don’t think they were ever caught. This is in Canada.

Does he now own a gun?

[tea for two]

SoS forum is the Agony Aunt for Audio Tech with the problems mentioned by new posters sounding as a couple that don't get one another
SoS forumees end up being Mystic Meg in trying sort issues from new posters.

[hooty2]

Guilty as charged!
I have done this on occassion and i ask myself why?
sometimes i get so nervous about asking a basic question i think i try to dress it up a little or be humorous.
It's a very fair observation from the OP as i am in awe as to the time and effort people on this forum invest in their answers.
I will do better

[ef37a]

Getting Joe Public to follow any kind of guidance is very hard. Otherwise very intelligent people seem to be incapable of logical thought processing?

I have a rather strange (but bear with) analogy.

Many years ago I ran an air rifle field target competition at a range a few miles out of town. For certain reasons the shooters had to leave their cars and trek some 150mtrs behind the smallbore butts. Thus they could not 'dash back' for anything. Things got so bad that I had to sent a post to every competitor and post it in the car park to effect..

MAKE SURE YOU BRING...
Rifle!
Air bottle if relevant.
A pencil or pen (for score card)
And....Some AMMUNITION!

Even so they STILL bummed pens and pellets off me!
Blokes were the worse. Even non-shooting spouses were far better organized!

Dave.