Grampa Lee: Right, but for a "concert" rig you had to either build/design your own boxes or know someone who could. The checkbooks could tell bands and promoters that they had a "state of the art" speaker system, whether or not they had personnel that knew what they were doing.

OSM: Errr .. sort of. I certainly ran into people like that, but in many years past as well as the 850 era, is what I am saying.

Grampa Lee: Proving that "age and experience will always defeat youth and checkbooks", eventually. Of course those "kids" with youth, experience AND skill amazes me.

OSM: Exactly. I meet some scary smart youth every year.

Ken: Does the OSM know what SMAART IS? And can he run it on his Gameboy?

OSM: Oh, like you know how to run SMAART, right? I have a Handspring Visor. I do not run SMAART or SIM, but know plenty of people who do.

Ken: How can you tune a system without measurement?

OSM: With these things called EARS. Heard of 'em?

gus: Would you rather deal with a prima donna 'boy band' type of group, or a nice, washed up '80's hair-metal band?

OSM: Ah ah ha. What have you been running into? Those are two funny choices. I would not fit in with either. I like that "world" music.

Moderator: How important is it to like the music your mixing?

OSM: It is the ultimate state to work in. If you like them, are well paid, and the rig is nice ... wow. If they are ethical, that is nice. Heartbreak is seeing a musical idol turn into a total alcoholic who dies young.

Ken: What do you love in terms of product out there?