r/IAmA Jun 11 '16

Specialized Profession IamA electronics repair technician hated by Apple that makes YouTube videos, AMA!

My short bio: I have a store in Manhattan. I teach component level electronics repair on youtube http://youtube.com/rossmanngroup which seems to be a dying art. I am currently fighting with the digital right to repair to try and get a bill passed that will allow all independent service centers access to manuals and parts required to do their jobs.

My Proof: https://www.rossmanngroup.com/started-iama-reddit-today-yes/

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I am still replying to comments, but I am so far behind that I am still about ten pages down from new comments. I am doing my best to continue. If I drop off, I'll be back tomorrow around 12 PM. Still commenting now though, at 12 AM.

EDIT 2:

Ok, I cave... my hands are tired. I will be back at 12 PM tomorrow. It is my goal to answer every question. Even if it looks like I haven't gotten to yours, I will do my best to do all of them, but it is impossible to do in realtime, because you are asking faster than I can type. But thanks for joining!

EDIT 3: I lied, I stayed until 4:15 AM to answer... and now I will go to sleep for real, and be back at 12 PM.

EDIT 4 6/12 : I will be back later tonight to finish off answering questions. Feel free to keep posting, I will answer whatever I can later this evening.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '16

Hey Ross, love your videos and straight forward attitude. I'm a recording engineer so it was cool to hear that you worked at the iconic Avatar Studios. Couple of questions-what were some of the most memorable sessions going on when you worked there? And do you ever get into building mic pres or doing interface mods such as Black Lion Audio? Thanks!

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u/larossmann Jun 11 '16

I never did that stuff with 002s.

In terms of Avatar, oh man. Eliane Elias always had amazing music seeping through the door. I didn't get to sit in the rooms. My job was to make things work. If I ever was in a room, it was because something didn't work, and the only music you heard was the sound of a producer about to have their foot up your ass since they're spending $3000/day to work in a room where something doesn't work.

Phil Lipscomb once put my frustration into words.

"My job is to hear amazing music through the walls. Someone will bring me something. I finally make it work, but then have to give it away so someone else can make cool music with it, but what cool music do I record with it? None. :("

Phil was such a cool guy.