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http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm.n...ease_23.02.2007
More pictures in the article (which is in German).
That is priceless.
Maybe our wonderful German boardies can translate for us?
Did that already--but I think Morrigan or Kareh can give us the nuances that can't ... although they probably won't call Andy "Andy horse," which will make it less entertaining.
It's true
Aawww! Look at them in their little nerd coats! What - no pocket protectors?
I gave it a shot, but obsessing over translations is kinda useless because some things just don't sound right translated. So this is rough and quick and dirty. It'd be better written from scratch in English; you'll see what I mean! I also have a feeling that the writer might have embellished a bit. "I'll be dreaming of this production quality!" HAHAHA
"Wow, that knocks [my] socks off," marveled OK Go Singer Damian Kulash. He couldn't break away from the fully-automatic production line for Evolution microphones at Sennheiser. Fascinated, he and lead guitarist Rusty Ross observed how the machines' winding unwraps microscopically fine wires, the whisper-thin membranes precisely fixed, [and] how finally a grip-arm pieces together a complete microphone in seconds [fast]. "I'll still be dreaming about this production quality", laughed Damian Kulash. "I've never seen anything like this." [ummmmm...]
The musicians from Chicago used their European tour in order to to accept an invitation on the way from Berlin to Brussels, which they were given in January on the winter NAMM in Californian Anaheim. OK Go, the Shooting-Stars of the American charts, had a celebrated show [gig] there, and Michael Polten, leader of Product Management at Sennheiser, suggested to them a visit in Wedemark during their European tour. "On the stage they use our microphone E 945, so I therefore thought, that would certainly be exciting for them to see, where and how it was made", explains Michael Polten.
OK Go have been playing together since 1998, a band which developed out of their friendships as youths. In the USA they managed the breakthrough in the past year with their album, "Oh No". The audiences were enthused not only by their uncomplicated, happy Rock'n Roll, but rather also for their so-original, most individual videos and live performances. The video to "A Million Ways" would be downloaded more than half a million times online; the song set itself practically overnight at the top of the charts. Now OK Go have set [off] still another : Their short video, "Here It Goes Again" has directly won cult status, with more than 1.5 million downloads, and would be distinguished in February with a Grammy.
The visit at Sennheiser is for the shooting stars "an absolute Highlight", said guitarist Rusty Ross. "Not only to see how the microphones are manufactured, but rather also to be able to discuss with the experts; that is for us an unforgettable experience". So they use the guided tour for stimulating talks with Stephan Scherthan, Industry Team Manager at Sennheiser, with Joerk Meyerrose, Marketing Manager of America and Canada, and Guenther Hitz, Manager of Customer Support. "For the studio recording, we use the MD 421 [type of microphone]", explained Damian Kulash, "a real classic, which fits our sound wonderfully". "As I see here, the complexity and meticulousness with which it is made, I understand even better, where Sennheiser's legendary fame comes from."
They were especially "taken" [swept away] with the [no-echo, "soundproof"] room, in which microphones are tested: not only because of the precision and incorruptness of the measurement/control system, but rather also because of the uncommon design of the room. It possibly inspired them for a new video; after all, they have a soft spot for exotic production: In the Grammy video "Here It Goes Again" is a three-minute, ravishingly comical choreography on fitness studio treadmills.
As one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of microphones, earphones and wireless transmission systems, the Sennheiser group seated in Wedemark achieved a volume of sales at around 300 million Euro in the year 2005. The export shares lie at 83%. In total, Sennheiser employs over 1650 workers, of that around 60% in Germany. Sennheiser operates worldwide with their own daughter companies in France, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, India, China, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and the USA.
Edit: I kept writing "Rusty" instead of "Andy" for some reason, and I almost never call him that. (!!?)
^ Obviously not. That's the weirdest thing.
Edit: I kept writing "Rusty" instead of "Andy" for some reason, and I almost never call him that. (!!?)
LOL, you didn't write Rusty, honey, that's one of the things that gets switched, like when you just write J orge, and it changes it to Mr. Mr. Mr. Jorge, Whom I Adore, Whom I Adore, Whom I Adore. When you write Ross after Andy, it gets switched to Rusty.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure that the writer embellished, but this whole article seems to be Company-line propaganda. The kind of article they put in the company newsletter to keep morale up. I know. I write them all the time. ;-)
Well one could still be referring to Mr. Duncan (whom you miss) or to a random guy named Andy. Throw in the Ross, you'll see what I mean.
"the song set itself practically overnight at the top of the charts." Pfff, where are they getting their info?
"ravishingly comical" HAHAHAHAHA
Yeah, it is a press release.
and
"The visit at Sennheiser is for the shooting stars "an absolute Highlight"
Yes!! Oh, how I love that song.
Thanks for the translation Kareh!
For a minute there, I thought I'd acquired a new kind of crazy. Dammit, J/orge!
Anyway, that's the crude translation. Professional translators would take more liberties with it in order to have something that flows well in the second language, but I didn't want to take a lot of liberties and have the extra task of re-writing the whole thing. Besides, this way you can see "how Germans talk", and this way, it's closer to what they actually said.
I took one liberty with the "knocks my socks off" part; it's just the English idiom that corresponds most to the German one that was used. It might be what Damian actually said, then :-D
02/05/2007
http://ddrum.com/winterNAMM07.php
Friday night wrapped up with the Ddrum crew enjoying a performance by Ok Go at Sennheizer's party at the House of Blues. Ddrummer Dan Konopka rocked through the set on his new Whitewash USA Custom Shop kit and new Stainless Steel snare. Dan's performance seemed a little more energized at this show than normal; could it be because his band is nominated for a Grammy, or is it because he is on the cover of the 2007 Ddrum Catalogue? You be the judge.
Heh, cheesy funny
And that's either an Angela or Tabatha head right of drum, methinks.