On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 01:35 , Mary wrote: > It seems to me that speculation such as this would benefit from a > definition of "professional". To me, it means anyone who make their > living doing whatever.
A good definition for general use. However, there is one other definition, though it's tied to this one. In sound equipment, "professional" can also designate consumer sound gear that is built with components of high enough quality to be used in a professional environment. This is also called "studio quality" in some circles. I do recording digitally these days. However, back in the early 1990s, I used to do my recording on cassette, and my tape deck has "professional" features like bias fine tuning and Dolby HX-Pro, and its tape transport is "studio quality." :) John A. Ardelli Owner/Moderator BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
