The Studio Log - What Did You Do In The Studio

[PatchAdamz]

Sampled a Microwave

Why not post some of your music Eric?
Anything you have would be great.

[Uncle E]

Why not post some of your music Eric?
Anything you have would be great.

Thanks. Here's a demo I made for Xhun:

https://soundcloud.com/xhun-audio/zerob ... c-dahlberg

[PatchAdamz]

Why not post some of your music Eric?
Anything you have would be great.

Thanks. Here's a demo I made for Xhun:

Cool and thanks for sharing.

[morelia]

That is a cool device. I've been looking for something like these (not magnetic) for the Cajons I make but those I have found are pretty expensive with little to go on (in terms of what they will sound like). So I just keep using a microphone.

Just the bog-standard cheapo disc elements. Ive got a few that are about 3.5cm? diameter, so built a couple with them, but most of the ones Ive just made are the smallest (1.5cm?) ones, and a couple of an in-between size. The larger they are, the better the frequency response, I believe.
I dip them in liquid rubber to reduce the tinny-ness a wee bit, but the main thing wrt bass response is that they're very high impedance, and are basically HPF'd on regular inputs, so, in the absence of an appropriate preamp, I run them into a Hi-Z input. (though Ive also got two Mikrophonie Eurorack modules)

some info on the impedance thing here:

https://designingsound.org/2011/11/10/h ... -acoustic/

Thanks for the info. I think I paid about $10 for 2 or 3 and they are small, maybe 2cm total size. I generally run my decent stomp through the same gear as my guitar and it sounds great. Size and perhaps undipped are the issues. Might give a larger size a try.

That article/interview with Tim Prebble really got me going deeper into contact mics, back when it came out. Excellent tips/tricks. Tim is an inspiration.

There is a reference to an interview with Alan Splet & Anne Krober about their work on the film Dune, that link appears to be dead (in my browser), but this one works.

https://www.musicofsound.co.nz/blog/ala ... n-for-dune

These are not cheap (though cheaper than some), and are excellent.

https://organicaudio.it/organicaudiotools

Demo, here:

[whyterabbyt]

Not seen the Organic Audio contact mics before, but another possible source (one in the UK) is Jez Riley French.

I did build some weighted and waterproofed piezos a few weeks back, might post some pictures of the various ones Ive built in the DIY thread. Havent built magnets into any, but its actually something I had thought of... Ive got small neodyniumiumiumwhatever magnets that work fine 'loose', they're magnetic enough 'through' the piezo to hold stuff in place.

Those HOSA MIT-219 adaptors on the Organic Audio website are a useful option with piezos if you dont have Hi-Z or 1/4" inputs on your recording device, Ive got one as a backup.

[whyterabbyt]

might post some pictures of the various ones Ive built in the DIY thread

did that...

viewtopic.php?p=8471085#p8471085

[imrae]

Last weekend I worked on some rack plumbing; made a couple of 4-channel snakes that run through the back of my modular case to TRS patchbay. Now I need to solder up a module to balance/amplify signal from/to minijacks. Hoping for 8 channels in 4hp but it's a bit tight!

plumbing-in-progress.jpg

[whyterabbyt]

Seem to have fixed the A-131 VCA by swapping out the CA3080. Input 2 seems to have a wee more noise/hum with its pot full up than Input 1 is, though, not sure if that's normal. Still usable enough at lower levels.

[foosnark]

Recorded a track Saturday morning. Realized I need to be more diligent about bass practice if I don't want sore fingers during a session. Calluses can disappear pretty fast.

Then I decided the end of it didn't transition into the next track (already recorded) as well as I'd like, so I went back to mess with the ending until it did.

Then decided I didn't like the way the bass part at the start fit with the rest. So I went back over that bit with Velvet Machine to smear the attacks into a more cello-like sound, which worked extremely well.

Then I decided it was too short and needed more of an intro, so I recorded another session that smoothly slides into the rest of it despite patching everything from scratch.

[melomood]

I just cleaned up my rack folders

[PatchAdamz]

Been working on a new tune for the next CD.

The tracks are completed, getting ready to do the mix after posting some letters, syllables and consonants.....
(Maybe a photo or 2)

[PatchAdamz]

Mixed, then re-mixed the tune.
Been very pleased with the direction of the most current tunes.

Now planning a release.....

[cryophonik]

Sat and stared

[i need Help]

Sat and stared

Same lol.

[The Noodlist]

I thought I'd update some Acustica products after receiving an email about the new core 18 and CPU efficiency improvements.
The following day (today), I opened their downloader/authorisation manager only to find no updates.