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Hello Everyone.
The University finally finished the main Studio that I'll be able to work in for the next 3 1/2 years, and it's very exciting.
There are 2 rooms that I can use, the first has been available to me all year so far and they call it the Audio Research Lab, I've done a few assignments and for fun on my own I grabbed a friend and we recorded some drum loops so that we've got something in case we're unable to track for whatever reason.
Unfortunately everything is running on ProTools but at least we've got the HD system rather than the consumer level stuff. The ARL has a C|24 surface too, which is fun to use. I might be getting a Mackie control universal for home, but having this in a place I can use anytime is great. Really control surfaces are just glorified mice, but they can make a difference in your mixes if you use them wisely.
Its fun to use but THIS is the new crown jewel of the University:
They've spent the last 8 months frantically getting this place constructed. i got to see it a few times during its construction and see what went into the walls and such. The entire studio has a lead curtain behind the walls. My cell phone doesn't work at all inside. It was designed by Jay Kauffman who is apparently the fellow who designed Danny Elfman's home studio. the doors are like bank vault doors and this place is so isolate the walls are about 3 feet thick.
The board is a Solid State Logic Duality and its 48 channels. It can run in full analog mode, which is nice because If I want to I can just run ProTools as a glorified tape machine.
I can't get in to use it yet because the Faculty is still working out how to use it. But there are a few of us students that actually live here so we're staying over the summer, and we might get in for some workshops over the summer to learn how to use it.
I'm not entirely sure how much all of this costs. but the rumours on the cost of the SSL board are ranging from $350K to $650K. Not sure which end is closer, but i'm told that SSL gave the school a discount and basically gave us the 48 board for the price of a 24. I also know that those cherrywood horns each cost $3000 and the drivers in each was another $3000, and that's a 5.1 room so just horns alone was 30K. I don't think I'll ever know the total price but for sure it was a few million dollars.
AND I GET TO USE IT!
so expect some wonderful recordings out of me in the coming years. They even have a Telefunken U-47 ( LINK: http://www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/products/show_product.php?item=20&cat=mics ) locked away somewhere that I could use with special permission.(I can't be sure but I think its the same mic Hitler used for his public speeches or something like that Debunked! it was developed in '46. I've also seen pictures of Sinatra and Jimmy Carson using it, and a dozen others I can't think of ATM.) It's one of those microphones that deserves the "legendary" tag that shure like to slap on their ads.
I'm pretty excited.
And of course, all guitar tracks will be done with Warmoth :headbang:
The University finally finished the main Studio that I'll be able to work in for the next 3 1/2 years, and it's very exciting.
There are 2 rooms that I can use, the first has been available to me all year so far and they call it the Audio Research Lab, I've done a few assignments and for fun on my own I grabbed a friend and we recorded some drum loops so that we've got something in case we're unable to track for whatever reason.
Unfortunately everything is running on ProTools but at least we've got the HD system rather than the consumer level stuff. The ARL has a C|24 surface too, which is fun to use. I might be getting a Mackie control universal for home, but having this in a place I can use anytime is great. Really control surfaces are just glorified mice, but they can make a difference in your mixes if you use them wisely.
Its fun to use but THIS is the new crown jewel of the University:
They've spent the last 8 months frantically getting this place constructed. i got to see it a few times during its construction and see what went into the walls and such. The entire studio has a lead curtain behind the walls. My cell phone doesn't work at all inside. It was designed by Jay Kauffman who is apparently the fellow who designed Danny Elfman's home studio. the doors are like bank vault doors and this place is so isolate the walls are about 3 feet thick.
The board is a Solid State Logic Duality and its 48 channels. It can run in full analog mode, which is nice because If I want to I can just run ProTools as a glorified tape machine.
I can't get in to use it yet because the Faculty is still working out how to use it. But there are a few of us students that actually live here so we're staying over the summer, and we might get in for some workshops over the summer to learn how to use it.
I'm not entirely sure how much all of this costs. but the rumours on the cost of the SSL board are ranging from $350K to $650K. Not sure which end is closer, but i'm told that SSL gave the school a discount and basically gave us the 48 board for the price of a 24. I also know that those cherrywood horns each cost $3000 and the drivers in each was another $3000, and that's a 5.1 room so just horns alone was 30K. I don't think I'll ever know the total price but for sure it was a few million dollars.
AND I GET TO USE IT!
so expect some wonderful recordings out of me in the coming years. They even have a Telefunken U-47 ( LINK: http://www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/products/show_product.php?item=20&cat=mics ) locked away somewhere that I could use with special permission.
I'm pretty excited.
And of course, all guitar tracks will be done with Warmoth :headbang:
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