As some of you already realized I started building my own gear recently. The first project I did was an LA2A with original point to point wiring. Martin Zobel, founder of analogvibes.com who is also a colleague on the german recording board recording.de got me to participate in this project. I have to say it … Continue reading DIY LA2A – some pics
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Auratone clones on a budget
From time to time I am hanging around in a german recording board. It was there that I saw people build Auratone clones (aka "Auraclones") for less than €30,- a pair. So I thought I would give it a try and build some of these myself. The cheapest version of such a clone would be … Continue reading Auratone clones on a budget
Building a proper control room – final tweaks using EQ, primary diffusion & installation of a sub-woofer
Hi there and welcome back! We are slowly nearing the end of this series. Today we will have a look at what EQ correction can do as a final tool. Furthermore, after a little bit of research on the web, I decided to tune the bass region a little more by installing and tuning a … Continue reading Building a proper control room – final tweaks using EQ, primary diffusion & installation of a sub-woofer
Building a proper control room -installing the studio desk
Hi again! It's time to install the studio desk. After thinking about how much money I would be willing to spend on a desk, I came to the conclusion that none of the professional offers are within my budget. So I came up with my own sketches, some more others less elaborate. In the end … Continue reading Building a proper control room -installing the studio desk
Building a proper control room -construction of a cloud absorber
Hi there! We are moving forward with our control room series. Today we install a cloud absorber, i.e., a broadband absorber on the ceiling between speakers and listening sweet spot to tackle early reflections on the ceiling. Of course, we are going to analyze what difference that makes to the measurements. Since the cloud absorber … Continue reading Building a proper control room -construction of a cloud absorber
Building a proper control room – recovery of mid and high frequency response by the use of wooden boards
Hi there! It's time for the fifth article in the control room series. This time we're gonna talk about how to recover mid and high frequencies without affecting the bass frequency absorption too much. I have done this by using wooden boards that are mounted onto the bass absorbers with certain slits in between them. … Continue reading Building a proper control room – recovery of mid and high frequency response by the use of wooden boards
Lake People v4 (1176 clone) short review
Hi there! Here is the next video upload for you. This time I'm talking about the Lake People v4 compressor which is kind of a clone of the famous Universal Audio 1176. It has been manufactured by german company Lake People in the late 1980s and early 1990s and I was able to get my … Continue reading Lake People v4 (1176 clone) short review
Recall Sheets #1
Hi there! I recently started to design some recall sheets for hardware I use and that doesn't come with pre-made sheets. As I guess some of you might also be interested in these, I will continually provide new recall sheets as I design them. Here are the first two for a Stam Audio SA400 as well … Continue reading Recall Sheets #1
Building a proper control room – mounting fabric and difference measurements
Hi again! Welcome back to the fourth article in this series. Today it's time to see what difference it makes if two layers of cotton fabric are mounted above the construction that we already measured last time. Since that task is quiet simple, today's article will be relatively short. The primary reason we want to … Continue reading Building a proper control room – mounting fabric and difference measurements
Building a proper control room – construction of bass traps
Hi and welcome back to the third article in this series. After we discussed the prerequisites, came up with an acoustic design concept and did the first measurement of the naked room, it's now time to actually start construction works. Along the line of our acoustic design concept we will start with building a wooden … Continue reading Building a proper control room – construction of bass traps
