Last weekend Zed Marty visited me to do a studio tour here at Orthogonal Records. We talked about the acoustic design of control and recording room, the outboard gear, microphones, instruments and stuff and even a little bit about how I am using a touch screen to control Cubase. Most of all we had a … Continue reading Studio Tour
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DIY LA2A vs. Klark Teknik KT-2A
Last weekend my friend Zed Marty and I met at his studio and did a comparison of the very affordable Klark Teknik KT-2A with my self made P2P LA2A. Of course we also talked a little bit about the design of the LA2A and the internals and components of the DIY version. I always wanted … Continue reading DIY LA2A vs. Klark Teknik KT-2A
DIY LA2A – some pics
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
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
