Rimskidog Posted January 26, 2011 Author Posted January 26, 2011 Thanks man! We're now gearing up for construction to resume so I took down the partition walls in the new space today: Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 12, 2011 Author Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) So, as you know by now, over 2 years in, this build has cost way more and taken way longer than I ever expected. Along the way I also bought the building next door leading to more complication and cost. All in all these extras have, inevitably, had an impact on my overall budget. As the business plan was always based on the idea that fantastic sounding big rooms are disappearing fast and, therefore, an awesome sounding drum room would be a very attractive proposition, I've long had in mind building the control room around an API Legacy+. Well, given the diminished budget, at this point, a new Legacy is sadly out of the question (never say never of course!) So when I spotted a used API 1608 advertised on GS classifieds by Renato at Starlight Studios in Italy I pm'd him pretty much immediately. Completely underestimating how far Naples was I thought I'd just do a little roadtrip down there and collect it. I now know its a 3000 mile round trip... mezed. I made a video diary of the trip for your delectation. Let me know what you think: [url="http://s52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/?action=view¤t=IMG_0617.mp4"]Naples roadtrip: day 1 video by Rimskidog - Photobucket[/url] Edited March 12, 2011 by Rimskidog Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 13, 2011 Author Posted March 13, 2011 Here's how day 2 started: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAkPyOrfjw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAkPyOrfjw[/url] and quickly got blown off track: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlZcH2N6n6o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlZcH2N6n6o[/url] Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 15, 2011 Author Posted March 15, 2011 Day 3: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dow9u6nqDY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dow9u6nqDY[/url] Quote
51m0n Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) It better be the be all and end of of 2nd hand consoles for that much of a road trip! BTW cheers for the heads up (on GS) about the Red5 kick mic being only £35 at the moment, just got mine delivered, superb for the cash, incredible really! Edited March 16, 2011 by 51m0n Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 16, 2011 Author Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='51m0n' post='1163916' date='Mar 16 2011, 01:29 AM']It better be the be all and end of of 2nd hand consoles for that much of a road trip! BTW cheers for the heads up (on GS) about the Red5 kick mic being only £35 at the moment, just got mine delivered, superb for the cash, incredible really![/quote] You are telling me man! No worries. Here's day 4 (I think): [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhO81wgPPHQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhO81wgPPHQ[/url] Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 17, 2011 Author Posted March 17, 2011 Day 5. So I found the country, the city and even the street but wait... no studio?!? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnF4MYOIa48"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnF4MYOIa48[/url] Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 18, 2011 Author Posted March 18, 2011 I guess my attempt to build some tension failed miserably! Well, in the clip below you can see me finally arriving at the very awesome Starlight Studios in Naples, Italy! Can I say right off the bat how great Renato and his crew were and how welcome they made me. If you are in Italy and need a studio, this one should be high on your agenda! Anyways, for now, enjoy [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vovFz5e6EM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vovFz5e6EM[/url] Quote
EdwardHimself Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 [quote name='Rimskidog' post='1167671' date='Mar 18 2011, 09:28 PM']I guess my attempt to build some tension failed miserably! Well, in the clip below you can see me finally arriving at the very awesome Starlight Studios in Naples, Italy! Can I say right off the bat how great Renato and his crew were and how welcome they made me. If you are in Italy and need a studio, this one should be high on your agenda! Anyways, for now, enjoy [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vovFz5e6EM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vovFz5e6EM[/url][/quote] ALL THOSE WIRES very nice. Wish i had a desk like that... Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1168020' date='Mar 19 2011, 11:27 AM']ALL THOSE WIRES very nice. Wish i had a desk like that...[/quote] You aint seen nothing yet! They had hardly any outboard. I have loads to wire in. In fact I feel slightly nauseous at the thought... Anyway, it would have been rude to come this far and not take a quick look around the ruins at Pompei... right? Here's one of the entrance gates: And here's another with Vesuvius in the background: After that, it was time to head back north: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EPDoHgr124"]YouTube - Roadtrip to Naples to collect 1608: the return journey[/url] Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 28, 2011 Author Posted March 28, 2011 I won't bore you with the trip back (the debris in the road, the shredded tyre, the underslung spare that the debris damaged, the closed M25 etc) suffice is to say that after about 2900 miles I finally arrived back in Birmingham. Now all i've gotta do is get the console wired in and useable. After considering long and hard the most efficient way to do this I decided only to wire in a portion of my patchbays to get the console up and running (when my new control room comes on line everything will have to move and be re-wired again). It'll mean that mic tie lines will be hardwired so I wont have quite as much flexibility as I'll ulitimately require but it save a LOT of work for the time being. So here's a snapshot of that (128 patchpoints into the process...): Quote
51m0n Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Love that feeling after wiring in a console when you fire it up and it all just works.... Of course I equally hate that feeling after you finish wiring up a console and it inexplicably all just doesn't work Quote
charic Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 I'll be watching closely from now on, very interesting stuff. I'm glad I'm not the only one to hold Red5 in high regard (I just recommended some to my guitarist). Quote
Rimskidog Posted March 31, 2011 Author Posted March 31, 2011 Things are starting to take shape now though I still can't wait until the new control room kicks off. Still waiting from British gas to come and remove the gas meters so we can lay the floating floors! In the meantime, here's a pic of the console in it's temporary home: Let me know what you think! Quote
51m0n Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 I think it looks very wrong, you should have got an SSL, I tell you what, I'll take it off your hands to help you make the space for one, how about that Quote
charic Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Is that 'behringer' I see printed across the top of the desk? Quote
51m0n Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 Nah mate, Charics got a point, send it me and I'll do some scientific testing, and if it turns out they've ripped you off, I'll let you know. I reckon I'll be able to dispose of it for you. Quote
Rimskidog Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 So this week I got in a bunch of EQ's for trial: 2 x VOGs, 2 X Chandler Little Devils, @ x Harrison EQ 32s and a tonelux: And in the penthouse: And in other news... call me crazy but... I decided to turn one of the production rooms into a stone room. wooooooooohahahahahaha. boing Quote
51m0n Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 ooooh nice toys in da house. A stone room-m-m-m-m-mm-mmmm-mm-m-mmmmmshhhhhhhztt? Nice for drums and bright bright sounds. Will you put some of your patented hinged absorbers/reflectors on the walls so you can tame it a bit if you need to? Quote
Rimskidog Posted April 22, 2011 Author Posted April 22, 2011 No. We have an even cooler design for bass control in the stone room. Keep watching and all will be revealed Quote
Rimskidog Posted May 22, 2011 Author Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) So I was bored: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0P4QFhYer8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0P4QFhYer8[/url] Edited May 22, 2011 by Rimskidog Quote
51m0n Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 [quote name='Rimskidog' post='1241010' date='May 22 2011, 11:25 PM']So I was bored: [/quote] LOL! Yeah, that sounds about right, you got dem Teleeefun-kennn mics innit. Heehee! Quote
Rimskidog Posted October 19, 2011 Author Posted October 19, 2011 (edited) It's been a while but here's a quick update... A desk shot and live room combo this week: this one is my U47 through the booth window: And not exactly a 'wall of doom' but here's my 'small corner of some irritation': Keep watching, we'll be starting phase 2 shortly! Edited October 19, 2011 by Rimskidog Quote
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