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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Sound guy xmas idea #2 – Drive-Loc Master Tech Set
Here is a great set of screw and nut drivers every tool kit should have. They are compact lightweight and consistent. I can carry 20 drivers for the same weight as 5 full sized drivers. I really like that they…
2 months until xmas… Sound guy xmas gift idea #1
Xmas is around the corner. My family has always complained about buying gifts for a sound guy. In an effort to simplify the search and beat the rush I will be posting some ideas that you may also share in…
Posted in New Gear
Spiromill – Engraving with a spirograph
I have a project coming up where I needed a special face plate. I came up with the idea of engraving with a spirograph, so I ordered one on eBay and it showed up today! The setup was a little…
Making Yamaha to Digi crossover snakes
I had a call for some rush Yamaha digital to Digidesign Digital snakes.
ISOMETRICS
Now that I have a side… here is an isometric view of the side car
Details are going in for some side cars
I’m working on the details for some 12 channel side car panels. I’ve done a few rough sketches but these are the most accurate dimensions yet. Things are coming together and as I’m drawing I’m realizing how truly brilliant the…
Schoeps at AES
This looks and probably sounds amazing! from: http://www.schoeps.de/en/products/v4u Studio Vocal Microphone V4 U Studio Vocal Microphone New small-diaphragm capsule architecture, with bevelled collar for controlling the polar response. Warm, clear sonic character with smoothly rolled-off diffuse-field response. Capsule head with…
1AM dead caliper battery – improvise
My caliper battery died while working late. I looked in storage and swore there was one there, no success. Two AA cells later I was back in the game!
Making TT patch cables with Neutrik NP3TT-P-B crimp connectors
I was making some TT patch cables with Neutrik NP3TT-P-B crimp connectors and was told before buying them that the crimping tool to work with them was “too much” Turns out there is a set of jaws for our Paladin tool…
20131004 – Pedal board
While I was in Saskatoon I got the chance to build a pedal board for a friend. He had 8 pedals “floating” around in his life and it was time to tie them down and power them up. Without the…
Posted in APKaudio
Neumann cutting lathe acceleration limiter
Here are some before shots of the Neumann cutting lathe acceleration limiter BSB-74 It’s a really work of art in there, had to share.
