Summer sale! Cleaning out the shop… more to follow WBS-L – 10-060 : PPM Meter Driver WBS-L – 14-260 : Mic-Preamp and HP Filter WBS-L – 4-109 : Amplifier…
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Spring Cleaning – leads to…
Posted in AudioAholics.com, Dynamics, Effects, Headphones, Mechanical, Mixing, Monitoring, Music Store, ORANGE, Patching, Portable, Power, Recording, Repair, Resources, School, Studio, Tape, Tools, WBSps.ca
Will it fit? – 3 Roadcases in a VW golf
There is something important to point out in this picture. Note the shoes protecting the back window? I got that trick from a bass player in Saskatoon.
Posted in APKaudio, AudioAholics.com, Casses, Dynamics, Effects, Headphones, Portable, Projects, Rack Mount, Studio
Guitar Pedal – Balanced in to Low-Z unbalanced ==> HiZ to Balanced out
A client asked for a way to balance a guitar pedal so he could send and return Line Level to his guitar pedals. He wanted a way to use his pedal collection as effect sends. We came up with…
Dolby atmos
I was lucky enough to get to visit the new Atmos mix room at Deluxe Toronto. This was the deadest big room I’ve ever been in. It was impressive to hear the system. Being a part of the AES gave…
Sound guy xmas idea – LA2a
If I’ve learned anything, it’s that: you can never have too many LA2As around the studio. In addition that, I know that each of the old ones is its own animal. For more information check out Universal Audio y
sound guy Xmas idea: APx515 2-Channel Audio Analyzer
This would be a dream for the test bench. Simple, robust effective analysis tools! I would be happy with an old system one… but this would be on the shelf in a heartbeat. The APx515 is a high performance…
Moving stuff across the country
I most certainly had a busy “reading week”. It started with finishing up a job My brother Mike started. Moving 7 pallets of equipment from my moms garage in Saskatoon. Followed by great visits with Family and friends. I’m…
Ward-Beck Systems Dinner Box 4 – Ready to be soldered – dB-4
Here is the prototype for the dinner Ward-Beck Systems Dinner Box 4 – Ready to be soldered – dB-4 The parts can be quickly ordered here and assembly the simplest DIY project out there. Soldering and tests to follow!
Posted in APKaudio, Design, Dynamics, Effects, Mechanical, Patching, Rack Mount, Upgrade, WBS, WBSps.ca
McDSP ultimate Compressor and Eq
Today I had the good fortune of meeting with Derek Heimlich of McDSP. Derek introduced me to a solution to a grief I’ve always had with software plugins. After his introduction and chat about this product, I blurted out that “Software…
Ward-Beck Systems “DINNER BOXES” dB-4
Well after some time away, I’ve gotten back to the Dinner Box The dinner box is a PCB that users can solder EDAC connectors that mate with Ward-Beck Systems Auxiliary modules. With a standardized 5 PIN XLR power connector, users…
Mic and Mod SSL Bus Compressor
Helping a client with a Mic and Mod SSL Bus Compressor. A kit was brought to me 99.9% completed. With a few tweaks it’s ready to rock. I replaced the supplied THAT 2180b VCA chips with some NOS THAT 270001-01…
Hairball build
All things considered the build is going well. The leads from the supplied output transformer could have been longer… and if anyone knows a good way to remove paint for grounding posts let me know :-)
Hatchback pack…
I know now we can fit two of the 2′ cubes and the “little” white one in the car. Major kudos to HHB Canada for being just the coolest company around. The future and present is in those walls.
4 racks of gear loaded up for sale
Loading up the studio on the last night got some AA stickers with numbers to follow! Most of this stuff is for sale with the exception of a few things… Rack 1 http://audioaholics.com/item/267 http://audioaholics.com/item/137 http://audioaholics.com/item/36 Rack 2 http://audioaholics.com/item/99 http://audioaholics.com/item/49 http://audioaholics.com/item/139…
Neve 1064 – Horizontal
With the exception of one little thing, these turned out great! Cheers to Dave P and Jack C for doing some great work on this project
Posted in Awesome, Casses, Effects, Filters, Mechanical, Projects, Rack Mount, Repair, Revolution Recording, Upgrade
Mobile Patching system
Working on the mobile patching system.
Posted in APKaudio, AudioAholics.com, Cable, Casses, Design, Effects, Mechanical, ORANGE, Patching, Portable, Projects, Rack Mount, Recording, Tools, Upgrade
Building a Hairball kit for a client…
Really like the build so far, but Black PCBs suck. VERY hard to see the traces.
