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ShredCast #2

Andrew Cockburn — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:10:46 +0000

Here in celebration of Muris Week is ShredCast number 2, featuring the music of Muris Varajic!

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ShredCast #1

Andrew Cockburn — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:06:25 +0000

Here it is, a special Christmas present for all you GMC:ers out there - the inaugural Shredcast!

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Studio Build - Update 2

Andrew Cockburn — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:29:21 +0000

Building has finished, Ant has gone back to the UK and its time for an update!

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Studio Build - Update 1

Andrew Cockburn — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:53:53 +0000

Ant arrived as planned, and we spent the remainder of Thursday in detailed planning and list making.

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A Studio Needs a Soul …

Andrew Cockburn — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:41:07 +0000

This post is a little digression, but important

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All Change!

Andrew Cockburn — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:46:51 +0000

In this update we have a last minute and fairly substantial change to the layout - the reasons are good and I think this will make things a lot easier!

Building this studio is a little like building a house of cards … if you change the foundation, everything has to shift to suit or come crashing down. A few thoughts around the PC have caused a similar cascade effect in my thinking!

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The Vocal Area

Andrew Cockburn — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:24:39 +0000

Now its time to think a little bit about the vocal area. A small but important piece of the overall picture.

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Some Thoughts on Cabling

Andrew Cockburn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:08:47 +0000

A pretty dull subject this, but also quite important - this is where we discuss cables and what we do with them. I initially expected this to be more complex than it was, but owing to the relocation of the vocal booth it has turned out to be pretty simple.

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Acoustic Treatment Planning

Andrew Cockburn — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:05:15 +0000

This is where the rubber meets the road in terms of acoustics - previously we spent some time measuring the room and figuring out what is wrong with it, now we have to decide how to fix it!

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More Acoustics - Initial Room Measurements

Andrew Cockburn — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:08:06 +0000

As a first step to fixing up the acoustics of a studio, its wise to figure out what problems you have first. Measuring the characteristics of a room may sound daunting but it isn’t hard, and gives you a way to figure out if you have actually improved anything after the treatment is complete.

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