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SlyFoxx

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The band worked hard for the first three months of 2006. We needed to soundproof so we built a room inside our room. It's 6" frame all around and only 1/4" out of square. We could have half-assed it and gotten done in half the time but we took the time to get it right. Only thing left to do is install the double pane glass for the control room and add the door into the control room. We've decreased the dB level getting outside by well over 50% as is and that figure should rise a good bit once we plug the two remaining holes!

 

So for the last few months we've been writing in plans to record a CD in the room. We've got about 10 good songs written so far and the "live-to-two" recordings are comming out pretty well. We've got a bit of 3-4 octave mud to work out though.

 

ATTN: GP staff. This would make a great story would it not? ;)

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/DromEd/shack_2.jpg

 

My babies in front of the bar. Yes that's a three tap beer-meister back there!

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/DromEd/shack_1.jpg

 

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/DromEd/S2.jpg

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/DromEd/shack_3.jpg

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Since we're doing some show-n-tell... ;)

 

While it's not technically just a "rehearsal space"...as it happens to be my studio space...

...but rehearsing is still done here, prior to recording! :)

 

And now as I look at these photos (I've posted them here before)...I see they are just a tad outdated as I've made some minor changes/additions....

...most notable...

...I now have a pair of 19" flat screen monitors right up on the meter bridge, in addition to the large CRT monitors off to the side....

...and I also have a much cooler looking/riding (ala "The Matrix") kind of chair. :thu:

(I'll have to take some new photos soon.)

 

And of course...there was a new Agile Double Cut w/P90s added last year to my guitar wall... :cool:

 

I love this space...and I'm not just saying that because it's MY studio.

There's a real "juiced" creative vibe in the space...and it also feels very much like a sanctuary when I'm working there.

When I step in...it's almost like walking into another dimension...and everything else just falls away...

 

 

My mixing console and some outboard gear:

 

 

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/miroslavl/studio_mix01.jpg

 

 

The guitar wall... and Hammond L-series organ:

 

 

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/miroslavl/studio_guitars04.jpg

 

 

My tricked out 12-piece(?) Pearl Export kit w/vinatge Zildjian A's and K's:

 

 

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/miroslavl/studio_drums.jpg

 

 

The mic collection:

 

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/miroslavl/studio_mics1.jpg

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Originally posted by Pappy P:

I think it's the lighting.

:D

 

I've heard that before...and I agree that lighting goes a long way toward creating a certain vibe/mood.

This is why I made a point of installing lots of small 20w halogen track lightsto which I added colored gels that I cut out from stage lighting gel sheets.

They pop right in between the halogen's glass UV shield and the metal holding clip.

 

I even have them over the drum kit...and when the drummer comes over to record I'll turn out all but my console lights and the drum kit lights. :cool:

It looks like a regular stage set up with purple/red/orange/blue mini-spots! :thu:

He loves them.

Sometimes we start recording in the afternoonand by the evening, hes dragging a bit

so Ill walk over and turn on the drum kit lightsand he always gets a big grin on his face, and ends up playing better than ever! :)

 

I also have some other "mood" lights and lamps that allow me to create all kinds of interesting lighting schemes.

miroslav - miroslavmusic.com

 

"Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important."

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Originally posted by miroslav:

Originally posted by Pappy P:

I think it's the lighting.

:D

 

I've heard that before...and I agree that lighting goes a long way toward creating a certain vibe/mood.

This is why I made a point of installing lots of small 20w halogen track lightsto which I added colored gels that I cut out from stage lighting gel sheets.

They pop right in between the halogen's glass UV shield and the metal holding clip.

 

I even have them over the drum kit...and when the drummer comes over to record I'll turn out all but my console lights and the drum kit lights. :cool:

It looks like a regular stage set up with purple/red/orange/blue mini-spots! :thu:

He loves them.

Sometimes we start recording in the afternoonand by the evening, hes dragging a bit

so Ill walk over and turn on the drum kit lightsand he always gets a big grin on his face, and ends up playing better than ever! :)

 

I also have some other "mood" lights and lamps that allow me to create all kinds of interesting lighting schemes.

Excellent pre-planning on the studio Miro! atmosphere makes all the difference in mood and mood translates to recording mood that can be captured in recording! I don't do my own recording but our band has a fantastic light show, with a whole lot of thoght put into it, we had a stage/theatrical consulant help us design it. I tried to start a thread on stage lighting when I first got on the Forum but didn't get much interest in it from the members.
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I was the lighting guy in our old band. I set up the shows and ran them with foot controllers.

 

I truly believe that, unless you are playing for other musicians, your stage show is 50% of your appeal.

 

I've seen the crappiest bands get applause simply with some dark blue gels and a fog machine.

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Originally posted by A String:

I was the lighting guy in our old band. I set up the shows and ran them with foot controllers.

 

I truly believe that, unless you are playing for other musicians, your stage show is 50% of your appeal.

 

I've seen the crappiest bands get applause simply with some dark blue gels and a fog machine.

YES!! the entertainment side of music! The audience side of the forumla, it probably makes more difference than it should! but there it is! If that's what they want, they are going to REALLY get it! :thu:
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Originally posted by ellwood:

...our band has a fantastic light show, with a whole lot of thoght put into it, we had a stage/theatrical consulant help us design it.

:thu:

 

Back in my live gig days (the late 70's-early 80's)...

...I owned the entire light show for our band.

I went to the stage/theater district in NYC...and checked out the kind of stuff they were using...and then spent a few thousand $$$ on a kick-ass lighting rig!

We had a regular guy that did lights, along with a soundman.at most of our gigs except the real small ones.

 

Stage lights really make a big difference...and we also made the extra effort to do at least one....maybe twocostume changes to complement the great light show.

We didn't really have costumes...but we would always wear nice pants/shirts/boots/hats with plenty of color...you know, that classic, late 60's look...with a bit of psychedelia thrown in.

 

We looked damn good on stage! :cool:

 

I think these days, too many bands think all they need to do is plug in and play well...and that looks are not that important.

But....that's a byproduct of the infamous "grunge years"... if you know what I mean. ;)

(Ooopswe dont want to get that topic goingno do we? ;) )

miroslav - miroslavmusic.com

 

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"I think these days, too many bands think all they need to do is plug in and play well...and that looks are not that important.

But....that's a byproduct of the infamous "grunge years"... if you know what I mean.

(Ooopswe dont want to get that topic goingno do we? )"

 

Yeah I sure do know what you mean! I have always been in bands that work the way you describe your live band working.. I would feel like a crud or total non-professional any other way!

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That's cool. Most of the rehearsal rooms I've had, look like this...

http://www.magpie.com/house/photos/basement/image005s.jpg

 

or this...

http://www.formanharley-davidson.com/images/storage_unit_1_small1.gif

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Originally posted by SlyFoxx:

My babies in front of the bar. Yes that's a three tap beer-meister back there!

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/DromEd/shack_1.jpg

 

Are you in Pennsylvania?

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--from 'Beyond Good and Evil', by Friedrich Nietzsche

 

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Originally posted by Green657:

That's cool. Most of the rehearsal rooms I've had, look like this...

http://www.magpie.com/house/photos/basement/image005s.jpg

 

or this...

http://www.formanharley-davidson.com/images/storage_unit_1_small1.gif

Hey...but that's how most of the tricked out spaces started!

 

Just add a little wall/ceiling/floor treatment...

...then put down a nice Persian/Indian carpet. or some of that 70's orange or purple shag carpet... ;)

...a pplush couch or two, of course...

...and oh yeah...don't forget the mood lighting! :D

miroslav - miroslavmusic.com

 

"Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important."

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Miroslav, that's a nicely equipped studio you got there! You must be old school as 15" reels aren't so common anymore. I haven't touched one since my radio days. Love the guitar wall!

 

And no..I'm not in PA. The other guitar player really likes Yuengling though. I'm partial to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

 

As for lesser locations. Yeah, been there, done that. I've rehearsed on dirt garage floors and in sweltering attics and in musty basements.

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