soundproofing the 788

[BigPapaFly]

I've got my 788 (and cd bruner) about two feet from my mic-- tons of noise from the machine being picked up by the mic. BUT, I can't do vocals far from the 788 because I have to run the thing. Any ideas on how to built a soundproof box for the 788? With computer recording you can build a soundproof box for the tower, but of course I need to be able to push buttons. The noise is pretty bad, especially if you multiply it by 8 vocal tracks + mic'ed acoustic guitar.

Thanks for any ideas.

[KaosDG]

Can you use a punch pedal to start / stop recording?

I use a sustain pedal from my keyboard for that, its not picked up at all by my mics, since its one of those "mushy" feeling switches

[BigPapaFly]

I'm actually talking about the hum of the machine...not the noise of the pressing of buttons.

[philboyd studge]

I'm planning on getting a 60 g hard drive that runs quieter along with the firmware upgrade, but currently I use non skid shelf liner underneath it and a pillow on top of it when the hard drive accessing starts to bother me. Don't cover up the vents.

[detuned6]

You could put a gate on the mic, while tracking, i did this to get rid of my button pushing noise. or you could make a little wall (heavy blanket or something)between the machine and mic.