UPDATE:
Thanks to the great feedback I got from you guys I finally made my initial step and released a first landing page
This page contains a video in which I outline the basic idea of creating a free platform as extensive knowledge base with step by step guides to build legendary studio gear ourselves.
here's the link:
www.analogvibes.com
Your feedback is much appreciated!
If you're new to this thread you're welcome to read through the discussion first
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Hey guys,
I'm new to this forum, but some probably know me from other gear or music-production related message-boards.
I'm opening my first thread here because I'm working on something that I figured could be extremely helpful to many of you and probably, if you're like me - even change your life as a gear-nerd
I'm a young musician, songwriter and producer from Southern Germany and I consider myself a digital native, so obviously I started out in-the-box before my love for analog gear was brought to life.
I know there's a gazillion of threads of digital vs. analog and I certainly don't want to go there.
All I can say is, my key turning point (as a young musician) was when I had the chance to work in a mostly analog studio with lots of vintage gear for the first time.
It completely changed my view on how music can be created and I learned what a huge difference it makes in the process of creating music.
Anyway, as I couldn't afford to buy these legendary pieces of gear for my own studio, I discovered the magic of DIY to recreate these gems for myself.
Now, some of you might feel me, some of you might laugh - some might even think that DIY stuff has little to do with the real thing...
However, by DIY I don't mean to buy some kind-a-like kits, I mean authentically recreating legends like LA2As, Pultecs, UA176 etc. from scratch - with original components - down to the last screw.
Before you paint your picture you're welcome to follow these links to get an idea of my work so far:
NEW: authentic style LA2A, Pultec EQP-1A, MEQ-5 & Ultimate Mic-PSU chassis
Universal Audio 176 from scratch - a 100% faithful recreation of a legend!
Now - ever since I started this, a lot of people began following my work which lead to getting tons of emails from all over the world, how I did this and how I did that etc...
And that in turn made me come up with the idea to create a free platform to help guys like you and me to recreate these amazing pieces of gear ourselves by providing everything needed to know from beginning to end, easily understandable - even for DIY newbies - and creating a small community & blog to share the knowledge, tips and mods.
So now I'd love to hear what you think!
Have you ever tried to DIY your favorite piece of gear?
If yes, what were your main issues?
If not - wouldn't you love to be capable of doing it?
I'd also like to know what would you want to see and what would be your expectations?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!!
Martin
Thanks to the great feedback I got from you guys I finally made my initial step and released a first landing page
This page contains a video in which I outline the basic idea of creating a free platform as extensive knowledge base with step by step guides to build legendary studio gear ourselves.
here's the link:
www.analogvibes.com
Your feedback is much appreciated!
If you're new to this thread you're welcome to read through the discussion first
-----------------------------------------------------------
Hey guys,
I'm new to this forum, but some probably know me from other gear or music-production related message-boards.
I'm opening my first thread here because I'm working on something that I figured could be extremely helpful to many of you and probably, if you're like me - even change your life as a gear-nerd
I'm a young musician, songwriter and producer from Southern Germany and I consider myself a digital native, so obviously I started out in-the-box before my love for analog gear was brought to life.
I know there's a gazillion of threads of digital vs. analog and I certainly don't want to go there.
All I can say is, my key turning point (as a young musician) was when I had the chance to work in a mostly analog studio with lots of vintage gear for the first time.
It completely changed my view on how music can be created and I learned what a huge difference it makes in the process of creating music.
Anyway, as I couldn't afford to buy these legendary pieces of gear for my own studio, I discovered the magic of DIY to recreate these gems for myself.
Now, some of you might feel me, some of you might laugh - some might even think that DIY stuff has little to do with the real thing...
However, by DIY I don't mean to buy some kind-a-like kits, I mean authentically recreating legends like LA2As, Pultecs, UA176 etc. from scratch - with original components - down to the last screw.
Before you paint your picture you're welcome to follow these links to get an idea of my work so far:
NEW: authentic style LA2A, Pultec EQP-1A, MEQ-5 & Ultimate Mic-PSU chassis
Universal Audio 176 from scratch - a 100% faithful recreation of a legend!
Now - ever since I started this, a lot of people began following my work which lead to getting tons of emails from all over the world, how I did this and how I did that etc...
And that in turn made me come up with the idea to create a free platform to help guys like you and me to recreate these amazing pieces of gear ourselves by providing everything needed to know from beginning to end, easily understandable - even for DIY newbies - and creating a small community & blog to share the knowledge, tips and mods.
So now I'd love to hear what you think!
Have you ever tried to DIY your favorite piece of gear?
If yes, what were your main issues?
If not - wouldn't you love to be capable of doing it?
I'd also like to know what would you want to see and what would be your expectations?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!!
Martin
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