A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
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The monitor/mouse upgrade to the Tascam 2488 was a non-TEAC aftermarket hack.
The monitor/mouse upgrade to the Tascam 2488 was a non-TEAC aftermarket hack.
Hey - I recently got a new bass and and old hammond M102 organ with a separate tone cabinet.
The monitor/mouse upgrade to the Tascam 2488 was a non-TEAC aftermarket hack.
Nice!
Very similar to my L100 Hammond.....though I didn't get it with a separate tone cab....it has the speakers underneath, but I bought one of those Lopo 212 cabs, and dropped an identical set of Hammond speakers like the ones in the organ so that I could move them away from the organ a bit, and make it easier for miking up. It was a PITA trying to work a mic in between my legs while playing the Hammond.
On your space....looks cozy, but Jimmy and RAMI are right, you should at least toss a couple of traps in there where you can, and see how it goes. You can also hang some from the ceiling if you don't have enough wall space....just consider the best places to put them.
I totally understand that it's hard to cram 20 traps into a room where most of the space is already taken up by instruments and recording gear....and of course, they come first....but some trapping will tighten up your low end and/or help with general broadband control.
Ah, so you're saying Mr. Clean is a hacker ! I knew it . You gotta admit, it's a pretty cool hack.
I trust that it made as big a difference for you as you say, and that's great. It can't apply equally to everyone in every room/situation though, right? That seems like over generalizing. I've heard plenty of shit mixes from well treated rooms and some great ones from untreated ones.
Personally, in the absence of an absolutely piss poor room (mine doesn't sound that bad really), I would invest in instruments, amps and microphones first. Maybe that's just because I don't have a huge amount of those things yet.
I do, and I can assure you life is no less real as a result .
I have to honest, I'm not a hacker
I got momentarily confused and thought you meant the Roland VS2480, which is what I have, not the Tascam 2488. But yes indeed, that does sound like a very cool hack!
...bad mixes from treated rooms are not because of the treatment, but because of the bad mixing!
Ok, that makes a little more sense then. Yeah, the 2480 is like the big brother to my 2400. They're both pretty cool machines.
I was just trying to convey that, in my opinion, treatment in and of itself doesn't guarantee anything in terms of actual results. I think that the impact of treatment will vary depending on the individual, the existing room and what they're trying to accomplish.
I'm of this opinion also, but then, I'm in a square room (literally 9' x 9' x 9') that is completely untreated. Having read what I have about square rooms, I don't really see the point with the amount I'd need to add and the stuff I have in it already leaves very little room for traps or anything else. I'm only using this room for another couple of years until I get the cellar converted. I'll make do for now.
I'm in a room not much different - 11' x 10.5' x 7.5' with 1 door, 2 more door openings and 2 wndows and filled with stuff, but the point of traps is they will help no matter how bad/good your room set-up is. Make some now - whatever you can fit in - and you can move them to the new space when you've got it.
Added some new diffusers in our recording room this weekend.