If money were no object, I'd buy this

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Love the Hammerite finish on the Studer!

I had this deck on my whish list 1n 1979 and managed to acquire it new then. Then recently my wishlist included getting it back in shape and some new tape. Wish list complete. To do list is to make some nice recordings on it!
 

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Maybe it goes without saying and everyone noticed, but I figured someone would comment on the fact that the C-37 has no built-in meters. I guess they figured built-in meters were for wimps? Or would ruin the look? I recall Mitch mentioning that he had Fred Hill install VU meters on the J-37.

Cheers,

Otto
 
couple more pics

I have to enclose a pic of my fave Tascam 424mkIII, which is a workhorse for what I do...I mix down to the teac2300 for my stuff, but mix down to a masterlink to give copies to friends...

I have a ??, I looked at an online site which sells half inch reel tape and up to two inch and had a minor stroke as far as expense...whats an average price for new 2 inch tape?
 

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couple more..second cup of coffee

heres a couple more before someone tells me to post these on the studio display forum which I might do..
 

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the C-37 has no built-in meters.

Man, I was so enthralled by that C37 that I did not indeed notice. I guess the levels then were set by using the old ears rather than eyes, no?
 
Man, I was so enthralled by that C37 that I did not indeed notice. I guess the levels then were set by using the old ears rather than eyes, no?

I just plugged the output into a meter.

Cheers,

Otto
 
Yeah, why not .... Lets indeed expand the thread to our "wishlist" items and others worthy of drooling over. :)

Well, the first thing I'll take seriously is to get a multi-track machine. Actually, it's looking more and more likely that I will buy the Stephens machine. Some folks in Calgary have undertaken to start making the proprietary plugin opamp modules, so the electronics side is no longer so scary. The only issue is whether the transport keeps speed properly. If it doesn't, it's hard to fix.

The other stuff on my wishlist is relatively mundane, new gear:

Josephson Series 7 (stereo version with omni plus two fig. 8 capsules):

http://www.josephson.com/pdf/srs7.pdf

AEA R44:

http://www.ribbonmics.com/aea/R44.html

AEA TRP:

http://www.ribbonmics.com/aea/TRP.html

SPL Transient Designer:

http://www.soundperformancelab.com/index.php?id=97&L=1

API 1608 console:

http://www.apiaudio.com/1608.html

Probably, the Transient Designer and TRP will actually be a part of the rig someday. The rest... not. :( May get a small Soundcraft board someday.

Cheers,

Otto
 
I have never seen a Studer deck like that...thanks for the posting the pics, Daniel...that is really, really cool. Lookit the capstan motor on that thing! Its HUGE! I bet its fun to watch the tape go through all those rollers. Really a mechanical piece of art AFAIC.

I honestly don't drool anymore over tracking and mixing gear. I think I'm satisfied with what I have and its about time. :rolleyes::o

Mics are a different story though, Daniel...would love an AKG C414 or a set of three Sennheiser MD421's, though I'm loving a recently acquired Oktava MK-219, but you already know about that. :) And after tracking this eve I'm pretty excited about that Oktava...so...maybe its NOT such a different story.
 
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I honestly don't drool anymore over tracking and mixing gear. I think I'm satisfied with what I have and its about time. :rolleyes::o

Thumbs UP!:)

..though I'm loving a recently acquired Oktava MK-219, but you already know about that. :) And after tracking this eve I'm pretty excited about that Oktava...so...maybe its NOT such a different story.

I think it's fine being excited about gear but one has to exert some control over it, 'cause once it gets going, it's pretty hard to stop and that "excitement" can turn to something else entirely and can get problematic.:(

Yeah, I don't use condensers but that Oktava sounded better than any others in this category, kinda like a vintage character to it. :)
 
heres a couple more before someone tells me to post these on the studio display forum which I might do..

Clevo, did you work at a high tech firm? Funny, I could be mistaken but it looks like you made the same exact baffles as I made, :eek: using the large styrofoam rectangular sheet with soft foam eggshell glued on top.
 
... it's looking more and more likely that I will buy the Stephens machine.

The other stuff on my wishlist is relatively mundane, new gear:

<insert wishlist>

Man, that's some serious drool worthy stuff!:D
 
I wouldn't be unhappy if I woke up to find an Ampex MM-1200 in my bedroom...

I'm very interested in the ATR-60 16 and MS-16 decks. I'm doing pretty well on my 8-track, so I'm not going to look into other decks until I've fully exhausted the possibilities of my 8-track.
 
Man, that's some serious drool worthy stuff!:D

Yeah, I reckon, though I tend to agree about being pretty happy with my gear. I do miss having an 8 track and may do something on that score. OTOH, it's even possible I will just track on the Teac for a while. Certainly, other than that, I'm in pretty good shape. :)

Theses days I do most of my actual recording with my Beyer M130 ribbon mikes. They are so good that I don't really need any other ribbon mikes and I have a few other useful mikes, too, like some good, true omni mikes.

As far as consoles go, I make do with my old compact Mackie. I would prefer to have a console with more versatile eq: in/out, HPF, and two tunable midrange bands plus low and high shelving would be nice. But the Mackie is super clean and accurate if you keep input and output levels down a bit.

Cheers,

Otto
 
cant repost pics on other forum/wtf?

I tried to repost some studio pics on the "studio build" site and the "manage attachments" kicks them back and says they "were already downloaded". Anyone know why that happens? ....also, the question about the baffles by the mirror are styrofoam (2" thick") covered in eggshell I scored up in Detroit.. I use them for many applications as they are so light... They slide right on the desk and with the overhang make a nifty vocal booth that works purdy cool..


gotta make do with little dough.....
 
I tried to repost some studio pics on the "studio build" site and the "manage attachments" kicks them back and says they "were already downloaded". Anyone know why that happens? ....also, the question about the baffles by the mirror are styrofoam (2" thick") covered in eggshell I scored up in Detroit.. I use them for many applications as they are so light... They slide right on the desk and with the overhang make a nifty vocal booth that works purdy cool..


gotta make do with little dough.....

Yup, I made those same ones. The 2" styrofoam with the silver plastic covering comes from shippers with mechanical assembly parts. I made about ten of those same moveable baffles from pieces I collected while working at a hi tech company.
 
I tried to repost some studio pics on the "studio build" site and the "manage attachments" kicks them back and says they "were already downloaded". Anyone know why that happens? ........

The only thing I can think of is if you took new set of pictures, the camera numbers the pictures in the same order as an older collection (1,2,3 etc..) try renaming the picture and then uploading it.
 
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