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I guess I'm wondering, too, what makes a cable better for high or low impedance signals, and how this relates to a studio that's basically running RCA input and output on everything.

Hey Cory! Good to hear from you! I found the patchbays already, from Mister Patchbay, about $500 for three 96 point patchbays by ADC. I'm a real Scrooge with money and this seemed like the best deal. Plus I think it's cool that this guy makes a living from refurbishing patchbays and I want to...

The monster RCA patchbay has bitten the dust and I'm replacing it with a TT patchbay, true normaling (instead of my homemade normaling system using toggle switches!) and a MUCH smaller form factor. I'm really excited. I'll be soldering these patchbays. And I'm wondering about what kind of...

I actually found an old spreadsheet. I don't know who made it, but it's got a few errors and I'm correcting them.

Hey friends, I have to pull the cards out of my 48 to test and perhaps replace some relays, and I'm thinking I may as well just recap the cards while I've got the thing unbuttoned. Does anyone have a spreadsheet of all the capacitors and their values? If not, I'll just crack open the manual...

Thanks for the input. I just wish I had a card extender.

Oh yeah, and I lost a VU lamp. Dang it.

So, this is weird. I feel like I've been this route before. Remember when I lost output on several channels of my 48, and a relay replacement brought them all back to life? Now, one of the channel cards has no output, either unbalanced or balanced. It follows the card when I move it around...

In my experience, and on my Otari MX5050 2-track, NAB equalization boosts around 60-140 Hz and kind of tapers off some of the high frequency response. My Otari has a switch on the rear to toggle between NAB and IEC, and just to see what would happen, I tried IEC. Granted my tech set up the deck...

I'm going to realign my mixdown deck for a different operating level. It's set up for NAB equalization right now and I'm interested in changing it to IEC EQ for a couple of reasons. The question is, is 15ips w/ IEC EQ a common enough format among the mastering studios which accept 1/4" tape...

I've been quite pleased with RMGI SM468, except for the fact that it's hard to find for sale in the USA. Otherwise it's just a brilliant as the old AGFA stuff :)

Not really, in my opinion. If the splice is clean there won't be any audible difference.

I do a lot of manual editing on the pieces I work on. I wouldn't dare, though, to edit the multitrack master quite like that because of the issue of the splices falling apart, and because I typically squeeze every last bit of life from a reel of tape before it gets thrown out. I do a TON of...

I don't know about phase distortion, but I've heard a lot of remastered jazz albums from the 1950s and 1960s and the ride will often sound like a gasping bead blaster.... I don't think it's the medium so much as the artifacts introduced during the remix/remaster process. A lot of 'remastered'...

Plus, I think there's a real sense of accomplishment doing music production in the analog realm. It's somehow more tangible, which I think serves as a great incentive and learning tool for people starting out. It's a great way to introduce someone to how sound works, in both the physical and...

I'll be 29 in a month. I chose open reel tape and analog recording because after I had some introductory experience with both digital and analog recording formats, I found that the analog metaphor and workflow suited the way I work better than with digital. I think there's enough awareness among...

I love how futuristic some of the old mixers look... this looks like it came out of Kit in Knight Rider.

Apparently someone gave him a 80-8 but he didn't like it and stuck to the 4-track (you can see the 80-8 in one shot, not being used). Work with what you like, I guess!

Whoa! I've been trying to find video of his studio, this is great! Thanks Cory!

Hey, I highly recommend Lawrence of Rance Electronics in north Oakland. He's an amazing tech and he comes recommended by everyone I know. He's also the house tape tech at Expressions in Emeryville. Can't say enough good things about the guy. Extremely helpful and knowledgable. Look him up in...