Dimmers

[gatorhaus]

Amped... I'm sorry... I didn't realize you're a drummer...


I'll repeat the joke a little slower this time so you can understand too ;P

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Velvet Elvis

Good one Elvis

 

[John Sayers]

This is what you need

http://variac.com/staco_Variable_Transformer_Map.htm

cheers
john

 

[Velvet Elvis]

heh-heh. Considering my opinion of my last drummer, I'd say skip the lights, make the drum room soundproof, lightproof, and fireproof, and fill the room with natural gas, then say smoking is allowed.

Most drummers manage to fill the studio with "natural gas" on their own... no help needed.

"Hey.. did that make it on to tape?" as they fluff biscuits in the live room.

Actually our drummer hummed the whole time he tracked drums for our last album... it was hysterical to solo the overheads and listen to him.

John... that variac looks like a beast

Velvet Elvis

 

[frederic]

Actually our drummer hummed the whole time he tracked drums for our last album... it was hysterical to solo the overheads and listen to him.

Electronic drums, midi triggers, playing samples of the drummer's acoustic kit. Only way to go. No farts, and you can edit the track afterwards if you really need to.

John... that variac looks like a beast

Variacs are worth the money, its the best solution because you're varying the voltage to the lights, not the pulse shape.

An autotransformer is essentially the same thing, except the input voltage can vary from 70-150V, and the output is dead nuts 120V, another really good idea for a studio.

The autotransformer also isolates your studio power feeds from the rest of the mains... if its a good one, you CAN use cheap, k-mart quality light dimmers with no issues, as long as the dimmers are on a different circuit.

Consider an autotransformer as a 500lb choke Mount on a steel pad, suspended by hockey pucks, and you'll be quite happy. Ground the base of course, and make sure the transformer has breathing room. Oil filled transformers can get warm, and explode when unhappy.