Remodeling The Studio....Again

[Track Rat]

As of late, I've been increasingly dissatisfied with my studio. My control room was 10'x12' and the studio was 16'x12'. The control room is just too small for all the shit I've accumulated over the years so I decided to swap rooms. The thing that made me pull the trigger on this idea was buying a new 24 channel console to replace my 16 channel desk. I bought my new Tascam M3500 from a fellow member here from Louisiana that goes by the moniker Jburn34 (thanks again Jeremy! ). I'm retiring the old StudioMaster which has served me well over the years. This is the old set up that I've torn down.
http://www.johnlsayers.com/Studio/Pages/Human.htm

 

[Track Rat]

This is the old console (which is now for sale ).

 

[Track Rat]

The old wiring harness that I worked my ASS off on.

 

[Track Rat]

This is the new mixer setting in the desk I'm still fabricating for it.

 

[Track Rat]

I set the patch bays and the BRC in last night. I anticipate that the work is going to take at least another three weeks to complete. If anyone gives a shit, I'll update as I get things finished.

 

[Michael Jones]

I set the patch bays and the BRC in last night. I anticipate that the work is going to take at least another three weeks to complete. If anyone gives a shit, I'll update as I get things finished.

If anyone's interested? Can I get a big ol' HELL YEAH!?
I want to see everything, even close up photos of solder joints.

 

[Track Rat]

You asked for it. I'm headed downstairs right now to begin soldering.

 

[Michael Jones]

Oh yeah, almost forgot:

You're comming to Austin to wire my patch bay.... right?


Holy She-ite!

 

[longsoughtfor]

HELL YEAH! Looking great Track! Keep the photos coming.

Kevin.

 

[DDev]

Keep em coming!!

That desk looks really sharp. Can't wait to see how it all comes together.

Darryl.....

 

[Track Rat]

First lesson of the day; ALWAYS check the manual of the devices you're cabling to verify the pin out. The M3500 is pin #3 hot. EVERYTHING else I have is pin #2 hot. This could have been a major bummer had not a little voice in my head said "Hey stupid, check the manual".

 

[frederic]

Looking great Trackrat, and yes, I give a shit

We can't have Michael being the only show-off with his massive pretzal.

Wait until i start wiring, I might scare some of you. 22 144-TT patch bays...

eeeeeeeew.

First a motor swap, then wire studio. Yes, thats it.

 

[Track Rat]

I've wired MANY of those bad boys. Are you wire wrapping or doing a punch block for the rear connections?
Anyways, this is the second installment. This may be too much information but here goes. This is an individual jack frame out of the patch bay in a soldering vice soldered up to a cable. When I get all the frames for one bay soldered, then I reassemble them.

 

[Track Rat]

The only exception to building the bays this way is when I build normalled connetions for the inserts and such. Then I remove the bay from the rack and first solder the normalling connections. Unlike a lot of patchbays on the market where you just flip a PC board to nomal/un-normal, these Switchcraft bays have to have a few jumpers soldered in place.

 

[Track Rat]

Then I solder in all the insert lines.

 

[Track Rat]

Remount into the rack.

 

[Track Rat]

Then comb it out and tie it down with 9 ply wax rope.

 

[Track Rat]

I just mounted the bridal rings on the back to tie to and now I'll begine the business end.

 

[Track Rat]

One of my most important tools.

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Man oh man, Track, looks like some ground radar units I used to work on. Yesseree, you'd pass the military tieoff tests! Ha! I went to Nasa soldering school back in the old days. Talk about STRICT procedures...holy shit. Makes studio work a breeze. But your sure doin a fine job there guy. I LOVE it when everything is tidy and tied down. Nice console project too!Hey, is that HOLLOW leg cable troughs I see?

fitZ