Smoking-free studios

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I was wondering... what´s the deal about having an smoking free enviroment?
I try to keep my studio as clean (dust and smoke free) as possible, but i´m not sure why is important to have all the racks far away from smoke...
 
for the same reason it is bad for your lungs..smoke can gom up microphone diaphragms and other equipment. Smoke particles are small enough to penetrate the tiniest openings in electronic hardware, large enough to screw with audio quality, and sticky enough to stay glued to your faders, switches and pots for as long as you own them.
 
I learned this lesson 25 years ago when picking up a guitar amp from a tech. Another person was there picking up a small mixer. His question: "What was wrong with it?" The answer: "Tobacco smoke." As Big Ray said, the the chemicals in tobacco smoke "coat" everything in the environment. It's not entirely obvoius to someone who smokes. However, when you open up a piece of gear that gets continually exposed to smoke, the stench sometimes can make you want to hurl. It's not only the smell of the chemicals in smoke but some of those chemicals can be corrosive so they might be corroding the things they come into contact with. Acetone is a common chemical compound in cigarette smoke. It's also the common ingredient in nail polish remover. You'd never knowingly expose your gear to such a corrosive. However, you do it all the time unless you maintain a smoke free place for your gear.
 
Hmmmmm, strange you should ask that question. Wounldn't you want to protect your gear from cigarette smoke, jees! Have you ever been in a house where someone smokes, and would you want to sing in a smoke-filled studio. Not long ago I went into a casino on an Indian reservation near San Diego, as you know California is very anti-smoking, and I could hardly stand it. They allowed smoking in the casino, yuck! Keep that nasty shit away from my studio!
 
It's not entirely obvoius to someone who smokes.


just one look at the filter end of a cigarette after even ONE drag should be helpful...

J.P.
 
Smoke sucks the life outa You!

Hmmmmm, strange you should ask that question. Wounldn't you want to protect your gear from cigarette smoke, jees! Have you ever been in a house where someone smokes, and would you want to sing in a smoke-filled studio. Not long ago I went into a casino on an Indian reservation near San Diego, as you know California is very anti-smoking, and I could hardly stand it. They allowed smoking in the casino, yuck! Keep that nasty shit away from my studio!
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I played in a place a few years back that was a non-alcoholic place, but everyone was chain smoking up a storm. My eyes were burning from the smoke-then they burned a bunch of popcorn on top of that!
We started the first song of the night-which I was singing-and the smoke basically choked me and my throat just gagged. I just motioned to the band to go through the progression and keep playing and I was able to sing it on the next time around.....smoke in that quantity just sucks the life out of you! :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
Aside from protecting your equipment, it's also about health issues, and self respect.
Take pride in the studio you built, and keep it as you'd want your music..pristine.
 
I smoke... but not in the studio... nope never... great excuse to rest my ears
 
We charge for smoking here, nothin's free.

Yeah, Big Kenny, Mother Nature charges for smoking, and it ain't free.
 
what a bunch of whiners.

it is acidic (will corrode), and it can keep your gear from cooling properly. (if enough of it builds up)
both will shorten the life span of a piece of gear by some amount.

no smoking in my studio, but it's not because i'm a self righteous whiner.
you people make me want to start smoking again.
 
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