The latest happenings at ULS
In our never-ending quest for different and varied flavors of compression, we take the plunge on a very reasonably priced all-analog, 500-series recreation of one of the most expensive compressors on the vintage market.
After a couple weeks building compressors, this week it’s back to building pre-amps. On the workbench are a pair of MP566 tube preamps from French DIY designers SoundSkulptor.
Our summer-long build-out of the studio’s 500-series racks continues. This week I’m working on adding four new LA500A units from Australia’s JLM Audio.
Or “that one time when you are suddenly reminded that the studio’s biggest piece of hardware runs on Windows.” Windows XP, that is.
Turning away from the DIY world for a moment, recently we added a studio classic to our dynamics arsenal. Two of them, actually, because at $150 each, picking up a pair was an absolute no-brainer.
I am a creature of momentum. I tend to work on the same project in spurts. So it’s perhaps not surprising that the ol’ soldering iron has been very, very busy lately.
“47.” “414.” “1073.” In pro audio circles, there are a lot of pieces of gear that have become so famous, so well known, or so ubiquitous, that you simply need to mention the model number and everyone knows what you’re talking about. This is the story of another such number: 1176.
When we designed our studio, we knew we weren’t going to have tons of space for outboard gear. So we’ve become big fans of 500 Series gear.
I had my first experience with soldering and do-it-yourself electronics when I was 9 years old. It did not end well.
Last night, our neighborhood had its rotating, monthly poker game. OK, maybe not monthly, since it seems like we miss more games than we play. Call it a quarterly game.