I’ve been lax in posting news updates. I’m going to try to be better about this.
Wiring
I’ve got the studio desk pretty much done, but I’m doing some additional wiring, such as adding a few electrical outlets to the desk itself.
I’m also making all new audio cables. This includes 32 XLR cables for inside the desk, 16 XLR cables for the drum mics, dozens of 14″ TRS cables, and a 16-channel XLR snake. I keep pushing this off since I’m not looking forward to that much soldering. Tedious work while hunched over a workbench gets old really quick. I’m going to do these in batches.
Shure SM57 Right-Angle Mod
I have several Shure SM57 microphones that I am going to perform the right-angle mod to. I plan on documenting this thoroughly so anyone can do this. In the following picture you can see the microphone on the right, which has the right-angle mod applied, is much more out of the way than the one on the left, which does not have the mod applied.
Teaching
On November 29th, I will be teaching a class for The Guild of Oregon Woodworkers on the care and feeding of a SawStop (the class isn’t advertised on their site yet). It’s been a while since I taught a class so I’m really looking forward to this. I’ll try to convert all the info into articles on my blog so if you are unable to make it to the class – due to previous commitments or the fact that you are thousands of miles away from Portland Oregon – you can still make use of the information.
Recording for Bright & Shiny
Recording is still going on for the album by Bright & Shiny. It’s hard for me to get time to record, lately. I only have the drum tracks to a few songs left, then I can proceed with the auxiliary percussion. After that, I will begin posting videos of each song.
The Map of Alice
Sadly, I had to call it quits with The Map of Alice. There were some personality conflicts and the visions for the project were just not lining up. It was mostly fun while it lasted.