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ShredCast #2

February 2nd, 2009 by Andrew Cockburn
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Here in celebration of Muris Week is ShredCast number 2, featuring the music of Muris Varajic!

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ShredCast #1

December 24th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
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Here it is, a special Christmas present for all you GMC:ers out there - the inaugural Shredcast!

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Studio Build - Update 2

June 22nd, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
Posted in A Studio is Born
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Building has finished, Ant has gone back to the UK and its time for an update!

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Studio Build - Update 1

June 14th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
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Ant arrived as planned, and we spent the remainder of Thursday in detailed planning and list making.

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A Studio Needs a Soul …

June 11th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
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This post is a little digression, but important :)

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All Change!

June 7th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
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In this update we have a last minute and fairly substantial change to the layout - the reasons are good and I think this will make things a lot easier!

Building this studio is a little like building a house of cards … if you change the foundation, everything has to shift to suit or come crashing down. A few thoughts around the PC have caused a similar cascade effect in my thinking!

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The Vocal Area

June 5th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
Posted in A Studio is Born
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Now its time to think a little bit about the vocal area. A small but important piece of the overall picture.

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Some Thoughts on Cabling

June 3rd, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
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A pretty dull subject this, but also quite important - this is where we discuss cables and what we do with them. I initially expected this to be more complex than it was, but owing to the relocation of the vocal booth it has turned out to be pretty simple.

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Acoustic Treatment Planning

May 30th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
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This is where the rubber meets the road in terms of acoustics - previously we spent some time measuring the room and figuring out what is wrong with it, now we have to decide how to fix it!

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More Acoustics - Initial Room Measurements

May 26th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
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As a first step to fixing up the acoustics of a studio, its wise to figure out what problems you have first. Measuring the characteristics of a room may sound daunting but it isn’t hard, and gives you a way to figure out if you have actually improved anything after the treatment is complete.

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