Hello everybody!
I was hoping to avoid this situation but the studio, a large purchase (to be announced, I hope) and a crazy personal life is forcing me to take a short break from this blog. I expect to be back in the new year with the rest of the console, a resolution to the EMT140, and something new. I just don't have enough time in the day to keep you all as updated as I would like.
Thank you for reading so far and I'll catch you on the flipside of the new year!
Here's a little preview to tide you all over... Oh! And don't drink too much warm milk while I'm gone like snuffy did.
Hey all! So it seems that there will be no post today! I am currently in New York city to check out a piece of gear. I will give you all a huge post on Thursday to make up for this one!
Some thoughts on my way home tonight...
Life takes interesting turns, doesn't it? 4 years ago, I would never have believed that I would be where I am now. It can be a real eye-opener to look back at the things that you didn't have before, the things that are no longer yours, and the things you may lose or gain in the future. Although it can be exciting, depressing, or just different, it is always scary. This studio project has represented a lot in my life. It is truly amazing to have a real love for something and I have found incredible freedom in saying 'fuck it' and throwing myself out there in the face of failure. I highly recommend it. Although I have a great deal of hope that this work-intensive project will be successful, I feel solace in the fact that I can only try my best and what happens, happens. Sometimes, you just have to trust yourself.
Part 2! Did I mention there are 3 parts? There are 3 parts. This is the 2nd part... of 3.
This module is the main monitor section for the console. It allows you to select from a number of monitor sources as well as control monitor pan, monitor volume, mono, etc. The monitor selectors control relays on circuit boards under the desk (see the dreaded eurocard section).
It has been quite a weekend! I have been really pushing to get this plate done, so here is a plate-related video for you all. Only 26 days until the deadline is here and there is still so much to do!
Last week, I invited Tara and Ken over to help me tension the plate reverb. For those of you who aren't familiar with the goal of tensioning a plate, it is generally said that the tighter and more evenly a plate is tensioned, the better the sound (generally speaking). Today, my video tackles the question of "how tight can we tension this damn thing?"
The main obstacle when tightening the plate is that, at a certain tension, the clips that hold the plate to the frame begin to break. You must then replace the broken clip and re-tighten it. The method that we used to determine the maximum tension that the clips could handle was to measure the torque on the nut that it took to break a clip. We would then replace that clip and tighten all 8 bolts to a torque just before this 'breaking-threshold'.
We did this test using a 4" wrench and a fish-scale. By pulling perpendicularly on the wrench, we were able to measure the amount of force on the bolt it took to break a clip at 4". If the meter made it to 5 lbs of force at 4" when the clip broke, our maximum torque was 15 ft-lbs. In our experiment, 15 ft-lbs was the magic number that broke this specific clip.
Sorry we missed the big moment! :(
I should point out that we later found a problem with this method. Although 15ft-lbs was acceptable as a baseline maximum, we found that we couldn't rely on that number. I will explain in the next EMT 140 post... Have a great Monday!
Good morning everyone! Going a bit crazy lately. I have been working on the plate everyday this week and I still haven't solved a specific problem that I am having. It has been quite frustrating.
So, let's get to some of the master section of the console! Today we'll be looking at the master send module. Its functions are pretty straight forward. 4 master level controls for the 4 sends along with a highpass filter, a pfl, a mute, and a talkback button. How much could there possibly be in this thing??
