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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:20:02 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>INSTRUMENTSLAB</title><subtitle>News</subtitle><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-02-20T14:47:46Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>The Book of Records, The Box of Books: Remixes and Extras</title><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2012/2/17/the-book-of-records-the-box-of-books-remixes-and-extras.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2012/2/17/the-book-of-records-the-box-of-books-remixes-and-extras.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2012-02-17T17:40:11Z</published><updated>2012-02-17T17:40:11Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Folks, we've put together a little collection of our remix and production work for other artists:</p>
<p><a href="http://instruments.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-records-the-box-of-books-remixes-and-extras" target="_blank">The Book of Records, The Box of Books: Remixes and Extras</a></p>
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<p>Thanks to the artists involved for asking us to work on their (very ambitious) projects.&nbsp; If you like the remixes check out the original albums as well.&nbsp; These guys are all infinitely cooler than we are.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mic placement for the bass cabinet</title><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2012/2/8/mic-placement-for-the-bass-cabinet.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2012/2/8/mic-placement-for-the-bass-cabinet.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2012-02-08T05:23:25Z</published><updated>2012-02-08T05:23:25Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/resource/iphone-20120208002325-1.jpg?fileId=16475774" alt="" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Ghosts</title><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2012/1/24/ghosts.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2012/1/24/ghosts.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2012-01-24T18:23:19Z</published><updated>2012-01-24T18:23:19Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/storage/arthurcclarke.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1327429433589" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>"There may be a sense in which all events leave some mark upon the universe, at a level not yet reached by our instruments (but possibly, in very abnormal circumstances, by our senses: Is this the explanation of ghosts?)" - Arthur C. Clarke, <em>The Tyranny of Time</em>, Horizon magazine, July 1962</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Winter is for making records</title><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/12/23/winter-is-for-making-records.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/12/23/winter-is-for-making-records.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2011-12-23T19:53:41Z</published><updated>2011-12-23T19:53:41Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/resource/iphone-20111223145341-1.jpg?fileId=15726739" alt="" /></p>
<p>The view from the studio door.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>An excerpt from the studio maintenance log</title><category term="JH-24"/><category term="MCI"/><category term="analog recording"/><category term="gear"/><category term="maintenance"/><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/25/an-excerpt-from-the-studio-maintenance-log.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/25/an-excerpt-from-the-studio-maintenance-log.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2011-11-25T15:22:44Z</published><updated>2011-11-25T15:22:44Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/resource/iphone-20111125102244-1.jpg?fileId=15287615" alt="" /></p>
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<p>The Sony / MCI JH-24 2" tape machine was not recording properly on track 9.&nbsp; These are my notes detailing the troubleshooting process, and eventual solution.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Remix complete</title><category term="analog recording"/><category term="remix"/><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/23/remix-complete.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/23/remix-complete.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2011-11-23T21:28:44Z</published><updated>2011-11-23T21:28:44Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/resource/iphone-20111123162844-1.jpg?fileId=15267636&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322080379789" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 600px;">MCI JH-24 in action.  The tracks were recorded and edited in Samplitude, then transfered to 2" 16 track with EQ via the Toft console.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/resource/iphone-20111123162844-2.jpg?fileId=15267637&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322080421273" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 600px;">The track sheet. </span></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/resource/iphone-20111123162844-3.jpg?fileId=15267638&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322080483914" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 600px;">Reel of 2" ATR Magnetics tape, labelled as per Archive standard practices, of course.</span></span></p>
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<p><br />If only it was always this easy to find the point of failure.  Note opamp cracked in two.  When (and how!) the frig did that happen? Unfortunately that was not the only bit needing fixing today, and the others were not so easy.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Video - Live at the Marigold (in HD)</title><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/3/video-live-at-the-marigold-in-hd.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/3/video-live-at-the-marigold-in-hd.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2011-11-03T17:33:52Z</published><updated>2011-11-03T17:33:52Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/instrumentslab#grid/user/350140139FEADF77" target="_blank">Our set at the Marigold Theatre in Truro, Aug 26, 2011</a>.&nbsp; Captured in HD courtsey of Murdo Messer.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Remix in progress</title><category term="drums"/><category term="remix"/><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/2/remix-in-progress.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/2/remix-in-progress.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2011-11-02T01:20:33Z</published><updated>2011-11-02T01:20:33Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/resource/iphone-20111101212011-1.jpg?fileId=14928382"/></p><p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/resource/iphone-20111101212011-2.jpg?fileId=14928383"/></p><p>Recording drums for an upcoming remix project. Note Jon's huge monster kit.  Monster I tell you.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>INSTRUMENTS at the Marigold</title><id>http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/8/27/instruments-at-the-marigold.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/8/27/instruments-at-the-marigold.html"/><author><name>INSTRUMENTS</name></author><published>2011-08-27T16:59:50Z</published><updated>2011-08-27T16:59:50Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.instrumentslab.com/storage/post-images/INST live at marigold - small.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1314464428295" alt="" /></p>
<p>Photo snapped of us performing at the Marigold Cultural Centre last night in Truro.</p>
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