INSTRUMENTSLABhttp://www.instrumentslab.com/news/Making analog records very, very slowly.en-US2012-02-24T06:19:40ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)The Book of Records, The Box of Books: Remixes and Extrashttp://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2012/2/17/the-book-of-records-the-box-of-books-remixes-and-extras.htmlINSTRUMENTS2012-02-17T17:40:11ZFolks, we've put together a little collection of our remix and production work for other artists:

The Book of Records, The Box of Books: Remixes and Extras

Thanks to the artists involved for asking us to work on their (very ambitious) projects.  If you like the remixes check out the original albums as well.  These guys are all infinitely cooler than we are.

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"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, The Tyranny of Time, Horizon magazine, July 1962

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The view from the studio door.

]]>An excerpt from the studio maintenance loghttp://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/25/an-excerpt-from-the-studio-maintenance-log.htmlINSTRUMENTS2011-11-25T15:22:44ZJH-24 MCI analog recording gear maintenance

The Sony / MCI JH-24 2" tape machine was not recording properly on track 9.  These are my notes detailing the troubleshooting process, and eventual solution.

 

]]>Remix completehttp://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/23/remix-complete.htmlINSTRUMENTS2011-11-23T21:28:44Zanalog recording remixMCI JH-24 in action. The tracks were recorded and edited in Samplitude, then transfered to 2" 16 track with EQ via the Toft console.

The track sheet.

Reel of 2" ATR Magnetics tape, labelled as per Archive standard practices, of course.

]]>Mixer repairhttp://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/10/mixer-repair.htmlINSTRUMENTS2011-11-11T00:08:26ZToft ATB16 analog recording gear maintenance


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.

]]>Video - Live at the Marigold (in HD)http://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/3/video-live-at-the-marigold-in-hd.htmlINSTRUMENTS2011-11-03T17:33:52ZOur set at the Marigold Theatre in Truro, Aug 26, 2011.  Captured in HD courtsey of Murdo Messer.

]]>Remix in progresshttp://www.instrumentslab.com/news/2011/11/2/remix-in-progress.htmlINSTRUMENTS2011-11-02T01:20:33Zdrums remix

Recording drums for an upcoming remix project. Note Jon's huge monster kit. Monster I tell you.

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Photo snapped of us performing at the Marigold Cultural Centre last night in Truro.

      

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