RELATIVE HUMIDITY?

[kraigmason]

I have a converted garage studio.
Seperated into two rooms...Live room, control room.
Live room has a drum set always set up, microphones which are broken down and put in cases after use, various keybaords, guitars in cases, and amps.
Control room has a computer, audio interfaces, console, etc...
I run a dehumidifier when not in use.
Is there a relative humidity that is optimum?
(the lowest that the unit goes is 35%)
I am thinking that the less humidity the better.
Any thoughts?


Thanks,

Kraig

Kraig

[covert]

Pretty much if you're comfortable the gear and the instruments will be as well. Extremes of humidity will be bad for wooden instruments, at either end. What really does the damage though, is fluctuations especially if they are acompanied by temp fluctuations. That's where condensation gets to be a large problem.

[I'm Painting Again]

I quote myself:

30-50% RH is the range of humidity level you want in your studio..that along with a consistant temp will keep things kewl..I'm not an expert but thats what this engineer I worked for kept his video gear at..

interesting quotes from my quick research:

According to the Japan Camera Industry Association, mold does not grow under 10?C in temperature and 60%RH in humidity.

Without the proper humidity storage, the important digital data in video tapes, CD-Rs and films will be lost as the data on CD-Roms can deteriorate if the moisture infiltrates into its polycarbonate foundation board.