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by Aj
Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:58 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: How To: disassemble an Optigan
Replies: 1
Views: 2921

You are a prince, sir. I just started disassembling mine this afternoon. I reached a dead-end with how to get the sides off, took a break to surf Tape Op. and lo and behold... Needless to say, this is a big help. Aj P.S. Any tips for cleaning the thing (optics, innards, etc.) once I get the thing ta...
by Aj
Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:32 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cult of the Optigan: Meet your newest member...
Replies: 17
Views: 8229

Is that service manual worth buying? (I'm assuming it has the schematic...) And just how do you go about cleaning the light bulb / photosensor... any tips?
by Aj
Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:12 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cult of the Optigan: Meet your newest member...
Replies: 17
Views: 8229

Djimbe (and toothpastefordinner), Thanks for posting all this info. Extremely helpful stuff - a goldmine really. More in-depth than Optigan.com. Someone should update the FAQ over there. (Irish labor you say? I think I like Optigan's even more now. That would be unheard of today. Can you imagine Mat...
by Aj
Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:42 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cult of the Optigan: Meet your newest member...
Replies: 17
Views: 8229

Squirt a bunch of that shit down into where the buttons are. It won't hurt anything. That was the first thing I tried (see my first post). Didn't work... guess those contacts are really gunked? At least I know they work if you press hard (really super-crazy hard). I'm guessing I'm going to have to ...
by Aj
Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:55 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cult of the Optigan: Meet your newest member...
Replies: 17
Views: 8229

Blunderfonics, thanks for the tips. Success! I just tried disconnecting the metal linkage that connects to the door. Fixed the problem - now I can see what was happening. The hole in the record wasn't "seating" itself all the way down on top of the center spindle post. With the door open though, I c...
by Aj
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:49 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cult of the Optigan: Meet your newest member...
Replies: 17
Views: 8229

PM'ed you.

Also I forgot to ask in my initial post:

Are there some basic things a first-time used Optigan owner should do straight away (rotors to lubricate, contacts to clean, that sort of thing)?

Aj
by Aj
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:40 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cult of the Optigan: Meet your newest member...
Replies: 17
Views: 8229

Cult of the Optigan: Meet your newest member...

Ok, after holding off for the longest time, my gear lust for ever weirder and more obscure musical instruments finally got the better of me. So I finally bought one of these clunky, unreliable, yet wonderful little mystery machines. And needless to say, not everything works right. But it's in fantas...
by Aj
Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:45 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: record a xylophone
Replies: 23
Views: 15940

When I record xylo (or marimba, vibes, etc.) as a solo overdub, I use a dynamic omni. I put it about 2-3 feet above the instrument, kind of mirroring the player. Currently, my favorite mic for this is an Electrovoice RE55. Sounds great, transients are sweet sounding, and there's not TOO much detail ...
by Aj
Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:53 pm
Forum: Tape Op Magazine
Topic: New issue arrived today in Seattle!
Replies: 25
Views: 11086

I still haven't gotten mine yet. I'm in Michigan, 48130.

Aj
by Aj
Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:34 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recapping a Hammond (M3)
Replies: 23
Views: 11073

PM'ed ya.
by Aj
Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:07 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recapping a Hammond (M3)
Replies: 23
Views: 11073

All this talk of recapping M3s... I've got an M3 which has started to make some unfortunate humming and spitting sounds after years of slightly grungy but eminently musical service. I'm guessing its recap time. Does anyone here know of someone in the southeast Michigan area (Ann Arbor, Detroit, etc)...
by Aj
Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:14 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Drum Riser Ideas?
Replies: 24
Views: 17970

Larry, I built a drum riser for my place using several layers of Owens Corning 705 rigid fiberglass and high density MDF (plus carpet and pad). When I built my riser a couple years ago, I considered those PlatFoam things - but figured there had to be a DIY way to go. Folks at the John Sayer site hel...
by Aj
Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:55 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ceiling tiles on the walls as acoustic treatment?
Replies: 3
Views: 1156

At best, this would mostly kill high-freqs, I'm guessing it would largely be a waste of your time. Do the same thing with OC 703 or 705 rigid fiberglass panels. They're not that pricey, if you can find a dealer in your area. Or better yet, read up on this topic over at Ethan Winer's excellent acoust...
by Aj
Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:51 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Which desktop brands have good build quality?
Replies: 28
Views: 5538

This thread struck a chord with me. I've been building my own PC boxes for studio use for about a decade. I've also gone the Dell route on at least one occasion - right now, I've got a plain vanilla Dell Dimension (similar to the SC400) dedicated to soft synths that I use every day. Works great for ...
by Aj
Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:53 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Shallow Control Room?
Replies: 5
Views: 2540

Yeah, you've got some challenges. Have you tried posting this diagram on John Sayers' excellent recording studio design/construction forum? http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/index.php If you're patient, John's very generous with advice - which will probably be at least as good as any help you can ge...