Record-O-Van and gratitude.

bronsonmestizo · Post by **bronsonmestizo** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:57 pm

A couple of years ago, I had a studio budget and came here asking questions about how to invest. I just wanted to express thanks to everyone who advised me investing in room treatment; Especially Ethan Winer, JWL and Snoopy23 for specific advice on executing the build.

Well, I built the studio, worked for a while, moved, built another studio, worked, moved... And decided to build this thing. I'm still tweaking it, (curtains, on rear windows, etc.) but the basic structure is done and it's enabled me to work a lot more frequently and in just about ANY locale.

I submit, for your consideration, Record-O-Van.

Pictures of the construction and more info @ the Record-O-Van Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/recordovan

nick_a · Post by **nick_a** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:13 pm

Dude, that's awesome.

CurtZHP · Post by **CurtZHP** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:42 pm

I'm all for having a beer, but should you be having one in the van?

kslight · Post by **kslight** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:04 pm

Honestly it looks like a cool idea, not sure if I'd go for that exact implementation but...if I were a prospective customer I'd not be into the engineer drinking on the job.
Just me though.

Also, where is your tape machine???

Nick Sevilla · Post by **Nick Sevilla** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:05 pm

Hey, don't be jealous of the beer in the shot!

I can't drink any until next week, surgery and all that, so imagine my despair upon seeing that can there...

Anyways, very cool van, man!

bronsonmestizo · Post by **bronsonmestizo** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:20 pm

Believe me... I've thought about tape. I need to get new pictures up... I have a Soundcraft Spirit Studio 24 in it now, which I'm using mostly for out of box summing.

The Busch is just there to let clients know, I do whatever I can to keep expenses low.

Thanks Nick, and get well! Channel your inner warrior.

Nate Dort · Post by **Nate Dort** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:21 am

CurtZHP wrote:I'm all for having a beer, but should you be having one in the van?

that doesn't qualify as beer

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:05 pm

That's oustandingly cool. Like an FBI agent stole a survelliance vehicle and went crazy for rock & roll...

I recently read somewhere (TapeOP? Pro Sound Review?) where engineers were lamenting the current state of the major-label "live" album. The gist was that ProTools and an M-Box are much easier to deal with, but that the sound definitely suffers now that the halcyon days of the Record Plant remote truck are a mostly bygone era. Maybe you have a bigger niche market than you know of out there?

GJ

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:05 pm

PS-- Went to your Bandcamp page, and dig your original material too...

GJ

Brett Siler · Post by **Brett Siler** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:59 pm

Really awesome!

goose134 · Post by **goose134** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:36 pm

Something like this was on the table for a buddy's art exhibit, but got tabled. This is great to see. It's a lot nicer than what we would have probably ended up with. Good work!

chucklesmcfarland · Post by **chucklesmcfarland** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:12 pm

How do you deal with your lack of Earth?

bronsonmestizo · Post by **bronsonmestizo** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:48 am

Thanks Gregg, Brett, goose... It's so nice to save time on setup and focus on mic placement, etc.

Chuckles, in some situations I encounter this constant fuzz in the monitors, like the sound of a dial-up modem screeching my mind numb. However, it doesn't go down to tape, and isn't a bother while monitoring tracking unless the material is very quiet. Even then, I can use the cans/ kill the monitors. I'm powering the whole rig, AC and all with 1 10 gauge 100 ft. cable, so it's all common ground from the power source. It really scared me doing it this way at first, but I've done it MANY times and have had no blackouts. I'm looking to invest in a hardcore "Uninterrupted power source" for cleaner power and a battery backup that will keep me going for 12 hours, even in the event of a blackout. For now, it ain't broke... Why fix it?

themagicmanmdt · Post by **themagicmanmdt** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:13 am

how long is the recording snake? how do you deal with talkback? monitor sends?

does it get that involved?

mikeyc · Post by **mikeyc** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:30 am

This is so right.

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