One Step Closer...

Over the Easter weekend, I finally got some time to finish wiring up my recording studio. I can’t put into words how much I enjoy this process. First mapping it out on paper and coming up with the best way for the signals to flow from microphone to pre-amp to converter to computer and back out to monitor speakers. Then pawing through my piles of cables and finding the right ones for each application. Once it is all plugged in, I carefully separate all of the power cables from the signal cables to help minimize noise in the system. Finally, I power up the system and make sure that everything is working as it should be by plugging a microphone into each channel and listening to the output on the monitors. Luckily, everything is working, so the equipment made the move with no casualties. If you look at the cables now, you wouldn’t think that someone spent hours carefully arranging them all. They look like a giant rat’s nest to the casual observer. But I know better, there is a beautiful method to the madness and everything is in its place. The last thing to do before I can start working on any real projects is to put up some acoustic treatment (foam and insulation on the walls and in the corners of the room). Hopefully 2006 will see the release of my first full length album…

JE