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Building a UREI 1176LN Clone (Part 1)

August 2nd, 2009
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I’m going to try and make a compressor for the studio. Not just any old compressor, but a clone of a classic, the UREI 1176LN. Why? What? For the curious yet uninitiated, a compressor is an essential piece of studio gear. It allows one to control dynamics of a signal using certain parameters, which is really [ READ MORE ]

New (Old) Bike

August 1st, 2009
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Just added some photos to Flickr of my BBQ. In front of which is the bike I took from London to Paris. It’s an early 80’s Geoffrey Butler, made in Italy by a person called Olag, so I’m told! It’s from Sargent & Co., who are a small company near Clissold Park, London who show old [ READ MORE ]

Building SCA N72 Pre-amps

August 1st, 2009
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Seventh Circle Audio sell a range of kits to build high quality microphone pre-amps, and they rock. They come in several flavours, as single PCB modules that can be inserted into a custom chassis. I chose to build a couple of the N72 modules to begin with, which are based on the Neve BA183 modules [ READ MORE ]

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Finished my first week's work back at Squiz UK. Yes, it's Tuesday. Yes, it's ok to hate me. It's good to be back though! 2010/03/09
Ah, so it's the pro-argen formula. 2010/03/04
You can now buy Ruth Theodore music from her website: http://bit.ly/bxuU7i. Immediate download with every CD purchase! (via @ruththeodore) 2010/03/03
Just eaten enough goats cheese to... to... brain. slowing. down. Zzzzz. 2010/03/01
In the camper on the way to Bristol for the @ruththeodore show tonight. Speakershoe are teaching us to beat box. 2010/02/24
Tune in to the Late Junction on BBC Radio 3 tonight to hear a track from "White Holes Of Mole Hills". (via @ruththeodore) 2010/02/23
Special gig in Bristol this Wednesday, with the full band and support from Speakershoe: http://bit.ly/bKrAVN (via @ruththeodore) 2010/02/22
Oh, so Abbey Road isn't for sale. It never was. EMI never said it was. How is any of this news? http://bit.ly/aRkR8X 2010/02/21
There's drunk and then there's tequila drunk. 2010/02/20
Just finished sound check for @ruththeodore upstairs at Monkey Chews.. On stage around 9pm for any Camden locals. 2010/02/18