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Archive for April, 2008

Some Initial Layout Thoughts

April 28th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
Posted in A Studio is Born
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Here are some initial thoughts about where everything should go


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Where Am I Starting From?

April 22nd, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
Posted in A Studio is Born
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Next lets take a tour of the basement. Some things are laid out well, some badly, but it should all be fixable. I’m prepared to do some fairly hefty DIY if necessary but it shouldn’t be necessary as far as I can see at this stage. I believe the bulk of the work will be in creating the vocal booth and getting the acoustics right.


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Instrumental Song “Nocturnal Vision”

April 15th, 2008 by Kristofer Dahl
Posted in Kris & Marcus, KMC Metal
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Can two Swedish guitarists collaborate and create a song only with solos in it? If so, how would that sound?


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It Starts Here …

April 14th, 2008 by Andrew Cockburn
Posted in A Studio is Born
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Hi there, and Welcome to my Studio Building Blog!

As a lot of you know, I recently moved to a new house somewhere in Connecticut USA. A key demand that I had was that the house include a space, preferably a basement, large enough to build a substantial and well laid out studio - I was prepared to compromise on pretty much anything else, but after 15 years of home recording, most of it in cramped rooms shared with treadmills, office equipment, cat food and the like, this time around I wanted the space to plan and build a facility that could take me into semi-pro areas as I poured money into it over many years.


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