Hi everyone 
My name's Jonny, and I've been floating around the forum for a few weeks (only - but very regularly floating around!!).
I'm an Australian (Melbourne) music enthusiast who has spent the past 18 or so years encapsulated in a love for sound design, production and music writing. Over this time I've remained interested in a broad range of music (as do many), but my writing and production has slowly headed toward electronic music and over the past decade have slowly realised that I've become primarily a dance music producer ("Techno" and "house" music I guess), realsing music on various Labels in UK / Europe under "jBam"... That said, I just love sound design and production, and always find a way to get caught up in a love for music and sound.
Over the years, thanks to good old fashioned "day job" work in a good field, I've managed to turn the dream of an "awesome home studio" into the reality of owning and using my very own "dream studio". Most of this, however, is sound source type stuff (synthesisers, drum machines, random gadgets) and FX (guitar pedals and Rack FX); with the other "dream" studio always seeming to be far away (e.g. SSL Bus comp; Neve anything; API whatever; dream dream dream).
About 6 months ago I started building kits for modular synthesisers... I'd always loved the idea of doing this, and then just thought: "F@#$ it... just do it, and if you suck then you suck, and if you don't... then you get to build your own stuff ---> fun and a fraction of the cost too!"... I realised I CAN solder and connect and build my own things (like geeky lego or something), and I was sold.
And that brings me to now...! I realised: WAIT... typed in "DIY SSL Bus Comp" into the internet machine... and I'm overly-excited about what I've found... It's obvious now - but there's a great world of helpful / friendly DIY people creating amazing gear... and I'm in.
I have a mate who's in the pro industry (designs / builds tube amp equipment), and he's going to help / supervise me through the dangerous stuff (yes- death by electrocution does scare me a little haha - healthy fear I'd say)... And so the rest will no doubt be the start of a long growing interest in DIY studio equipment.
I'm at least a month away from getting cracking (have a few modular builds to get through, and a few weeks till next Credit Card bill is paid), but just wanted to pop in and say hi / thanks to you all for having a community like this going.
Look forward to popping in and looking through the extensive threads on various builds once I get cracking. Maybe even asking a question here and there.
For what it's worth... I'm thinking I'll get cracking with an SB4000 - well supported and documented here. Then - who knows... too many options to decide now!!
Cheers,
Jonny (aka jBam)
My name's Jonny, and I've been floating around the forum for a few weeks (only - but very regularly floating around!!).
I'm an Australian (Melbourne) music enthusiast who has spent the past 18 or so years encapsulated in a love for sound design, production and music writing. Over this time I've remained interested in a broad range of music (as do many), but my writing and production has slowly headed toward electronic music and over the past decade have slowly realised that I've become primarily a dance music producer ("Techno" and "house" music I guess), realsing music on various Labels in UK / Europe under "jBam"... That said, I just love sound design and production, and always find a way to get caught up in a love for music and sound.
Over the years, thanks to good old fashioned "day job" work in a good field, I've managed to turn the dream of an "awesome home studio" into the reality of owning and using my very own "dream studio"
. Most of this, however, is sound source type stuff (synthesisers, drum machines, random gadgets) and FX (guitar pedals and Rack FX); with the other "dream" studio always seeming to be far away (e.g. SSL Bus comp; Neve anything; API whatever; dream dream dream).About 6 months ago I started building kits for modular synthesisers... I'd always loved the idea of doing this, and then just thought: "F@#$ it... just do it, and if you suck then you suck, and if you don't... then you get to build your own stuff ---> fun and a fraction of the cost too!"... I realised I CAN solder and connect and build my own things (like geeky lego or something), and I was sold.
And that brings me to now...! I realised: WAIT... typed in "DIY SSL Bus Comp" into the internet machine... and I'm overly-excited about what I've found... It's obvious now - but there's a great world of helpful / friendly DIY people creating amazing gear... and I'm in
.I have a mate who's in the pro industry (designs / builds tube amp equipment), and he's going to help / supervise me through the dangerous stuff (yes- death by electrocution does scare me a little haha - healthy fear I'd say)... And so the rest will no doubt be the start of a long growing interest in DIY studio equipment.
I'm at least a month away from getting cracking (have a few modular builds to get through, and a few weeks till next Credit Card bill is paid), but just wanted to pop in and say hi / thanks to you all for having a community like this going.
Look forward to popping in and looking through the extensive threads on various builds once I get cracking. Maybe even asking a question here and there
.For what it's worth... I'm thinking I'll get cracking with an SB4000 - well supported and documented here. Then - who knows
... too many options to decide now!!Cheers,
Jonny (aka jBam)
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