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not really audio topic, but related:
i designed this gadget a few years ago and it is probably one my favorite things in the studio. i was recording a girl group with varying heights, and i was changing the stand 50 times a day (and i hate changing the stand), so i looked into ways of doing it and this was my first prototype. there are a few other cooler versions with a newer motor and controls, and newer functionality for programming the movement, but i don't have any pics of those few that i made and sold. you will get the idea though with these pics. if interested i'll point you in the direction for the parts(not cheap).
i found that for my purposes, precision motors with pc programming capability were the slickest. there are cheaper ways to brute force something up and down, but i wanted complete control of acceleration, deceleration, accurate movement in steps. this version has 300mm travel, with 16 stops along the way which is approx 1/2 inch incriments. i made a newer version that you just press up or down, and it travels about 1/2 inch for every button push
check it out(i cant get the "image" code to work for me)
http://carterdemo.com/micremote1.jpg
http://carterdemo.com/remote.jpg
i designed this gadget a few years ago and it is probably one my favorite things in the studio. i was recording a girl group with varying heights, and i was changing the stand 50 times a day (and i hate changing the stand), so i looked into ways of doing it and this was my first prototype. there are a few other cooler versions with a newer motor and controls, and newer functionality for programming the movement, but i don't have any pics of those few that i made and sold. you will get the idea though with these pics. if interested i'll point you in the direction for the parts(not cheap).
i found that for my purposes, precision motors with pc programming capability were the slickest. there are cheaper ways to brute force something up and down, but i wanted complete control of acceleration, deceleration, accurate movement in steps. this version has 300mm travel, with 16 stops along the way which is approx 1/2 inch incriments. i made a newer version that you just press up or down, and it travels about 1/2 inch for every button push
check it out(i cant get the "image" code to work for me)
http://carterdemo.com/micremote1.jpg
http://carterdemo.com/remote.jpg