Remote controlled microphone positioning system for reamping

Hi All

Making this system a commercial reality would be a big deal as it would require further R&D to make it MUCH cheaper. It was very expensive for me to build.

It does make pulling tones much easier and it allows to you fine tune your tone. Being able to sweep the speaker with the 4 axis' is AMAZING.

As a previous poster pointed out, great music hasn't been hindered by the absence of this tool but it sure makes it easier and takes out the guess work ;)
 
No you wouldnt, cause of noise. The entire point of it is to be able to HEAR the changes as they take place. You cant do that when you are hearing a motor go ... BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
as you move the mic.

I don't get the problem. Sure it does BZZZ if you move it, but if you don't move it, there will be no sound.
 
Daniel please dont take anything I said as talking shit about what you built. its a great invention, I just dont see pro studios paying the kind of cash required to get something like this.

Its a BRILLIANT idea!!

No offense taken at all :)

I totally agree that it would be pointless to try sell it. it is way too expensive and would have a very limited market.

thank you for the kind words!
 
Not only the idea is great but it looks very well built, congrats Daniel.

Your luck is that I live on the other side of the planet, otherwise I would steal it from you! :)

Seriously, one day if you have enough free time you could make a video with the mic audio showing how you sweep through diferent areas of the cone and how that affects the tone. I know is some work but for the rest of us mortals would be killer.

Anyway, congrats man.

cheers
 
Not only the idea is great but it looks very well built, congrats Daniel.

Your luck is that I live on the other side of the planet, otherwise I would steal it from you! :)

Seriously, one day if you have enough free time you could make a video with the mic audio showing how you sweep through diferent areas of the cone and how that affects the tone. I know is some work but for the rest of us mortals would be killer.

Anyway, congrats man.

cheers

HA! Good luck getting past the very large dog guarding it!

I do think that making a video showing the sweep in real-time would be a great idea. Will see what I can do. Taking a short break at the moment as I have been mixing all year.:zombie:

thanks!
 
No you wouldnt, cause of noise. The entire point of it is to be able to HEAR the changes as they take place. You cant do that when you are hearing a motor go ... BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
as you move the mic.

you are acting like motor noise from the mic's rejection zone would be even remotely as close to being as loud as a fully cranked amp. Unless the sweep was set extremely slow and the amp volume was extremely low you would not have a problem with trying out tones and worrying about noise. On top of that, simple acoustic isolation in key points, including the surrounding areas of the motor and a backing plate some distance from the mic would remove the majority of noise, what would be left, really wouldn't make jack shit of a difference to a fully cranked guitar amp.

Being realistic if the only time you would have noise is if you are moving the mic, you will still pause for a second to listen to the tone, not just sweep through, make the judgement and continue, as while most engineers might be good, no one is that good.

Just for good measure though I should take a electric motor and place it up to a mic'd up amp at full volume and post some clips just to get an idea of how much "noise" we would actually be dealing with.
 
You can build one yourself at home with a few electric linear actuators and PLC box. Only basic PLC programming would be required. Granted the actuators are a bit noisy, put them up against a cranked guitar amp and you wont even hear them.
Besides, you could just move it a little, stop, listen, move it a little more.

In fact, I think i'll make one of my own. Wont be as pretty, but will do the job nonetheless.
 
The noise while moving the mic is really a non issue because of the amplifier volume. It is silent while stationary. You can adjust the speed of each axis as well for fine tuning.
 
You can build one yourself at home with a few electric linear actuators and PLC box. Only basic PLC programming would be required. Granted the actuators are a bit noisy, put them up against a cranked guitar amp and you wont even hear them.
Besides, you could just move it a little, stop, listen, move it a little more.

In fact, I think i'll make one of my own. Wont be as pretty, but will do the job nonetheless.

YES.
Do a diary of the build and post that shit.:kickass:
 

LOL :lol:

see-owl2.jpg