The AML has a more natural sound where the capi is giving the voice a false boost in the 500-700hz range I believe. Over all the Capi sounds a bit more veiled and from what I’m hearing might be a little eq dominant to get it to sit well in the mix but this was a good comparison, I appreciate it. A AML has a slight hump in the 2-3khz I believe ancient have the murky added mid low but it’s all slight. What it does though is immediately points me to the AML. The Capi also has a bit of a harsh mid at around 900-1khz I believe. I’m curious what the self noise is on the AML. I know this is being picky but it would be nice if your reamping system wasn’t an ART, there is very little that ART does well (nothing I’ve found thus far) so hearing either pres true abilities is pretty suspect but it does give a side by side and I guess that’s what we’re listening for.
Which one sounds better. Does AML sound like 1073?. Thx. I want to have Neve, but my budget as a hobby is too much. I also like to build an API preamp. Thx for sharing
I’m at the calibration stage too and unsure how to proceed a bit too. I build the 1081 before and I kinda just maxed it out and left it 😅 I’m trying to learn this time though
What brand name and model number window did you use? I am building a broadcast studio in my home with two 27"x37" outside windows that will need to be replaced with windows that prevent outside noise.
@@Yellowjacket1977 just regular double pane windows. Nothing special. Outside noise can get in but I'm out in the country. Not a whole lot of that to worry about.
I love your new room! I'm not sure I would build my walls on top of my new vinyl plank flooring in case you ever needed to make some updates. Looks great!
Ooo, I'm sorry, it's been so long now I don't recall. I think I may have emailed Colin for some help though. I can tell you an extender is very helpful for doing this so you can set the unit out on a desk rather than sticking your probes inside the chassis while it's powered on! I didn't have one for my AML'S. I remember the hardest part being just getting the probes where they needed to be. The calibration was fine once I figured it out
VERY generalized, capi on vocals, aml on bass, drums (kick and snare) then it's a toss up on guitars. It all depends on the song. I find the aml has a little bigger bottom end and smoother top end. The capi tends to be a little more detailed and the top end is slightly crisper. You could make phenomenal music with either though!
Sorry, I'm just seeing this now! The AML was my first build and was, in my opinion, better organized out of the box than the capi so those two things probably about evened out. I built 2 simultaneously and I'm guessing I would have been about 8 hours total. This was done in small chunks though so if you're not working around small kids nap schedules and working full-time, I'm sure you can cut that time down!
I believe I mention it in the video but I was, in no way, trying to make the booth sound proof. Sound proofing is a whole can of worms that involves very elaborate planning and lots of money. Quite frankly, I have no need for it to be sound proof so it wasn’t even a consideration. My goal was simply for the inside of the booth to be pretty dead. As for the glass, it’s laminated glass. Same stuff that’s in the windshield of your car. Any glass place should be able to order in a 4x8 sheet and cut it to your specs. Mine has a slight green tint like a car windshield (you probably don’t even notice it). If I had my choice, it would not have that tint but I’m getting picky now! The door is just a standard French door from any hardware/building supply store.
This is actually the second studio where I've had a booth like this and it has never been an issue. Maybe if someone were in there for hours on end but usually were taking breaks and it's small enough that leaving the door open does a good job at refreshing the air!
I guess that would depend on your starting point. Assuming you already have the room finished and wouldn't be replacing flooring, etc (and assuming you're not talking about the gear too), I would say you could budget 5000 ballpark. Essentially all I did was frame the walls and booth, insulate and cover with fabric. You can get into running cables in walls and all of that, which will add cost but for essentially just treating the room and adding a booth, 4000-5000 should be fine (depending on sky-high lumber prices)
Very nice and helpful video! You helped a lot in explaining how to put up the wall fabric to cover the insulations which I have no idea how to do it before you explained it here 👍 All the best for you and your studio. Much love from Indonesia 🤍 p.s. It's cute that you're holding your baby while still explaining the progress of your studio! 🥰
Short answer, yes, but they are very, very minimal. I usually position the singer (or whatever else is being recorded in there) at an angle so they are facing the corner of the booth. This helps a bit as no reflections are coming straight back. I've also thought about hanging curtains that I can pull across that would stay loose so they would be wavy, or building panels that would sit in the windows but I really haven't found it necessary.
Thank you for your helpful comment. If you care to elaborate I'm all ears. I think I'm pretty clear in my video that this is just what I did and I'm open to hearing others thoughts on how I can improve it. A comment like this does nothing to help me or anyone else who may be watching this and looking to build something of their own.
@@WickedG5150 That's absolutely true. In this case I was mainly concerned with controlling the amount of reflections in the room (and booth) itself. The room isn't sound proof whatsoever(ask my wife and kids!), but the sound inside of the room is fairly controlled. In the main room I wanted it to still be semi-lively so the room would have some sort of character to capture in room mics. The booth, on the other hand, is a lot more "dead" (again, inside the booth, not "soundproof") so that I can track vocals and acoustic instruments with as little of the room as possible. At the end of the day, I certainly made some sacrifices as sound treating a room can get very costly. I read up on floating floors and all sorts of things, however, I think I struck a happy-medium between performance and price! Thanks for clarifying! I may have mis-spoke in my video and lead to some confusion!
Great job on the studio! The discrepancies always seem big to whoever did the work, I know but it's really a job well done! I'll be turning a shed into a studio before long, hope it turns out this well!
