It is thus called because that was the nickname my children gave me when I was going grey in a particular way. It could have been worse, and I quite like badgers so I didn't mind.
I had the building put up about in 2004 by my neighbour Terry Howard who is a smashing guy and also a top builder. The inside has all been done by me, with the exception of the inner double glazed windows, which I had added to reduce sound leakage.
I have slowly been kitting it out and it is now a functioning recording space and rehearsal room. The recording software I use at the moment is Cubase LE. For software which is free, it is remarkably good and serves my current needs. However, I will upgrade to the full version at some point when funding permits, but the budget is now small and the wish list gets ever longer.
The PC (yes, not a Mac; I can't afford one) was built by me and is perfectly adequate for the time being. I use an EMU 1212 card utilizing the optical adat inputs from a Behringer Ultragain pro-8 A/D unit in the main studio. Thus I can record 8 tracks simultaneously. I want to increase this to 16, but again I cannot afford the upgrade costs and for the moment 8 is sufficient.
That's it for the moment. I intend to use this blog space to document changes and activity in the studio, but I get bored quickly with doing this kind of thing, so there wont be long essays. If there is anyone who will actually read any of this and have any questions, just ask. If you are the kind who leaves stupid or childish remarks, your parents have my sympathy.
Cheers
Roj
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