@@kristopherdetar4346 I ve made piano in the university tech piano and have the opportunity way in my career to redone and mostly assist others ! You gain easy money with those pianos!!
That reminded me exactly of replacing all whippens, hammers and shanks on my 1920 Steinway M. I also did the regulation. That literally was exactly like that. My piano technician freaked out when he fine tuned my regulation and tuned the piano. That was piano tech type work for sure.
Totally worth it. Your hard work and attention to detail cleaning the board basically gave you a new board, and now that you’ve got it all setup your investment in time is providing you back the fruits of your labour. I commend you on this. Great job!
Super dope, not a waste. All I would say, is get a ton of people who love engineering and teach them the hardware they love and other tricks and gear. It’ll bring hope for the next generation. Keep going man, don’t let the negativity ever get to you!
Zen and the Art of Console Maintenance! I have an old 24 channel inline (48 in reality plus 4 stereo returns) Soundtracs PC Midi from the late 80's here. Even though I'm happy to mix itb - the console is a godsend for band tracking - so it stays - certainly does a good job in a hybid setup for mix too. It does need a little fettle yearly but is fully modular so not a biggie - welcome back on board!
Certainly the effort made a huge difference. Best video about what it takes to make a board work and sound well. So worth it what you achieved!! Send on boards are what makes the recording easier. Nice to have so many per channel. Beautiful desk you got with it.
Love your use of your outboard gear and physical mixer. Takes me back to the 90s when I had a studio with a Studiomaster board, bunch of outboard gear, and a Tascam MS-16 1-inch 16-track. As a matter of fact, the Tascam is how I found your channel. Now I'm using a Presonus dig mixer, 2xDAWs, and some outboard gear. Thanks for taking me back Billy - great stuff!
That was a heck of a job! So cool to see the studio up and running, have fun, man! Thanks! I've smashed all the smashers! Salutations from astonishingly grey & warm-ish Ireland! ☘☮🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮☘
Careful now, we don't want to alert she who controls the money. It's absolutely essential that I say things like "I NEED that ribbon mic" or "I NEED this particular mic pre".
Dude, watching now. I'm adding a 40 channel Allen & Heath GL4000... Only difference is I'm having a tech do this all at his shop. I don't honestly know that I could have pulled this off, respect!! YES, WORTH IT!
Oh man! I love Allen and Heath. If I had known how far I was going to go with all this I would've thought the same thing. But as usual I tend to get myself into situations....
@@xxsouthxxsidexxroyxx Fortunately I live near a repair spot that is a long time certified A&H repair center and they've worked on a bunch of these consoles over the years. I don't have a final quote, but I'm guessing it'll be in the $500-700 range. I don't care if it's $1000, I only paid $600 in nearly perfect condition, plus I'm having all 11 VU meter lights replaced with LED upgrade kits. They're going thru evvvvvvverything...
I love analog desks.. Love the workflow. Love the simplicity and the precision. Getting an old analog desk all refurbished on your own is so rewarding! PS those hex nuts on every potentiometer and 1/4“ jack is also my least favorite thing to deal with.. uhg i was wincing in emotional damage when you showed that part!
I use a Soundcraft that i bought from Roger Cloud. It has some mods. I immediately went to college websites and ran some stems through it. I mixed them ITB and through the console and could not for the life of me get the vocals to sit as well as it did with the soundcraft. I use an antelope Orion 32+ and I'll probably buy another Orion and soundcraft for 64 channels. The noise floor is below -70db. Ghosts have their own magic, but my unnamed older soundcraft has more a bit more grit. Im not naming it because i need to buy all of them for parts. I would not upgrade to neotek or MSI, but would for an SSL Origin or Audient ASP. Cloud got a Neve. I just overdrive the channels if they get dusty and work the faders if they need it, replace caps in rare occasions. Its usually very quiet unless i leave it off for a long time. Youll need all that patch bay.
Ran a 400b for years in my home studio, alongside an Otari 8trk, great desks. Lil headsup there is a 800b on marketplace for cheap cheap if thats somethin of interest for you 😉. Moved into a commercial studio space this year and upgraded to a Neotek Elan & its by far the quickest, quietest and most fun desk Ive worked on. Came up on MCI & briefly worked on an SSL 4000G+, the Neotek can definitely hang.
I really liked this video,... I myself have gone through this journey with a recent purchase of a 24/8/2 with 6 Aux and I am so glad I did. I can't thank you enough for posting your cleaning/maintenace journey on this board. The average studio engineer would be a bit apprehensive taking on such a task however, you made it look very do-able for most and I hope this inspires someone to get out there and buy and older board and give it a shot. Mixing consoles have never been cheaper and the pro's out way the con's. There are just endless possibilities having a console these days. Thanks again for posting.
Thanks so much and thanks for commenting. And you're right... you can buy a pretty good mixer for pretty damn cheap these days. I'm sooo happy having this all set up now. My last few sessions have been a lot easier and I was able to try more new ideas. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Video came across my feed at the perfect time. Just bought an all n and heath gl 3300 and took the bottom off and instantly felt😮. This video gave me confidence to finish the task, my mixer has been sitting for a few days. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!💯
Woah. I'm new to the channel. This is such a major effort, and you filmed most of the process! Amazing, super props. Also, I really like your video style and the song at the end was awesome!
Just subscribed. Late last year I faced the same dilemma and ultimately realized I just have a finite amount of time and energy outside my art. I totally respect what you did here. My solution was drastic but effective. I sold my car and ordered in a new API 1608 II. I readily admit you are a better man than I. Lordy!
Oh man appreciate you taking the time to go though the mixer and clean everything up. Loved your video, looked like a lot of work but I think its totally worth having an analog board.
I love this channel! Just found you today for the first time. Excellent vibe here. Thanks man! I've got a lot of this gear and needed some inspiration to finally hook it all up. Been buying and planning all this for years. Will definitely follow! We're a lot alike.
Putting my home studio back together, after a 6-year break, I found myself doing the same thing as you, and I completely agree with you, I have to feel comfortable, although I have a 20-channel interface, I still connected many things to my old analog console, and the truth is that I wouldn't change it for anything... Greetings from Argentina!!!
This was a lot of fun to watch, thanks for sharing the process. I'll tell you what one of the best upgrades you'll ever do in your life: 49" Hyperwide 5120x1440p monitor or a 4k resolution 40-50" wall mounted TV. You'd be able to get rid of all those smaller monitors and the resolution real estate will make you weep tears of joy with how much you can fit on one screen. I use a 49" Samsung CRG9 Hyperwide as my main and I've got a 55" LG TV wall mounted above it, I can't even explain to you how amazing this combo is.
@@FreakingOutWithBillyHume the 49" screen is unreal I love it so much. There's a 57" 7680x2160 that goes on sale a couple times a year, I might consider buying that one on Black friday if it's cheap enough.
Well done! Having the mixer is king, the ace in your hand. I came from the days of analog but love the flex of digital so I got the Yamaha 02R96VCM board. You have a great collection of classics gear and from the session snippets, sounds really nice.
Thanks so much!!! After last weeks Wednesday livestream I was cleaning up and it hit even more how much doing all this was worth the time and effort and I'm loving it more each day. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Only half way through the video so I dont know how well this comment will age, but I am just a dude in St Louis that loves gear, and I see we both have a Tascam MS16 with all the fixins, as well as a Yamaha Rev 5/7 reverb. I'm in the process of finishing up the wiring on my project studio desk. I went to Kansas City to buy my then-dream mixer, the Mackie 8 bus 32 channel with individual VU meters per channel, and the guy said when I got there "You want a second one for $100?" Naturally couldnt turn it down. Also found a second MS16 in KC that had the autolocator I was missing, and my first MS16 came with a contemporaneous Tascam M-520. So the TLDR is that my project studio is built to do everything without a computer. Can do 16 channels of tape, with two different projects going at the same time on different reel to reels on different boards, or 48 channels of digital via a pair of Alesis HD24s. All this gear plus my outboard effects goes through a massive like 600+ point patch bay. I havent even gotten to use it like I want to yet, because I'm at the point where I have to wire up my own snakes to hook up my second 32 channel board, but I gotta believe that once its "done," it will be worth it, for the appreciation of gear.
As a learned radio tv technician (long ago), cleaning the mechanical feeder, potis etc will only a short time solution, when they get old or start problems they need to be replaced .. Sorry to say.
+To me+, even if it' not the center of your studio/space, every studio NEEDS a mixer. Having the ability to have faders under your hand is super powerful (and the very essence of recording music). Hope the setup works for you!
Anything you enjoy doing is worth the effort. It's the same thing i tell myself when i want to give up on music because of social media ruining the overall activity for me as of late. I have to remind myself that I never got into this for money, success, or even validation. I make music because its still a shitload of fun and relieves my stress in a healthier way.
It looks like you could find an old Herman Miller table and use the metal base for that Mixer base. It should be more than sturdy enough and look super dope... First time I've ever seen your channel man. Keep it up its awesome.
Thanks! Mentioning Herman Miller is funny because of it's connection to getting the mixer but too hard to explain. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
It was worth it. Do you have what you want. And you know it’s clean as you did it. You have the rest of your life to enjoy it. It’s tough being tough you are.
Loved this video! Your hands on approach, just try and get it done is inspiring and I think getting a mixer in for the different situations you work in was a great idea! Subbed and looking forward to more vids.
Thanks so much!! More videos coming but not at the rate I'd like - I still need to do sessions and make money. Hopefully this will grow so I can hire some help... I'm doing all of this myself except for Harper and Kit on the livestreams I do every Wednesday afternoon.
My Gosh dude! That was amazing! You are a hard worker. If you produce/engineer like your prep, you should have a hit on your resume' soon. And KUDOS to your wife.
I started recording when I was 12, two tape decks bouncing back and forth, recording the speaker along with whatever was being overdubbed. Eventually became a professional engineer. Learned on Neves, API, Harrison, MCI, Studer, etc etc. When things went digital I never looked back. Could care less about a console. I mix and edit everything with the mouse. Even when I had a ProTools mixer still used mouse. Rock on!
I started the same way using 2 cassette decks. And like you once I was digital I never looked back - for a while. I'm not using this for mixing, I am all about being ITB. The mixer is for recording sessions and being able to integrate older gear into the work flow. Also, I do everything with a mouse. No controller.
I spent half a year on restoring my MCI JH-636 and had to replace about 2900 capacitors, over 100 opamps, resistors and repair a bunch of traces. The result - worth it! Plus it has a built in TT patchbay which is a life saver everything just hooks into the board and there is no need for external patchbays!
Good alternatives for contact cleaning pots would be WD-40 for that vanilla smell thanks to the vaniline that's part of its composition or Tri-Flow, which is teflon based.
Brilliant video man. No, definitely not a waste of time to get the Ghost into your home studio. A real inspiration to watch this video. I have a Soundcraft MH3- 40 mono, 4 stereo mixer in my home studio and I love it. The tactile workflow is a lot more intuitive I think and there are so many routing possibilities with an analog mixer in the studio. And so much more fun to work with. I'm glad your video came up in my feed because now I don't have any more excuses to not clean my mixer.
Damn bro I had your enthusiasm a year ago it's very awesome to see somebody that can work through all that and have your enthusiasm the thing is it's easy for one little project it's through all of the projects and all of the learning and all the little things that you've done that haven't been on the camera I have learned things that matter but sometimes super talented stars and artists that you would like to send to the top don't really appreciate what it is that you do for them
I play a digital drum set holy s*** man what a difference in what you have to do and what really needs to be done between a digital drum set that I can plug into the auxiliary of my modeler damn what a setup
Damn you have to record everybody and everything and every attitude and misbelief check this out take a modeler run the digital drum set into the auxiliary input run the bass guitar into one input and the vocals into the other and that's a very specific awesome way to record this band
Enthusiasm is probably the main key to surviving and continuing in this business. Not that I haven't had some dark times - a few while doing all this and making the video. But eventually my insane excitement for what I do comes back. And yes....I've worked with quite a few stars. Some of them I helped get them to being stars and sadly many thought they did it all by themselves which is why they are not stars anymore (not just because of me, there were a group of us). Which nis why I got tired of the whole superstar thing and went back to indie artists and my own music.
Doggone homie. you're already gold!! I guess I didn't know - so now I know LOL. Looking at you I would have thought Foghat, not TUPAC :) Yer Poppin' buddy.
Ha ha ha!!!!! I WISH I could've worked with Foghat! I got a late start in life. But I think I grew more as a person and ended up with some amazing lifetime friends because of how things worked out. Thanks so much for sharing in my story.
Great story! Thank You for sharing. You have my admiration for the passion you demonstrate for your art. Looking forward to future videos. Blessings to you.
It very much depends on how busy the studio is currently schedule-wise and then calculate your man hours (cleaning it) based on the hourly rate and potential downtime if any. (And your willingness to work out of hours to get it done.) Maybe also the amount you spent on the mixer vs how long till you expect it to pay for itself. I believe if your studio can accommodate almost all genres or recording styles it will definitely be a good investment. A lack of a decent sized desk might put some people off. Many variables to weigh up but it also depends on whether this studio is all business or if there's room for it to primarily be a creative space, which as an artist it probably should be. That was a really long-winded way of me saying. No, you are not wasting your time.
As a piano technician, I am blown away at your ability to take on the job of totally cleaning up that huge mixer. Much respect !!
ill second that !
@@kristopherdetar4346 I ve made piano in the university tech piano and have the opportunity way in my career to redone and mostly assist others ! You gain easy money with those pianos!!
That reminded me exactly of replacing all whippens, hammers and shanks on my 1920 Steinway M. I also did the regulation. That literally was exactly like that. My piano technician freaked out when he fine tuned my regulation and tuned the piano. That was piano tech type work for sure.
Highly underrated channel. Amazing video. Its crazy the biggest networks in the world can't make anything this good.
Thanks! Wish I had the team and budget that the networks have. The things I could do...
Seeing that mixer dissassembled and then assembled again was a rare treat!!! 👏👍
I don't think I would have had the patience and reliability to clean the mixer the way you did. I really respect that. That is a big deal.
And he’ll have it for a long time. What a feeling of accomplishment that would be.
So dope. Old-school integrity right here.
Totally worth it. Your hard work and attention to detail cleaning the board basically gave you a new board, and now that you’ve got it all setup your investment in time is providing you back the fruits of your labour. I commend you on this. Great job!
Absolutely 💯
The trials and tribulations of someone who wants to get it right man what a great video
Thank you!!!
I upgraded my mixer today and it solved no less than a dozen issues with my workflow. The right mixer makes all the difference!
I'll do the same thing to my mackie 32.8. Its definitely worth it!
You have some serious patience!
I am honored to have made that intro come together on the Ghost. Well done Billy.
None of this would've happened had you not called me and told me about the thing.
I’m happy you are happy Billy, thank you for sharing!
Super dope, not a waste. All I would say, is get a ton of people who love engineering and teach them the hardware they love and other tricks and gear. It’ll bring hope for the next generation. Keep going man, don’t let the negativity ever get to you!
Thanks! I was just talking to another studio owner about this.
That was awesome dude... amazing
Thanks!!!
ohhh, that gate on the REV7....massive, lovely!
Yes!!!!
SUPER INSPIRATIONAL!!! Thank you brotha.
Zen and the Art of Console Maintenance!
I have an old 24 channel inline (48 in reality plus 4 stereo returns) Soundtracs PC Midi from the late 80's here.
Even though I'm happy to mix itb - the console is a godsend for band tracking - so it stays - certainly does a good job in a hybid setup for mix too.
It does need a little fettle yearly but is fully modular so not a biggie - welcome back on board!
Zen and the Art of Console Maintenance ha ha!!! It's crazy how much I missed having a mixer in the studio.
Certainly the effort made a huge difference. Best video about what it takes to make a board work and sound well. So worth it what you achieved!! Send on boards are what makes the recording easier. Nice to have so many per channel. Beautiful desk you got with it.
Thank you!
Legendary my friend really put those hours behind and hard work to make it look and sound amazing. Congratulations Billy and thanks for sharing
Love your use of your outboard gear and physical mixer. Takes me back to the 90s when I had a studio with a Studiomaster board, bunch of outboard gear, and a Tascam MS-16 1-inch 16-track. As a matter of fact, the Tascam is how I found your channel. Now I'm using a Presonus dig mixer, 2xDAWs, and some outboard gear. Thanks for taking me back Billy - great stuff!
Thank you and thanks for commenting!
this video is amazing, for a whole bunch of different reasons. the whole disassembly part had me rollin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Great work man.
Thank you! Damn thing had me rolling too but not always in a good way ha ha!
I burst out laughing at the end of day two BAHAHA great fucking video man, respect and props for the massive undertaking
Thanks!
That was a heck of a job! So cool to see the studio up and running, have fun, man! Thanks! I've smashed all the smashers!
Salutations from astonishingly grey & warm-ish Ireland! ☘☮🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮☘
Thank you!!!
wow! legit yank is doing stuff in kinsale! Peace bro! hope you're making lots of music down in Cork!
@@reganovich haha! Canadian actually…
🤣🤣🤣
You don't NEED anything... but you should get things that make you happy that you enjoy using!
Careful now, we don't want to alert she who controls the money. It's absolutely essential that I say things like "I NEED that ribbon mic" or "I NEED this particular mic pre".
My guy this was pure entertainment. Great job.
Dude, watching now. I'm adding a 40 channel Allen & Heath GL4000... Only difference is I'm having a tech do this all at his shop. I don't honestly know that I could have pulled this off, respect!! YES, WORTH IT!
Oh man! I love Allen and Heath. If I had known how far I was going to go with all this I would've thought the same thing. But as usual I tend to get myself into situations....
That Allen and Heath console is underrated
I’m using a A&H GL, bought it for monitoring while tracking but ended up using it for mixing. Pretty decent boards and reliable. 😊
How much is that costing you? I have an old Soundcraft board I'm scared to even get a quote on 😅
@@xxsouthxxsidexxroyxx Fortunately I live near a repair spot that is a long time certified A&H repair center and they've worked on a bunch of these consoles over the years. I don't have a final quote, but I'm guessing it'll be in the $500-700 range. I don't care if it's $1000, I only paid $600 in nearly perfect condition, plus I'm having all 11 VU meter lights replaced with LED upgrade kits.
They're going thru evvvvvvverything...
Hey Billy, great video! I bought this exact board in 2004 brand new and it's still the center of my studio. thanks for all the hard work, enjoyed it !
Thanks! Most people I know that get one of these tend to hold on to them. Welcome to the club!
Fun stuff man! Quite a unique video, enjoyed it!
"At the end of tay doo" 🤣😂🤣 Awesome. 😊
It's crazy how often I mix words up when I'm tired. I'd never know except for seeing it on video and my wife telling me.
@@FreakingOutWithBillyHume I laughed so hard only because I've been that tired in the studio before. I totally got it. Love the channel! 😊
I love analog desks.. Love the workflow. Love the simplicity and the precision. Getting an old analog desk all refurbished on your own is so rewarding!
PS those hex nuts on every potentiometer and 1/4“ jack is also my least favorite thing to deal with.. uhg i was wincing in emotional damage when you showed that part!
You're a rare, true Audio ENGINEER.
Thanks so much. But I'm a mere student compared to the people I learned from.
Taking pride in your work makes it less of a labor
I use a Soundcraft that i bought from Roger Cloud. It has some mods. I immediately went to college websites and ran some stems through it. I mixed them ITB and through the console and could not for the life of me get the vocals to sit as well as it did with the soundcraft. I use an antelope Orion 32+ and I'll probably buy another Orion and soundcraft for 64 channels. The noise floor is below -70db. Ghosts have their own magic, but my unnamed older soundcraft has more a bit more grit. Im not naming it because i need to buy all of them for parts. I would not upgrade to neotek or MSI, but would for an SSL Origin or Audient ASP. Cloud got a Neve. I just overdrive the channels if they get dusty and work the faders if they need it, replace caps in rare occasions. Its usually very quiet unless i leave it off for a long time. Youll need all that patch bay.
Ran a 400b for years in my home studio, alongside an Otari 8trk, great desks. Lil headsup there is a 800b on marketplace for cheap cheap if thats somethin of interest for you 😉. Moved into a commercial studio space this year and upgraded to a Neotek Elan & its by far the quickest, quietest and most fun desk Ive worked on. Came up on MCI & briefly worked on an SSL 4000G+, the Neotek can definitely hang.
@@joshuabloodsworth2262 dang, thank you. That is exactly what interests me.
@@joshuabloodsworth2262 can you tell me what city? FB marketplace right? im not finding it.
@@joshuabloodsworth2262 Marketplace right? what town, Im not finding it. FB?
@@joshuabloodsworth2262I cannot find it, can you help me out?
im happy you are happy billy, that bit of effort sure paid off
Thank you!
I really liked this video,... I myself have gone through this journey with a recent purchase of a 24/8/2 with 6 Aux and I am so glad I did. I can't thank you enough for posting your cleaning/maintenace journey on this board. The average studio engineer would be a bit apprehensive taking on such a task however, you made it look very do-able for most and I hope this inspires someone to get out there and buy and older board and give it a shot. Mixing consoles have never been cheaper and the pro's out way the con's. There are just endless possibilities having a console these days. Thanks again for posting.
Thanks so much and thanks for commenting. And you're right... you can buy a pretty good mixer for pretty damn cheap these days. I'm sooo happy having this all set up now. My last few sessions have been a lot easier and I was able to try more new ideas. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Video came across my feed at the perfect time. Just bought an all n and heath gl 3300 and took the bottom off and instantly felt😮. This video gave me confidence to finish the task, my mixer has been sitting for a few days.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video!💯
Thanks! Good luck with the task ahead. It'll be hard but it's best to just get it done.
Man I feel your pain! Great job, kudo's to you.
This is epic. Thanks for all the effort you put into everything you do it’s very inspiring. 🤙
Woah. I'm new to the channel. This is such a major effort, and you filmed most of the process! Amazing, super props. Also, I really like your video style and the song at the end was awesome!
The song at the end is one of Billy's own. He's working on an album.
Thanks so much!!! The song is called "Stranger" and I'm working on it for my album.
Just subscribed. Late last year I faced the same dilemma and ultimately realized I just have a finite amount of time and energy outside my art. I totally respect what you did here. My solution was drastic but effective. I sold my car and ordered in a new API 1608 II. I readily admit you are a better man than I. Lordy!
You sold your car and bought an API 1608???? You are my HERO!!!! That is what I call commitment!
Oh man appreciate you taking the time to go though the mixer and clean everything up. Loved your video, looked like a lot of work but I think its totally worth having an analog board.
Thank you!
I love this channel! Just found you today for the first time. Excellent vibe here. Thanks man! I've got a lot of this gear and needed some inspiration to finally hook it all up. Been buying and planning all this for years. Will definitely follow! We're a lot alike.
Thanks so much and glad you found me! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Watching the process and flow, the devotion, the endurance...and your joy at the end was worth it for me. Value.
Thanks so much! You've made my day!
Putting my home studio back together, after a 6-year break, I found myself doing the same thing as you, and I completely agree with you, I have to feel comfortable, although I have a 20-channel interface, I still connected many things to my old analog console, and the truth is that I wouldn't change it for anything... Greetings from Argentina!!!
Hey! Thanks for watching and commenting!
This was a lot of fun to watch, thanks for sharing the process.
I'll tell you what one of the best upgrades you'll ever do in your life: 49" Hyperwide 5120x1440p monitor or a 4k resolution 40-50" wall mounted TV. You'd be able to get rid of all those smaller monitors and the resolution real estate will make you weep tears of joy with how much you can fit on one screen.
I use a 49" Samsung CRG9 Hyperwide as my main and I've got a 55" LG TV wall mounted above it, I can't even explain to you how amazing this combo is.
I just had a client bring one in to show me and now I'm thinking about another purchase which I'm sure I won't regret.
@@FreakingOutWithBillyHume the 49" screen is unreal I love it so much.
There's a 57" 7680x2160 that goes on sale a couple times a year, I might consider buying that one on Black friday if it's cheap enough.
Awesome. I’ve got a ghost 32 modified by the boys in Tennessee. The work you put into that thing saved you at least $7k
Well done! Having the mixer is king, the ace in your hand. I came from the days of analog but love the flex of digital so I got the Yamaha 02R96VCM board. You have a great collection of classics gear and from the session snippets, sounds really nice.
Thanks!
THIS will save me a lot of time and a few bucks... thanks for posting this
Awesome Billy well done! Inspiring especially seeing you 'loving that shit.' Wicked desk 😍 well worth the insanity cleaning that thing up.
Thanks so much!!! After last weeks Wednesday livestream I was cleaning up and it hit even more how much doing all this was worth the time and effort and I'm loving it more each day. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video! I’ve cleaned a few consoles including recapping. It takes dedication, but was well worth the effort.
Thanks! I know I'm going to need to do some recaping and am NOT looking forward to it.
Absolutely worth it.
Thanks!
Only half way through the video so I dont know how well this comment will age, but I am just a dude in St Louis that loves gear, and I see we both have a Tascam MS16 with all the fixins, as well as a Yamaha Rev 5/7 reverb. I'm in the process of finishing up the wiring on my project studio desk. I went to Kansas City to buy my then-dream mixer, the Mackie 8 bus 32 channel with individual VU meters per channel, and the guy said when I got there "You want a second one for $100?" Naturally couldnt turn it down. Also found a second MS16 in KC that had the autolocator I was missing, and my first MS16 came with a contemporaneous Tascam M-520. So the TLDR is that my project studio is built to do everything without a computer. Can do 16 channels of tape, with two different projects going at the same time on different reel to reels on different boards, or 48 channels of digital via a pair of Alesis HD24s. All this gear plus my outboard effects goes through a massive like 600+ point patch bay. I havent even gotten to use it like I want to yet, because I'm at the point where I have to wire up my own snakes to hook up my second 32 channel board, but I gotta believe that once its "done," it will be worth it, for the appreciation of gear.
WOW!!!! Looks like you've got a lot of wiring ahead of you. Start the coffee machine!
New video coming out tomorrow afternoon, right after my livestream that tells another story from my crazy journey.
As a learned radio tv technician (long ago), cleaning the mechanical feeder, potis etc will only a short time solution, when they get old or start problems they need to be replaced .. Sorry to say.
Great video, lot's of hard work. I'm a fan from this day on 🙂
Thank you!!!
Wow, this was mind blowing. I can’t believe you did all that, plus filmed it, and edited it all! 😮 You’re a genius.
Thanks. can't believe I did it too.
what a video!! amazing explanation a work bro!! congrats!
can't waitt to hear the results!(I'm at minute 7)
Thank you!!! It's towards the end. Tune in for my livestreams where I am mixing and working on music. Every Wednesday at 3PM EST
Paul's Monkey Juice is the real deal, I watched him bring back one of the Sound City Neve's with it.
I would buy that just because of the name. But I can't find it online.
+To me+, even if it' not the center of your studio/space, every studio NEEDS a mixer.
Having the ability to have faders under your hand is super powerful (and the very essence of recording music).
Hope the setup works for you!
True! Thanks for watching and commenting!
you're a hard worker!! impressive.
Thank you!
Cool video Billy! Room is sounding good! Hope you’re well brother.
Thanks Dave! Hope you are doing well.
Anything you enjoy doing is worth the effort. It's the same thing i tell myself when i want to give up on music because of social media ruining the overall activity for me as of late.
I have to remind myself that I never got into this for money, success, or even validation. I make music because its still a shitload of fun and relieves my stress in a healthier way.
I thought about quiting a few times, but then thought "what the hell else am I going to do?"
My first time coming across this channel. All I can think is, I like this guy. LOL Great vids!
Thanks so much!!!
@@FreakingOutWithBillyHume Absolutely!
Excellently produced video!
Thanks so much!!!
Your joy of music is contagious dude! I got that mediocre mx8000 and 3x delta 1010 on an old pc. One day will get to using it whi knows 😂
Man this video was well made!!
Thank you so much!!
It looks like you could find an old Herman Miller table and use the metal base for that Mixer base. It should be more than sturdy enough and look super dope... First time I've ever seen your channel man. Keep it up its awesome.
Thanks! Mentioning Herman Miller is funny because of it's connection to getting the mixer but too hard to explain. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
Here we are! Another great console restauration video. Thanks for sharing this! Would love to test a Ghost. All the best, Tobi
Hey Tobi the mixer repair guru 🤟🏼
Thank you!
Total respect Billy..... your dedication is admirable 👍The mental turmoil you experience is very real when taking on a project of this size.
Thanks so much!
That is awesome…. Happy you have your workflow back.
I love the workflow that a mixer brings! 🎚🎛💯👍🏽 Excellent video.
Thank you!
It was worth it. Do you have what you want. And you know it’s clean as you did it. You have the rest of your life to enjoy it. It’s tough being tough you are.
You a patient King! I love that mixer! Thank you for your video and being Authentic.
Thanks but I have no patience. However my desire to complete a goal over rides the patience thing all the time.
Loved this video! Your hands on approach, just try and get it done is inspiring and I think getting a mixer in for the different situations you work in was a great idea! Subbed and looking forward to more vids.
Thanks so much!! More videos coming but not at the rate I'd like - I still need to do sessions and make money. Hopefully this will grow so I can hire some help... I'm doing all of this myself except for Harper and Kit on the livestreams I do every Wednesday afternoon.
@@FreakingOutWithBillyHume Can't believe you manage to find the time to also do all these video edits... Respect
that´s great stuff - Congratulations also on overcoming yourself to do this. Many people would not have done it because of work.
Thanks. I think of it this way... I there are things I want to do and I'm going to in spite of myself.
Bro you are something else… You dropped a bomb on my lazy ass…
Thanks! Now get to work bro!
I learnt to mix on one of these Ghosts - instantly familiar.
My Gosh dude! That was amazing! You are a hard worker. If you produce/engineer like your prep, you should have a hit on your resume' soon. And KUDOS to your wife.
Thanks! open.spotify.com/playlist/1v3Is5Dy8znl6k3hRxMQ0U?si=ef0f8951edc8421a
If anything, it gave your studio a beautiful face lift. Lol!
I’ve done 2 console rewire/installs, and on my next, I plan to estimate the amount of time that I think I’ll need AND TRIPLE THAT.
That is a really good idea!
My hands are sore just watching this. Thats a lot of work.
Ghost is a great working class console. Congrats.
Thank you!!!
I started recording when I was 12, two tape decks bouncing back and forth, recording the speaker along with whatever was being overdubbed.
Eventually became a professional engineer. Learned on Neves, API, Harrison, MCI, Studer, etc etc.
When things went digital I never looked back. Could care less about a console. I mix and edit everything with the mouse. Even when I had a ProTools mixer still used mouse.
Rock on!
I started the same way using 2 cassette decks. And like you once I was digital I never looked back - for a while. I'm not using this for mixing, I am all about being ITB. The mixer is for recording sessions and being able to integrate older gear into the work flow. Also, I do everything with a mouse. No controller.
I spent half a year on restoring my MCI JH-636 and had to replace about 2900 capacitors, over 100 opamps, resistors and repair a bunch of traces. The result - worth it! Plus it has a built in TT patchbay which is a life saver everything just hooks into the board and there is no need for external patchbays!
Wow! I will have to recap it at some point. Just need to catch my breath....
Love it man. 🔥 looks fantastic. Can’t wait to work with the new setup
Hit up Kit and get on the schedule.
Good alternatives for contact cleaning pots would be WD-40 for that vanilla smell thanks to the vaniline that's part of its composition or Tri-Flow, which is teflon based.
Never heard of Tri-Flow. Looking it up now. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Brilliant video man. No, definitely not a waste of time to get the Ghost into your home studio. A real inspiration to watch this video. I have a Soundcraft MH3- 40 mono, 4 stereo mixer in my home studio and I love it. The tactile workflow is a lot more intuitive I think and there are so many routing possibilities with an analog mixer in the studio. And so much more fun to work with. I'm glad your video came up in my feed because now I don't have any more excuses to not clean my mixer.
Ha ha! Get to cleaning! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great job on the cleaning!!
Damn bro I had your enthusiasm a year ago it's very awesome to see somebody that can work through all that and have your enthusiasm the thing is it's easy for one little project it's through all of the projects and all of the learning and all the little things that you've done that haven't been on the camera I have learned things that matter but sometimes super talented stars and artists that you would like to send to the top don't really appreciate what it is that you do for them
I play a digital drum set holy s*** man what a difference in what you have to do and what really needs to be done between a digital drum set that I can plug into the auxiliary of my modeler damn what a setup
Damn you have to record everybody and everything and every attitude and misbelief check this out take a modeler run the digital drum set into the auxiliary input run the bass guitar into one input and the vocals into the other and that's a very specific awesome way to record this band
Enthusiasm is probably the main key to surviving and continuing in this business. Not that I haven't had some dark times - a few while doing all this and making the video. But eventually my insane excitement for what I do comes back.
And yes....I've worked with quite a few stars. Some of them I helped get them to being stars and sadly many thought they did it all by themselves which is why they are not stars anymore (not just because of me, there were a group of us). Which nis why I got tired of the whole superstar thing and went back to indie artists and my own music.
Doggone homie. you're already gold!! I guess I didn't know - so now I know LOL. Looking at you I would have thought Foghat, not TUPAC :) Yer Poppin' buddy.
Ha ha ha!!!!! I WISH I could've worked with Foghat! I got a late start in life. But I think I grew more as a person and ended up with some amazing lifetime friends because of how things worked out. Thanks so much for sharing in my story.
Great story! Thank You for sharing. You have my admiration for the passion you demonstrate for your art. Looking forward to future videos. Blessings to you.
Thanks so much. I haven't been able to put out as many videos as I'd like to lately with sessions and being in a band now. But there ARE more coming!
@@FreakingOutWithBillyHume no worries. The important thing is to keep making great art.
wow, this is a lot of work
so cool, man! 👍
Dude !!! , Man !!! Nice Production.
Your studio is magnificient and we splendide Nevers out time.
Thank you!
Good one!!!! i had a good chuckle!! the old soap and water dish.. works great along with a old tooth brush.
Thanks! Nice seeing you on the livestream today.
Great work on everything, I love your style too. Just need some lighting and artwork for inspiration
Big props to slxxpy head for having a great attitude and helping you out finishing setting up for the session.
I wish he lived nearby. I'd have him here every day.
It very much depends on how busy the studio is currently schedule-wise and then calculate your man hours (cleaning it) based on the hourly rate and potential downtime if any. (And your willingness to work out of hours to get it done.)
Maybe also the amount you spent on the mixer vs how long till you expect it to pay for itself.
I believe if your studio can accommodate almost all genres or recording styles it will definitely be a good investment. A lack of a decent sized desk might put some people off.
Many variables to weigh up but it also depends on whether this studio is all business or if there's room for it to primarily be a creative space, which as an artist it probably should be.
That was a really long-winded way of me saying. No, you are not wasting your time.
Thanks! No worries about long winded comments = I'm one of the most long winded people you'll ever meet.
Cleaning a mixer: "There goes my monthly booze budget on cans of contact spray...."
Peace. Thank you for this! This is invaluable to me seeing the process of cleaning the desk is a jewel!!! Daunting but doable
Daunting for sure!!!!! But so glad I did it.