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Studio Man's sound solution for rehearsing at home with musical instruments

This month we welcome back our very own Studio Man, who is very excited about his latest invention - a solution for the noisy problem of rehearsing at home with musical instruments (including drums)!

Take it away Studio Man...

Hey AudioMan. Thanks for having me back.

You know that personal recording studios have become a huge cottage industry and we are seeing more and more clients come to us for advice on how to set one up (always happy to help by the way). So, there are a lot of groups out there who do their rehearsing and recording in the basement, or the living room, or even the kitchen (real convenient for those mandatory breaks and snacks). And, though it is not a new problem, it is becoming increasingly apparent that there is a real need to find a compromise between the jam of the musician and the sleep of the neighbors.

Not to mention that you probably want to avoid the police pounding on your door and interrupting your greatest inspiration ...

Well, the other day I was working on a rental of our top-of-the-line digitally controlled wireless FM band receivers (get it band?) when it all of a sudden hit me: "Why not use the FM Band wireless receivers to solve the problem of at home rehearsals?"

After all, wireless FM technology is used everyday in churches, schools, theaters and all kinds of meetings...anywhere sound reinforcement or language translation is needed. Why not adapt this well established technology to the home studio?

So I hooked up the Listen Technologies Basic FM system with four receivers and earplugs to a Nady MXE-812 mixer and had some friends come over with their instruments to give it a whirl, the next best thing to a bench test. The results were fantastic!

We plugged in a Fender P-51 wired microphone for the vocals plus a Washburn Traveler Bass and a Washburn Electric/Acoustic for the guitarists. Topping it off we connected the PinTech E-Jam electronic drum kit. After a little adjusting with the mixer levels, we were able to hear ourselves perfectly without making a noise any louder than a low volume radio or TV.

So here is the end result - a mixer plus digital receivers and transmitters will give you true studio acoustics with almost no noise output to disturb your neighbors, spouse, sleeping children or the police.

Now you can have a fully equipped home studio for solos, vocals, or even full band sounds and the neighbors will still believe you're just another average Joe (or Jane) who just happens to dress kind of funny.

Back to you AudioMan!

Thanks a lot Studio Man. Another great idea! Way to think outside the (FM band) box. Now, I'm thinking of another Studio Man Special in honor of your brainstorm and I think I will call it - wait it's coming to me - the Play Pal^SM FM Band Rehearsal Package - Another AudioLink Sound Solution for home studios. Hey I wanted to call it the Musician's Friend but you can't win them all!

Oh, and one last word of advice to all you kids out there...please try this at home.

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ARTICLE 3: Building the Dream Home Studio

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