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Originally posted by genericperson
what Dave is saying is the most "pro". I was kind of stumped on how these hi-end glossy studios could have a 96 input SSL with 3 racks of outboard and you don't see a single wire in the photos. six contributing factors (maybe more):
1) a lot of the control room wires are buried in the floor in cable tunnels, like Dave was saying.
2) mic lines from tracking rooms are often plugged into xlr "outlets", and the wires get snaked in the walls where you cant see them.
3) wires are often custom length to avoid any excess bulk
4) the equipment is positioned in a way to hide many wires
5) some high-end studio furniture make accomodations within thier structures for invisible wire passing
6) some wires might be removed for the glam-photo session. |
Most of those studio photos you see are how the studio looks minus some session specific stuff...like keyboards and personal fx...stuff like that. But the wiring is as it is.
When they build those big studios like that...they wire the place while it's all in pieces. Most of that consoles wires are run in troughs in the floor..underneath the flooring. So you don't see it. The cables coming to and from the racks are run through troughs in the floor and covered with the flooring so you don't see them either. The cables from the mic panels to the patchbay are run through the walls and in troughs.
So the studios normally that clean...wires stay hidden.
When your building a studio that big theres a lot of planning involved...
You can cut holes into your floors to put troughs in...but you'll probably have to cut into the concrete...which could become quite the job.
Might be a good idea to build a box like blue posted a picture of...and put it next to the wall....or something to that effect to keep it from being tripped over. Also don't be afraid to run wires through the ceiling and walls....whatever it takes to get them outta site.