I saw these gobos in Mark Kopfler´s studio...

[american]

Anybody knows where can I get them?

[nobtwiddler]

Made by Taytrix I believe
StackIt Gobos Taytrix

[Trev@Circle]

Originally Posted by nobtwiddler

Made by Taytrix I believe
StackIt Gobos Taytrix

Cool idea. Ridiculous price.

[Knox]

FWIW for a somewhat cheap and easy gobo (that works) . . . go to a foam fabricator and get grey foam (preferably fire r-e-t-a-r-d-a-n-t / spellchecker wouldn't let me say r-e-t-a-r-d / sheesh). They can cut them to the size you need. You can pick different thicknesses and density of foam. Obviously, make sure you get them thick enough to stand on end. They don't look half bad if they cut them properly. You can build a quick frame around them if you really want, then put some fabric around them (obviously it needs to be the right kind) and wheels . . . done. Or just leave them raw.

[american]

Thanks!!! It seems a great idea!!!

is this grey foam heavy at all? Is it sturdy enough to put some weight on to?

[Bill@WelcomeHome]

saw them at AES several years ago, no they did not feel heavy as I remember. The tops and bottoms kinda fit/slip together like childrens blocks or something. Look nice, too.

[Kabby]

For about $40 a piece you can make these gobos. Not quite as nice looking but they do the trick. I bought the casters and panel at a Los Alamos labs surplus store.

[imaginaryday]

i made 4 gobos. they may not be the prettiest on the block, but they work well.

frame: is 26" X 50" x 6" deep
inside: 4" 705 owens
front: Auralex Studiofoam Wedges 2" (Charcoal)
back: sealed with 1/4" mdf board

labor: 30 miutes to build
total cost for each: $60.

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[pan60]

they look dam sweet to me!
and versatile: )~
may have to make me something similar some day.

[Knox]

yea . . you can get it really dense . . . AND even tall enough and sturdy enough to use as stand up vocal gobos. Though the larger they get, the price obviously goes up accordingly. They are light, easy to move around and NO sound passes through them if you get the foam dense enough. You can put a moving blanket on them for reflection absorption if needed (at times). Don't HAVE to build frames around them if you get them dense enough. They will stand on their own..

Originally Posted by american

Thanks!!! It seems a great idea!!!

is this grey foam heavy at all? Is it sturdy enough to put some weight on to?

[zimv20]

I used those stackable ones a couple weeks back. A bit wobbly when stacked high and on a rug. They did the job. The studio had one with clear plexiglass for sightlines-- nice touch.

[american]

Originally Posted by Knox

yea . . you can get it really dense . . . AND even tall enough and sturdy enough to use as stand up vocal gobos. Though the larger they get, the price obviously goes up accordingly. They are light, easy to move around and NO sound passes through them if you get the foam dense enough. You can put a moving blanket on them for reflection absorption if needed (at times). Don't HAVE to build frames around them if you get them dense enough. They will stand on their own..

Thank you!!! I´ll definitely look into that

[Jared Paul]

I've used those before... they work well as gobos, but they're not very sturdy if you stack more than two of the larger ones. A singer knocked a stack of them over and broke one of my mics! (A Blue Bluebird... luckily it turned out that the capsule itself was fine, only the little stem thing was broken, and I fixed it with Krazy Glue!)

Never would have guessed they were that expensive.

[Mike O]

I use them all the time. I don't find them "wobbly" at all if set up correctly/as designed. There are little straps to connect angled sides at the apex of angles. The connection, along with the angle stablize them. The connection straps can be lost however.

The round ends of each "block" make it easy to create any angle you like/need and the varied hights make it possible to quickly build different height walls as needed.

They also store 'out of the way' nicely. But they are not inexpensive.

[TornadoTed]

The best I ever saw were a 250mm wide frame and 500mm square carpet tiles on front and back.

Carpet tile, plasterboard, insulation, plasterboard, carpet tile.

The guy had loads of them and you could stack them to vocal booth height and they were still sturdy. I have always said that I would make something similar one day but have never got around to it. He said they were reall quick and easy to make.

[bee]

Originally Posted by TornadoTed

The best I ever saw were a 250mm wide frame and 500mm square carpet tiles on front and back.

Carpet tile, plasterboard, insulation, plasterboard, carpet tile.

The guy had loads of them and you could stack them to vocal booth height and they were still sturdy. I have always said that I would make something similar one day but have never got around to it. He said they were reall quick and easy to make.

That sounds like a great diy project for me.

[jayson_p]

I've found that office cubicle dividers do this job really well. They're inexpensive an pretty easy to find on Craig's list.

[dvonche]

Originally Posted by imaginaryday

i made 4 gobos. they may not be the prettiest on the block, but they work well.

frame: is 26" X 50" x 6" deep
inside: 4" 705 owens
front: Auralex Studiofoam Wedges 2" (Charcoal)
back: sealed with 1/4" mdf board

labor: 30 miutes to build
total cost for each: $60.

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Great and cheap !!
DIY is often the less expensive way for this stuffs.

[Salty James]

Originally Posted by imaginaryday

i made 4 gobos. they may not be the prettiest on the block, but they work well.

frame: is 26" X 50" x 6" deep
inside: 4" 705 owens
front: Auralex Studiofoam Wedges 2" (Charcoal)
back: sealed with 1/4" mdf board

labor: 30 miutes to build
total cost for each: $60.

[IMG]******//www.gearslutz.com/board/attachments/studio-building-acoustics/260825d1320152251-my-diy-panel-project-p1000055.jpg[/IMG]

I built 4 of these, identical to your specs, but painted black. I did not cover the back with wood which makes it a great bass trap for use in other areas.

I actually made it as a bass trap and only later realized that it was a great gobo...

[Bassmec]

Originally Posted by Salty James

I built 4 of these, identical to your specs, but painted black. I did not cover the back with wood which makes it a great bass trap for use in other areas.

I actually made it as a bass trap and only later realized that it was a great gobo...

I made simple gobos with complete 8' X 4' sheets of perforated hardboard surrounded in a rebated both sides pine frame, with simple bolt on wooden trestle feet.
for the packing I used rock-wool tiles with 1 sheet of 1/16 lead stuck to a cut down sheet of hardboard loose in the middle of the Rock-wool pack.
Got a lorry tarp repair guy to make me thick hessian covers to fit over them.
Really good bass trappy and goboish behavior for very little money.
I only posted this out of self aggrandizement because my gobos are a lot bigger than yours.

[cheu78]

Originally Posted by american

Anybody knows where can I get them?

Did somebody notice that he's using an Epiphone head (I guess Valve Jr.)? it's damn cheap but sounds really great IME..

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Ciao

Cheu

[sonic dogg]

Originally Posted by jayson_p

I've found that office cubicle dividers do this job really well. They're inexpensive an pretty easy to find on Craig's list.

Yes. Office cubicle dividers have a sone rating. Some are absorptive some are reflective. There are lots of places that sell used office furniture. When I had a bigger room than the one I'm in now, I would take two identical absorptive panels, remove the metal frames and screw them into a wooden frame with casters. I used 1"X 8" pine (or hardwood if you want really fancy!) and filled the center between the panels with spun woolrock or 702 panels. Usually this would cost about $125 per panel but they were 36" X 60" and mobile. The casters would mount to a pair of steel plates bolted through the frames at each end so they could be scooted in close on something but didnt want to tip easily. The material used in those dividers is perfect for that 'business' look, wears like iron, and comes in lots of commercial colors.

Your imagination is the only limit and recycling is a good thing!

Certainly not perfect but the amount of sound control these will give you makes the recording quality jump more than the price of admission.

[pdlstl]

Originally Posted by cheu78

Did somebody notice that he's using an Epiphone head (I guess Valve Jr.)? it's damn cheap but sounds really great IME..

...back to the thread..



Ciao

Cheu

Yep, I saw it. I love mine!