Tom's mobile unit build diary

[Gedit]

Originally Posted by big country

not to high jack
but I was wondering what it takes to get streaming on the net
I looked at your site George
I always thought it would be cool if GS had a streaming section
It could open many new doors to the industry
possibly blow the doors off the hinges
for Mobile knuckle heads
and artist a like

Funny you mention that, because my mobile rig is being built specifically to support audio and video streaming to the net. I've got 40-tracks of audio and 6-channels of video over a satellite connection from the truck.

On the topic of streaming from GS .... my streams are by way of my membership in tapers.org, which comes with a shoutcast account to their streaming server. It will support up to 500 128k connections, so it's come in very handy mor than once.

I don't know anything about GS's hosting arrangement, but I can't imagine that setting up a shoutcast server for GS peeps would be difficult. I run one out of my house as well on Verizon FIOS service (2mbs up). If GS wants to check it for its site out I'd be down with helping out anyway that's needed.

[Gedit]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Sounds like it's time to get a George Build Out thread going.

All the best to you folks!

Yeah I've been thinking about it for two years (which was part of the reason I joined GS in the first place) and finally made some moves to make it happen.

I'll post some stuff down the road when I've got something worth showing

[big country]

Originally Posted by Gedit

Funny you mention that, because my mobile rig is being built specifically to support audio and video streaming to the net. I've got 40-tracks of audio and 6-channels of video over a satellite connection from the truck.

On the topic of streaming from GS .... my streams are by way of my membership in tapers.org, which comes with a shoutcast account to their streaming server. It will support up to 500 128k connections, so it's come in very handy mor than once.

I don't know anything about GS's hosting arrangement, but I can't imagine that setting up a shoutcast server for GS peeps would be difficult. I run one out of my house as well on Verizon FIOS service (2mbs up). If GS wants to check it for its site out I'd be down with helping out anyway that's needed.

you would have to talk Steve into, talking to Jules, into the streaming deal
as I am just a local GS fly on the wall

Indeed, it sounds like a supper duper great Idea to me
it would definitely take this board up a notch

[Lander]

Originally Posted by Gedit

Tom,

Nice to see you're still at it. I ran across the last PM you sent me in May. That was when I was leaving my previous employer and embarking on the 100% audio thing, so I never got back to you. Apologies.

I've nabbed a 24-foot RV on a 93 Chevy body with ridiculously low original miles on it. I've begun the same thing you're doing to yours - carving out work areas and mapping the floorplan. I have a ways to go before I catch up.

Keep up the good work!

george

Hey George!

No sweat. Congratulations on the new vehicle. Definately time for a thread of your build.

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Tom,

How's the build out coming along?

Got anymore pics to show us?

Did our recent (AES) field shop meeting perk your mindset at all?

All the best my man!

Well, what's the good word?

[Lander]

Hey Steve, :D

Didn't see the post!

Your shop really perked me up a lot. The whole modular thing... No new piccies yet.. I am working on it all weekend building the last big closet/cabinet for storage of personal belongings. I made a mock-up a couple weeks ago out of fur wood and now have to dupe it to the oak.

Funny the thing isn't done yet and I was requested to record 2 stages simultaneously in a couple weeks. The heat is on! Not sure how I am going to handle it yet. One's a old school improv DJ and other is full band. I meet with the organizer on Sunday to talk specifics and I have to meet who ever is doing sound the for splits.

Still need some kind of splitter snake. Wrapping my head around the I/O. The thing is I run all pre-amps, no board, but may have to pick one up for the night from a colleague. ..

My wheels are spinning for sure! I am very thankful you showed me your bat cave. Can't wait to see Elroy to hit the asphalt.

[Remoteness]

Very cool ThomaI love the fact that you did a dry run before you hit the oak -- very strong my man, very strong indeed.

Hey, I got you back if you need any ancillary equipment and such...

As you know I have many snakes, cables, splitters, et cetera, etc., so keep me posted if necessary.

And, I really mean it!

[Lander]

Hey Steve,

I appreciate that a lot. I will keep you posted on things. Trying to cram in a day of work after I clean out my work van and do a proposal...

How come everything gets in the way of this project

Thanks again!

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by Lander

Hey Steve,

I appreciate that a lot. I will keep you posted on things. Trying to cram in a day of work after I clean out my work van and do a proposal...

How come everything gets in the way of this project

Thanks again!

That sounds like the story of my life.

But, as long as you have your (trusty) map in hand and follow the course, everything will be just fine!

[big country]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

story of my life.

those lyrics are about Fullerton

Soc.D


High school seemed like such a blur
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections
And in class I dreamed all day
About a rock 'n' roll weekend
And the girl in the front of the room
So close yet so far
Y'know she never seemed to notice
That this silly school-boy crush wasn't just pretend

Chorus:
Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right
Close your eyes and then it's past;
(it's the) story of my life

And I went down to my old neighborhood (Fulllerton)
The faces have all changed, there's no one left to talk to
And the pool hall I loved as a kid is now a seven eleven

I went downtown to look for a job
I had no training, no experience to speak of
I looked at the holes in my jeans and turned and headed back

Chorus

Good times come and good times go
I only wish the good times would last a little longer
I think about the good times we had and why they had to end

So I sit at the edge of my bed
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw love song
Wonderin' bout what you're doin' now and when you're comin' back

Chorus

[Remoteness]

Tom,

Does your Vixen 21 have the BMW Turbo Diesel engine in it?

[Lander]

Hi Steve,

No, It has a gm gas. I considered the diesel, but the engine takes up the entire rear of the viehicle under deck and there was no space for a generator. I also considered parts sources. The GM parts are cheaper and easier to get and it is a 1989 coach. The unleaded fuel ones came stock with a generator too and this coach in particular had a rebuilt onan micrloite with high output coils among numerous mechanical upgrades. It seemed like the right buy.

[Remoteness]

You have a very unique and awesome vehicle there my GS friend!

[Lander]

Thanks, Steve!

Kind of fits my personality my girlfriend says.

Been so nuts lately and I have a few moments to take a breath.

In Elroy, the patch panels and cabling you have run, are they all interconnected or do you have to patch the i/o together through a patchbay?

Reason I am asking is, looking at Jethro, the reels in the back seem very convient. I am considering doing something similar to that in the rear storage of my RV so I can just wheel out the cable to where I need it, have elcos to plug onto a splitter box for the stage/venue/ bathroom/etc and for my personal recording while I am sitting inside the RV, be able to plug into an xly patchbay.

After visiting you I got some wiring ideas, and I'm trying to finalise the wiring before I finish up the cabinetry in case I have to rout around/through them.

Cheers!


Tom

[Lander]

Well, spring has arrived. A few female set-backs force me to keep females at bay as I return to the final stages of my RV home studio. Yesterday I finally got around to resuming cabinet construction and built the last big face that will hold a true-sine power vertor, refigerator (bottom) and top will be a storage/wardrobe closet. The face will have no solid panel so to pass the sound through the clothes for absorption. Basically, the face will be upholstered from the inside with fabric then chicken wire over the fabric to give it some strength in case someone decides to lean on it.

Cheers,

Tom

[Remoteness]

I cannot wait until this mobile unit is completed!

Keep up the good work my man!

[Soundhunter]

Everything seems to have gone very quiet on this project

Whats Happenin Man, Can we see some more pics and get an update!

Soundhunter

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by Soundhunter

Everything seems to have gone very quiet on this project

Whats Happenin Man, Can we see some more pics and get an update!

Soundhunter

Yeah, how's the project coming along my man?

[Soundhunter]

Whatever happened to this project. I've looked at the website and just get a splash screen.
i qould love to know how it's coming together

Steve

[ebulb]

i like these build threads also.. i never saw this originally but just read it now and would love to know how it turned out..

[Lander]

Hi All,


I haven't been much on gearslutz. Well the rig, I still have it. I never finished it 100%. I did have it out a few times and thought it was kind of a pain. There is so much cabling to connect and reconnect. All the racks were built and I got the racks into db25 connectors.

There isn't actually much left to do. What really slowed me down on it was an illness leading to death in my family. Originally, I was to be on the road and the whole cabling thing would have been a non-issue. Since I have stayed as requested by my Father, I fly-pack with the top portion of the rack.

I think I will actually now finish it up. This bump may actually motivate me to 100% it. Still I think it would be a pain loading in and out all the time. The studio had been really busy and the fly-packing/mobile work has been really slow.

[ebulb]

sorry to hear about what happened with your relative.. best of luck if you continue with the build..

[philper]

Originally Posted by Lander

Hi All,


I haven't been much on gearslutz. Well the rig, I still have it. I never finished it 100%. I did have it out a few times and thought it was kind of a pain. There is so much cabling to connect and reconnect. All the racks were built and I got the racks into db25 connectors.

There isn't actually much left to do. What really slowed me down on it was an illness leading to death in my family. Originally, I was to be on the road and the whole cabling thing would have been a non-issue. Since I have stayed as requested by my Father, I fly-pack with the top portion of the rack.

I think I will actually now finish it up. This bump may actually motivate me to 100% it. Still I think it would be a pain loading in and out all the time. The studio had been really busy and the fly-packing/mobile work has been really slow.

feel your pain--both the family death AND how hard it is to move gear back and forth location/studio....very disruptive...

phil p

[Remoteness]

Sorry for your loss; I feel your pain.

Have you considered using multi-pin connectors?
This makes our life real easy when we interface our different systems and such.

Usually one or two multi-pins gets our racks up and running.