Ceiling fan?

stresstour · 22nd May 2007

I am mixing in a room with a ceiling fan. It is about 7 feet away and about 9 feet in the air from my speakers.

Sometimes it gets hot with all my equipment running and I will turn on the celing fan while mixing. Is there any pros or cons doing this.

I wondred if it helped the acoustics in some strange way?

Slim Cutty · 22nd May 2007

I do the same thing..lol not always good ... can interfere with the high end while your mixing... that has just been my experience. Just like when your pc is humming loud and can interfere with how you monitor bass ... this can have the same effect. I normally just turn on the AC and freeze during mixing..lol

peace

stresstour · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slim Cutty

I do the same thing..lol not always good ... can interfere with the high end while your mixing... that has just been my experience. Just like when your pc is humming loud and can interfere with how you monitor bass ... this can have the same effect. I normally just turn on the AC and freeze during mixing..lol

peace

mmmm....interesting. I will need to do a mix with the fan on and one with it off and see if I hear a difference.

Domene · 22nd May 2007

My old studio had a ceiling fan and it bounced the high frequency in a very strange manner. The reflection of the surface would vary depending if the sound bounces of the ceiling or the fan blades.

It drives me crazy

Jim Williams · 22nd May 2007

The fan will not be bad if you syncronize the fan speed to your master clock. Then the blade jitter is timed to the sample rate and you won't hear the air getting chopped up.

Jim Williams
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Lownotes · 22nd May 2007

I would think this would help add 'air' to the mix.

stresstour · 22nd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Williams

The fan will not be bad if you syncronize the fan speed to your master clock. Then the blade jitter is timed to the sample rate and you won't hear the air getting chopped up.

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades

Great idea, but my fan doesn't have word clock.

TL2 · 23rd May 2007

Hmmm... interesting. My ceiling fan is on 24/7 and I've often wondered what sort of effect it was having on my highs. I've never noticed anything terribly wrong and I suppose the sweat pouring from my forehead and armpits would have a greater detrimental effect on my business with the fan off than the skewed highs I would experience with it on. I think my clients would agree.

Until I can afford a cute little Swedish "sweat wench" to sponge me down during sessions, I'll leave it on for now.

Jonathan Starr · 23rd May 2007

Love that ceiling fan; it's part of my sound...

I've made the mistake of recording in the control room with it on, and later heard a whoomph, whoomph, whoomph on the track. I've even noticed it very mildly changing the pressure in the tracking rooms, when a sensitive mic is up and cranked and it's otherwise really really quiet. I suspect it might be moving the 2 panes of glass.

ArcCirDude · 23rd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Williams

The fan will not be bad if you syncronize the fan speed to your master clock. Then the blade jitter is timed to the sample rate and you won't hear the air getting chopped up.

Jim Williams
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Man, I used to TRY to practice trumpet when I lived in New Orleans with a ceiling fan on... Drove me bonkers. Ever sing a tone into a portable fan? Loved to do it as a kid... Totally chops the sound up. Combination of Doppler, gating and whacky reflextions. Use the three speed model... More flexibility... And I also recommend a SDC aimed at the edge of the fan.

StrykeBack · 23rd May 2007

I have a ceiling fan that I would have on almost nonstop in my little bedroom studio. when I'd have friends tracking guitar it drove us bonkers with the tuning of the higher strings when the fan was on. So its close up the windows shut off the fans and curse the fact we don't have AC in this house while we track and then open the doors and crank the fan on high as soon as we are done with a few takes...

firby · 23rd May 2007

I live in a little tiny house built in the 20s and there is a whole production method to dealing with the lack of good grounding, Open windows neighbors and air conditioning, and the load on the one circuit downstairs that runs the whole studio. For several weeks at the end of winter the whole house is heated by computers and gear in this one room studio.

There is an amazing amount of enviromental rigamarole that I go through to track and it changes when I mix. If you dont do things right you will either sweat alot or have the air conditioner in your recordings or possibly street noise. Sometimes I blow the breaker if honey wants to dry her hair of something.

Some of the recordings come out really excellent here !

R3k · 23rd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by stresstour

Great idea, but my fan doesn't have word clock.

You Don't???

Sync it up then

How ametuer

Deadmeat · 23rd May 2007

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Originally Posted by ArcCirDude

Ever sing a tone into a portable fan?

The original Tremolo effect.......

22nd May 2007	#1
stresstour Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 487 Thread Starter	Ceiling fan? I am mixing in a room with a ceiling fan. It is about 7 feet away and about 9 feet in the air from my speakers. Sometimes it gets hot with all my equipment running and I will turn on the celing fan while mixing. Is there any pros or cons doing this. I wondred if it helped the acoustics in some strange way?

22nd May 2007	#4
Domene Gear Head Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sao Paulo - Brazil Posts: 38	My old studio had a ceiling fan and it bounced the high frequency in a very strange manner. The reflection of the surface would vary depending if the sound bounces of the ceiling or the fan blades. It drives me crazy __________________ ___________________________________ Mauricio Domene www.estudionext.com.br

23rd May 2007	#8
TL2 An actual working Pro Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 128	never paid attention... Hmmm... interesting. My ceiling fan is on 24/7 and I've often wondered what sort of effect it was having on my highs. I've never noticed anything terribly wrong and I suppose the sweat pouring from my forehead and armpits would have a greater detrimental effect on my business with the fan off than the skewed highs I would experience with it on. I think my clients would agree. Until I can afford a cute little Swedish "sweat wench" to sponge me down during sessions, I'll leave it on for now. __________________ Thai Long Ly Productions http://www.thailongly.com http://www.transaudiogroup.com/news/...ions-com.shtml http://www.beachbodycoach.com/tl2bass http://www.edrumsessions.com

23rd May 2007	#9
Jonathan Starr Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wailuku, Maui, Hi Posts: 1,042	Love that ceiling fan; it's part of my sound... I've made the mistake of recording in the control room with it on, and later heard a whoomph, whoomph, whoomph on the track. I've even noticed it very mildly changing the pressure in the tracking rooms, when a sensitive mic is up and cranked and it's otherwise really really quiet. I suspect it might be moving the 2 panes of glass. __________________ Aloha, Jonathan Starr Big Gorilla Sound Twixt reef & jungle Wailuku, Maui

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22nd May 2007	#2
Slim Cutty Gear Head Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 51	I do the same thing..lol not always good ... can interfere with the high end while your mixing... that has just been my experience. Just like when your pc is humming loud and can interfere with how you monitor bass ... this can have the same effect. I normally just turn on the AC and freeze during mixing..lol peace

22nd May 2007	#5
Jim Williams Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: beautiful Carlsbad, CA Posts: 9,361	The fan will not be bad if you syncronize the fan speed to your master clock. Then the blade jitter is timed to the sample rate and you won't hear the air getting chopped up. Jim Williams Audio Upgrades

22nd May 2007	#6
Lownotes Gear maniac Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 191	I would think this would help add 'air' to the mix.

23rd May 2007	#11
StrykeBack Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 578	I have a ceiling fan that I would have on almost nonstop in my little bedroom studio. when I'd have friends tracking guitar it drove us bonkers with the tuning of the higher strings when the fan was on. So its close up the windows shut off the fans and curse the fact we don't have AC in this house while we track and then open the doors and crank the fan on high as soon as we are done with a few takes...

23rd May 2007	#12
firby Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,430	I live in a little tiny house built in the 20s and there is a whole production method to dealing with the lack of good grounding, Open windows neighbors and air conditioning, and the load on the one circuit downstairs that runs the whole studio. For several weeks at the end of winter the whole house is heated by computers and gear in this one room studio. There is an amazing amount of enviromental rigamarole that I go through to track and it changes when I mix. If you dont do things right you will either sweat alot or have the air conditioner in your recordings or possibly street noise. Sometimes I blow the breaker if honey wants to dry her hair of something. Some of the recordings come out really excellent here !

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