What are you using for your mixing desk's scribble strips? masking tape?

carbon · 17th October 2005, 08:23 PM

any suggestions which look nicer and don't leave a lot of residue behind?

Musiclab · 17th October 2005, 08:25 PM

artist tape

69 Sound · 17th October 2005, 08:30 PM

You might laugh, but I've found that the 3M correction and cover up tape works great. It leave minimal residue behind, is avail. in different sizes and is easy to find at any office supply store...

studjo · 17th October 2005, 10:54 PM

it's funny but my desk has a scrible strip (magnetic) you write on it (please no waterproof color) and you whipe it with a your fingers if you want

audioez · 17th October 2005, 11:06 PM

why label anything, it just allows others to jump in

blunderfonics · 17th October 2005, 11:11 PM

White (beige really) Painters Tape. Its less sticky than masking tape and less expensive than Artist's Tape.

XSergeantD · 18th October 2005, 12:02 AM

artists tape

dchapp · 18th October 2005, 12:18 AM

http://www.misterart.com/store/view/...tists-Tape.htm

http://www.misterart.com/store/view/...ist-s-Tape.htm

http://www.misterart.com/store/view/...r-Tape-256.htm

djwayne · 18th October 2005, 12:39 AM

I went to the hardware store and found some 3/4" wide, white vinyl tape, the perfect width for the Mackie 24 x 8 board. I use a black magic marker to write on it, lay it out once a year or so as I usually keep the board configured the same all the time, but make minor changes. After a while, I'll change the whole strip and re-new it, keeps it fresh and current. This tape removes easily with no residue. Costs about $2.00 for a small roll, but a roll will last me for 2-3 years.

It's made by Scotch and they call it "Decorate and Repair" tape.
Looks great !!

Also on the Mackie, there's switchable inputs so I'll also put down a strip of yellow 1/2" electrical tape with those inputs marked on it, just under the white tape. Works great for me.

natpub · 18th October 2005, 01:35 AM

Painter's tape here also, best deal goin--off-white is great, but we even use blue if we cant find white. The blue is fine with a big black sharpie. Painter tape is also available i a few very nice widths. We use 1" most the time, but sometimes use 2" for bigger or more info--all depends.

swankdoc · 18th October 2005, 01:44 AM

I buy about 1" wide cash register paper rolls. You know, those rolls of paper receipts get printed on. Available at any office store.
Then I just tape each end to the board with cellophane tape.
Whats nice is, when the projects done, you can fold up the paper and keep it on file if you need to for recall..

Works great for me and my board stays marker and tape residue free.

gabler · 18th October 2005, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carbon

any suggestions which look nicer and don't leave a lot of residue behind?

I Use 3M Post it tape. When a band is done tracking I stick it on the back of the control room door then I start another project... Does anyone else use this stuff?
It works great!

joeq · 18th October 2005, 02:42 AM

artists tape for me. Low tack and unlike masking tape you can write on it with anything- even ball point.

I stick them on the door when I am done- no so much for recall- more like for trophies!

GPl · 18th October 2005, 02:46 AM

Artist's blue tape 1". For some reason I got rolls of the stuff...can't remember who gave it tome, but it works great.

gabler · 18th October 2005, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeq

artists tape for me. Low tack and unlike masking tape you can write on it with anything- even ball point.

I stick them on the door when I am done- no so much for recall- more like for trophies!

Where do you buy artist tape? I will give it a try?

joeq · 18th October 2005, 03:00 AM

any art-supply store - the kind where they sell paint and brushes and canvases and little berets and pencil-moustaches....

bbkong · 18th October 2005, 04:45 AM

Real estate signs.

You know, 'house for sale' and 'Open House this weekend' stuff. It's free if you go gather it up and just hang it off the amps with duct tape.

Just make sure to annotate it with channel numbers so the engineer knows where they're coming up on the board when he looks out the window.

If your engineer doesn't know where the channels are then you need a new engineer, right?

This aint rocket surgery, huh?

Guess what. I'm thinking about becoming your newest troll.

Got any more dumb questions?

No, wait, I have to go look...

zowd · 18th October 2005, 06:09 AM

I use BIN. with one of those little trim rollers. Sometimes takes two coats, if someone has used a red sharpie on the last layer. Every couple years, a few minutes with a leatherman takes it down enough so I can see the panpots again.

zowd

faeflora · 18th October 2005, 07:51 AM

You can buy scribble tape from Markertek.

7rojo7 · 18th October 2005, 09:32 AM

Artist tape is the classic. I can't find it near me.

Bob Ross · 18th October 2005, 01:57 PM

Funny, I thought "oh, I'll help these guys out and give them the brand name & part # of the artist's tape I always use" so I grab a roll from the studio and the only identification marking it has anywhere on it is the words Artist's Tape written several dozen times across the inner spool.

So it's artist's tape all alright.

Stizz · 18th October 2005, 04:28 PM

we use 3/4" or 1" white tape (maybe it is artist tape, we have always called it console tape...) the brand on the inner spool says "Permacel"

microsoftsucks · 18th October 2005, 08:57 PM

http://www.pearlpaint.com/shop_searc...tape&Submit=Go

Rick Sutton · 19th October 2005, 02:26 AM

I use a black plastic strip attached above my main faders and clear plastic tabs above my small faders and on my outboard units. I have the plastic custom cut at the local trophy shop and it is very cheap to have done. using plastic with a high gloss surface makes for easy writing and clean and quick wiping off. A crucial factor is to use Tech Wipe lint free 2x2 cloth( can be purchased in large bundles from video supply sources) to wipe writing off so you don't get lint from regular cloth. White china marker for writing.

3rd world order · 19th October 2005, 04:49 AM

someone already said it but i'll second the motion:

3M post-it tape.

doesn't leave a sticky mess like masking tape... can be moved around a lot

rewt_ · 19th October 2005, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

Funny, I thought "oh, I'll help these guys out and give them the brand name & part # of the artist's tape I always use" so I grab a roll from the studio and the only identification marking it has anywhere on it is the words Artist's Tape written several dozen times across the inner spool.

So it's artist's tape all alright.

happy little tape

The Alamo · 20th October 2005, 11:27 AM

Artist's tape as well. White for everything coming from the multitrack, as well as subgroups. Red or blue for FX returns.

carbon · 20th October 2005, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3rd world order

someone already said it but i'll second the motion:

3M post-it tape.

doesn't leave a sticky mess like masking tape... can be moved around a lot

went to staples. didn't see Artists tape but got this 3M post-it tape. Works great. nice recommenation.

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17th October 2005, 08:23 PM	#1
carbon Gear Head Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 46	What are you using for your mixing desk's scribble strips? masking tape? any suggestions which look nicer and don't leave a lot of residue behind?

17th October 2005, 08:25 PM	#2
Musiclab Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Elmont NY Posts: 3,151	artist tape __________________ Lou Gimenez www.musiclabnyc.com

17th October 2005, 11:06 PM	#5
audioez Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 627	why label anything, it just allows others to jump in __________________

18th October 2005, 12:02 AM	#7
XSergeantD Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 999	artists tape __________________ - Brent - www.StudioAtThePalms.com Without music, life would be a mistake - Nietzsche Cake or Death? [/SIGPIC]

17th October 2005, 08:30 PM	#3
69 Sound Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OC Posts: 157	You might laugh, but I've found that the 3M correction and cover up tape works great. It leave minimal residue behind, is avail. in different sizes and is easy to find at any office supply store...

17th October 2005, 10:54 PM	#4
studjo Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,857	it's funny but my desk has a scrible strip (magnetic) you write on it (please no waterproof color) and you whipe it with a your fingers if you want

17th October 2005, 11:11 PM	#6
blunderfonics Gear interested Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 11	White (beige really) Painters Tape. Its less sticky than masking tape and less expensive than Artist's Tape.

18th October 2005, 12:18 AM	#8
dchapp Gear Head Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: close to the coast Posts: 50	http://www.misterart.com/store/view/...tists-Tape.htm http://www.misterart.com/store/view/...ist-s-Tape.htm http://www.misterart.com/store/view/...r-Tape-256.htm

18th October 2005, 12:39 AM	#9
djwayne Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,418	I went to the hardware store and found some 3/4" wide, white vinyl tape, the perfect width for the Mackie 24 x 8 board. I use a black magic marker to write on it, lay it out once a year or so as I usually keep the board configured the same all the time, but make minor changes. After a while, I'll change the whole strip and re-new it, keeps it fresh and current. This tape removes easily with no residue. Costs about $2.00 for a small roll, but a roll will last me for 2-3 years. It's made by Scotch and they call it "Decorate and Repair" tape. Looks great !! Also on the Mackie, there's switchable inputs so I'll also put down a strip of yellow 1/2" electrical tape with those inputs marked on it, just under the white tape. Works great for me.

18th October 2005, 01:35 AM	#10
natpub More cowbell! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,710	Painter's tape here also, best deal goin--off-white is great, but we even use blue if we cant find white. The blue is fine with a big black sharpie. Painter tape is also available i a few very nice widths. We use 1" most the time, but sometimes use 2" for bigger or more info--all depends. __________________ Vibrational Arts, Inc. Blue Sky Way Sonic Sorcery Studios Austin, Texas/Columbus, Ohio

18th October 2005, 01:44 AM	#11
swankdoc Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,196	I buy about 1" wide cash register paper rolls. You know, those rolls of paper receipts get printed on. Available at any office store. Then I just tape each end to the board with cellophane tape. Whats nice is, when the projects done, you can fold up the paper and keep it on file if you need to for recall.. Works great for me and my board stays marker and tape residue free.

18th October 2005, 02:42 AM	#13
joeq Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New York Posts: 3,796	artists tape for me. Low tack and unlike masking tape you can write on it with anything- even ball point. I stick them on the door when I am done- no so much for recall- more like for trophies!

18th October 2005, 02:46 AM	#14
GPl Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,287	Artist's blue tape 1". For some reason I got rolls of the stuff...can't remember who gave it tome, but it works great. __________________ Michael Scott --------------------------------------------- "Two degrees in bebop, a PHD in swing, he's the master of rhythm, he's a rock and roll king" -Lowell George-

18th October 2005, 03:00 AM	#16
joeq Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New York Posts: 3,796	any art-supply store - the kind where they sell paint and brushes and canvases and little berets and pencil-moustaches....

18th October 2005, 04:45 AM	#17
bbkong Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 31	Real estate signs. You know, 'house for sale' and 'Open House this weekend' stuff. It's free if you go gather it up and just hang it off the amps with duct tape. Just make sure to annotate it with channel numbers so the engineer knows where they're coming up on the board when he looks out the window. If your engineer doesn't know where the channels are then you need a new engineer, right? This aint rocket surgery, huh? Guess what. I'm thinking about becoming your newest troll. Got any more dumb questions? No, wait, I have to go look...

18th October 2005, 06:09 AM	#18
zowd Gear Head Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 41	I use BIN. with one of those little trim rollers. Sometimes takes two coats, if someone has used a red sharpie on the last layer. Every couple years, a few minutes with a leatherman takes it down enough so I can see the panpots again. zowd

18th October 2005, 07:51 AM	#19
faeflora Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: washington dc Posts: 2,010	You can buy scribble tape from Markertek.

18th October 2005, 09:32 AM	#20
7rojo7 urumita Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spoleto, Italy Posts: 1,274	Artist tape is the classic. I can't find it near me. __________________ love and light

18th October 2005, 01:57 PM	#21
Bob Ross Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 1,594	Funny, I thought "oh, I'll help these guys out and give them the brand name & part # of the artist's tape I always use" so I grab a roll from the studio and the only identification marking it has anywhere on it is the words Artist's Tape written several dozen times across the inner spool. So it's artist's tape all alright.

18th October 2005, 04:28 PM	#22
Stizz Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 246	we use 3/4" or 1" white tape (maybe it is artist tape, we have always called it console tape...) the brand on the inner spool says "Permacel" __________________ Steve Doppler Studios

18th October 2005, 08:57 PM	#23
microsoftsucks Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cambridge MA & New York NY - USA Posts: 28	http://www.pearlpaint.com/shop_searc...tape&Submit=Go

19th October 2005, 02:26 AM	#24
Rick Sutton Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Atascadero, CA Posts: 1,820	I use a black plastic strip attached above my main faders and clear plastic tabs above my small faders and on my outboard units. I have the plastic custom cut at the local trophy shop and it is very cheap to have done. using plastic with a high gloss surface makes for easy writing and clean and quick wiping off. A crucial factor is to use Tech Wipe lint free 2x2 cloth( can be purchased in large bundles from video supply sources) to wipe writing off so you don't get lint from regular cloth. White china marker for writing. Attached Thumbnails

19th October 2005, 04:49 AM	#25
3rd world order Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ann arbor, michigan Posts: 1,946	someone already said it but i'll second the motion: 3M post-it tape. doesn't leave a sticky mess like masking tape... can be moved around a lot __________________ 3WO - Mixing Without Tears "Tape is a mangler.." -- Slipperman // "The idea of the perfect album is this amorphous thing we're always aiming at. For us, it can mean something full of imperfection. Part of our aim has always been to destroy the sound in a beautiful way. It doesn't mean we expect everyone would like it. I'm not sure we will ever get there... but the whole point of making music is at least to aim at your own idea of perfection." -- Boards of Canada

20th October 2005, 11:27 AM	#27
The Alamo Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Equatorial Brussels Posts: 494	Artist's tape as well. White for everything coming from the multitrack, as well as subgroups. Red or blue for FX returns.

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