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Permalink Check out THIS reverb "tank"

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I'm geeking-out over this...

Combine some old, giant concrete water tanks with a speaker, a microphone, and the ability to do anything over the Internet, and you get this:

http://www.tank-fx.de/

Some guys in Germany have set-up a speaker/mic recording combination, where you upload a file, and it actually plays and records inside this concrete tank, and is sent back to you as an MP3.

How cool is that??

  • Rickshaw

Complete DIY Ribbon Microphone plans available from:
www.RickshawRecords.com

cool, Im sending them mp3s as we speak. gotto wonder whether it's for real though.

WR

Rules to live by #314:
"When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is."

https://www.facebook.com/The-Malbehavers-286429584796173/

A few years ago, they had something similar in Montreal, Canada, using an abandoned grain elevator - a gigantic indoor space - set up with microphones and speakers like this one. People were also able to upload sounds, music, etc., to have played through the speaker/microphone system and hear it back processed. Unfortunately, I found out about this after the project had ended. I'll have to try this one!

http://www.aquatudes.com
http://www.facebook.com/theaquatudes

okay, I made a sampler of a 1 minute snippet of my band playing squad car, sent it through the site once with 30% reverbsilo, and once with 100% Cool drop me a mail or PM if you're interested, as the download section heré is out of order and I dont have a clue how or where else to store it

WR

Rules to live by #314:
"When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is."

https://www.facebook.com/The-Malbehavers-286429584796173/

Those types of "reverb tanks" are nothing new. Norman Petty had a famous one that Buddy Holley recorded with as well as Duane Eddy if I remember correctly. I actually built a "plate" reverb some years back with a piece of sheet metal, a 4" speaker and a telephone pickup capsule. It sounded awesome but I could never effectively isolate it from other unwanted vibrations being generated in my basement studio. I ended giving it to a friend and I never heard if he actually got it to work........ed

Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?

Good post Rickshaw ... most interesting thing I've seen on the net for a while .. have got to try it now...

http://www.myspace.com/thepashuns

Youth and enthusiasm are no match for age and treachery.

Those types of "reverb tanks" are nothing new.

OK, agreed, but being able to sit in my den, send a file to Germany and having it sent back instantly is the cool part!

I've posted some samples here:
www.rickshawrecords.com/samples/drumsample-dry.mp3
www.rickshawrecords.com/samples/drumsample-tankfx50-50.mp3
www.rickshawrecords.com/samples/drumsample-tankfx25-75.mp3

  • Rickshaw

Complete DIY Ribbon Microphone plans available from:
www.RickshawRecords.com

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