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THE 1960s
One of my first electronics projects was in 1962 at age 13, when I built a low-power radio transmitter. I drove my parents nuts playing Bert Kaempfert's Afrikaan Beat over and over as I walked around the house and back yard listening on a portable radio. I also got a ham radio license around that time, though I didn't find talking to strangers via Morse code nearly as much fun as building audio and radio devices.
When I was 17 in 1966 I built my first recording studio in my parents' basement in East Norwalk, Connecticut. I had bought a 1/4-track Sony open reel tape recorder with sound-on-sound capability. This let you record one (mono) track, and then copy that to the other track while also mixing a new source through the microphone or line input. There was only one chance to get the balance correct, and after only a few passes the tape noise and distortion became quite objectionable. A year later I bought a second Sony stereo tape deck and also a four-track record/play head. I mounted this head in the first recorder, replacing the existing head, and ran wires from the second deck to the extra track windings on the new head thus making a four-track recorder. This let me record and play four tracks all at once or separately, though I used this setup mainly to record and overdub instruments one by one to build a complete performance by myself.
My parents were good friends with Erv and Muriel Nussbaum, and I occasionally baby sat for their young son Adam who was unusually precocious with an intense interest in music. One night while his parents were out we reached behind his father's expensive stereo receiver and plugged my electric guitar into the phono input. Wow, cool distortion! Adam has since gone on to become a world-famous jazz drummer. More name dropping: At that time I also played lead guitar in a band with John Scofield. Like Adam, John went on to become really famous with dozens of CDs.
Also around this time I started designing and building miniature fuzz-tones and compressors into guitars for friends and others. The photo below shows a tiny fuzz-tone I built into my Fender Telecaster. The circuit board is barely an inch long, and all the wiring is (obviously) point to point, using each component's leads to connect to the adjacent parts. A 9 Volt battery is under the guitar's pick guard. One clever feature is having the battery disconnect automatically when the guitar cord is unplugged, by using the right channel of a stereo phone jack as the battery's ground connection. Today this is standard on most battery devices that have a 1/4 inch input or output jack.
In the late 1960s I also started working as an electronics technician. One of my fondest memories was building RF splitters for Anzac Electronics, some of which went to the moon! The RF splitters I made at Anzac were like the little gizmos that split a cable TV signal to two or more televisions sets. Only these cost a whole lot more and were sold to industry and the US Government. As an aside, Anzac was started and run by Carl Sontheimer, who later when on to create Cuisinart, the first home food processor. Another fond early memory was working for Vectron, a manufacturer of precision crystal oscillators. I learned a lot during the years I worked at these companies, and was fortunate to have some truly gifted engineers answer my endless electronics questions. After Vectron I worked for Cober Electronics building enormous high-power tube testers.These devices are the size of a small bedroom, with power supplies that put out 50,000 volts! I also met my current RealTraps partner Doug Ferrara while working at Cober.
THE 1970s
This is the first recording console Ethan built. Photo by Kevin Byron, 1972 |
My first real studio - with separate rooms for recording and mixing - was in Weston, Connecticut, in 1970 in a barn owned by my friend Jim Geraghty. Jim and I bought a used Ampex AG-440 1/2 inch 4-track recorder and built our own mixing board, and we recorded local bands for $25 per hour. We also bought a used Telefunken (Neumann) tube U47 microphone for $250 (!), a Revox A-77 half-track recorder for mixdowns, some cheap Radio Shack condenser microphones, and a crappy spring reverb unit. We called our business Modern Sound Studio. We never made enough money to justify our investment, but we sure had a lot of fun.
I also built my first home-made synthesizer during this period, with much help from my friend Leo Taylor who was an engineer at Hewlett-Packard. This synth was modeled loosely after a MiniMoog except it had no keyboard - only two oscillators, a voltage-controlled filter (VCF), and a voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA). Since I couldn't afford a real MiniMoog I had to build my own. In this case poverty was the mother of invention! In what was surely one of the earliest attempts by anyone to sync a computer with an audio tape recorder, Leo and I recorded a short tune written by my friend Phil Cramer. We started by recording 60 Hz hum - called Cycles Per Second back then - onto one track of the AG-440, and that hum was then squared up (distorted to become a square wave) and played back into the control port of a small H-P computer Leo borrowed from work. Small, as in it barely fit on a tabletop. Leo wrote a program in binary machine code to read the 60 Hz sync signal, entering it step by step on the computer's 16 front-panel toggle switches. The data for the tune, essentially a three-part invention, was also entered via the computer's toggle switches. It took us 11-1/2 hours to program the computer, enter the data, and record the three tracks. You can hear the result HERE.
In 1974 I built another synthesizer. This one was much more ambitious than the first and included a 61-note keyboard, four oscillators, two VCFs and two VCAs, an LFO, a ten-step sequencer, and circuitry to split the keyboard at any point so both synthesizer "halves" could be played simultaneously for a whopping two-note polyphony.
It took Leo Taylor and me two years to design this synthesizer, and I spent another nine months building it. Leo was the real brains, though I learned a lot about electronics over those two years. By the end of this project I had learned enough to design all the keyboard and LFO etc control circuits myself. Fourteen separate plug-in circuit cards are used to hold each module, and each card was hand-wired manually using crimped wiring posts and 24 gauge buss wire with Teflon sleeving. Keyboard magazine featured this synth in their Keyboard of the Month column in the January 1998 issue.
I still have this beast in my basement, but it's been years since I've fired it up. You can hear it in action on Disco Rainbow, recorded ca. 1977, on my tunes page.
Also during this period Leo and I designed what was probably the first working guitar synthesizer based on a pitch-to-voltage converter. I tried to sell the design to Electronic Music Labs (EML), a synthesizer manufacturer in Vernon, Connecticut, but they were too short-sighted to see the potential market. Another project that was ahead of its time and thus financially unsuccessful was my 1/3-octave room equalizer (below) that used a pair of LEDs to let you know when the equalizer was properly adjusted. The built-in pink noise source was played through the monitor speakers, a calibrated mike fed a separate input on the equalizer, and the LEDs would tell you if the slider for each band was too high or too low. Today devices like this are very common!
In the mid-1970s I partnered with Rob Carlson, who bought a 16-track 2" MCI recorder to go with the 16-input console I built and designed with the help of Bill Eppler. Rob was a valuable partner because he had a strong local following for his standup act, and is an excellent jingle writer who also had contacts in the advertising business. So we had not only a real studio (built in the enormous freezer of a former dairy) but also the ability to make full-time livings producing jingles and corporate sound tracks.
We did numerous projects, many for well-known companies such as Stanley Tools, Aetna Life Insurance, Pitney-Bowes, Blue Cross, and the Connecticut Lottery. We also recorded Narada Michael Walden's current band at the time. When our third partner revealed himself to be a cheat, we packed up our gear and began a two-year project to build another studio in East Norwalk, Connecticut.
The Recording Center, 1979 |
The Recording Center was a full-blown commercial studio, and we continued to record jingles and industrial sound tracks, and also an ongoing stream of local and almost-name bands. I taught recording classes four nights per week in this studio, and also for a few semesters for the University of Bridgeport. As you can see, the studio area was large enough to hold an entire orchestra comfortably, and the spacious curved drum booth in the rear seems tiny compared to the rest of the room. Each of the two walls visible in the photo above had curtains that could be opened or closed to control the room acoustics. There were five rooms altogether in this 6300 square foot facility: The main studio (above), the control room (below), a large "piano room" with a hardwood floor (not shown), a small carpeted vocal booth next to the piano room, and a separate "Studio B" for voice-over work and cassette duplication.
The Recording Center, 1979 |
The control room was also quite large, with huge double glass windows into the main studio and also the "piano room" (not visible). I designed the layout for this studio myself, but we hired the acoustic consulting firm of Klepper, Marshall, and King from New York to confirm the design. They showed us how to build floating floors, walls, and ceilings, and how to build proper bass traps and acoustic treatment. In the upper-right corner of the control room photo above you can just make out the lighting control panel. Each of the eight lighting tracks had its own on-off switch and 1500-watt variable transformer dimmer.
In the late 1970s I also began a side career of writing for magazines, starting with a series of how-to articles for Recording Engineer/Producer (now defunct).
THE 1980s AND 1990s
After five more years in the studio I'd had enough, and in 1983 I took a detour into audio and software consulting where I designed programs for the Lawn Doctor, the New York Stock Exchange, and Chase Manhattan Bank. I also worked as chief engineer for ByWord Corporation where I designed and installed guided tour systems for museums and other tourist attractions. The best part about ByWord was the traveling - I went all over, including four trips to Bermuda, three to Las Vegas, and many near Disney World. I also spent six weeks in Beulah, North Dakota, in the middle of winter, which was no fun at all!
In 1986 I started a business to design and sell add-on libraries for programmers. During that time I switched from writing about audio to writing about computers, and wrote articles for most of the major programming magazines and served as a contributing editor for PC Magazine. One of my fondest memories is an event at a Comdex show when PC Magazine rented a small ball room and a band's worth of instruments for a PC Magazine editor's jam session. Jeff Prosise (guitar), Neil Rubenking (keyboards), and I had a ball playing for many hours. I don't recall who played the drums, but Wayne Hammerly, formerly of Three Dog Night's touring band and now a software vendor, also sat in.
Besides writing for computer magazines, I also wrote a programming book that became a best-seller, reaching Number 11 on the Waldensoft Top 20 list - surprisingly successful for a programmer's book competing in the same market as "Word Perfect Made Easy" and other titles having a much wider audience. My software company also co-produced programming events with Microsoft, and I won their Developer MVP Award several years in a row. During that time I met Bill Gates and even had dinner with him!
I sold my software company in 1992 and retired so I could spend more time with audio and music. I also bought a bunch of new audio gear and started playing the cello. I continued writing for magazines, only now it was for Strings, The Strad, Electronic Musician, and Recording instead of PC Magazine, Microsoft System Journal, and PC Techniques.
Kate Dillingham |
I've always enjoyed classical music, and had attended the University of Bridgeport for composing and arranging courses in the mid-1970s. So it was a natural progression to learn the cello and start playing in local orchestras. I was fortunate to hook up with Kate Dillingham (above), a fabulous cellist and teacher. Besides taking lessons with Kate, together we produced a cello CD for Music Minus One and also four one-hour Cello Masterclass videos with her teacher, Bernard Greenhouse, of the famous Beaux Arts Trio. I have since recorded and produced a half-dozen CDs for Music Minus One in my home studio, including a recording of my own cello concerto described on my Concerto page.
At that time I practiced the cello for three to five hours every day, playing regularly in three area orchestras, a string quartet, a piano trio, and in a duo with a pianist. But after creating my Cello Rondo video in 2006 (which now has more than 1,500,000 views on YouTube and elsewhere) it became clear I was too old to ever become a great player no matter how much I practiced. So currently I play only occasionally, and practice daily only when working on a new piece I'll record or make into a video.
In 1994 my wife Elli and I moved into our present home in New Milford, Connecticut, and I built what I swear is my last recording studio (below). This studio has the recording and mixing areas in the same room, which is rarely a problem since I record mostly myself and friends. When I record others I simply use earphones while tracking, and defer all EQ and balance decisions until mixing. The room is 33 feet long by 18 feet wide, and the side walls and ceiling are angled to avoid flutter echoes. I also use this room for video projects. Bass traps surround the mixing area on both sides and the ceiling, and additional traps are on the rear walls. A list of all the current audio equipment is on my tunes page.
I wrote my first piece for full orchestra, A Day in the Life of a Cat Named Bear in 1996, and in 1998 wrote a cello concerto which I recorded in this studio piece by piece using live musicians (as opposed to synthesizers).
Bear has been performed by four different area orchestras, and has even had a puppet show created for it (above) by the Robert Rogers Puppet Company.
Early in 2001 my friend and now-business partner Doug Ferrara and I sold all our outboard recording equipment, and switched to using only a computer. This type of recording and mixing is called "In The Box," and in my opinion is far better than dealing with many separate pieces of audio equipment.
These days I'm semi-retired, doing occasional audio and acoustic consulting both for local clients and via email and Skype. I still write regularly for audio magazines, and spend time every day in audio forums explaining audio science. In 2009 I chaired a workshop for the Audio Engineering Society; the video of that workshop has received more than 200,000 views and has been the topic of numerous discussions around the Internet. In 2012 I wrote my second major book, The Audio Expert, to explain how audio works at the deepest level using plain English and minimal math.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
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I woke up this morning feeling like someone beat on me all night and sat on the side of the bed hoping that I might just die and get it over with. Then, I looked out the window.
It was raining. Everything was glistening wet and the multi colored leaves of the Chinese Tallow were moving quietly in the morning air, as if each leaf was turning upward to catch the rain.
The Catalpa trees behind the house were holding on to what few yellow leaves still clung to them....
The goats were nowhere to be seen.
I was on my feet by now, moving from window to window. Trying to accumulate enough reasons to make it worth being alive when my brain felt like it was draining out of me with all the other debris. I hate being sick.
Then I walked out to the living room and was greeted by Cutterbutt who has decided that life is good when you can spend a cold rainy morning on the couch right where Farmlady wants to lay down.
I poured a cup of coffee. The Prospector asked how I was feeling. I considered this question. I replied, "Better, I guess.", as one of the nerve cells from my brain slid down my throat and sent me into a coughing attack. I hate being sick.... Why do I have to be sick. Where did this come from. What did I do to deserve this. I feel so awful.
"Well," said the Prospector, "you'll feel better in a few days. Just take it easy."
Well, that went well. Not a lot of sympathy there and the dogs are taking there morning nap oblivious to my pain.
I sat down on the edge of the couch, between the two dogs, sipping my coffee and feeling very sorry for myself and that is when it happen.
Cutterbutt came over and put his soft head on my lap.... and he made a little doggy noise. Just a little growl mixed with a sigh that said..." Everything will be all right. This too shall pass."
11 comments:
- Madeline's Album said...
I hope you get to feeling better real soon. It's terrible being sick. Your photos are great as usual. The last two morning have been cold here. I am hoping for warmer weather so I can get out and get some leaves raked up. Have a blessed day. Madeline
- November 7, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- susanc said...
I hope you feel better soon. Love the photos! :)
- November 7, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Debbie said...
Oh golly...what a sweet and wonderful ending. Sigh. I really need a dog. The view out your bedroom window is beautiful.
I hope you feel better soon hon. I hate colds.
Take care :) - November 7, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- Kerry O'Gorman said...
Sometimes it's those simple, wordless gestures that can be the ticket home! Hope you can do nothing and keep warm and cozy...go tell the Prospector to make you some chicken garlic soup!!
- November 7, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Laura ~Peach~ said...
put vics vapor rub on the bottoms of your feet... yeah i know crazy but try it.. put socks on after and relax 15 min and you will be breathing easier and coughing less... I promise.
- November 7, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- The 4 Bushel Farmgal said...
I'm sorry to hear that you're under the weather! It sounds like it came on quick and hard, too. Settle in and rest with Cutter and some hot liquids.
I hope you'll feel back to normal soon! Best wishes. - November 7, 2010 at 12:37 PM
Oh you poor baby. I feel so sorry for you. Let's find whoever left those nasty cold germs lying about for you to catch and GET him! Put the back of your hand to your forehead and whimper until you get the attention you need. In the meantime, TAKE ZINC. I swear this will greatly lessen the severity of your symptoms and will probably shorten the duration of your cold. If you don't already have zinc tabs on hand, send the prospector running for some. tell him you need them NOW! Sending you a big, warm hug. ~Dawn
- November 7, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- Chef E said...
Oh, feel better you- Not a good feeling I know all too well with allergies and sinus things hit me once or twice a year. How in the world did you get a germ in the middle of your beautiful country? Oh didn't you go to the grandkids? I do hope you feel better...
- November 7, 2010 at 2:17 PM
- Pauline said...
You have my sympathy. I am the most pathetic person in the world when I'm sick.
But the Vicks on the bottom of the feet does really work!
Hope you feel better soon. - November 7, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- Judy Kingston-Smith said...
I know how you feel! Im suppose to write new articles for my blog today, but Im also feeling under the weather so Im wasting time rading other peoples blogs...
Love the pictures you have on your site. The wind is howling outside my window with yellow leaves running all over the the place... - November 8, 2010 at 1:42 AM
- Heidi Ann said...
Oh, I'm sorry you're not feeling well! I hope that you recover soon - it's so miserable being sick. Hope you CAN just take it easy, rest and relax; have some chicken soup.
Get well soon! - November 8, 2010 at 9:19 AM


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