SMcNamara
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/19 23:04:34
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My daughter gave me this. Love it.
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djwayne
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/20 10:03:13
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on new recordings, Mosvalve I have one on my desk but I never turn it on. It gets too hot. It's the real deal to not one of those plastic ones. I didn't realize it would improve my mixing. We'll see.
Well it does improve my mixes. While watching the lamp and listening to my music, I noticed a few clicks in my tracks I didn't hear before. I traced it down the Focusrite 18i8 interface, adjusted the buffer setting, and now on new recordings, the clicks are gone.
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Schwintone
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/20 14:50:19
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I find the USB 3 Lava lamps to have lower latency. I have 2 , also a Disco Mirror Ball for mixing dance tunes.
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/20 17:05:05
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Always put one on the Master Bus.
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/20 17:39:21
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Oh man, the need for plug-ins never ends does it? (off to buy a lava lamp)
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/20 20:44:33
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Anyone have a link for a digital lava lamp? My lava hardened after so long...
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Re: How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/20 23:45:44
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No dusty lava lamp, but Fabfilter's Volcano sits on my hard drive unused. Surely that counts...
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/27 16:28:25
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SMcNamara My daughter gave me this. Love it.

This one is a coolest I ever seen. Mine, together with Xmass lights are an essential recording tools.
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/28 00:11:47
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BassDaddy Always put one on the Master Bus.
I'm waiting for BOZ to compile one as ProChannel plugin
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/28 02:09:47
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Of course I have one! Silly question. Did you (op) really think anyone replying would openly admit they don't have one.......Lol
Just saw the thread started out in 2012.......some things just never change. Sadly the bulb of mine broke and since it is impossible to get the old filament bulbs I had to replace with a halogen one and it doesn't get as hot as the original bulb so the lava stays a little too 'thick' and doesn't create as many nice blobs & spheres as it used to. I guess I'll have to get one of those digital ones as well :)
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/28 03:29:17
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djwayne
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/28 05:03:36
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Even Howard Wolowitz has one.....
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Soundwise
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/28 05:29:11
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I've heard, true hard-core vintage gurus prefer real fire, while hipsters just use tesla lamps.
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djwayne
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/28 07:36:23
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I just spray painted my base and cap gold metallic. It looks really classy now...sort of like a gold top Les Paul...
post edited by djwayne - 2016/09/28 13:08:21
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outland144k
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/28 12:34:10
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Schwintone I find the USB 3 Lava lamps to have lower latency. I have 2 , also a Disco Mirror Ball for mixing dance tunes.
Wow, you're fortunate to have a Lava Lamp with USB3. How much did they cost you? I don't have a disco ball as I never mix dance tunes. I do mix a lot of jazz, however, so I've retro-fitted an old incense burner to hold cigarettes so I can burn them there. Generally, I use Winstons or Camels for straight-up jazz, but Lucky Strikes for bluesier stuff. I find electronic vapor cigarettes work well for fusion and hip-hop. I'm still playing with flavors, though. I'm kind of a traditionalist as far as the Lava Lamps go; mine are so old they still have Midi In, Out, and Thru. I run them on midi channels 11 and 12 to keep out of the way of the TR808. The sub Lava Lamp runs on channel 13. I know what you're thinking, but I run my studio's toaster on channel 14 from the midi thru of one of the Lava Lamps. As long as I only daisy-chain them this deep, there's no midi latency and things remain "snappy" (at least as "snappy" as Lava Lamps and toasters are capable of). I am a bit confused as to how/where to plug in the Mr. Coffee and on what midi channel to run that. Thoughts?
post edited by outland144k - 2016/09/28 13:03:07
“Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy” is attributed to Benjamin Franklin perhaps in error, but the thought remains a worthy sentiment nonetheless.
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djwayne
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/30 16:08:25
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I bought a new camera..it's a Kodak PixPro FZ53. It takes much better pictures. Much better color, very realistic compared to the old Cannon Power Shot. Here's a pic with the new camera...
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Mad_Musicologist
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/30 17:02:35
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Maybe I should give that a try, in connection with some retro and vintage sounds. But I'll have to keep it out of reach of my cats ;-) But that's really worth considering, lava, or Tesla?
post edited by Mad_Musicologist - 2016/09/30 17:25:02
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djwayne
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/30 17:21:21
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The lava lamp seems to be most popular with studio owners. It's relaxing. You can watch that while listening to your mixes. It helps to let you concentrate on the details of the music. Now that I have one, I won't give it up.
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djwayne
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/30 17:55:36
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Well here's an example on how the lava lamp works. I was looking at it and took a picture of it with my old camera. I posted it but I didn't like the colors. The lava lamp brought this to my attention, and I decided I needed a new camera. The pictures from the new camera look much better than the old camera. This is how it works with music too, while watching the lamp and listening to my recordings, I detected a tiny but annoying click on my tracks. I thought Sonar was acting up, then I listened to music in Audition, same thing, I thought my Focusrite USB 18i8 was acting up...no dice. Then I played some music thru the Windows Media Player,,,clicks again....then I thought maybe there's something in my computer. I checked the Window's Control Panel, and found an Icon for "Troubleshooting" It had a section in it that would scan the audio section of the computer, I ran a couple of scans, and it said it made a few corrections and I needed to restart my computer. After doing this, I ran a few tests and guess what ?? No more clicks in any of the programs !!!! All because of the lava lamp, I could concentrate on listening very closely to my music. I know it may sound like snake oil, but I swear by it. It's a wonderful tool.
post edited by djwayne - 2016/09/30 18:30:48
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slyman
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Re:How many of you use a LAVA LAMP in your Studio?
2016/09/30 18:04:48
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I use mine as a compressor. It's a LA-VA
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