Studio "Recording" Light

Shaz · Post by **Shaz** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:15 am

I would like to get a studio warning light. So far, I have only been able to find these at Markertek:

http://www.markertek.com/Product.asp?ba ... rch=0&off=

Is there any other place on-line to get these? I am looking to spend under $150.

ponkass · Post by **ponkass** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:33 am

DIY!!!... =) it doesn´t seem like a "to hard thing to do"... it surely won´t cost 150$

Shaz · Post by **Shaz** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:46 am

I thought about DIY but, I am not sure how to do it. Anyone done it?

I found this one at B&H, it's out of stock and they are on vacation (really! their phone voice message says they are out until October 10th):

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control ... o_itemInfo

Let me know how this can be done DIY.

Post by **Aaronw** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:58 am

Here's another:

http://www.bswusa.com/prod_item.asp?item=RECORDING

Ptownkid · Post by **Ptownkid** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:49 am

wouldn't making something like this be really easy? Find a small piece of glass or plexi or anything relatively transparent, make cutout letters that spell "recording" and spray the surface with paint. Make a box, mount a light and bingo.

Post by **Aaronw** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:56 am

Or, how about just a red bulb screwed to a light socket that's connected to a switch.

ajcamlet · Post by **ajcamlet** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:39 am

all well and good, but dont you want it hooked up to your record button on your tape machine or i suppose your space bar on your keyboard if your a DAW user? otherwise your filicking a light switch evertime you go into record- could be a nightmare in an OD session, and you'd probably abandon it altogher....

cfuehrer · Post by **cfuehrer** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:50 am

This one is interesting http://www.punchlight.com/ It's a midi activated system that works off your DAW.

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 3:09 am

Nice idea (Punchlight) but it doesnt support my platform yet.... DP 4

knightfly · Post by **knightfly** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:30 am

If you're into fairly hardcore DIY, you could dedicate a separate MIDI track from ANY sequencer to control this -

http://tomscarff.tripod.com/midi_relay/ ... y_unit.htm

You could just put a note-on for the Recording light at the beginning of each measure, and a note-off at the very end of the song - that way, no matter where you punch in you'd light the light in the first measure after you start, - or, you could get REALLY cute and make the Recording light BLINK - ON on beat 1, OFF on beat 4, for example... Steve

ajcamlet · Post by **ajcamlet** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:55 am

okay there must be something that is hooked up to the record button of a tape transport or HDR that will do this... i see this all the time in large commercial facilities- is there something we are all missing?

knightfly · Post by **knightfly** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 5:38 am

Pro transports generally have a Tally light connection, typically on the remote control connector; I've not played with HDR's, just analog decks and DAWs; it's possible that some HDR's also have this. Most DAW software doesn't seem to have evolved far enough to implement MMC yet, that would probably be the most practical way to get a Tally light without designing your own. You would still need a hardware unit to convert the MMC command into a contact closure to run the Record light.

Here's another MIDI relay for those who don't want to build -

http://www.midisolutions.com/prodrel.htm

Costs $150 USD -

I've not been directly involved with pro studios for quite a few years, maybe someone with HDR experience can chime in here?? Steve