Valve Compressors and Angry Bees / August 28 2008
What the hell is happening in the control-room?
Insects and other creepy-crawlies love it in there: spiders, earwigs, flies, beetles, even Audrey – who is, of course, not an insect – has chosen an area under the mixing desk as her favourite sleeping-place in the whole house. And whenever anyone comes to visit, they always gravitate upstairs, eager to sample the comfy delights of the studio sofa.
Earlier today, I was unplugging some cables from the back of the effects-rack when three massive bees shot out from beneath the Drawmer 1960. You’d think that they would have headed straight for the open window, desperate to return to the fresh air of the outside world; but no, they couldn’t wait to get back to the dusty glow of the warm tubes in the back of the expensive compressor.
I poked at them with a pencil for a few seconds but by the terrifying sound of the furious buzzing that was being directed at me, I could tell that they did not want to be moved. After a final assessment of the situation - and being the coward that I am - I made the executive decision to retreat. Please, God, don’t let them be having sex. (Though, thinking about it, a thriving bees’ nest in a recording studio might get us some publicity in the local press.)
It must be some magical electrical ambiance or an abundance of positively-charged ions that is attracting everything and everybody to the control-room – who can say? I do know this, though: beautiful women seem to be – so far, at least - immune to the effect.
Filed under Audrey / Hardware / Home Studio / Music Production / Pro Audio
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4 comments on “Valve Compressors and Angry Bees”
Nelson Galaxy / August 28th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Wait until I’m sleeping on the studio sofa bed next week - the beautiful women will be swarming to my magical electrical ambulance.
Napoleon Fantastic / August 28th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Nelson,
Have you been drinking?
belinda / August 30th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Davy, just a short comment back from you here, but seeing you truly nature on whole, you are Good .. so and so ..
Napoleon Fantastic / August 31st, 2008 at 11:56 am
Belinda,
Thanks! Yes, I am a Good so-and-so, I really am. 
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