Members mike.sartori Posted April 11, 2012 Members Share Posted April 11, 2012 I very often see pictures of pro studios and lots of home studios with a lava lamp sitting on the desk. Initially, I thought it was just a relic of a bygone era; the days of free love and hippies. However, when a nice silver lamp with clear liquid and red lava came into the thrift store I work at, I figured, "why not put that in my studio? It couldn't hurt." After adjusting the salt content in the liquid, the lava was flowing nicely and I thought it was adding a nice ambience to the room. However, as I've been working on more and more editing jobs of late, I find myself staring at the flowing lava - entranced as I listen to loads and loads of tedious audio, (mostly speech) and somehow, having these flowing blobs of goo to stare at keeps me focused on the job, whereas before I would break up the tedium with frequent trips to the HC forums and an over-abuse of snacks:snax:. If you don't have this handy visual distractor in your studio, I highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted April 12, 2012 Members Share Posted April 12, 2012 thx for the tip... i have an unused lava lamp at home, maybe it gets some use, i might put it in our rehearsal room tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Lava Lamps are not ideal for rehearsal rooms - they can get knocked over too easily, and when they break, they make a waxy mess. Every studio should have one though. It's an unwritten law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted April 14, 2012 Members Share Posted April 14, 2012 Lava Lamps are not ideal for rehearsal rooms - they can get knocked over too easily, and when they break, they make a waxy mess. Every studio should have one though. It's an unwritten law. Yep, the shards of that broken lava lamp should be in the display case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beatpoet Posted April 14, 2012 Members Share Posted April 14, 2012 I originally thought it was just a joke more than anything else, studio owners saying "I just had to get a lava lamp in the shot, lolz", but now I'm thinking of getting one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted April 15, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 15, 2012 I originally thought it was just a joke more than anything else, studio owners saying "I just had to get a lava lamp in the shot, lolz", but now I'm thinking of getting one There has definitely been an audible improvement in my mixes since acquiring the lava lamp. It works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beatpoet Posted April 15, 2012 Members Share Posted April 15, 2012 I guess in all the dead moments it's something to stare at and keep your mind ticking over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 There has definitely been an audible improvement in my mixes since acquiring the lava lamp. It works! :phil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I guess in all the dead moments it's something to stare at and keep your mind ticking over! To me, it serves as a nice visual distraction... Any time I feel like I need to stare at something, instead of endlessly staring at the waveform screen, I instead stare at the Lava Lamp. It keeps the eyes occupied and allows me to use my ears for evaluating things instead. Lava Lamps - Highly recommended. :phil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted April 16, 2012 Members Share Posted April 16, 2012 Lava Lamps are not ideal for rehearsal rooms - they can get knocked over too easily, and when they break, they make a waxy mess. Every studio should have one though. It's an unwritten law. thats a reason why i didn't took it with my for last nights rehearsal, other than that, that i forgot it i'm still thinking where i could put it, still to be visible and not to be in an endangered space... hmmm i never use it at home also that my two year old cannot knock it down.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CME Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'll have to see if I can find mine and plug-it in. Someone need to make a "plug-in" version lol. Waves LL-2500 anyone??? lol Just to add, but a band I was in had a practice room set-up that had a lava lamp and other neon lights and such. Very cool room to practice/write in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Nothing like a lava lamp to clear out the brain clutter of day-to-day living and help me/us focus on the music. We have them in the studio and in several other rooms too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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