Hot muggy weather bad for synths?
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:14 pm
Hi,
I have a small bedroom repurposed into my little electronic studio. But it is also the most stuffy
room in the house. We do have ducted air conditioning, but even it doesn't work optimally in this room.
So, I guess I am asking if it is alright to run the gear under these conditions? I am sitting here right now,
with just the fan from the aircon on and I am sweating like crazy. FYI, this is in Penrith and it is
currently 27C - drops to about 24 overnight. And it is also humid like you would not believe.
So this makes me reticent to run my gear - if I am sweating already, running a room full of
analogues is going to make it worse.... ....so given we do have some aircon, what else can you
suggest to make it safer to run my gear? Should I get a small fan and run it at floor level under the
desk or behind the gear to help get some air moving around? What about tinting on the window,
which would be west facing, annoyingly enough - the room is on the western wall....
So, as to running your gear in summer, what can you guys suggest for me? I measured the temp
here at 1:00AM and it was still 24C and felt hotter.....
rachel
I have a small bedroom repurposed into my little electronic studio. But it is also the most stuffy
room in the house. We do have ducted air conditioning, but even it doesn't work optimally in this room.
So, I guess I am asking if it is alright to run the gear under these conditions? I am sitting here right now,
with just the fan from the aircon on and I am sweating like crazy. FYI, this is in Penrith and it is
currently 27C - drops to about 24 overnight. And it is also humid like you would not believe.
So this makes me reticent to run my gear - if I am sweating already, running a room full of
analogues is going to make it worse.... ....so given we do have some aircon, what else can you
suggest to make it safer to run my gear? Should I get a small fan and run it at floor level under the
desk or behind the gear to help get some air moving around? What about tinting on the window,
which would be west facing, annoyingly enough - the room is on the western wall....
So, as to running your gear in summer, what can you guys suggest for me? I measured the temp
here at 1:00AM and it was still 24C and felt hotter.....
rachel