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suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdm0swc wrote

I think I'm just going to nail it to the door, as a warning to other, nicer gear to stay away

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KotzubueSailingClub t1_jdm67su wrote

What an uniquely Vermonter sort of accident. Like an artisanal cheese truck overturned on the side of a snow covered state highway.

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heartofdankne55 t1_jdm7au1 wrote

There are better places to "achieve analog warmth". Looks like it was fun though!!!

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willynillyslide t1_jdm8ldd wrote

Mixing music in a sugar house is easily one of the most Vermont things Ive ever heard in my life

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mikilobe t1_jdmci18 wrote

Replying to FlamingYawn13 (#2,351,900)

I'd disconnect and maybe disassemble everything, then use IPA and a soft brush to clean everything. Let it dry for a day in a warm, dry place with good air circulation and I bet it'll still work after reassembling it.

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Comfortable-Job-6236 t1_jdmdpzw wrote

If it was not on when it got spilled on and it was just water or sap it can be saved, I spilled juice on my ps4 once and had to take it apart and clean the motherboard with a q tip and isopropyl alcohol for a while but I got it cleaned and it worked for years after and still does.

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yoursdolorously t1_jdme3de wrote

Looks like you're primed for some primo glitch there. Punch up that eq though.

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artful_todger_502 t1_jdmeso9 wrote

Having "Recording at Sugar House Studios" on your music would give massive creds! The new Big Pink

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Oldmanbabydog t1_jdmf2tu wrote

Looks like an album cover. "Mixing in the Sugar House" by DJ StickyFingers

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Runnah5555 t1_jdmhb0z wrote

I didn’t realize making syrup required such complicated equipment.

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suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdmqofp wrote

Replying to Runnah5555 (#2,353,080)

I have a 24" 2k monitor, gigabit fiber etc down here. I work from home, and can work from a boil just as easily, it just makes for long days because of startup and shutdown time on the rig :)

Yea, I have gone a little too far with all that on top of vacuum lines and a pump, pretty sure my bucket-and-oil-lamp-using neighbors think I'm a heretic.

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suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdmqxt3 wrote

Replying to Practical-Animator87 (#2,351,908)

A friend was willing to jam during a boil but unwilling to bring any decent gear inside the shack, and rightfully so, so I grabbed the cheapest stuff I had which included a $150 oscar schmidt telecaster clone and an ipad connected to a breaking MIDI kb and we messed around for a while. I only have a short snippet of video recorded which shows my friend's face, so he'd probably rather I not post that, but if we do another session I want to tape more.

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suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdmr35d wrote

Replying to FlamingYawn13 (#2,351,900)

it was fully finished syrup at about 200F which caused a mason jar to explode and rain glass and syrup all over everything. I figure the lost syrup sets me back $25 which is 1/3 the cost of the mixer.

It was not on, and I am optimistic that it's cleanable, but won't really know until I pop it apart.

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NeedlenoseMusic t1_jdmtcir wrote

Let’s pretend you just hit a crazy frequency that made the jars explode like an opera singer and a wine glass.

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FlamingYawn13 t1_jdmvxya wrote

Replying to suboptimal-synthesis (#2,354,266)

Oh my absolute living god I am so sorry. What brand is that mixer? I can’t see the logo. Because honestly I’d just scrap the unit if possible. Once that syrup dries it’s going to insanely effect the conductivity of any connection you make. And all of your pots are just gonna be gummed to high hell. Was this the only thing that got sprayed?

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FlamingYawn13 t1_jdmw5jd wrote

Replying to mikilobe (#2,352,544)

I wanna agree but this was hot maple syrup. If that got in between the actual components in the pots there’s gonna be no way to actually clean them short of replacing the entire mechanism. Anything else and you might be fine but this just seems like a total loss to me

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suboptimal-synthesis OP t1_jdmykie wrote

Replying to FlamingYawn13 (#2,354,791)

it's a mackie mix 8 and it was brought in there with the explicit understanding that it might end up nailed to the wall as a warning to nicer gear

the syrup explosion tilts me more than the lost mixer, tbqh. Don't pour hot syrup into cold jars.

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FlamingYawn13 t1_jdn3imc wrote

Replying to suboptimal-synthesis (#2,355,064)

Yea def make a centerpiece out of that.

Or if you compose wait till it dries and hook it up to a dedicate beater mic and something cheap that records. See if you can’t get some weird effect off of it. Then sample it and call it the “warm syrup sample pack.”

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mikilobe t1_jdn9m4m wrote

Replying to FlamingYawn13 (#2,354,817)

It's a total loss if OP doesn't try, but op only loses IPA if they do. just submerge the whole thing in a tub amd let it soak/ softly scrub. As long as they dry it realy well, it shoudn't hurt anything (might take off the white labels though). I don't know how much these cost, so maybe it's not even worth the trouble. Screwing it to the door like it is, is just going to attract ants though.

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Otto-Korrect t1_jdnhmk2 wrote

I did a photoshoot in a sugarhouse years ago. All of my gear ended up with a slightly sticky surface from the steam.

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lildirtfoot t1_jdr0lsj wrote

Sugar shacks are apparently wicked dangerous. I’ve got a client whose son died in a tragic maple sugaring accident. (Sorry for the verbiage, couldn’t miss a Zoolander reference) I didn’t realize how dangerous they were though!!!

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