DR. KURKELA'S CLINIC
Does the mic preamp on your console crackle?
Does your guitar amp need maintenance or modifications?
Does your electric bass make a strange chirring noise?
Did you find on the attic a cool tube radio that does not let out a sound?
Do your temples ache?
5 by 5 Custom Shop can help you!
PRO AUDIO, INSTRUMENT DEVICE AND STRING INSTRUMENT SERVICE
Broken stuff sucks and sucking is for suckers. Keep your stuff straight and your equipment in shape by visiting 5 by 5 Custom Shop or contacting us. We can service most professional audio units and instrument devices, as well as common string instruments.
If it is a bigger piece of equipment, such as a recording console, we can come to the site to service it. We are not going to touch your home stereo system but will help you with that wicked tube radio.
MEASUREMENT OF ROOM ACOUSTICS AND ADJUSTING MONITORS
In addition to the type of equipment used, the proficiency and hearing acuity of the audio engineer, and signal quality, the sound is greatly influenced by the way the space resonates. Poor acoustics or poor tune of the monitors can easily ruin the outcome even if you have golden ears – if you cannot hear it, you cannot fix it. If you have the acoustics of your workstation measured, you will find out what the problem is and it can be solved. Just contact us and Dr. Kurkela will be at your disposal with his measuring equipment.
CUSTOM WORK
Custom Shop makes even exceptional solutions possible. Do you want to build a spaceship bridge with Eventides and solar temperature control knobs like John Petrucci has, but you are not exactly sure how you should go about it in practice? Do you have the schematic drawings to an interesting piece of audio equipment and want to turn them into the actual gizmo? Are you about to go on tour and need a practical and light-weight rack solution that will also sound good? Do you desire goodies for your outboard gear that are hard to find in a regular store? Do you want an effects loop built in your otherwise splendid guitar amp? Are you looking for a mid-size nuclear blast?
Custom Shop can design and manufacture almost anything that has to do with professional audio and music. We will answer to even the most peculiar queries, so do not hesitate to ask.
WIRING
Proper wiring is the foundation of good audio technology. Well-designed wiring is invisible but defective or impractical wire spaghetti can really push you over the edge. We design and implement different professional wiring solutions for recording studios, the live scene, and musicians.
The examples above do not come near to describing all of our know-how. If you want to know whether Custom Shop can help you with your problem, just ask. You can contact us either with the online form or by calling Paavo Kurkela directly. It does not cost a thing or oblige you to anything, and if we cannot help you we probably know someone who can!