Show us your "studio"!

[Mark Wein]

With the recording fests underway I thought it would be cool to see what you guys are working with...

Here's mine:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_2098.jpg

iMac
Mbox2 mini
Roland Vdrum set (currently in the hallway :o)
Shure KSM27 mic
I'm recording with Protools LE 8.

Guitar wise I am just using modeling software (Eleven Free and GTR Solo) this time around...no amps and the only thing on my recording that will be mic'd (so far) is my voice.

We'll see how this works out....

[tamoore]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2400/178/9/790740552/n790740552_6000375_6036.jpg

[Prages]

This is an old pic, and I've rearranged it slightly...moved the monitors, etc.

http://www.thewindtunnel.com/GuitarPics/StudioPics/Studio4.jpg


These are newer pics.
http://www.thewindtunnel.com/Clips/Recording/Firepods.jpg

http://www.thewindtunnel.com/Clips/Recording/Drums.jpg

http://www.thewindtunnel.com/Clips/Recording/GuitarRig.jpg

http://www.thewindtunnel.com/Clips/Recording/BassRig.jpg

[Ronk]

This is my studio / man cave :) (my basement)

I had no intention of hooking my other PC to my TV, but on a whim i tried it and ... the rest is history. I have some this software that I run on my main PC that will let me share the mouse and keyboard with my recording PC. Its pretty sweet, when the mouse hits the edge of my desk PC it bounces over to the one across the room.

Anyway... I use:

Reaper
SM57
Presonus Firebox


http://www.bitterangels.org/Images/studio/DSC00893.JPG
http://www.bitterangels.org/Images/studio/DSC00891.JPG
http://www.bitterangels.org/Images/studio/DSC00896.JPG

Then there is the little mini-kitchen and pool table

http://www.bitterangels.org/Images/studio/DSC00897.JPG

[12Pack]

Nice sneakers Ron

[Johnny N.]

This is it.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r179/dbfl/102_4504.jpg


And my weapons.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r179/dbfl/102_4505.jpg

[Phil513]

Here is mine. It doubles as a living room. :o

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p80/noelpointer/rig.jpg

[Aahzz]

I was thinking about posting a pic of mine, but it'd reveal me as the utter slob that I am...

[Chihlidog]

I was thinking about posting a pic of mine, but it'd reveal me as the utter slob that I am...

Dude you've got nothing on me. I guarantee it. Why do you think I havent posted a photo of mine?

[Denverdave]

I'll post a pic of mine later on this evening.....

[Phil513]

OK, i just rearranged my living room. Now i dont have to move anything around. This will be much nicer.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p80/noelpointer/HPIM0903.jpg

[Chihlidog]

Man, you have a whole living room. That is awesome. I get one little corner of my bedroom.

[Phil513]

Man, you have a whole living room. That is awesome. I get one little corner of my bedroom.

I dont even have a couch. hahahaha.

My bedroom has my computer, printer, TV and eveything else thats normally in the living room. biggrin

This will be much more conducive.

[micwalt]

http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/225/studio3.jpg
http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/225/studio2.jpg
http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/225/guitar%20wall.jpg
:-)

[Phil513]

Now THAT is a beautiful thing!

And apparently Micwalt and I are the only ones that use stand alone recorders anymore. :o

At least im in extremely good company.

[Punchy]

A full rack of black Teles?!? :eek:

[Phil513]

A full rack of black Teles?!? :eek:

biggrin

I see a couple strats in there.

[Punchy]

biggrin

I see a couple strats in there.

D'oh! You're right :o

Wishful thinking, maybe biggrin

[Mark Wein]

Man, you have a whole living room. That is awesome. I get one little corner of my bedroom.

Phil truly is the king of his own castle. I don't have a single guitar in my house at the moment.

[Phil513]

Phil truly is the king of his own castle. I don't have a single guitar in my house at the moment.

LOL

Trust me, Castle is a relative term.

[micwalt]

Now THAT is a beautiful thing!

And apparently Micwalt and I are the only ones that use stand alone recorders anymore. :o

At least im in extremely good company.

:-)
I love my AW4416.
:aok:


A full rack of black Teles?!? :eek:

Nah, there's an MIA Strat, an MIJ Squier Strat, and a Showmaster in there too.
;)

[Phil513]

:-)
I love my AW4416.
:aok:






I just have that little Tascam 8 track, but for a noob like me, its plenty fine.

[micwalt]

I just have that little Tascam 8 track, but for a noob like me, its plenty fine.

:aok:

[Chihlidog]

Hey, the band used (Well, still uses but Im no longer in it) a 4416. It really can produce amazing quality stuff.

[micwalt]

Hey, the band used (Well, still uses but Im no longer in it) a 4416. It really can produce amazing quality stuff.

Yep.
I've been pretty happy with it.
Supplemented with a laptop for doing my drum tracks on EZdrummer, there's almost nothing it can't do.
:aok:

[tamoore]

Yep.
I've been pretty happy with it.
Supplemented with a laptop for doing my drum tracks on EZdrummer, there's almost nothing it can't do.
:aok:

Eventually, you'll find that the laptop can do much more than the stand alone recorder can..... ;) In due time I'm sure you'll stumble upon it. It took me a couple years. Most of it is just being able to abandon the faders - but that's a mental and not a functional thing. ;)

[Phil513]

I like lots of buttons. :o

[Johnny N.]

Now THAT is a beautiful thing!

And apparently Micwalt and I are the only ones that use stand alone recorders anymore. :o

At least im in extremely good company.



I have a black tele and a black strat (G&L Legacy actually) but is exactly where the resemblance to micwalt ends. :(

[Aahzz]

OK, I shall reveal my slobitude...Chihli, if I can, so can you....

http://www.sweeneyllc.com/images/aahzz/studio1.jpg
http://www.sweeneyllc.com/images/aahzz/studio2.jpg
http://www.sweeneyllc.com/images/aahzz/studio3.jpg
http://www.sweeneyllc.com/images/aahzz/studio4.jpg

[Chihlidog]

OK, when I clean up the million pop cans around my PC I'll post it :o Right now I still have you beat.

[micwalt]

Eventually, you'll find that the laptop can do much more than the stand alone recorder can..... ;) In due time I'm sure you'll stumble upon it. It took me a couple years. Most of it is just being able to abandon the faders - but that's a mental and not a functional thing. ;)

Well, my particular laptop doesn't have the capacity to do much more than it's doing right now.
And I actually like the faders. They make me feel like I'm on an old analog board. It's homey.
:-)

[Phil513]

Well, my particular laptop doesn't have the capacity to do much more than it's doing right now.
And I actually like the faders. They make me feel like I'm on an old analog board. It's homey.
:-)

Do you ever have to bump tracks with your recorder? I imagine with 16 tracks available, you probably dont. I have only 8, and i seem to keep bumping into that limit, and havent tried the whole bump thing yet, although i think today im going to have to figure that out.

Thats probably an advantage of going computer, but i gotta live with what i have for now.

[micwalt]

Do you ever have to bump tracks with your recorder? I imagine with 16 tracks available, you probably dont. I have only 8, and i seem to keep bumping into that limit, and havent tried the whole bump thing yet, although i think today im going to have to figure that out.

Thats probably an advantage of going computer, but i gotta live with what i have for now.

Sure, I bounce tracks all the time. I usually have a whole buttload of backing vocal tracks that I'll bounce down to a stereo pair.
Works like a charm.
:aok:

[Phil513]

Sure, I bounce tracks all the time. I usually have a whole buttload of backing vocal tracks that I'll bounce down to a stereo pair.
Works like a charm.
:aok:


Thanks, i'll work on that. :aok:

Oh, and yeah, i meant bounce. :o

[micwalt]

Thanks, i'll work on that. :aok:

Oh, and yeah, i meant bounce. :o

;)

[Prages]

I used to bounce tracks all the time when I had a standalone. Of course, my first one was a 4 track cassette machine and my second was an 8 track digital. When I got the 8 track, I figured my days of bouncing were done, but it didn't take long before I wanted to do 10 or 12 tracks per song.

I've done stuff with 24+ tracks since I've gone to my computer. I couldn't imagine going back to a standalone now. :o

[Phil513]

I used to bounce tracks all the time when I had a standalone. Of course, my first one was a 4 track cassette machine and my second was an 8 track digital. When I got the 8 track, I figured my days of bouncing were done, but it didn't take long before I wanted to do 10 or 12 tracks per song.

I've done stuff with 24+ tracks since I've gone to my computer. I couldn't imagine going back to a standalone now. :o

The stand alone is going to have to work for me for awhile. Someday i'll look into the computer thing, but i'll be starting from scratch. Plus im pretty happy with my setup now.

[Prages]

The stand alone is going to have to work for me for awhile. Someday i'll look into the computer thing, but i'll be starting from scratch. Plus im pretty happy with my setup now.

No need to rush into it. I mean, I used a standalone for over 10 years before going to the computer. More than likely, anything you're going to want to do for the next couple of years, the standalone is capable of doing. I mean, micwalt gets great results with his.

[Phil513]

No need to rush into it. I mean, I used a standalone for over 10 years before going to the computer. More than likely, anything you're going to want to do for the next couple of years, the standalone is capable of doing. I mean, micwalt gets great results with his.

That he does. You guys amaze me what you can do with a home setup.

I am really having just a ton of fun right now though, flubs and all. Absolute blast. :aok:

[Mark Wein]

I'll have "new studio pictures" in about about a week or two...it won't be replacing my mac/Protools setup but will allow me to do live drums and whatnot in out big classroom (and is a small step towards our offering recording classes)

I am one webcam students payment away from getting my Firepod - The Forums at MarkWeinGuitarLessons.com

:-)

[Denverdave]

I was really bouncing between a stand alone and a computer, and finally came down on the computer side of things. The problem with a standalone is it really limits what you can do production wise. I mean, just listen to micwalt's entry over on HC....;)

[Phil513]

The problem with a standalone is it really limits what you can do production wise.

Like how? Sorry, i dont know enough to know how to ask the question. hahaha. You mean, like with compression and reverb and such?

[Prages]

Like how? Sorry, i dont know enough to know how to ask the question. hahaha. You mean, like with compression and reverb and such?

I think the biggest drawback to standalone is probably in the effects and upgradeability. With a standalone, you're pretty much stuck with either the effects that are built into the unit, or you use outboard hardware processors, which get pretty expensive.

With a PC based system, you can find a lot of really good freeware plugins and you can add them to your existing plugin library.

PC recording also has a major advantage when it comes to editing the tracks. You can zoom in and just apply a pitch correction or something to a single note. You can easily copy sections or entire tracks to another track, you can set mixing automations, etc.

Back when I used standalones, they didn't have any built in effects, so I had to have an outboard reverb processor and compressor. I think pretty much every digital multitracker made in the last 7-8 years should at least have basic compression and reverb patches built in, so that's less of a concern now than it was 10 years ago.

Of course, the big things standalones have going for them are that #1, there's no real setup difficulty. You can buy it, take it out of the box, plug in a mic, hit record and you're good to go (yeah, it can be more complicated, but you can easily be recording basic tracks minutes after unpacking). With a computer based system, you've got to install your hardware (audio interface) and software, try to get all your settings configured for the best performance, resolve any driver conflicts that may arise, etc. Depending on how quickly the installs go, you're probably looking at an hour or more of pulling your hair out before you can even tell if the thing is working properly.

Also, a lot of people really like having physical sliders and knobs to work with. You can get those on a computer recording system, but they are pricey and they don't add anything at all to the quality of your recordings.

I personally don't have a problem using the on-screen faders instead of physical ones. I can go in and manually manipulate the faders on-screen by dragging them with my mouse, or I can click in the value field and type in a precice level for those faders (which is what I normally do). It does take a little getting used to though.

[Prages]

Also, with my old digital multi-tracker, I only had enough hard drive space for about 30 minutes of 8 track recording. Once that was full, I had to mix and master everything and put it on a mini-disc or some other form of external media (CDR would probably be most common now, but at the time, I didn't have a CDR drive). Once it was mixed, I had to delete it from the internal hard drive and that was it for mixing the track.

With the computer, I can easily pull up a project that I worked on 2 years ago and tweek the mix or redo a vocal track or something. Once my hard drive fills up, I just swap it out with another hard drive and start a new library. If I do want to go back and tweek something on the old drive, I can put it back in the computer and do that.

I've got a 250 gb drive that's full and sitting beside my computer, and I've got a 500 gb drive in my computer that's probably 1/2 full now. Once that's full (probably a year or two from now, depending on how much recording I do between now and then), I'll pick up a new hard drive for $100 and start over, but I've still got all my old projects on the old hard drive.

[Mark Wein]

With a PC based system, you can find a lot of really good freeware plugins and you can add them to your existing plugin library.
.

Suggestions? :-)

[Prages]

Suggestions? :-)

I really don't know. A buddy of mine gave me two discs full of plugins a couple of years ago and I haven't even used all of them.

My suggestion is to send me your address and I'll burn you disc.

[Mark Wein]

I really don't know. A buddy of mine gave me two discs full of plugins a couple of years ago and I haven't even used all of them.

My suggestion is to send me your address and I'll burn you disc.

Thanks! Will do later today.,..

[Denverdave]

Like how? Sorry, i dont know enough to know how to ask the question. hahaha. You mean, like with compression and reverb and such?


You needed to note the micwalt comment and the wink.....biggrin

[Denverdave]

I really don't know. A buddy of mine gave me two discs full of plugins a couple of years ago and I haven't even used all of them.

My suggestion is to send me your address and I'll burn you disc.


Do VST plugins work on ProTools? I thought they had their own proprietary system (RTAS??) idn_smilie. I found a couple nice free VST's on the net...

[Phil513]

You needed to note the micwalt comment and the wink.....biggrin

Oh i did, hahaha. But i think there was some truth to it also. I do see the editing, copying and pasting, inserting stuff to be WAY easier on the computer. Note by note tweaking is a pretty nice feature. hahaha.

I'll be OK with mine for awhile. I would like to get some kind of compressor and a reverb for it though. All in due time i guess.

[Prages]

Do VST plugins work on ProTools? I thought they had their own proprietary system (RTAS??) idn_smilie. I found a couple nice free VST's on the net...

Mark's new recording setup isn't gonna be Pro-Tools based, so the VSTs will work fine.

That said, several of the bundles on the disc also have RTAS extensions, so he should be able to pick up some plugs for his Pro-Tools setup as well.

[Prages]

Oh i did, hahaha. But i think there was some truth to it also. I do see the editing, copying and pasting, inserting stuff to be WAY easier on the computer. Note by note tweaking is a pretty nice feature. hahaha.

I'll be OK with mine for awhile. I would like to get some kind of compressor and a reverb for it though. All in due time i guess.


You know, you might be able to download Reaper or whatever the free recording software package is, then import your individual tracks from your recorder to your computer and use Reaper's plugins for reverb and compression. I don't know for sure, but it's possible.

[Phil513]

You know, you might be able to download Reaper or whatever the free recording software package is, then import your individual tracks from your recorder to your computer and use Reaper's plugins for reverb and compression. I don't know for sure, but it's possible.


Oh yeah, i bet i can. I have a choice of exporting either tracks or masters as WAV files. I bet that would work.

[Prages]

You'd basically be using your recorder as an audio interface. It seems like it should work, maybe not in real time, but you could do 8 tracks, dump them to Reaper, mix those as a stereo track and dump them back to the recorder and record 6 more tracks, then dump those into Reaper. Apply all your plugins, do your mixing, etc.

At least that would give you an idea if using the computer to record is something you really want to pursue.

[Phil513]

You'd basically be using your recorder as an audio interface. It seems like it should work, maybe not in real time, but you could do 8 tracks, dump them to Reaper, mix those as a stereo track and dump them back to the recorder and record 6 more tracks, then dump those into Reaper. Apply all your plugins, do your mixing, etc.

At least that would give you an idea if using the computer to record is something you really want to pursue.

Yikes. That sounds daunting. :o I could experiment with that though. Couldnt hurt.

[Prages]

Well, that is only if you want more than 8 tracks. If you want 8 tracks, you'd only have to do the load from the recorder to the computer once.

But, it's something to experiment with anyway.

[micwalt]

I was really bouncing between a stand alone and a computer, and finally came down on the computer side of things. The problem with a standalone is it really limits what you can do production wise. I mean, just listen to micwalt's entry over on HC....;)

:p

Y'know, the cool thing about my recorder is that it has EQ and compression for each track. Pitch correction is impossible unless you move tracks to a computer, but I don't use pitch correction. And while I'll certainly admit that drag-and-drop editing is way easier than the editing on my machine, I'm so used to it by now that it's a non-issue. Plus, almost the only thing I actually edit are drum tracks anyway, so since I started doing those on the laptop w/ EZdrummer, it's even more of a non-issue. It does have limited effects capabilities, but there is an optional card you can install to add more. I have a couple multi-effects processors running through aux channels, but I honestly almost never use those. If I'm going to use a very specific effect on a track, I can use a pedal (if it's a guitar track), the multi-effects units, or the onboard effects and just print it to the track. Then I still have the onboard effects free to use as aux effects on any and all channels at mixdown.
Honestly, the only thing my machine can't do that I wish it could is reverse a track's audio.
:-)

[Prages]

Honestly, the only thing my machine can't do that I wish it could is reverse a track's audio.
:-)

That's a cool little trick, but doesn't really come into play very often.

What I have done a few times is to reverse the track and apply reverb to the reversed track, the re-reverse the track to get a reverse reverb effect. That's what I did on the vocals of this one.

Possum Kingdom (http://www.thewindtunnel.com/Coverfest/90s/PossumKingdom.mp3)

Also, on one of the songs I'm working on for the reveal here on the 10th, I did that trick with the snare drum in a few places. I've also got one original song that I wrote several years ago where I reversed the guitar in the intro and left it reversed in the mix, but I don't have that one uploaded at the moment.

[Mark Wein]

Do VST plugins work on ProTools? I thought they had their own proprietary system (RTAS??) idn_smilie. I found a couple nice free VST's on the net...


Mark's new recording setup isn't gonna be Pro-Tools based, so the VSTs will work fine.

That said, several of the bundles on the disc also have RTAS extensions, so he should be able to pick up some plugs for his Pro-Tools setup as well.

Yeah...for the time being I'll be running two platforms...Cubase AND ProTools :facepalm:

The VST's only work if you get a "wrapper" application in ProTools....about $100 that I haven't spent yet....

[Denverdave]

Pitch correction is impossible unless you move tracks to a computer, but I don't use pitch correction.


Neither do I, but it's obvious in my case...biggrin

Besides - pitch correction software costs about three times what my recording software cost.

[Denverdave]

Yeah...for the time being I'll be running two platforms...Cubase AND ProTools :facepalm:



Cubase?? Cool! I can bug you for quality lead playing for my tracks now!! ;)

[Aahzz]

Yikes. That sounds daunting. :o I could experiment with that though. Couldnt hurt.

I've got a buddy who's an extreme technophobe that does it, I have faith that you can figure it out.

[Phil513]

What I have done a few times is to reverse the track and apply reverb to the reversed track, the re-reverse the track to get a reverse reverb effect. That's what I did on the vocals of this one.

Possum Kingdom (http://www.thewindtunnel.com/Coverfest/90s/PossumKingdom.mp3)


That was freaking awesome right there. Cool effect. :aok:

[Phil513]

I've got a buddy who's an extreme technophobe that does it, I have faith that you can figure it out.

Its not as much a matter of figuring it out. My setup is in the living room, my computer is in a corner of the bedroom. Right now i do everything, master it, export to WAV fiile. Turn in off, haul it to the bedroom, plug in the USB and upload it.


Just sounds like a royal pain in the ass. I would switch to computer just to save all the walking. :o

[Prages]

Neither do I, but it's obvious in my case...biggrin

Besides - pitch correction software costs about three times what my recording software cost.


The disc I sent you has Antares Autotune on it. :o

[Prages]

That was freaking awesome right there. Cool effect. :aok:

Yeah, I think that one is one of my best efforts as far as production goes.

[Denverdave]

The disc I sent you has Antares Autotune on it. :o


:eek:

"And then suddenly, without warning, Dave's vocal pitch problems disapeared overnight!!" And all because Dave applied the principles of the 'Perfect Pitch Ear Training Course(TM)'.

http://soundtempest.net/soc/imgswf/Perfect%20Pitch.png

I must have missed that one.....:o

[Eminence_Front]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2400/178/9/790740552/n790740552_6000375_6036.jpg



I freaking LOVE the tackle box monitor stand !

[Mark Wein]

Cubase?? Cool! I can bug you for quality lead playing for my tracks now!! ;)


You could do that regardless of what program you're running...you send an mp3 and I import it into my program, record the track (making sure that the guitar track starts a 0:00 with the mp3 and then just bounce the audio of the soloed track to disk....you import it into Cubase and it should like up just fine.

I actually did a solo for one of the HC Songwriting contest guys but apparently it wasn't metulz enough or something because he didn't use it...

[Denverdave]

You could do that regardless of what program you're running...you send an mp3 and I import it into my program, record the track (making sure that the guitar track starts a 0:00 with the mp3 and then just bounce the audio of the soloed track to disk....you import it into Cubase and it should like up just fine.

I actually did a solo for one of the HC Songwriting contest guys but apparently it wasn't metulz enough or something because he didn't use it...

My HC song didn't need much of a solo except for the end solo and I messed that up by not recording out long enough on any of the guitar parts, and not realizing it until I was cutting the end solo. I was actually happy with what I did cut solo wise. Anything longer and I probably would have needed help.....

[Mark Wein]

My HC song didn't need much of a solo except for the end solo and I messed that up by not recording out long enough on any of the guitar parts, and not realizing it until I was cutting the end solo. I was actually happy with what I did cut solo wise. Anything longer and I probably would have needed help.....


I'm not sure I really know which one was yours after all....

[micwalt]

That's a cool little trick, but doesn't really come into play very often.

What I have done a few times is to reverse the track and apply reverb to the reversed track, the re-reverse the track to get a reverse reverb effect. That's what I did on the vocals of this one.

Possum Kingdom (http://www.thewindtunnel.com/Coverfest/90s/PossumKingdom.mp3)


That's exactly what I want to do!
love0

[Denverdave]

I'm not sure I really know which one was yours after all....

'Out Of Time'.....

The end fade is very abrupt.....

[tamoore]

I freaking LOVE the tackle box monitor stand !

There is a story there.......

When I first got that monitor (the whole computer, actually), my brother stopped by. The place where his wife worked was going out of business, and they were getting rid of a lot of stuff. He had three of these brand new tackle boxes, and asked if I wanted one. I said "I need to get this monitor up off the table, so gimme one".

And it's been there ever since. I didn't need a tackle box. I needed a monitor stand...:o

[Phil513]

'Out Of Time'.....

The end fade is very abrupt.....

I thought that was a very artistic, avante guard way of expressing the true feeling of being "out of time". biggrin

[Denverdave]

I thought that was a very artistic, avante guard way of expressing the true feeling of being "out of time". biggrin

You are officially hired as my spin doctor - errr - PR agent...

[Phil513]

You are officially hired as my spin doctor - errr - PR agent...

You bet. :aok:






Hey P. I was looking at your studio pics. How do you get into that room? hahaha. You have the recording setup on one end, drum on the other, couch one one side, and amps on t'other. I dont see a whole lot of room for a stairwell.

[Prages]

Hey P. I was looking at your studio pics. How do you get into that room? hahaha. You have the recording setup on one end, drum on the other, couch one one side, and amps on t'other. I dont see a whole lot of room for a stairwell.


This pic is right after I finished the wood work. I'd be standing where the computer desk is, looking back to where the drums are. The stairs are in the center of the room on the right, just past the TV.

http://www.thewindtunnel.com/GuitarPics/StudioPics/FromComputer.jpg

[Prages]

Wow...here's a pic of it before I put the wood up.

http://www.thewindtunnel.com/GuitarPics/StudioPics/From-Back.jpg

:facepalm:

[Phil513]

Wow, you did a fantastic job. I love that studio.

Makes sense now, its longer than i thought. Thats a really great recording space.

[Prages]

Wow, you did a fantastic job. I love that studio.

Makes sense now, its longer than i thought. Thats a really great recording space.

Yeah, it's a good size room. It's roughly 15'x34'. The ceiling is only about 7 feet though. Gotta be careful not to jump around or jam a headstock into the ceiling. :D

[Denverdave]

This pic is right after I finished the wood work. I'd be standing where the computer desk is, looking back to where the drums are. The stairs are in the center of the room on the right, just past the TV.

http://www.thewindtunnel.com/GuitarPics/StudioPics/FromComputer.jpg

That blue couch is absolutely perfect for a home studio! I imagine that fan come in handy in the summer....

[Prages]

That blue couch is absolutely perfect for a home studio! I imagine that fan come in handy in the summer....

That blue couch was a present from Cooper and Lily when they were puppies. It's now at the landfill.

And the attic is well insulated and is connected to the central heat and air. As long as the air conditioner is working, it stays really comfy up there.

Of course, a couple of years ago, the AC went down and it took a week to get a replacement in...and it was the end of August.

I didn't spend much time up there that week.

[Denverdave]

Be it ever so humble.......my 'studio'.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/akousticdude/Studio.jpg

The closet to the immediate right doubles as my vocal/guitar amp isolation room. The Peavey is my practice amp...

[Mark Wein]

Be it ever so humble.......my 'studio'.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/akousticdude/Studio.jpg

The closet to the immediate right doubles as my vocal/guitar amp isolation room. The Peavey is my practice amp...

Thats actually pretty impressive that you recorded your GJ entry on just that :aok:

[Denverdave]

Thats actually pretty impressive that you recorded your GJ entry on just that :aok:

When my oldest son moves out to enlist I am considering co-opting his room as my new studio - but he still needs a place to sleep when he visits home. I keep banging my guitars on the dresser right behind the chair at the studio desk...:mad:

[Dexter Inferno]

I really need to get some pics taken of teh studio gear :o

[tamoore]

I really need to get some pics taken of teh studio gear :o

TAKE PICS NOW!!!! :mad:



love0

[Phil513]

TAKE PICS NOW!!!! :mad:



love0

+1 :aok:

[Phil513]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2400/178/9/790740552/n790740552_6000375_6036.jpg



It amazes me that "Same old Song" was created on that tiny little pile of stuff.

[tamoore]

It amazes me that "Same old Song" was created on that tiny little pile of stuff.

That's not all of it... that's just what I posted pictures of......:o

Drums:
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs029.snc1/2400_150448645552_790740552_6000372_5216_n.jpg

Juno 106:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2400/178/9/790740552/n790740552_6000377_6507.jpg

Mixing console, rack:
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs029.snc1/2400_150448690552_790740552_6000378_6808_n.jpg

Wireless MIDI controller:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2453/178/9/790740552/n790740552_6066761_4605318.jpg

Nearly FREE "tube" mic pre-amp:
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2453/178/9/790740552/n790740552_6066762_3120553.jpg

Now... How much do I use when I actually make the songs? Just what's in the first picture, mostly....:D

I did use that little wireless MIDI controller, though.....

[Phil513]

Ahhhhhhh. biggrin


Yeah, i dont see you needing all that rackmount stuff once you went computer.

[Dexter Inferno]

TAKE PICS NOW!!!! :mad:



love0

Alright, since you insist! ;)

Here's a couple of the "control room", note that the racks with preamps and adat interfaces aren't included (they're presently at our band's rehearsal space).

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z226/bbkenneth1/studio/studio1.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z226/bbkenneth1/studio/studio2.jpg

And teh drumkit love0

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z226/bbkenneth1/studio/drumkit1.jpg

[Denverdave]

And teh drumkit love0

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z226/bbkenneth1/studio/drumkit1.jpg

No wonder you get such good drumming on your songs......

[Dexter Inferno]

No wonder you get such good drumming on your songs......

That's a really great drumkit love0
Getting the rack for it was a very wise move, as I finally got the right setup for me - not to mention I royally hate stands. :o

[Prages]

I have cymbal (and talent) envy. :o

[Dexter Inferno]

:o

[micwalt]

That is a damn fine-lookin' kit.
:aok:

[Mark Wein]

Nice drumkit!

Here is our studio kit:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_0433.jpg

Its a Noble and Cooley that a buddy with an endorsement deal help me get several years ago.

Its funny that you mention stands...since this is the house drum kit here we have everyone from little kids to adults playing it and it is never set up the same way whenever I sit down to play on it....the stands and tom mounts get moved around constantly...very frustrating....

[MattSkibaIsGOD]

Here's where the magic happens.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/ThornInMySide/Studio001.jpg

[Denverdave]

Here's where the magic happens.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/ThornInMySide/Studio001.jpg


Perfect!!! :aok:

[Mark Wein]

Here's where the magic happens.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/ThornInMySide/Studio001.jpg

Thats awesome!

[Phil513]

Bathrooms = Natural reverb.

[MattSkibaIsGOD]

Bathrooms = Natural reverb.

That's what I figured. Since my room sounds really dead, I thought I'd give it a shot. :aok:

[Dexter Inferno]

Nice drumkit!

Here is our studio kit:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_0433.jpg

Its a Noble and Cooley that a buddy with an endorsement deal help me get several years ago.

Its funny that you mention stands...since this is the house drum kit here we have everyone from little kids to adults playing it and it is never set up the same way whenever I sit down to play on it....the stands and tom mounts get moved around constantly...very frustrating....

Yeah, that's what I really love about the rack.
Everything is always in the same place, every time :-)

That, and it actually takes up less space on a cramped stage, because you don't have the stand feet everywhere.

[Mark Wein]

Yeah, that's what I really love about the rack.
Everything is always in the same place, every time :-)

That, and it actually takes up less space on a cramped stage, because you don't have the stand feet everywhere.


I should take a picture of that space as it is today with cables and mic stands everywhere. Its a giant PITA.

[Prages]

I can hardly walk through my 'studio' right now.

[Mark Wein]

I'll post some pics of the new studio as I'm building it....right now its not too exciting (and really messy :o)

[aliensporebomb]

Hi.

These pics make it look much more impressive than it really is:

http://pod.ath.cx/studio/dark01.jpg
http://pod.ath.cx/studio/dark02.jpg
http://pod.ath.cx/studio/dark03.jpg
http://pod.ath.cx/studio/dark05.jpg
http://pod.ath.cx/studio/dark07.jpg
http://pod.ath.cx/studio/dark08.jpg
http://pod.ath.cx/studio/dark11.jpg
http://pod.ath.cx/studio/dark04.jpg

Looks impressive no? Just wait.....

[aliensporebomb]

In reality, the studio is located in the basement of my home:

http://pod.ath.cx/studio/latest.jpg

Computer is a 2.5 ghz dual processor Mac G5 with 7 gigs of ram,
2.5 TB of disc, full midi synth/drums setup, softsynths, Roland
VS840EX as a digital recording mixer to the computer via SP/DIF
and multiple submix inputs for the synths and guitar rig which is
Mesa Studio preamp + Lexicon Vortex + TC Electronic GSharp.

Guitars are all upstairs in cases, it gets cold down there in the
winter months and any acoustic guitars would crack.

I've got some decent but not exceptional condenser mics for
recording acoustic guitars and voices but the vast majority of
my recordings are done direct.

I really need to finish the basement so it can be a real studio then
but that's $ and in this economy, nope. So, it suffices.

[Mark Wein]

In reality, the studio is located in the basement of my home:



Computer is a 2.5 ghz dual processor Mac G5 with 7 gigs of ram,
2.5 TB of disc, full midi synth/drums setup, softsynths, Roland
VS840EX as a digital recording mixer to the computer via SP/DIF
and multiple submix inputs for the synths and guitar rig which is
Mesa Studio preamp + Lexicon Vortex + TC Electronic GSharp.

Guitars are all upstairs in cases, it gets cold down there in the
winter months and any acoustic guitars would crack.

I've got some decent but not exceptional condenser mics for
recording acoustic guitars and voices but the vast majority of
my recordings are done direct.

I really need to finish the basement so it can be a real studio then
but that's $ and in this economy, nope. So, it suffices.

Nice! I bet that computer can handle pretty much anything...

[Phil513]

Impressive studio dude. :aok:

[aliensporebomb]

Nice! I bet that computer can handle pretty much anything...

I almost bought another gig of ram for it last weekend but figured I can wait.

I haven't hit the wall with it yet.

I think the most tracks I've done at once was around 120 and after that
I started running out of ideas rather than running out of CPU.

Utterly ridiculous I know but....it's fun.

[Mark Wein]

I almost bought another gig of ram for it last weekend but figured I can wait.

I haven't hit the wall with it yet.

I think the most tracks I've done at once was around 120 and after that
I started running out of ideas rather than running out of CPU.

Utterly ridiculous I know but....it's fun.

biggrin

I was looking at motherboards at Frys this weekend when I had to get some new components to upgrade the PC I'm putting the Firestudio in and starting thinking about how fun it would be to build a ridiculous PC from scratch.

I just don't have enough ways to waste time, I guess :o

I have become something of a Mac fan since I bought my iMac, though...

[aliensporebomb]

Any of the newish Macs can do amazing things with audio.

If you go Logic Pro there's a disc they include with professional sessions
and one is a tune by Shiny Toy Guns and it's something insane like 96 tracks
with a high def video track playing along with it and mine plays it fine.

There's also a live track by a female singer/songwriter (I forget her name now)
and it's pushing 50 tracks in stereo with multiple tracks for each drum on the
kit and separate audience ambience tracks and that's one I've tested the new
iMacs on and they play it fine too, even the new Mac laptops.

It's those monster Core2duo chips with the bigger caches, they're VERY
efficient and powerful.

I'd love to try one of the Mac Pros with the Corei7 Xeons (45 nanometer
technology or "nehalem" in Intel codespeak), insane performance per watt.

They're not cheap either but imagine eight cores that can handle 20-40
effects on every instrument and voice and then do tons of tracks with
that.

[Mark Wein]

Any of the newish Macs can do amazing things with audio.

If you go Logic Pro there's a disc they include with professional sessions
and one is a tune by Shiny Toy Guns and it's something insane like 96 tracks
with a high def video track playing along with it and mine plays it fine.

There's also a live track by a female singer/songwriter (I forget her name now)
and it's pushing 50 tracks in stereo with multiple tracks for each drum on the
kit and separate audience ambience tracks and that's one I've tested the new
iMacs on and they play it fine too, even the new Mac laptops.

It's those monster Core2duo chips with the bigger caches, they're VERY
efficient and powerful.

I'd love to try one of the Mac Pros with the Corei7 Xeons (45 nanometer
technology or "nehalem" in Intel codespeak), insane performance per watt.

They're not cheap either but imagine eight cores that can handle 20-40
effects on every instrument and voice and then do tons of tracks with
that.

Absolutely crazy.

I'll be curious to see what the "consumer" stuff is going to be capable of in a few years. I bought a 20" iMac and an Mbox mini and the software bundle was incredibly complete....you really were able to make music immediately...

[Mark Wein]

Work in progress:



http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/P4140008.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/P4140009.jpg

I tried recording a little bit of drums with the lame selection of mics that I own (as far as recording drums go) and it was terrible....

[micwalt]

Work in progress:



http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/P4140008.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/P4140009.jpg

I tried recording a little bit of drums with the lame selection of mics that I own (as far as recording drums go) and it was terrible....

Shaping up nicely.
Now put some triggers on those drums and trigger the samples in EZdrummer with 'em.
:aok:

[Mark Wein]

Shaping up nicely.
Now put some triggers on those drums and trigger the samples in EZdrummer with 'em.
:aok:

Actually I have a Roland V-drum kit sitting in my studio kitchen right now that would work nice for that...thats a project for another day, though...:-)

[micwalt]

Actually I have a Roland V-drum kit sitting in my studio kitchen right now that would work nice for that...thats a project for another day, though...:-)

Cool, that would be easy as pie.
All you need is this:
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/regular/4/3/7/539437.jpg
:aok:

[Mark Wein]

Cool, that would be easy as pie.
All you need is this:
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/regular/4/3/7/539437.jpg
:aok:

Very cool...I am lame when it comes to MIDI, but that makes it look pretty simple. I also just found an old MIDIman USB midi interface as I was cleaning out the studio storage just now....

[Phil513]

What is all in your rack, Mark? And is all that stuff pretty much rendered obsolete with the computer recording?

[Mark Wein]

What is all in your rack, Mark? And is all that stuff pretty much rendered obsolete with the computer recording?

Yea...I just found an Alesis digital reverb, an Alesis 2 channel compressor, a spring reverb, some old computer mic pre that I don't remember owning (:facepalm:) and some other goodies....

[Phil513]

Yea...I just found an Alesis digital reverb, an Alesis 2 channel compressor, a spring reverb, some old computer mic pre that I don't remember owning (:facepalm:) and some other goodies....

biggrin

Got it. I have been looking at used Alesis stuff.

[Mark Wein]

biggrin

Got it. I have been looking at used Alesis stuff.

Let me know what you're looking at...I might have it...since I'm in the room next to the rack at the moment (our Funk class is rehearsing for their show on Saturday) here are the names of the gear that you might be into...the rest isn't worth shit for what you are looking at....

Alesis 3630 Compressor

Alesis XT:c Digital Reverb

Alesis ADAT

Midiman "fineline"

[Phil513]

Well, the reverb and compressor i might be interested in.

If you dont think you need them, let me know what you are asking. But if you dont want to part with them, no worries.

[Mark Wein]

Well, the reverb and compressor i might be interested in.

If you dont think you need them, let me know what you are asking. But if you dont want to part with them, no worries.

I don't need them...I need to power them up to make sure they work its been so long since they've been use...make an offer and they're yours!

[Phil513]

I don't need them...I need to power them up to make sure they work its been so long since they've been use...make an offer and they're yours!

OK, i'll see where i stand and i'll let you know. I have airline tix to buy too. biggrin

[Mark Wein]

OK, i'll see where i stand and i'll let you know. I have airline tix to buy too. biggrin

Cool! This is more "get it out of here" and not "I need the cash" so low-ball offers on this stuff is fine biggrin

[Phil513]

Cool! This is more "get it out of here" and not "I need the cash" so low-ball offers on this stuff is fine biggrin

OK, i'll let you know. I might be there Saturday to close a deal, ok?

[Mark Wein]

OK, i'll let you know. I might be there Saturday to close a deal, ok?

:aok:

[Prages]

What kind of mics are you using for the drums?

I've found that with enough EQ, compression, and reverb, you can make even the shittiest sounding drums sound halfway decent on tape. :o

[Mark Wein]

What kind of mics are you using for the drums?

I've found that with enough EQ, compression, and reverb, you can make even the shittiest sounding drums sound halfway decent on tape. :o

Just to try it in the few minutes I had yesterday I used a pair of Sennheiser e609's for overheads (NOT what they are supposed to be used for, just the only thing I have 2 of), and SM57 on the snare an some crappy Beyerdynamic vocal mic with no high end for the kick drum. The overheads by themselves actually sounded the best....the other two mics had too much of everything else bled on them.

My biggest problem is that I only have 30-40 minutes a day to experiment and learn how to use Cubase so its going to be a little while.

Plus, I'm not buying a pair of monitors or any more mics until May...I've blown my gear budget out of the water already this month....

[Prages]

I've been using Audio Technica AT2020s as overheads lately. That's not what they were intended for, but I've got two of them, and they sound pretty good. At $99 each, they are a very useful addition to a budget studio. I've done vocals, bass, acoustic guitars and drum overheads with them.

I also have an Audix D6 for the kick drum. I like it a lot. You don't have to position it very carefully, and it's EQ'd pretty well on its own without having to mess with it much. It's $200 though.

You know what might work well for you in the interim? Stick that Shure KSM on a stand about 6 feet in front of the drums. Close mic the kick with the e609 and the snare with an SM57.

The KSM will probably sound pretty good as a room mic, and it'll pick up the cymbals and toms just fine, I would think.

[Mark Wein]

I'll try that...I can get the AT2020's and the D6 from Musicorp for dealer cost....the Audix kick mics have a good reputation...

[Mark Wein]

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_0837.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG00185.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_0152.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_0475.jpg

[mosiddiqi]

This is my main stuff

http://www.dancetech.com/aa_dt_new/hardware/images/yamaha_AW4416_main.jpg

http://www.zenproaudio.com/images/products/detail/P1_3.jpg

[Mark Wein]

You've gotten some good sounding stuff out of that rig^^^

[mosiddiqi]

You've gotten some good sounding stuff out of that rig^^^

Thanks! :)..that Yamaha is ancient by todays standards..and quite complicated to use, but I'm just used to it and like how it sounds particularly with the Safe Sound pre-amp..which is really good on vocals particularly. I put in a Waves Y56 expansion card into the Yamaha which adds really good quality (to my ears) mastering/compression/limiting. I think Micwalt has the same model Yamaha. I still demo everything in Reaper, but when it's time to get real stuff done, the Yamaha is my first choice. Our occasional drummer has a really good studio set up with pro-tools and the like..way over my head..and we use that sometimes if it's available, he rents the studio out so it's pot luck with that.

Oh, for mics we use Shure SM58 Beta for vocals (Lisa's favourite) and an SM57 for guitars and also a Studio Projects C1..which is a really nice sounding condenser.

[jaxn slim]

I just took my first studio photos since getting the new floors.

The drums
http://www.jacksonslim.com/GuitarJam/Studio/2010/Drums.jpg

Guitar amps
http://www.jacksonslim.com/GuitarJam/Studio/2010/guitar.jpg

The lounge area
http://www.jacksonslim.com/GuitarJam/Studio/2010/lounge.jpg

The recording/workshop area.
http://www.jacksonslim.com/GuitarJam/Studio/2010/desk.jpg

[Peeker]

http://i53.tinypic.com/b81hjn.jpg

I use headphones when recording, for the most part.
though those Polk speakers are nice.

all the guitars are in a cubby of sorts right next to where I was standing.
with the exception of the Virgin and the Haagstrom 8-str, which are within arm's reach of my chair.

the PodX3 is on the floor right under the monitor.

the keyboard is under the towl in the bottom left corner of the pic.

and to save y'all clicking a link, here's a pic of the other gear.

sorry for the big pic.

http://i53.tinypic.com/2dj51xs.jpg

the SG, LP, and the Haagstrom get the most use, I'd say.
thinking of selling the Rich Avenge.
don't play it much these days.

[Mark Wein]

Nice! How do you like the Pod?

I love the Star Wars models...

[sunvalleylaw]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/IMG_0046.jpg

Here it is after I set it up about a year ago after a remodel. You can see my Toneport interface glowing up there next to the computer. I run direct sometimes, but usually, I prefer to mic my amps. There is a different amp sitting there now. The Peavey went to my office, and the Fender is sitting where it used to. Also, there are floor rugs and more furniture in the room now.

[Peeker]

loving the Pod.
best thing I've ever bought, I think.
well, except for the house it sits in. ;)

btw, they aren't models, they're toys...I've got a ridiculous collection, as Baimun can attest to.:D
the studio's full of toys, and there's a whole room upstairs devoted to nothing but...

but getting back to the Pod...
I've only had it a fairly short while, but man, this thing is SO useful.
I'm just figuring out (finally) how to program my own sounds into it and save 'em.
sholdn't have taken this long, as it's really easy, but I'm lazy and all.

and I love the fact that they give you free updates that you can download, very cool.
I'm rather lax in checking for them though.
I should probably do that today.

Cool Edit Pro 2 is kinda obsolete, but I find it does the trick.
plus, it was given to me, and you can't beat free, right?;)

I do find that since I bought the Pod, I don't use much of the CEP2's effects anymore, apart from mixing/mastering kinda stuff.

I certainly don't bother with the guitar-based effects, that's for sure.
though it does have quite the array of goodies.

[Mark Wein]

Cool! I was using the Waves plugin for ProTools but that expired and I haven't decided where to go next for guitars in my office...in our big studio I just mic everything since its easier in there.

[Peeker]

with this thing, I very much doubt I'll ever bother with anything else.
it's all there, really, and in one handy package.

plus, learning new tech is a pain;)

this thing still has so many features that I don't understand at all, by the time I figure them out, all this stuff will be done via chips in our heads or something like that.

one thing I've noticed with CEP2, (and I assume it's the same for other recording software) is that it's a major resource hog.
mind ya, it's not like I'm doing much else with the computer while I'm recording, right?

and my pc has a fair bit of oomph to it.

the last one, though...man.
took ages just to get the program started.

it's a pretty user-friendly thing too.
which is good, since I'm basically learning via the "trial by fire" method.
but it, like the Pod, has a ton of features I don't really understand.

no matter, really, as I can get it to do what I want.

most of the time. heh...

[Mark Wein]

I think you're like most of us...we learn the 10% we actually need and the other 90% is like the "Terra Incognito" on those old age of discovery maps. :)

[Peeker]

hahahaha!
only way to travel, am I right?

plus, sometimes you stumble upon something really cool.

the trick is remembering what the hell you did to get it.;)


the original plan was to have the studio room on the 2nd floor of the house.
(more isolated that way)
didn't work out that way though.
as it stands now, the living room is directly behind me, so if my gal is watching tv, I can't record vocals.
not that big a deal, really, but...
plus, I have more space in this room.
kinda need it with all the shelves full of toys in here.
at one point, I had all the guitars in here, on stands, but I couldn't turn around without crashing into something.

having knocked that BC Rich Virgin over (minor paint scrape to headstock), I felt they needed to get their own space.
it's kind of a front hall closet, I guess, though we don't use the front door.

it also houses the cabs for my Behringer bass rig.
which I don't use anymore.
I should really sell those off.
the head is still back in Winnipeg, at my drummer's place.
gott aget that back someday.
sell it off too.

I have no need for it anymore.

but I live in such a small town now (pop 400), that I'm unlikely to find a local buyer.
someone would have to drive in to get the stuff.

I did consider running the tv thru the bass rig, at one point. :D

[jelloman]

my recorder...
http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/quality,85/brand,zzounds/ZoomMRS8pt-angle-4420cc11b11af9d207bbe7a15a85ce81.jpg

my microphone...
http://harpist-taka.pro.tok2.com/b_mic_akg_d1000e.jpg

I have plans, if my inheritance from my father is big enough, to get a decent interface and DAW...and maybe add a decent mic as well...

[Peeker]

oddly enough, it was inheritance from my father that funded a lot of my gear.

how do you find that MRS-8?

[jelloman]

oddly enough, it was inheritance from my father that funded a lot of my gear.

how do you find that MRS-8?

It does a fair job as a scratch pad kinda thing...but editing and punching in, or anything beyond just laying down tracks is a real pain in the ass...very dense menus, lotsa branches and multi-function keys...you HAVE to have the manual with you at all times...

...I'm hoping for a DAW and interface soon...

[Peeker]

yikes!

sounds pretty tough.

[jelloman]

yikes!

sounds pretty tough.

you can download the manual from here...
http://www.zoom.co.jp/archive/English_Manual/E_MRS8.pdf

...take a look...;)

[TurmericNewton]

I thought i'd share my 'studio' and open a hole into my life and slobitude as someone mentioned earlier.

Ready?



http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/turmericnewton/DSCF0033.jpg

Equipment list.
My home built PC w/ Cubase 5
BOSS BR-8 for controlling monitor volume
Snazzy Sony headphones
Behringer UCG102 USB sound card for recording
Mini tweeters for Higher definition treble mixing

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/turmericnewton/DSCF0034.jpg

Hohner Lynx
Ibanez GSR200
Marshall MG100 and 15DFX
15W Bass amp
And an ME-50 that's just under the shot

[OGG]

This is pretty much all I use to record at home...


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/rodmoyes/100_2594.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/rodmoyes/100_2595.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/rodmoyes/100_2596.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/rodmoyes/100_2597.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/rodmoyes/NewTele3.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/rodmoyes/100_2878.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/rodmoyes/100_2590.jpg

[Peeker]

love that drum set-up
what software is that you've got running there?

[OGG]

love that drum set-up
what software is that you've got running there?

Thanks, the zip-ties really do the trick :D

The Software is Sony ACID PRO.

[Peeker]

oookay.
thought it looked familiar.

[mnewb1]

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr35/mnewb1/Studio001.jpg

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr35/mnewb1/Studio006.jpg

[Kerouac]

Here's my work studio right after I got my new iMac:
http://andymclain.com/pics/newmac1.jpg

My home one is barely usable right now as I have boxes in there for another week or so. Hoping to get it put back to better shape in a bit.

[Peeker]

that a Guitar Hero figure there?

[Kerouac]

that a Guitar Hero figure there?

On my desk? That's a little metal figurine made from nuts and bolts with a metal flying V.

[Peeker]

wow, I was way off....:o

got a close-up of him?
I dig stuff like that.

[Kerouac]

wow, I was way off....:o

got a close-up of him?
I dig stuff like that.

I'll take a pic on Monday. :o

[Peeker]

cool, thanks.

[Kerouac]

Here ya go:

http://andymclain.com/pics/deskrocker.JPG

[Peeker]

HAHA!

that's too cool:D

thanks for the pic.

the rings around wrists/ankles make me think of Ace Frehley.

[dodgechargerfan]

Here's what I've been using lately.

http://tapa.tk/mu/d879a4bd-1ebe-20a2.jpg

http://tapa.tk/mu/d879a4bd-1ed5-6ca2.jpg
http://tapa.tk/mu/d879a4bd-1ee9-0148.jpg

[Kelly]

The whole shabang:
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/DSCN4533.jpg
Why yes, that IS a "Rock Band" microphone duct-taped to a music stand!
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/DSCN4534.jpg
My Computer
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/DSCN4535.jpg
The program I use.
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/Ardour.png

[Mark Wein]

Why yes, that IS a "Rock Band" microphone duct-taped to a music stand!
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/DSCN4534.jpg



Sadly thats what many of the mic stands around here look like at the moment :o

[Kelly]

Sadly thats what many of the mic stands around here look like at the moment :o

It works, what can i say? :idk:

[Mark Wein]

It works, what can i say? :idk:


I'm supposed to look all pro and shit, though :o

[jaxn slim]

I finally got around to taking some updated pics. :)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RHE-vcr9G3w/TPrNCCq_7_I/AAAAAAAACxg/KtNSRxezCls/s576/Desk.jpg

A closeup of the rack for Kerouac ;)
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RHE-vcr9G3w/TPrNCXnuELI/AAAAAAAACxo/0gABQbNKhuo/s512/Rack.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RHE-vcr9G3w/TPrNCAXUu1I/AAAAAAAACxk/irjcyTnZ-mc/s640/GuitarAmps.jpg

[Mark Wein]

Wow...you've got a pretty nice setup now!

[Kerouac]

A closeup of the rack for Kerouac ;)
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RHE-vcr9G3w/TPrNCXnuELI/AAAAAAAACxo/0gABQbNKhuo/s512/Rack.jpg


No 500-series? Reported. :o

Got any closer-up closeups? I recognize the UA and I think you have a pair of FMR RNP's? Is the silver piece before the second Furman a TC Electronics DSP?

[jaxn slim]

Ha. Yeah. I haven't made the 500 series plunge yet. :)

I'll go from top to bottom:
On top of the rack - DMP3 mic pre
Furman
Firepod (I replaced these with an Echo Audiofire 12. I need to sell them)
UA LA-610
ART Pro Channel
Furman headphone system
Firepod
(empty space)
Echo Audiofire 12 interface
dbx 1046 quad compressor
Furman
Overstayer Compressor
BLA Auteur mic pre, FMR RNC, FMR RNLA
Vintech Dual 72
GAP 73 (pair)
mic patchbay

[telecaster911]

The whole shabang:
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/DSCN4533.jpg
Why yes, that IS a "Rock Band" microphone duct-taped to a music stand!
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/DSCN4534.jpg
My Computer
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/DSCN4535.jpg
The program I use.
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/Kelly-Stephens/Ardour.png


Hey Kel, I've had really good luck just going direct out of one of those instead of micing it. :thu: