several shots of my music room (seems dishonest to call it a studio)
This is one view of my MAIN RECORDING AREA where I use BIAB and RB to build the songs
The walls and desk are treated with packing foam that came from a FedEx store. Apparently they get packages that are full of this stuff all the time, and they just throw it in the dumpster. I didn't have to dumpster-dive though... I know the manager, and he set it aside for me.
Farther to the right is my PERFORMING SETUP where I tweak the songs for consistent volume when played together in a live set. At this stage I also add and test the MIDI commands that are used to control the rack devices (shown) and floor pedals (not shown)
this is a better shot of my RACK MODULES which are (from top to bottom):
1) Behringer VAMP, a totally MIDI controllable guitar effects and amp modelling unit
2) TCHelicon Voiceworks, a totally MIDI controllable vocal processor, capable of adding just about any kind of harmony.
3) Presonus STUDIO CHANNEL tube preamp with integrated compression and EQ which I'm currently just using as a preamp for my acoustic instruments
4) BE Sonic Maximizer
5) Radio Shack Mixer, which receives the output from backing tracks, guitar processor and vocal processor, sends it thru the sonic maximizer, then provides the signal that goes to active PA speakers
6) Furman Power strip, all other modules plug into it
Everything stays setup... just roll the rack into a gig and plug in the speakers and we're ready to go.
the next pic is a USB SWITCH that sends keyboard hotkey characters to stop and start the jukebox program that delivers the backing tracks during a live set.
Currently a hard floor, but that will change soon. The room is in the basement and I've had water problems until recently. Now that there isn't a river every time it rains hard, I can risk carpeting or at least throw rugs
Pretty good setup there Pat. Ample use of sound absorbing paneling, and well laid out work area. I guess you could get some good results with that gear. Thanks for sharing Trevor
BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones
Jazzmandan, if I had a setup like yours, I would never get any music made, I would just set back and keep saying pretty! Thanks for sharing photos of your awesome setup!
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Thanks,couldn't work out how to put a pic up without anyone having to sign in to download it?????...
INTEL I7 16GIG RAM WINDOWS-7 MIDAS VENICE F24 PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 16 UAD 2 DYNAUDIO BM5A BEYER/880 PRO TC HELICON VOICEWORKS PLUS BAND IN A BOX/REAL BAND PRESONUS STUDIO 1 V2.65 SOFTWARE,SOFTWARE,SOFTWARE..
In the reply screen, directly above the typing window.... the 4th icon from the left is "Enter an image"
click on it, paste the web location of the picture, the next step is click OK and there it is. It won't look right in the reply screen but the pic shows up in the final.
Use a service like Photobucket to store your pics on the web that you wish to post.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.
The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
I really like your studio... very neat and convenient...
but regarding having all the guitars right there in the same room: I started out that way because its just so convenient to have all the instruments within arm's reach. But after installing the foam to minimize room reflection, I kept hearing a reverb-like sound every time I played...
Turns out that the strings on all those guitars were set to motion by the sound waves from whatever I was playing, and the effect was much like spring reverb.
I moved the instrument rack to the adjacent room and the "spring reverb" (STRING reverb?) went away.
I really like your studio... very neat and convenient...
but regarding having all the guitars right there in the same room: I started out that way because its just so convenient to have all the instruments within arm's reach. But after installing the foam to minimize room reflection, I kept hearing a reverb-like sound every time I played...
Turns out that the strings on all those guitars were set to motion by the sound waves from whatever I was playing, and the effect was much like spring reverb.
I moved the instrument rack to the adjacent room and the "spring reverb" (STRING reverb?) went away.
Just a thought for the back of your mind...
I just keep them in the cases until needed. If you are setting off string vibration on acoustic guitars, you may be monitoring too loud as well. However, with them hanging on the wall - that is where most acoustic modes will have their highest pressures, so it's certainly possible that you will excite the acoustic guitars for sure, not so much electric guitars. Same for drums actually if you have them in a combo tracking/monitoring room.
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