An update. The biggest changes are moving out of the corner and centering on that wall, and placing the monitors so as to create a nearly equilateral triangle with my listening position. I can't move any farther away from the wall, but I am fairly balanced within the room now.
I did add a couple of hardware units, a Golden Age Pre-73 MKII pre-amp and an FMR Audio RNC 1773. Oh, and I trimmed those noise-cancelling hot-pads so they would actually fit into the ports on those monitors:)
I now have a small switch box so I can kill the output to the monitors easily, without having to reach in back for their power buttons. And, I picked up a splitter so I can use either set of headphones without having to plug in or unplug any cables, and there's extra jacks so that I can plug in an in-ear monitor for a Street Jelly show if broadcast from this room.
Those monitor stands are from ISO Acoustics, and they're on top of some Auralex foam pads with a 3/16 piece of plywood in between for stability. The foam helped a lot. That external hdd is setting on the leftover Auralex pads that were in the box. This untreated room is boomy already and so I've tried to limit the noise coming from that hdd and from those monitors setting on the surface of the desk.
I do check my mixes with those monitors as compared to a professional reference mix, but I primarily use headphones.
Looks great Scott! Nice on the equilateral triangle set up. A definite must. I see the speaker stands to get you speakers up to ear height. I made some home made wood stands on mine.
Main difference on my set up from the picture above is that I got some Dell 19" flat screen monitors to match up to the 24" center monitor that was already there. The old CRT screens are gone.
P.S. - The wife got me some blue LEDs for my ceiling as an Xmas gift. They're a lot like the black lights of the past. This is almost as good as lava lamps!
I'd post a picture of my studio now, but nothing much has changed except perhaps a bit more dust on the shelves.
And... BTW Steve....
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- The wife got me some blue LEDs for my ceiling as an Xmas gift. They're a lot like the black lights of the past. This is almost as good as lava lamps!
The LED's are cool but they ain't lava lamp cool.
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.
This is where I compose and arrange. The instruments and recording equipment are in another room, connected by wiring and by V-Control Pro to this PC. The display swivels out of the way of the Mackie monitor.
BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
Thanks Jim. Yes, it is peaceful but not as much as a lesser setup in the Adirondacks. I use headphones to check each mix, particularly the stereo separation and to prevent cancellation in mono. You can see my headphones in the lower left. These are Alessandro brand, a customization of the Grado open air line. Best $100 I ever spent in audio.
I also use headphones when my wife is asleep in the next room! That's when I use the Sony closed cans.
BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
"BIAB 2016 for Windows Audiophile, SONAR Platinum, Adobe Audition, Ozone, & Encore all running on Windows 10 64-bit. Hardware includes a Roland Integra-7, Focusrite 18i20, TCE Finalizer, Behringer X-Touch"
Very nice and comfortable setup.
What is your routing for the Integra-7? I had a Focusrite 18i20 for a while but did not keep it. I currently have Presonus 22vsl and 44vsl for audio interfaces. I also have a Behringer 24 channel mixer w/ stereo USB in/out available. I usually transfer BIAB tracks to a Tascam DP-24 for vocal recording and most mixing.
I'm thinking I can take the Integra-7's 8 analog outputs into my Tascam DP-24's 8 analog inputs and then import realtracks through the Tascam USB interface. Just wondering if you were using the analog outputs of the 18i20 in a similar fashion?
Charlie, it always comes back to signal flow, doesn't it.
My Integra-7 connection to the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 couldn't be easier: one digital coax cable from the coax out to the SP/DIF In on the Scarlett.
Years ago I tested my Roland Fantom XR, very similar to the better Integra, comparing digital versus analog connections. I preferred the digital sound and the "no fuss" approach so it's been that way ever since.
Another way to say this is that I only use the Integra for MIDI sounds, not for audio or as a mixer or speaker control; I do those functions elsewhere.
BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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