let me see your studio!

[MusicWithMarky]

My little space full of guitars. The angle for my video camera shots for the YT channel is something I'm realllllly happy with.

 

[Serendipity Records]

My little space full of guitars. The angle for my video camera shots for the YT channel is something I'm realllllly happy with.


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ok so what, I'm jealous! Awesome stuff.

 

[noah330]

I've been updating over the past few weeks. Both of my old tape machines have been serviced, and I wanted to record with the computer on or off. I also added a new monitor to replace my old Apple Cinema display, which is now in my office.

One thing about my office is that it's where I spend most of my time and earn my living. I don't have anything in there that doesn't get used, so there isn't a lot of overlap in terms of gear. Most of the gear in there is there to do what it does. I'm not much of a collector.

I have an old kit that is on the small size because it works well in my space and sounds very big. I always leave it mic'd up, making it fast to get things done. Despite what YT tells you, having the right kit for the right room and knowing how to tune drums makes drum recording simple. You don't need tons of mics, samples, compressors, etc. Start with good-sounding drums and cymbals. I use something called Tune Bot, which is fantastic.

I don't do much experimenting. I usually work to get projects out the door.

I added a few tablets I bought for about $50 each on Amazon. They allow me to control ProTools from the drumset and vocal booth. I have an iPad on an old mic stand that does the same thing. I also made some extension boxes that are GCFI protected and provide USB charging, which have been handy.

I have all my mics, which is more about quality than quantity, as I am one person working in one room, in the old cabinet that the Teac is sitting on.

I could be missing some, but I have:

Neumann U87Ai - hated on forums, sounds good on anything
Mojave MA-201 and a pair of 200s (which are my outside kick and drum overheads)
AEA R87 - I think that's the number. Great ribbon mic!
Telefunken drum kit mics - the big kick mic (which I use on bass) and an M-81 I like on snare. The 2 M-80s are usually on guitar amps.
Three Earthworks - one I use on snare. All of them get used on acoustic guitars
Pair of Royer R10s - Guitar cabs. Sometimes overheads.
Then I have some old Shure things that I mainly use for video props and some dynamics. I may be forgetting a few things.


Digital side:

Analog side:

Heads:

Combos:

Petals:

Bass Map:

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood:

I built some of these extension cords with a GCFI and USB for the tablets and various things:

Vocal booth - I use it as storage for my video lights, etc.:

Some guitars:

 

[flyingace]

Studio update. I've added some gear, refined, stored a bunch of gear, sold some, bought some more, etc. rinse. repeat. as you do.
I'm really happy with this little space and how easy it is to pull out cords, stands, mics, patch them in, record via tape (16 or 2), record via computer thru MOTU interface, or even record with my teenage engineering TX-6/TP-7 (great for quick ideas with just a few patch cables!). Most days I just enjoy being here, relaxing, playing instruments and having some peace with my stuff (and scotch, of course).

 

[Slouching Raymond]

Studio update. I've added some gear, refined, stored a bunch of gear, sold some, bought some more, etc. rinse. repeat. as you do.

It is looking good. Interesting legs dangling from the ceiling.

 

[DM60]

Studio update. I've added some gear, refined, stored a bunch of gear, sold some, bought some more, etc. rinse. repeat. as you do.
I'm really happy with this little space and how easy it is to pull out cords, stands, mics, patch them in, record via tape (16 or 2), record via computer thru MOTU interface, or even record with my teenage engineering TX-6/TP-7 (great for quick ideas with just a few patch cables!). Most days I just enjoy being here, relaxing, playing instruments and having some peace with my stuff (and scotch, of course).

Wow, that is really a very nice space. Still cheaper than chasing women, classic cars and going to the casino, probably even fishing! (bass boat and truck is over $100K alone)

 

[flyingace]

It is looking good. Interesting legs dangling from the ceiling.

Thanks! That’s my drum set hoisted using a bicycle hoist!

 

[FrankD77]

My home studio.
X32 as main console
Collection of vintage FX gear

 

[Slouching Raymond]

Thats a busy creative space, Frank.
Fairy lights, but no lava lamp.
What is that retro green box on the desk, just left of the rack?

 

[FrankD77]

Still need a lava lamp you are right.
Some hate it. For me it's a super creative space.

The green box is a carvin legacy drive.

Gear what i use the most
Behringer mx1000, Edison, intellifexII, peq305
The older Behringer Gear is very nice.

Symetrix 425, digitech s400, quadraverb gt, lexicon Alex, presonus eq, sonic maximizer

Amps
Carvin v3 with modded hot/legacy channel
Marshall 90001 pre, 8080 power amp and dsl20
Rocktron vooduu valve, art sge

And some smaller amps, pedals etc

Mostly love older vintage budget gear.
Main part is the x32 and a 1820 behringer for the send and returns of the rack gear.

 

[mixsit]

I don't know if I've done this already or not. And it is quite old.. Um as in 'Mackie.. and Riddy kiddy' :>) long gone :>)

 

[FrankD77]

Nice setup

 

[mixsit]

Nice setup

Thank you Sir! Um I just went more 'kiddy replaces laval lamp :>)

 

[FrankD77]

Thank you Sir! Um I just went more 'kiddy replaces laval lamp :>)

Better than no Lava lamp at all
Now I have to decide on a color (always red)

 

[TAE]

Wow some really nice Homewrecker rooms here... Amazing what we are able to do these days with what is now available to anyone with a minimal investment. Billie Eilish and her brother were able to record and produce their first album ( that won 5 Grammy's) in their parents home in Highland Park in a 10 x 10 bedroom.

 

[Papanate]

Wow some really nice Homewrecker rooms here... Amazing what we are able to do these days with what is now available to anyone with a minimal investment. Billie Eilish and her brother were able to record and produce their first album ( that won 5 Grammy's) in their parents home in Highland Park in a 10 x 10 bedroom.

You’ve got to take the idea of them ‘producing’ their album in that room with a chunk of salt - for one thing most everything but the vocals were direct - drums and bass inlcuded - they had the room treated somewhat - and they recorded Eilish’s vocals with a screen around her - and stems were mixed by engineer Rob Kinelski -and it was mastered by John Greenham - to Finneas O’Connell’s credit Kinelski said he didn’t have to do a lot with the stems - and he used a minimal amount of plugins and hardware to get it to the mastering stage - but what he did do was important to the mix - still O’Connell is the credited producer.

 

[subvibe]

 

[TAE]

You’ve got to take the idea of them ‘producing’ their album in that room with a chunk of salt - for one thing most everything but the vocals were direct - drums and bass inlcuded - they had the room treated somewhat - and they recorded Eilish’s vocals with a screen around her - and stems were mixed by engineer Rob Kinelski -and it was mastered by John Greenham - to Finneas O’Connell’s credit Kinelski said he didn’t have to do a lot with the stems - and he used a minimal amount of plugins and hardware to get it to the mastering stage - but what he did do was important to the mix - still

The stuff I posted below is from a web article HERE These two siblings were capable of writing, recording and producing a song that was able to go viral via soundcloud and put them on the map and in the eye of the machine all by themselves with no one but just them doing everything in their bedroom.

What you say is to a degree accurate.....In actuality is they recorded and produced (as per the article) their first album in their bedroom on an Imac with Logic pro ....As per Finneas in this article, he says neither Rob or John did much more than do a little polishing of the recording, mixing and production that was accomplished in the bedroom.

The proof of the pudding....... BEFORE Rob and John ever heard the name Finneas O'connel, Ocean Eyes was a world wide viral hit launched on Soundcloud and is what got them the deal in the first place.


cool interview about releasing their first song on Soundcloud. She was 13 he was 18. Damn!




While Finneas O’Connell can now afford to employ a mixer and mastering engineer on his productions, it wasn’t always that way. But lack of a budget should not be a barrier to anyone starting out in the business, he says.

Take “Ocean Eyes,” for example—the song that went viral and caught the attention of the management team and record label now behind Eilish. “It was mixed and mastered by me and uploaded to Soundcloud. And that song saved our lives,” says O’Connell.

“When I was starting to make music, I thought I had to pay a bunch of people to do all my things professionally and that that would be the only way I would ever have any success. It’s really important for kids to not think that there’s something intangible and out of reach for them. The truth is that you just have to make a song that people like.”

 

[DM60]

“When I was starting to make music, I thought I had to pay a bunch of people to do all my things professionally and that that would be the only way I would ever have any success. It’s really important for kids to not think that there’s something intangible and out of reach for them. The truth is that you just have to make a song that people like.”

How many crappy recordings have we heard that we constantly listen to because we like the song? Your count my vary.

 

[Papanate]

The stuff I posted below is from a web article HERE These two siblings were capable of writing, recording and producing a song that was able to go viral via soundcloud and put them on the map and in the eye of the machine all by themselves with no one but just them doing everything in their bedroom.

What you say is to a degree accurate.....In actuality is they recorded and produced (as per the article) their first album in their bedroom on an Imac with Logic pro ....As per Finneas in this article, he says neither Rob or John did much more than do a little polishing of the recording, mixing and production that was accomplished in the bedroom.

The proof of the pudding....... BEFORE Rob and John ever heard the name Finneas O'connel, Ocean Eyes was a world wide viral hit launched on Soundcloud and is what got them the deal in the first place.

I don’t disagree with them getting a good sound - O’Connell’s skills were good - but you listen to Ocean Eyes and then Bad Guy and there is more going on them just O’Connell honing his skills.