let me see your studio!

[willmoore]

Wow! nice design!

 

[Chris0fer]

That looks awesome! Do you find it is too bright in there with all of that wood?

 

[diggy_dude]

One of the best things that I did was exactly what you're doing, to keep a large portion of gear in a different room. That limitation forced me to develop ideas where, before, I was getting lost in the options. Now I have to make solid decisions to avoid running upstairs again and again.

Here's a list of keys:
SCI Pro-One
SCI Prophet 600
Kawai SX-240
Moog Opus
Realistic MG1
Wurlitzer 200A
Janssen upright piano
And I just picked up a Korg Monotron the other day. That sort of counts, right? I also have an SCI Tom drum machine; not a keyboard, but a neat and nerdy sound-maker nonetheless!

Just got a Monotron the other day myself, smatter o' fact.

Where did you find the MG1? I thought those only existed in legend.

 

[Muzzaman]

Paddy,

Love the guid old Irnbru thrown in there for some traditional Scottish flare!

Muzza.

 

[gumby1220]

Here's mine with the new addition of a second VLA II

 

[cooljoebay]

Here's my bedroom studio. It's still a work-in-progress, but this is what I have so far! I make mostly alternative, rock, and reggae/ska in here, just to let you know what it's set up for. Enjoy!

View more pictures here: My Home Studio 2010*: un album sur Flickr

I haven't seen one of those Gorilla amps in years! I remember the speaker blew and we had a clear coned Ampeg speaker we stuck into it. It turned into a monster gorilla for sure. Never forget the sound it had.

 

[ctguy1955]

Im messing around with setting up the 1202 and getting the best sound. So much to learn !!!

 

[Fishmed]

Im messing around with setting up the 1202 and getting the best sound. So much to learn !!!

Are those JBL 4311b monitors??

 

[Dogband]

Your daily CHUCKLE-my micro studio

Fun pics, so I'll add mine to the mix, perhaps for some to chuckle and remember when they were just starting out. I made the "stand" to match the coffee table, and its clamped on the back with pads and a C clamp, so that it can someday be removed if I upgrade. Table doubles as a coffee table for those morning practice sessions. The 40g recording deck, two of the small mix boards and monitors and associated stuff, microphones included I think, fit into a stryofoam shipping crate that I have, and easily goes in the trunk of my Honda Accord.

It is what it is.

 

[chris in indy]

Fun pics, so I'll add mine to the mix, perhaps for some to chuckle and remember when they were just starting out. I made the "stand" to match the coffee table, and its clamped on the back with pads and a C clamp, so that it can someday be removed if I upgrade. Table doubles as a coffee table for those morning practice sessions. The 40g recording deck, two of the small mix boards and monitors and associated stuff, microphones included I think, fit into a stryofoam shipping crate that I have, and easily goes in the trunk of my Honda Accord.

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Looks like a cozy spot for those intuitive moments.

Why not give us a listen.

 

[guitarplayr82]

I haven't seen one of those Gorilla amps in years! I remember the speaker blew and we had a clear coned Ampeg speaker we stuck into it. It turned into a monster gorilla for sure. Never forget the sound it had.

Haha sweet! I picked it up used for $30 or $40 at a local music store as a small practice amp. It actually gets surprisingly loud.

 

[buzzard bass]

Haha sweet! I picked it up used for $30 or $40 at a local music store as a small practice amp. It actually gets surprisingly loud.

I have the exact same desk, given to me by a neighbor who was going to throw it out, works great as a recording desk.

 

[Treeline]

I still have much work to do, but now I can enjoy listening as I work. The sound is wonderful in here.

Wicked tree!


Nice studio room too, by the way... I'm moving mine from one poorly-utilized room to another poorly-utilized room, but will take some new pics and post 'em.

 

[RazorLandStudio]

Hi everyone....new to the forum here, just saying hi , enjoying your pics very much

Peace,
JB

 

[Dogband]

To Chris in Indy, why not give us a listen? If I knew how, I would try. To date my only accomplishments are recording on the Fostex, then getting this via a toslink cable to my Phillips CD burner to burn on a CD. Getting from a CD to a file to upload on a computer is not something I have done, but if I knew how, I would try. PS, my talent is certainly not earthshaking. I just record for fun, for a hobby. Better than watching tv.

 

[guitarplayr82]

I have the exact same desk, given to me by a neighbor who was going to throw it out, works great as a recording desk.

Yeah. The built-in speaker shelves are especially nice.

 

[Elton123]

Not fancy, but get's the job done.

 

[MoDog]

That looks awesome! Do you find it is too bright in there with all of that wood?

I don't have pics of all the treatments that have been installed. But to answer your question, the room doesn't seem bright to me. I find wood to be a bit softer sounding than plaster or sheetrock.

Will post a completed picture son.

 

[jmz93]

so, yet another newbie here.

I'm visually-impaired, so describing my listening/work space might be a little tricky. Here are some pics I had a friend take though. I can't see them, so ... you get what you get here. I hope they're decent!
What's that Monty Python quote? A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat?

Listening room pics:
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/9yx9qd

I've done some reading about room nodes, standing waves, bass traps etc. I understand the difference between absorption and diffusion, but I really don't know:
1. How to go about diagnosing and fixing problems with my room, scientifically.

2. How to tell if I need absorbers or diffusers in a part of the room, or both.

3. Is the ultimate goal for nearfield listening a mostly dead room, as dead as possible, live but with problem frequencies corrected?

and
4. Whether to go with Auralex or similar commercial products, or DIY.

Most important though... I am very serious about improving my mixing/mastering skills, and doing this for paying clients, as much as possible! I've found my preverbial calling so-to-speak.

What sort of professional am I looking for, who can come in with the requisite gear, take measurements, recommend products etc.? Are these folks called acoustic engineers, acousticians, what?

I'm in southern Ontario, near the greater Toronto area, if someone can recommend such a person I'd be very greatful!

I have no qualms about spending the money to treat the room I have. I can't realistically look at tearing anything down, until I'm sure I can attract paying clients, but I do want to treat the walls, get a bass trap or two etc.

For example, I'd love to bash out that dropped part of the celing you can probably see above the right-hand monitor. *sigh*

All I've done so far is:
1. Put a thicker curtain on the window at the rear wall (not shown in pics). and
2. If you can see a bookcase, on its right-hand end, I have a foam mattress we had lying around, propped up, to kill some reflections there. I've draiped a heavy quilt down the left-hand side of the same bookcase (not in pic). that's it so far.

 

[wannaknow]

It's a bit pants compared to most on here but it gets the job done:-

Very Nice set up gazzab. I'm a neewbie also. what type of keyboard controller is that? Can it control all DAW mixing movements in Pro Tools M-powered 8 and Logic Ezpress 9? I find using the mouse to be slow and clumsy. By the way I'm in Perth, Australia