Where should I set up my DAW...

[Obi-Wan zenabI]

It's especially cool to see someone's questions and then later in the thread, a sucessful implementation of good advice.

Well done.

 

[pandamonk]

I understand what you're saying about the mixer. But the keyboard is too large to be off to the side. there'd be no room to walk. i'll draw up some diagrams here in a minute and go to the library to post pix. also, how does Ethan's portable vocal booth attach to the mic stand?

You can see how it's attached here. And maybe if you put the keyboard against a wall, ot something.

 

[mindbuzz]

Thanks for the realtraps link! I'll give it a go.

I've hung the bass trap in the dining room.

Took your advice. Did some serious thinking and measured some new distances. Pulled out the papasan chair. The nearfields are as far apart as they can possibly be without the one on the right getting knocked over by the patio door. The bx5a's are now about a foot and a half closer to the desk too.

The sweet spot looks about like this now. Again, the photo's a little farther back so you can see the speakers.

I've pushed the couch forward so that its almost right up against my control chair. That's not really a bad thing. Makes for a lot more space in front of the dining area. The dining room table is up against the wall to create a bit more space as well. I have enough room to drop that curtain now.

I know, Panda, you really want me to move the keyboard. But the mixer is in a good spot. Especially for the way I work. Now that the speakers are forward a little more (the side reflection panels still catch the bulk of the flutter, although they aren't dead center at the mid-point anymore) I have to lean back slightly to put my ears directly in the sweet spot. From there, I've got the mixer on a rack on the right so I can reach over with my right hand and hit presets for the automated "flying" faders without moving my head.

Midi connecting the faders to Cubase or Sonar is really a chore. It's possible, and for larger projects, I'll give it a go. Right now, I'm going to work with what I'm comfortable doing.

I'm going to go find myself a better chair.

Ok? Satisfactory? I'm definitely liking the stereo sound better with the stereo mons farther apart. And working with the video mons closer together is easier on the neck.

 

[pandamonk]

Much better. If you feel you have to lean back you could move them a little, not too much, closer together. It's looking really good, and with the mixer, it's just how i would do it, but if you're not using as a control surface, then there's no point. It's all about how you feel comfortable with that, nothing to do with sounding better, unless you were using the mixer.

Hope you get some good mixes in that space, I'm sure you will. I'm glad you posted all these pictures, it's great to see it all.