post pics of your studio v2.0

Shadowgames · Post by **Shadowgames** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:43 pm

ok lets have them

gear list:

RME Fireface 800
PC [Intel Dual Core 2.8ghz / 2gb DDR2 / SATA RAID HDD / 24" LCD etc.]
3x Dynaudio BM6A
2x Genelec 1031
1x LSK S150 (sub)
Tube Ultragain T1953
Yamaha SPX90II
SPL Stereo Q
Custom Simpson VU meters
JL Cooper MCS 3800
Evolution MK-249C
MOTU Fastlane USB MIDI I/O
Revox B-77 MKII
2x AKG C414XL-II
3x Turntables / Mixer

set up for 5.1 monitoring atm. \m/

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:44 pm

ppppppffft

Liam_B · Post by **Liam_B** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:27 pm

drool...........

wish i had a set up like that!

Liam_B · Post by **Liam_B** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:17 pm

Heres my set up. I think I need some more shiny disco balls on the roof. Oh and a bigger mixing console

Scholtzy · Post by **Scholtzy** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:28 pm

Ok, heres mine.

Post by **fooishbar** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:33 pm

scholzy: get a new keyboard (not the music one, the computer type). the apple pro keyboard will utterly rape your hands, trust.

(i used to type on one all the time; after a while i lost feeling in the three outer fingers on both hands after 10min of typing, the rsi still lingers quite badly. switching to another keyboard showed _immediate_ improvement.)

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:43 pm

Here's my bedroom setup:

and my decks in the lounge:

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:37 pm

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:ppppppffft

hahaha.... pissa.

Looks insane Zander. Can I come play? heh.

I don't have a camera, but my bedroom is pretty zwesome, unsane infact.

Grey Son · Post by **Grey Son** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:06 am

Well this is what i ummm well use...
Its in my lounge room so its not a studio thats for sure!!!

The Akai is signed by the GZA from Wu - Tang..
I use the Atari mostly but have started using Ableton on the PC...

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:11 am

nice setups!!

hey shadow games, what do you make thats in 5.1

and A1studmuffin what are your monitors resting on?

I have just moved, but will take some pics tonight

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:48 am

A1: what are your thoughts on the M1520's you've got?

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:55 am

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:02 am

I love your bar Fents!

(no sexual connotations implied)

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:32 am

(not to scale)

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:41 am

I'll have to get my digital camera some new drivers, but here's a list:

PC - a few years old (mainly use Reason & Tools)
M-Audio Delta 44 PCI card
M-Audio Axiom 25 controller
Phonic 4-ch mixer
Numark TT-500's x 2 w/ Carl Cox sig cartridges
Numark DXM-Pro Mixer
Formula Blue DJ console
Samson CL7 condensor mic
Kenwood amp
Old Warfdale Hi-Hi speakers -- I need some monitors!

Shadowgames · Post by **Shadowgames** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:00 pm

LuKo wrote:hey shadowgames, what do you make thats in 5.1

well i do alot of recording in surround, mostly classical music.

so multi-tracking on location & then mixing at home for DVD-A / V and sometimes SACD.

by day i'm an engineer for classic fm (ABC)

Snowie · Post by **Snowie** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:00 pm

P4 3.2 ghz, 2 gb ram, 160gb hdd
M-Audio 1010lt
16 channel mixing desk
1 x Krk's Rp8's (pair) Active
1 x Krk 10" sub
1 x Midi Keyboard ( saving now for Novation remote sl) * Auto mapping capable.
1 x JBl Control Studio Monitors
3 x Technics 1200's
1 x Tascam X9 digital mixer
1 x Numark Axis CDJ
1 x Boss SP303 sampler
1 x Roland MC 303
1 x Roland Human Drum Pad (don't use it)
1 x Shure Mic

** Borrowing of a mate,
1 x Midi knob controller

I just need to get a digital camera to take a photo of it all...

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:10 pm

Snowie wrote:P4 3.2 ghz, 2 gb ram, 160gb hdd
M-Audio 1010lt
16 channel mixing desk
1 x Krk's Rp8's (pair) Active
1 x Krk 10" sub
1 x Midi Keyboard ( saving now for Novation remote sl) * Auto mapping capable.
1 x JBl Control Studio Monitors
3 x Technics 1200's
1 x Tascam X9 digital mixer
1 x Numark Axis CDJ
1 x Boss SP303 sampler
1 x Roland MC 303
1 x Roland Human Drum Pad (don't use it)
1 x Shure Mic

** Borrowing of a mate,
1 x Midi knob controller

I just need to get a digital camera to take a photo of it all...

He said 'knob'!

Nice setup Snowman! I'll bring the condensor and maybe a mic-pre with me when I come round... next week?

Snowie · Post by **Snowie** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:18 pm

Knob-tastic mate, tits a excellent idea. We could nearly make a whole new thread from talk like this. Boobalicious !!!!

***** BOOBIES ******
***** BOOBIES ******
***** BOOBIES ******
***** BOOBIES ******
***** BOOBIES ******
***** BOOBIES ******
***** BOOBIES ******

Sorry i very farken bored, i've finished next week's work and have already clocked solitare to over 1500 in vegas mode.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:32 pm

Google image search boobies mate - that should occupy you for a good few hours...

Snowie · Post by **Snowie** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:02 pm

tits a good idea, boobies out

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:51 pm

your not using the roland hand drum? what model? is it yours - may be interested in borrowing buying?

dopamine · Post by **dopamine** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:52 pm

Old photo of my setup in this article...

http://www.obscuresounds.com/dopamine/d ... egrown.pdf

New additions:

Access Virus Ti
SSL4000 G series stereo mixbuss compressor (clone)
patchbay (finally patched everything into the Motu. )

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:44 pm

ahh which motu you runnin?

and is the TI as good as i expect it to be

nice

Grey Son · Post by **Grey Son** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:47 pm

dopamine wrote:Old photo of my setup in this article...

http://www.obscuresounds.com/dopamine/d ... egrown.pdf

New additions:

Access Virus Ti
SSL4000 G series stereo mixbuss compressor (clone)
patchbay (finally patched everything into the Motu. )

Ha ha i have the mag its in......Nice one

dopamine · Post by **dopamine** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:23 pm

It's the Traveler. I bought it so I could work when i'm on tour and then a month later they bring out the ultralite!? Bastards! It's smaller and tougher and perfect for touring - BUT I am happy with the traveler. I use all the ins and outs every day in my studio.

I bought the Ti because I loved my C and really wanted to integrate it better with my DAW. Sonar isn't supported at the moment though so I can't bounce audio like I though I would but it has a digital out so it's not a major problem. The vst part is still a little buggy but hopefully that will be addressed soon. Access are pretty good about supporting their products and release regular updates.

All in all, yeah I like the Ti a lot. I just wish it did everything it said on the tin now and didn't have to wait. I think if you run cubase / ableton etc you'd have no issues with it.

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:07 pm

dopamine wrote:It's the Traveler. I bought it so I could work when i'm on tour and then a month later they bring out the ultralite!? Bastards! It's smaller and tougher and perfect for touring - BUT I am happy with the traveler. I use all the ins and outs every day in my studio.

I bought the Ti because I loved my C and really wanted to integrate it better with my DAW. Sonar isn't supported at the moment though so I can't bounce audio like I though I would but it has a digital out so it's not a major problem. The vst part is still a little buggy but hopefully that will be addressed soon. Access are pretty good about supporting their products and release regular updates.

All in all, yeah I like the Ti a lot. I just wish it did everything it said on the tin now and didn't have to wait. I think if you run cubase / ableton etc you'd have no issues with it.

cool about the TI.

Its funny you mention the Traveller - Ultar lite debacle

I got stung exactly the same, tho i didnt buy the traveller for touring as such - but yeah within months they brought out the ultralit for people, who didnt need the extras on the traveller - which was me!

so yeah i feel ya pain man! and the difference bewteen the two in cost was quite substantial, enuff for another piece of kit i would say

ahh well ...

dopamine · Post by **dopamine** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:39 pm

get a patchbay and buy some outboard and you'll not feel stung for much longer mate

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:18 pm

hey smiff - lol - is that box of cripsy cremes on your monitor a collectors item!

and what about the supersized toblerone in front of your pc monitor

is that a Danger DOom slipmat pinned to the wall? nice

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:14 pm

Sure as hell better not be a DangerDoom 12" stuck to your wall....

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:49 pm

jus a mess atm yanno

Post by **fooishbar** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:51 pm

no-no, no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no, no-no-there's no liiiimit!

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:00 pm

that poster is courtesy nine television when my old man worked for em, its hactually printed on wood

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:01 pm

you cant see the 100 lb cod pon wall proper tho, i'll take another

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:04 pm

Post by **fooishbar** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:09 pm

Spherix wrote:that poster is courtesy nine television when my old man worked for em, its hactually printed on wood

sif nine, it's win

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:15 pm

skeen

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:50 pm

LuKo wrote:and A1studmuffin what are your monitors resting on?

Ohh, very professional solution here... I wanted them roughly at ear height pointing directly at me, so I've literally taken the polystyrene packaging each monitor came in and wrapped it in a black pillowcase, then rested the monitors on that. They weren't quite high enough, so to point them up towards me a little bit, I've propped the front of them up on Computer Music and Future Music DVD cases.

That's a free tip guys.

A1: what are your thoughts on the M1520's you've got?

So far I've been pretty happy with them. They've got settings on the back to let you boost/cut the bass/treble depending on how your room is setup (as you can see mine are right against a wall so I've turned the bass boost down a notch), and I've been able to get some pretty decent results with them. The one downside (which I knew about before I bought them) was the fact that they only go down to 56Hz. I'm having to use analysers to really judge the levels of my bass properly, which blows a bit. In hindsight, I think I should have gone with the Alesis M1 MKIIs instead, considering the price difference isn't that great (although they do appear to be quite a bit larger and I'm struggling for space as it is). I'll probably sell them when I leave the UK next year and pick up some M1 MKIIs when I get back. If for some reason I win the lottery, I'll get some Mackie 824s, but for now Alesis will have to do the job.

almax · Post by **almax** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:55 am

Shadowgames wrote: DVD-A

LOL

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:22 pm

ok so one thing is apparent i need some better lighting in my room

but here are some pics anyway, they didnt really come out vrey well due to a flat battery in the camera

Studio sHit List:

- Acer Aspire 1690, 2.something â€“ 1 gig ram 2 x 40 gig HDâ€™s
- External Laptop HD â€“ 80 gig
- 17" Flat Monitor
- iRiver 40 gig MP3 Player, HD / Recorder
- MOTU Traveller Soundcard
- Alesis M1 â€“ MKII Monitors
- Kenton Pro Solo MKII (Midi â€“ CV Converter)
- Kenton Midi Thru 5
- Fender Strat-Squire Electric Guitar
- Electric Bass Guitar
- Acoustic Guitar
- Rainmaker
- 2 x Technics 1200 Turntables
- Rane Serato Scratch Live
- Pioneer DJM 300 Mixer
- Quick-lock Stands
- Roland SH 101 (Mint)
- Roland Juno 6
- Arp Odyssey MKII
- Korg MicroKontrol
- Korg EA-1
- Focusrite Twin Trak Pro (Pre-amp / Stereo tracking strip)
- Guitar Amp
- 3 x Dead desktop pc's!!! f*cken

I have around 6 crates of vinyl ranging from northern soul & funk thru hip hop, breaks, electro and techno, in another room. I need a big shelf from ikea.

Studio Kit that I have but isnâ€™t mine:

- 2 extra Technics Turntables
- an extra Numark Mixer
- Mackie 16 Channel Mixer
- Roland PCM-05 (Palm Composer)
- Synth Stand.
- Novation Bass Station Chip

obiously my absolute prize possesion is the Arp

dopamine · Post by **dopamine** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:45 pm

oooh, some nice synths there. My mate in Wimbeldon has an Arp 2600 (amongst many other things). It sounds freakin brilliant. Rock it back and forward and the spring reverb goes mental haha

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:01 pm

dopamine wrote:get a patchbay and buy some outboard and you'll not feel stung for much longer mate

have been thinking a patch bay.. do you have thoughts on a suitable one?

would love to convert all the outs and ins in a way that would give me
the max input/output channels in actual 1/4" D.I's

so far i feel i havent really used the traveller to its full potential...

dopamine · Post by **dopamine** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:12 pm

I've got a Neutrik balanced one. Cost me about $100.

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:31 pm

Nice Arp Luko... how much was it?

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:43 pm

Spherix wrote:

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:39 pm

the Arp was a steal A1!

i paid 900 Australian, and got off an old english dude out in the burbs

i originally went to buy the juno off him, thru ebay, and noticed he had the arp and other assorted goodies

my housemate at the time had just bought an Odysessy MK1 , the white face original model - which is really rare i believe... so i sorta knew they werent easiy to come by

asked the dude if i could buy it - he said yep,- i went back 1 mnonth later, completely broke the bank buying it but didnt wanna let it slip to somone else ( i ate noodles for weeks!)

funny thing was i - looking back i got stung by him on the JUno (Paid 600 - totally not worth it they sell for 400 ish now)

BUT i went back and raped him on the arp...you wont find one in as good condition as this for 900 if at all, its almost mint

dopamine · Post by **dopamine** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:55 pm

i'll give you 800 for it?

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:15 pm

not today

Post by **lynt** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:02 pm

Still in the process of putting up my posters, but there she is, nice 'n' simple.

Snowie · Post by **Snowie** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:23 pm

Just a few toys, but slowly growing..