Just got this Eleven Rack amp modeler/effects unit and it's pretty incredible.
It sounds amazing and is super responsive. Can't wait to put it to use!
Home studio, mixing and recording product reviews and tutorials.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
My Quest For The Perfect Home Studio Desk
Maybe I'm a bit particular but I've been having a helluva time finding the right home studio desk. I've looked at pretty much all the commercial options and found some nice studio desks but none seem to fit my requirements.. Yes, I could modify my needs to "fit" into one of these cookie cutter workstations but I figure.. what the heck, I've spent a lot of time and money getting this gear, I want to have it set up the way I want it set up.
The other thing is, I don't want to pay good money for a desk and a month after its set up realize that it's not right for me and has no room for growth. One thing I've come to find out in this home studio thing is that your rig will ALWAYS evolve. While I think I'm set for gear now, I have no doubt that down the road, 3 months, 6 months, a year from now I'll be looking at some new addition that I will need the desk to accommodate.
Call me crazy but I've even gone to the lengths of using some design software to visualize where each thing would go on the desk so I could make a decision on the overall size needed to accommodate my gear in a ergonomic fashion! I know, it's nuts.
So where does this leave my quest for the holy grail... I mean perfect studio desk? At this point I think I'm going to either build or have built a simple wooden table that I can integrate racks onto.. I found a cool company called Nice Racks (www.nice-racks.com) that makes these really cool wooden equipment racks. I think if I had a simple desk/table I could use two of their 4U racks on top and have plenty of desktop for real estate for my mixer, keyboard, mouse, Mac, etc. At least this is my thinking right now.
I also say to myself... maybe I should spend more time making music and less time worrying about a piece of furniture... but while there are certainly more important things to think about, I consider this a somewhat critical decision since I'll be living with it for a pretty long time.
Well for now the quest will continue and I will be sure to let you guys know the outcome!
Fred
The other thing is, I don't want to pay good money for a desk and a month after its set up realize that it's not right for me and has no room for growth. One thing I've come to find out in this home studio thing is that your rig will ALWAYS evolve. While I think I'm set for gear now, I have no doubt that down the road, 3 months, 6 months, a year from now I'll be looking at some new addition that I will need the desk to accommodate.
Call me crazy but I've even gone to the lengths of using some design software to visualize where each thing would go on the desk so I could make a decision on the overall size needed to accommodate my gear in a ergonomic fashion! I know, it's nuts.
So where does this leave my quest for the holy grail... I mean perfect studio desk? At this point I think I'm going to either build or have built a simple wooden table that I can integrate racks onto.. I found a cool company called Nice Racks (www.nice-racks.com) that makes these really cool wooden equipment racks. I think if I had a simple desk/table I could use two of their 4U racks on top and have plenty of desktop for real estate for my mixer, keyboard, mouse, Mac, etc. At least this is my thinking right now.
I also say to myself... maybe I should spend more time making music and less time worrying about a piece of furniture... but while there are certainly more important things to think about, I consider this a somewhat critical decision since I'll be living with it for a pretty long time.
Well for now the quest will continue and I will be sure to let you guys know the outcome!
Fred
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Subtractive EQ Mixing Session - Cleaning Up Your Mix
Here's how I do subtractive EQing when mixing song. I'm using PreSonus StudioOne Pro as my DAW. Note: In this video I highlight subtractive EQing. I've also boosted quite a bit of tones in this mix. There are many differing opinions on both subtractive and additive EQing. My thought is that a combination of both is likely in most mixes. For example If I listen to a mix and hear harsh tones/harmonics I usually want to get them out with sub EQing. Also, if I want the lead vocal to find it's space in the mix I usually add a few db in the 3k-5k range on the Lead Vox Aux... etc, etc.
Monday, February 10, 2014
PreSonus HP4 Headphone Amplifier Unboxing & Review
Check out my unboxing and review the Presonus HP4 Headphone amp... this cool studio accessory.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
CalDigit Thunderbolt Station USB3 Hub Setup & Review
In this vid I install, setup and test the CalDigit Thunderbolt Station in my home studio. Setup: MacMini 2.7Ghz i7, 16GB Ram, 1TD Fusion Drive - PreSonus FaderPort, Roland A49 USB Keyboard, Studio One Pro DAW, Addictive Keys Software.
Monday, February 3, 2014
CalDigit Thunderbolt Station USB3 Hub Unboxing
Looking forward to connecting 2 keyboards and a FaderPort to via the Thunderbolt Station to my MacMini. USB2 Hubs just don't cut it for me anymore.
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