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Showing posts with label home studio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home studio. Show all posts
Monday, April 28, 2014
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Enough With The Gear Grabbing.. Make Some Music!
It's a common ailment. Most of us suffer from it. Gear Envy, Gear Grabbing.. whatever you want to call it. At one time or another we all go through it. I've read about it, watched videos about it and no matter how many times I say to myself "I'm done for now", there always seems to be some piece of gear or software that grabs my attention.
Here's the latest situation... I'm in the process of rearranging my studio room. I've got acoustic panels ready to be installed. I've spent time planning out how the room will be organized. The last missing piece being a new studio desk that will fit my workflow perfectly. In fact I wrote about my plans to build one the other day. Honestly, I've been thinking about this stupid desk for weeks now...What size do I need? Will all my equipment fit? Will my mixer fit on the desktop? How cool will it look with the racks on the desktop! Will there be enough room for my monitors...etc, etc. Looking and searching without find the perfect design. Since I felt I was going in circles I decided to take stock in what I have now.
I have a 54" x 24" desk space and I've set it up to fit 2 screens, a Mac Mini, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, Faderport, external drives and a 16" x 16" mixer. It's a little tight but it gets the job done. I have two speaker stands that hold my studio monitors which are adjustable to multiple heights. I also have a 8U rack that I have sitting on top of a small table. It has plenty of rack space for my gear and a few extra spaces for growth (more gear grabbing in the future).
Alright.. its not the coolest looking workstation but that's my studio rig and I kinda like it. So now I have to ask myself. Why do I need a new studio desk? The one I have now fits everything I have and then some. It's enough space to work. The answer is.. I don't need one.
The set up I have now works fine. Sure it would be nice to have the RUs right on top of the desk but with the set up I have now its a simple turn to my left to make adjustments. OK so my mixer is set up on the corner of the desk with a little over hang... so what.. it's stable and right at my finger tips. So that's that! The quest for a new desk is behind me, at least for now. Now I'll have more time to make music.
Wow.. I feel better already.
Fred
Here's the latest situation... I'm in the process of rearranging my studio room. I've got acoustic panels ready to be installed. I've spent time planning out how the room will be organized. The last missing piece being a new studio desk that will fit my workflow perfectly. In fact I wrote about my plans to build one the other day. Honestly, I've been thinking about this stupid desk for weeks now...What size do I need? Will all my equipment fit? Will my mixer fit on the desktop? How cool will it look with the racks on the desktop! Will there be enough room for my monitors...etc, etc. Looking and searching without find the perfect design. Since I felt I was going in circles I decided to take stock in what I have now.
I have a 54" x 24" desk space and I've set it up to fit 2 screens, a Mac Mini, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, Faderport, external drives and a 16" x 16" mixer. It's a little tight but it gets the job done. I have two speaker stands that hold my studio monitors which are adjustable to multiple heights. I also have a 8U rack that I have sitting on top of a small table. It has plenty of rack space for my gear and a few extra spaces for growth (more gear grabbing in the future).
The set up I have now works fine. Sure it would be nice to have the RUs right on top of the desk but with the set up I have now its a simple turn to my left to make adjustments. OK so my mixer is set up on the corner of the desk with a little over hang... so what.. it's stable and right at my finger tips. So that's that! The quest for a new desk is behind me, at least for now. Now I'll have more time to make music.
Wow.. I feel better already.
Fred
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Home Studio Update - January 2013
Hey guys. Thanks for checking out the blog. It's been a while since I've posted here... too busy recording and mixing (and working).
For the past few months I've been helping my son recording, produce and mix an album which will be coming out soon. It was a cool project with many lessons. I discovered iZotope, a cool New England company with THE most killer plugins. I now swear by Alloy 2, Nectar 2 and Ozone 5. These are some of the best plugins I've ever used and they definitely have allowed me to improve my results. Dave Pensado’s podcast was where I first heard about these and I learned quickly why he raves about them.
I’ve also had some pretty cool upgraded to the home studio rig... KRK Rokit 6 G3s, FaderPort but most important.. I’ve converted (upgraded in my opinion) from Windows to MacOS. I got myself a pimped out MacMini with a couple of monitors and now the workflow is faster and easier. Maybe it’s just me but Studio One seems to work (and sound) better on the Mac platform.
HomeTracks Youtube channel has quickly blown by the 2,000 subscriber mark (2,200+) and it’s getting new followers everyday. I’m blown away by the number of subscribers and feedback. It’s great getting emails and questions from you guys. Keep em’ coming.
I’ve been working on a few blues tunes and I’m thinking of producing an EP. We’ll see. I’m promising myself that I won’t succumb to my never ending need for new gear... and will focus on making more music. After all, that’s the reason I set this thing up and bought all this stuff... right?
Finally, I have been trying to get the time to reconfigure my studio. I purchased acoustic panels from the guys at Overtone Acoustics and I have sketched out the plan to properly set up the room. It’s going to take me a few days to do and I need to make time to do it. Hopefully within the next few weeks I’ll get it done.. watch for a video when it’s done.
That’s all for now.
Go make some music!
Fred
For the past few months I've been helping my son recording, produce and mix an album which will be coming out soon. It was a cool project with many lessons. I discovered iZotope, a cool New England company with THE most killer plugins. I now swear by Alloy 2, Nectar 2 and Ozone 5. These are some of the best plugins I've ever used and they definitely have allowed me to improve my results. Dave Pensado’s podcast was where I first heard about these and I learned quickly why he raves about them.
I’ve also had some pretty cool upgraded to the home studio rig... KRK Rokit 6 G3s, FaderPort but most important.. I’ve converted (upgraded in my opinion) from Windows to MacOS. I got myself a pimped out MacMini with a couple of monitors and now the workflow is faster and easier. Maybe it’s just me but Studio One seems to work (and sound) better on the Mac platform.
HomeTracks Youtube channel has quickly blown by the 2,000 subscriber mark (2,200+) and it’s getting new followers everyday. I’m blown away by the number of subscribers and feedback. It’s great getting emails and questions from you guys. Keep em’ coming.
I’ve been working on a few blues tunes and I’m thinking of producing an EP. We’ll see. I’m promising myself that I won’t succumb to my never ending need for new gear... and will focus on making more music. After all, that’s the reason I set this thing up and bought all this stuff... right?
Finally, I have been trying to get the time to reconfigure my studio. I purchased acoustic panels from the guys at Overtone Acoustics and I have sketched out the plan to properly set up the room. It’s going to take me a few days to do and I need to make time to do it. Hopefully within the next few weeks I’ll get it done.. watch for a video when it’s done.
That’s all for now.
Go make some music!
Fred
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Improve Your Workflow With DAW Session Templates
You can get your new projects moving faster if you create a standard template which includes your framework for recording and mixing. For me its an evolving process and I'm continuously updating my template as I learn new techniques and get new ideas. Check it out...
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Home Studio - Presonus Studio Channel Bass DI Test
Check out my Bass DI test with Presonus Studio Channel Pre Amp..
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Home Studio - Mixing With BBE Sonic Sweet Plugins
These BBE Sonic Sweet plugins ROCK. Check out this video demo/review I posted today...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
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