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Post by Hollow Sun on Nov 19, 2006 21:58:45 GMT
We all love to drool over gear pics so please post some shots of your studio/setup here for all to see. I'll start the ball rolling with mine: My Fusion 8HD is now the centrepoint of the work area which is now condensed into a very compact footprint with everything close at hand and within arms reach of any function. All audio is routed through my Akai DPS24 with various sends feeding the samplers so that I can sample pretty much anything from anything (analogue or digital) with or without processing on the DPS24. In the rack is my trusty Akai S5000 and below that, a prototype of the ill-fated Boreas that never went into production. I use this for any 24-bit work I need to do. Everything is MIDI'd together via an old Akai ME30PII I have had here for years and below that is a very old prototype of an S2800XL (which went on to become the S3000XL). Although rarely used, Boreas and the S2800XL are probably the only units of their type in the world!!! An MPC1000 is also plumbed into the system. To the right of this hardware rig is the 'software rig' comprising a dual 1GHz G4 (which you can just about see bottom right of the photo) and this connects to Fusion (using the Fusion Convertor software), the S5000 and Boreas (using ak.Sys) and the MPC1000 using USB thus I am able to transfer pretty much anything to anything quickly and easily without re-patching. I have separated this this area from the rest of the room using some simple screens which has a curiously positive effect - I guess not seeing the more mundane equipment such as the printer, fax machine, filing cabinets, etc., in the background allows me to focus on the studio gear and the job in hand. It also allows me to use the other side as a separate recording area which is a luxury I have not had before.
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Post by gwenhwyfaer on Nov 20, 2006 18:41:09 GMT
It is very compact; it looks a lot like what I'd like to achieve eventually. But then, compact is a lot easier to achieve when you only have one keyboard At least I have everything against one wall now... (photos to follow when I finally unpack a camera)
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Post by Hollow Sun on Nov 21, 2006 0:04:55 GMT
It is very compact; it looks a lot like what I'd like to achieve eventually. But then, compact is a lot easier to achieve when you only have one keyboard Yes... I guess so At least I have everything against one wall now... That's how I had it and it kind of worked but it was all a bit of a distance from my Mac which wasn't ideal. I'd wanted it like this for a while but never had the downtime to re-arrange things but a few months back, my Mac died (the PSU -- almost literally -- blew up) and whilst I was waiting for a replacement, I took the time to re-arrange things. It works really well. I can sit here, swivel the chair to left to play with hardware, swivel back to the right to play with the Mac side of things. That said, at least with the other arrangement, I got some exercise (photos to follow when I finally unpack a camera) Ah - the joys of moving house! I'm never doing it again! Look forward to seeing some pics from you. Steve
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Post by logan5 on Apr 4, 2008 8:43:51 GMT
Here is a "night" shot of a corner of my studio...all my favourite pieces of hardware! Fusion 6hD-MicroKORG(Reverse keys),hidden in dark-Roland SH32-Korg EM1-ION
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Post by trmash on Aug 15, 2008 17:35:13 GMT
I'd love 2 post a pic of my gear but - how do U get the pic there?
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Post by logan5 on Aug 15, 2008 22:10:33 GMT
I use the free Photobucket site-you just register then upload your pics or videos. You can then link directly to them or embed them-Photobucket tells you how to do this and its not difficult. I know there are lots of different sites like that,I just happen to use them and it works for me!
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Post by Failed Muso on Aug 15, 2008 22:16:00 GMT
Why not try Share by Ovi. Run by Nokia, it allows you to easily upload and share pics as well as videos and MP3's, all completely free of charge. And if you have a Nokia phone with Share installed, it's incredibly easy to share stuff on your mobile device from anywhere you are in the world !
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Post by electrique on Aug 21, 2008 14:02:54 GMT
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Post by lildave on Aug 21, 2008 22:10:36 GMT
HS I just noticed that I don't see any monitors. Do you monitor your sounds with actual monitors, headphones or both? What kind of monitors do you use and where are they placed? Do you have sound treatment? Do you have a little stand or something for your MPC1000 to sit on? I know it can't be sitting directly on top of your Fusion.
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Post by Hollow Sun on Aug 21, 2008 23:10:59 GMT
I use a headphones most of the time for various reasons... * I have to listen to sounds in great detail with little or no background noise, listening for tiny pops and clicks, etc.. Speakers aren't that good for that especially with the Mac whirring away. So I use headphones, Sennheiser HD515, which I find excellent. They're not closed back cans for total sound block out but they have a better sound than closed backs with a great frequency range (14Hz-26kHz). Not expensive either. * The place is in a converted room in my house so it's not soundproofed so I have sound coming in and have to be careful of sound going out to keep the family (and neighbours) happy. My room isn't treated either. The monitors I have are Alesis M1 Active 620s. They are to the right of that shot and out of picture. Not ideal and I plan to get some stands to put them behind the rig at some point. The MPC is not on a stand - it IS on top of the 8HD, propped up at the back and with rubber feet on the HD to stop it slipping. Or rather it was - I now have an MPC5000 ... which IS on a stand! I don't call it a studio - it's my 'laboratory', hence its unconventional layout. It suits me and what I do and my way of working. Steve
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Post by Shreddie on Aug 21, 2008 23:49:43 GMT
Hmmm, headphones!! These are the ones I use. Ultrasone PRO 2500They're so good (and so damned comfortable) that I haven't used my speakers since I bought them. I can vouch for the fact that these ones are designed to look after your hearing too. I've never had listening fatigue, even after 12 hours use.
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Post by Hollow Sun on Aug 22, 2008 1:30:41 GMT
They look good Shred.
What I like about my Sennheisers is that they engulf my ears and so, although they're open backed, they block out a good deal of extraneous noise. They are comfy too and I wear them all day a lot of the time.
Yours seem to just perch on your pinnas. They do seem to have an obscene frequency response though (8Hz-35kHz!!!).
The thing about a really good pair of cans though is that they are extremely addictive and speakers and monitors (and the - usually untreated - room they're in) don't always sound as good or as detailed and hence disappointing. I do like my Active 620 monitors though when I use them even if they're not optimally placed right now.
Steve
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Post by Shreddie on Aug 22, 2008 4:15:21 GMT
They're bigger than they look Steve.
They're proper "all surrounding" cans. There's enough room within the cuffs for me to move them around a bit in order to get the best sound out of them... Which you need to do as they're very sensitive to positioning. The stereo imaging is truly superb and the bass is astonishing (When I first had them and was listening to some well recorded classical, I could have sworn that I could feel the bass in my chest!). Sibilant frequencies can be harsh at VERY high volumes but I guess that's down to the titanium drivers (it's a common complaint about monitors with titanium tweeters). In terms of overall sound quality, I'd place them a just under HD600's although the imaging is far better on the PRO2500's and they're more comfortable than the HD600's. The main reason I bought them is because they're designed to look after your hearing and as I use headphones so much it's worth loosing 0.5% in sound quality if it means a 40% reduction in the SPL reaching my eardrums. (Read the "safer hearing" bit at the bottom of the product page.)
On the down side, they to take a good weeks worth of "burning in" to get the best sound of them. When I first plugged them in they sounded worse than a £5 pair of crappy earphones but within an hour they had improved dramatically. I just left them plugged into my minidisc in the spare room for a few days.
Oh, and they are VERY open backed, they cut out very little outside noise. There are closed back versions though.
They're a bugger to get hold of in the UK too unfortunately.
Decent cans are addictive though. I've been using cans almost all the time since I fist got a set of HD450's way back when I was about 13. I think you know my thoughts about cans Vs monitors from things I've said here before... I don't want to start another heated debate though!!
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Post by electrique on Aug 22, 2008 12:14:15 GMT
The Sennheiser HD 515 I'm using at work for listening music. It's an excellent headphone - if you want a HiFi headphone. Nothing for studio use. When creating music I use the Sennheiser HD-280 Pro. Really great value for the price!
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Post by maxidingue on Sept 6, 2008 19:48:17 GMT
Here are my main collaborators running to my project studio love them all Cheers MaxIDInguE
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