Home Studio Pics Thread

[tWoKp.]

Come on lets start sharing our setups, its inspiring lookin at different setups specially home studios. I'll start of with mine. Pretty basic but effective ya get me!8)

Im 18 yrs. old and im about to finish my music production course this July. I got plans taking all the things i've learn back home (Baguio City) prob after i sort out my vocal chain, ship them all back home and start making music with ya'll!

I've been doing partime as an assembler on a light engineering company. Nope i didnt get anything from my parents except for my bedroom. Im d one who painted the room aswell, i've learned a lot of things growing up in Philippines that most kids here in england wont even touch, so yeah im blessed!:lol:

Here's my old arrangement
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Rearranged setup (I feel more comfy with this arrangement, i dnt have to stand up when im sampling records)
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Gear List:
DAW:
Dell Dimension 2400
2.66 Ghz Pentium
1 GB Kingston RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
200 GB Maxtor HD
EMU 0404
nVidia Graphics Card

Software:
Cubase SX 3 (tried pro tools at college but its not very midi friendly!
Battery 2 (Software ver of an MPC, in my opinion tho)
Proteus X (with Mo Phat, Proteus and Planet Earth expansions)
Emulator X (highly recommended for sampling specially the new X2)
EWQL Colossus (Amazing Sound Quality)
URS Everything EQ Bundle
Waves Restoration Bundle (You'll love this if u sample from vinyls)

Hardware:
Akai MPD 16 (Dont need an MPC no more!)
Edirol PCR 30
Behringer Truths B2031A
Yamaha MG 12/4 Mixer
Novation Bass Station Rack
Citronic PD45 Turntable (Amazing torque at 4.5. Good for scratching)
Tascam XS 4 Dj Mixer
ADK A-51 Condenser Mic
Shure SM-58
Lava Lamp (a must have for home studios!lol!)
Altec Lansing Computer Speakers (for checking mono mix, if u look at the pics the other speaker just serves as a volume pot!lol!)
HUNDREDS OF OLD RECORDS!!!And i want more!lolol!
Sigma Acoustic Guitar (Very Old)
Books, Magazines (Knowledge is POWER! KA ERNIE!!!)haha!

Things i'm planning to get this summer: (I need a job too!:lol: )
DAV BG 1 Mic Preamp (check out the reviews on this pre's)
M-Audio Axiom 49
ADK Hamburg
Upgrade my DAW (just waiting for the new Intel Conroe, hopefully much better than Opterons)
Emulator X2
EMU 1212M (Converters are better than my 0404)

(Note that i mainly do Hip Hop, R&B and Reggaetton but i also work with bands, in fact i've already engineered, mixed and mastered a whole album. Its a Christian Contemporary Album. I'll post snippets of it after.

[KitC]

Wish I had a room like that when I was 18. Love the lava lamp, too!

EDIT: Wish I have a room like that right now! Mine's an absolute mess...

[mariuo]

i'd post mine except that it just looks like a regular computer desk haha sigh in time i guess. nice pics

[bugoy]

wow i wish i had rich parents like you when i was 18 or kahit ngayon... eheheh kahit yung LCD dyan dko maafford eh hahaha

[tWoKp.]

wow i wish i had rich parents like you when i was 18 or kahit ngayon... eheheh kahit yung LCD dyan dko maafford eh hahaha

ey man! i worked hard for dat mess, didnt ask my parents for anything maski isang centimo! except for their support and ofcourse the bedroom but all in all pinagpawisan ko yan, i got a partime job as an assembler sa light engineering (nagaassemble ba ng mirror balls para sa mga clubs! )

[tWoKp.]

i'd post mine except that it just looks like a regular computer desk haha sigh in time i guess. nice pics

come on man, we all started off like dat, in fact i'll post my old setup when i was 16. i was just using a pentium 2 pc with fruity loops as my main program.

[tWoKp.]

Wish I had a room like that when I was 18. Love the lava lamp, too!

EDIT: Wish I have a room like that right now! Mine's an absolute mess...

you just dont know how messy dat room was b4 taking d pics! but still post 'em pics man, we dont mind

[KitC]

ey man! i worked hard for dat mess, didnt ask my parents for anything maski isang centimo! except for their support and ofcourse the bedroom but all in all pinagpawisan ko yan, i got a partime job as an assembler sa light engineering (nagaassemble ba ng mirror balls para sa mga clubs! )

That's an impressive bit o' kit for an 18 yr. old. My hat's off to you for having the gumption to work for it! Mind giving us a gear list?

[KitC]

you just dont know how messy dat room was b4 taking d pics! but still post 'em pics man, we dont mind

It's funny how a clean table/environment attracts so much stuff, as is my case! I'd be remiss not to mention that my 'work table' is a converted keyboard pipe stand holding up my crt, monitors, sound modules, audiodock, and keyboard controller. Over time, it has become a magnet for all sorts of stuff.

Seeing ur pics tells me that I better start organizing my workspace again. Just a word of advice about your setup, though. You might want to move/position your monitors further from the wall and add a bass trap in the corner. The diagonal positioning, however, is genius!

[bugoy]

wow i wish i had rich parents like you when i was 18 or kahit ngayon... eheheh kahit yung LCD dyan dko maafford eh hahaha

ey man! i worked hard for dat mess, didnt ask my parents for anything maski isang centimo! except for their support and ofcourse the bedroom but all in all pinagpawisan ko yan, i got a partime job as an assembler sa light engineering (nagaassemble ba ng mirror balls para sa mga clubs! )

wow sipag ah eheheh... sana magkapitbahay lang tayo eehehehe..

[tWoKp.]

you just dont know how messy dat room was b4 taking d pics! but still post 'em pics man, we dont mind

It's funny how a clean table/environment attracts so much stuff, as is my case! I'd be remiss not to mention that my 'work table' is a converted keyboard pipe stand holding up my crt, monitors, sound modules, audiodock, and keyboard controller. Over time, it has become a magnet for all sorts of stuff.

Seeing ur pics tells me that I better start organizing my workspace again. Just a word of advice about your setup, though. You might want to move/position your monitors further from the wall and add a bass trap in the corner. The diagonal positioning, however, is genius!

yeah the workspace has a huge effect on the creative side too. When i was having a creative block dats when i started rearranging my setup, burning scented candles, dim lights helps too. After that WOW! im workin like my mom (u dnt knw about my mom!lol!)

i didnt wanna touch the acoustics yet coz im gonna be movin everything to the garage soon hopefully its gonna get done before i go phil.

[tWoKp.]

You might want to move/position your monitors further from the wall and add a bass trap in the corner. The diagonal positioning, however, is genius!

what u mean further from the wall? shud i move them forward towards me? i shud prob consider getting one of those bass traps with stands. they cost more tho

[KitC]

what u mean further from the wall? shud i move them forward towards me? i shud prob consider getting one of those bass traps with stands. they cost more tho

I can't recall if the Truths were rear ported; if they are, they should be at least a foot away from the wall. You can also get a couple of those Auralex bass trap wedges and blue tak them to the wall if you want a temporary solution. You might also want a couple of diffusers on the walls near the monitors. Use the 'mirror' method. Have a friend move a small mirror along the wall while sitting in your mix position. Mark the position where you can see the cones in the mirror - that's where you position the diffusers. Considering your present position, chances are they will be quite close to the monitors, if not beside.

[tWoKp.]

what u mean further from the wall? shud i move them forward towards me? i shud prob consider getting one of those bass traps with stands. they cost more tho

I can't recall if the Truths were rear ported; if they are, they should be at least a foot away from the wall. You can also get a couple of those Auralex bass trap wedges and blue tak them to the wall if you want a temporary solution. You might also want a couple of diffusers on the walls near the monitors. Use the 'mirror' method. Have a friend move a small mirror along the wall while sitting in your mix position. Mark the position where you can see the cones in the mirror - that's where you position the diffusers. Considering your present position, chances are they will be quite close to the monitors, if not beside.

The truths are front ported, its got a room compensation switch at the back where mine is set to -6dB Corner. Its got three swtiches -2db (Wide for wide rooms) -4dB (Narrow) -6dB (Corner). AHH the infamous mirror method!haha i actually use to have egg boxes on the first reflection points but took them coz it just looks ugly!  i'll try the blue tak auralex combi

[pinoymusika]

Notice you have an Apple sticker on the monitor... then my eyes went down to the floor and saw the Dell CPU

[tWoKp.]

SHHH!   i thought no one would clock dat!  check out the guitar too

[starfugger]

congrats on your setup./  really nice

it's true.  in the states it's easy to earn your own dough to buy stuff.

[tWoKp.]

true say. thats coz they got more jobs to offer, theres more opportunities. i still prefer workin in the philippines tho.

Come on people i started this thread not just for my setup, post ur setups too, lets start sharing.

[five3one]

your setup probably scared off other forumites who wanted to post in this thread... (shy) hahaha i got intimidated myself...

[starfugger]

work in the philippines? hah! unless you own your own company, it will take you several years to build that kind of setup.

 

[tWoKp.]

thats the last thing i wanted to do. I'd be inspired if i were u

anyways here's my old setup (2004)




i should hav saved the pics of my setup in 2003 very messy

[starfugger]

well im still just getting settled in.  still havent done a lot of work on the room but it will do for now

[tWoKp.]

work in the philippines? hah! unless you own your own company, it will take you several years to build that kind of setup.

 

i knw its hard to get a decent job there. And i meant work as in like take everything i've earned and learned then maybe start an indie label work with different artists. Im all about the love for the music. Pero ngayon kinukumpleto ko pa yung setup ko before i plan on moving back there.

Hows the music scene back there? i mean is it hard to break in?

[tWoKp.]

nice one star! luv the Joe Meek, i had the pleasure to work with the new one's the Twin Q. i luv it on kick and snare drum. theres so much space for expanding your gear. Nice How bout a gear list?

[abyssinianson]

nice setup guys! keep up the great work:)