Lets see some studio pics

[emdot_ambient]

Sooper-ultra-sweet, but...where's all the music you make on it

found nightly floating around the room that the synth resides in, expiring (or escaping?) into eternity after a few reflections from walls and ductwork

I've always dreamed of setting up a big modualr system like that and then setting up a self-generating patch and pumping it out live over teh internets, making adjustments to it as the mood hits me....wonder how feasible that is?

A few years back there was a Moog modular that was always streaming live over the internet, both audio and video. I'm too lazy to look it up, but I think it was called "Moog Endless" or something.

http://www.cavestudio.com/S+V/moog_endless.html
Tim

Requires Real Player...EWWWWWW! I refuse to ever load a Real Player product again. The last time I did it I ended up having to re-load XP. Never goin' frough all that again!

[Scot Solida]

As some of you know, I have spent the past six months building a studio in my basement. I have, so far, only finished the control room (and even that needs some bits and pieces added, like trim around the window and floor). There is also a vocal booth (nearly finished) a reverb chamber (still working on that) and a sort of live room (basically a big, unfinished space where drums, Hammond, etc will go). My baby grand piano is upstairs in the dining room (high ceiling, wood floor, sounds great!). I have installed XLR and 1/4" panels in the wall up there so I can record the piano remotely.

The control room was entirely built by myself and a friend from the ground up. I am not, I emphasize, knowledgeable in the ways of construction, so this was a real adventure. I designed the room so that it meets the cubic footage requirements for an acoustically sound space, and there are no parallel walls (the east and north walls are set to just over a 5 degree angle from the south and west walls). Walls were all double-framed and isolated. This was very much a DIY project. I made the desk, the big rack (the rollaway rack was purchased from Guitar Center, the monitor stands from Musicians' Fiend), and even the acoustic panels and bass traps. Here's what it looks like so far:


Desk with V-Synth GT, 24" iMac, MotorMix, Event 2020bas monitors, Frontier Designs Tranzport. In the rack: Allen + Heath mixer, Effectron II, XLR patchbay, Furman line conditioner. Teac 80-8 reel-to-reel on top.



South-East corner. PPG Wave 2.2 peeking in on the left, Minimoog (restored by Analogics and housed in curly maple cabinet), Prophet-5 (ditto), '50s-era Brenell tube Tape Echo, homemade Theremin (PAIA/Big Briar hybrid). On the bookcase: ARP Sequencer, Wersimatic drum machine, oscillator, Roland MIDI-to-CV converter, Sequential Model 800 sequencer, Small Stone phaser, Univox drum machine, assorted stomp boxes, manuals and tapes. DIY bass trap, HF absorbers on the walls.



North-East corner: EMS VCS3 w/ DK2 keyboard, Roland CR-78 drum machine. Homemade bass trap.



East wall: ARP Odyssey, PPG Wave 2.2, another view of the Mini and Prophet-5.



This wall is angled between the North and West walls. A DIY mid-high absorber hangs above a Chroma Polaris, and Oberheim DX drum machine, and an ARP Omni II.



South wall: The Big Fella. 70+ modules of Syntehsizers.com and Blacet goodness, sitting atop a homemade rack. Oscilloscope on the right. Lots of patch cables.



DIY rack. Column 1: Furman line conditioner, MOTU 828 MkII, 3 x Neutrik patchbays, Chandler Limited EMI/Abbey Road TG-2 preamp, Aphex compressor, vintage LA3A compressor, TC Intonator, dbx compressor, Eventide Clockworks H-910 Harmonizer, Aphex Aural Exciter.

Column 2: Furman Line Conditioner, M-Audio MIDIsport 8 x 8, TC M-300, Muse Receptor, Lexicon MX200, Lexicon MPX-1, Lexicon Jamman, Lexicon Vortex, Capybara 320 (Kyma), Ensoniq Mirage.

Column 3: Furman Line Conditioner, Emagic AMT-8, Korg Wavestation A/D, Casio VZ10m, Akai Z-4 (with all options), Roland MKS-30, Roland MKS-50, Roland JV-880, Yamaha TX-802.

There's lots of stuff not shown here, including guitars, ethnic instruments, organs, a few more synths, etc.

[vurt]

f**k

[Scot Solida]

f**k

You know, you could live quite comfortably in the reverb chamber. Assuming the missus doesn't object...

[Muzik 4 Machines]

wowo dude , you have lot of nice hardware!
really like the mini and P5 in clear wood, really awesome sight

[vurt]

f**k

You know, you could live quite comfortably in the reverb chamber. Assuming the missus doesn't object...

its tempting, id need a months holiday there just to play with the modular

i honestly dont think id have time to sleep if i owned half of that

[Scot Solida]

wowo dude , you have lot of nice hardware!
really like the mini and P5 in clear wood, really awesome sight

Credit for those must go to Wes Taggart at www.analogics.org. He did a beautiful job getting those instruments into tip-top condition and building those cabinets. He's a real craftsman. The Prophet didn't work well at all when I sent it to him and it now plays like new. The Mini played, but was also in pretty sorry condition. Wes turned it into a synth that inspires me every time I turn it on. I don't think it's drifted out of tune once since he did the work a year ago.

[james0tucson]

As some of you know, I have spent the past six months building a studio in my basement. I have, so far, only finished the control room (and even that needs some bits and pieces added, like trim around the window and floor). There is also a vocal booth (nearly finished) a reverb chamber

Somewhere in Japan, there is actually a room large enough to be used as a Reverb Chamber, and somehow, Scot owns it.

[Scot Solida]

As some of you know, I have spent the past six months building a studio in my basement. I have, so far, only finished the control room (and even that needs some bits and pieces added, like trim around the window and floor). There is also a vocal booth (nearly finished) a reverb chamber

Somewhere in Japan, there is actually a room large enough to be used as a Reverb Chamber, and somehow, Scot owns it.

Well, it's only in Kansas, and it isn't very big (14' x 14'), but it does have a concrete floor and paneled walls. We are doing all sorts of things to extend the reflection time, using different reflective materials, gobos, etc. It'll never be a large hall, but it will give the recordings a unique space.

[deastman]

Awesome job, Scot! Not sure about the red paint though... somehow reminds me of The Shining.

[Chopper]

I was expecting Scot to post in this thread sooner or later, and as usual, the man doesn't dissapoint. nice selection mate! although people would melt just at the sight of a moog modular, you actually deserve my respect for the EMS. that piece of gear in this serious looking studio is the proof that you are into this just for the knob twiddling!!!!

[whyterabbyt]

As some of you know, I have spent the past six months building a studio in my basement.

Wow. Very nice indeed.

[Optomadic]

Holy eyegasm!

[fgimian]

My new studio, several months in the making The cables are neater than in these pics now.
Really simple but works well for me
Cheers
Fots

Looks very smart and clean ... I like all blueness. What sort of acoustic tiles are those on your walls?

Hey, really sorry it took me so long to respond. I use the RK1 room kit from ...

http://www.soundacoustics.com.au/

Costs around $550 AU

The blue you see is the new colour of that wall, we made it a feature wall It's actually ironic since one of my upcoming releases is called Paint The Blue

Cheers
Fots

[rifftrax]

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