Home Studios...Lets see them!

0Dannyboy

I know our home studio setups constantly change each year due to upgrades and new gear. So lets see what you got in your home studio this year so far. I'm sure its always a work in progress but post your pics anyway I'm sure alot of us would like to get ideas and post a question or 2 about what we see in the pics ...I will start with my humble garage studio.

this was last year:


And this is my newest setup.



Digitech-
VX400-vox
BP80-bass
RP250-guitars

APS power conditioner and 3 power supplies
Mackie DFX-6
BBE 421i sonic maximizer
Presounus tube pre
Peavey cb800 power amp
Nady 1u line mixer
Behringer -
headphone amp
2031 a studio monitors
b-300 powered monitor (not in pic)
B-1 cond mic
Boss dr-3 drum machine
Ibanez bass
Gibson 2006 SG Standard
Line 6 -
BLK 300 Variax with Workbench software
POD XT Live with Metalshop , Collector classics and FX Junkie model packs
Digidesign- Pro Tools Mbox 7.3
Toshiba and Dell laptops
Korg - K49 midi keyboard
Toontracks- EZDRUMMER plugin/software
Oh yea most importantly my Yellow Peanut M&Ms guy-Moral support and roadie
well that's about it....fer now :roll:



As musicians we are always growing or just changing to search for that holy grail of tone we hear in our heads that we want to reproduce live. My 2009 Home studio /Live rig has changed alot this year as my needs changed. I play out alot more now so this is all I use for recording and live prefomances. I would rather have the DigiTech GSP1101 Guitar Modeling Preamp than the used modeler I have now but maybe next year after I save up some more gig money.. .

Bose L1 Model 1 Line array
with 2 B-1 subs
Toneport 4 channel digital mixer
2009 american deluxe Telecaster
2007 Gibson songwriter deluxe
Visual sounds Route 66 compessor / Overdrive
Digitech Vocalist Live 2
Digitech Bad Monkey (not shown)
Shure sm beta 87A
MBOX with Protools 7.3
PODXT
Line6 JM4

shredd

you gotta be kidding. To follow a setup like that with my feeble little rig would be a disgrace. :oops:

ednrg

If you play too loud, do the huggies hit you in the head?

thehootman

And here i was... proud at having two screens attached to my computer, and actually having monitors and a 12 channel mixer hooked up to it all....
seriously though, i will post a picture when my internet is reset.

Danny - what specs are you computer eg cpu power ram etc?

GNX Jammer

http://www.jamesgang.net/music_homestudio.asp

Though that diagram/pic is missing my latest addition, the Epi LP Custom w/EMG's.

shredd

\GNX Jammer\ wrote:

Though that diagram/pic is missing my latest addition, the Epi LP Custom w/EMG's.

Not only is your studio & gear great, your website is awesome. Chix dig that?

0Dannyboy

ednrg Posted: If you play too loud, do the huggies hit you in the head?
A: Yes the huggies will fall down if I play too loud and the box is full of computer stuff so ya it hurts alot. But the trickeling blood only helps to enhance my Gene Simmons look as I RAWKON writhing on the floor still playing my one note solo :!: OK so now post a pic of what you record with

dont forget to get us that pic hootman 8)

Shredd post what you got man...I started out with 2 pieces and it just addes up. All my stuff has this price limit thing I never spend over 300 bucks at a time so it keeps me trading stuff in to get the next thing I want... wich is actually a

KIck booty home studio like GNXJammer has! OMG dude that is so nice. ... :idea: You use your behringer headphone amp the same way I do...I thought I was cheating using it to mix my diffrent speaker combos up with it that way but I see in your diagram you do the same thing ...coolio. there great for the price only thing is i cant get it to stereo like I want in my setup so its stereo outta the back of the mbox to my 2030a's but the PA and b-300 are plugged into the behringer and mono seems to sound best...still trying to work that one out. What kind cables do I need to get a stereo signal outta the back to each cab...I would leave the single b-300 mono?

GNX Jammer

\shredd\ wrote:

Not only is your studio & gear great, your website is awesome. Chix dig that?

Heh, would be nice, 'eh?

I'm sure chicks dig the bike more, but having a wife impedes any debauchery I could indulge in because of that. Just picked up a new one yesterday actually, but it's not the hot rod my Vulcan 2000 was.

\0Dannyboy\ wrote:

only thing is i cant get it to stereo like I want in my setup so its stereo outta the back of the mbox

Converters! 1/4\" stereo male to RCA L/R, or 1/4\" stereo male split into mono L/R 1/4\" females.

Radio Shack specials buddy. Can't live without 'em.

shredd

\0Dannyboy\ wrote:

Shredd post what you got man...I started out with 2 pieces and it just addes up. All my stuff has this price limit thing I never spend over 300 bucks at a time so it keeps me trading stuff in to get the next thing I want... wich is actually a

OK, I'll do it...I just haveta put my stuff in a pretty pile (right now it's scattered around my \"guest bedroom\" like a bomb went off).
And since I have no website, how do I post/host a pic? Or can I send it to one of you guys to host for me??
And does anyone wanna take my Fostex MR-8 in trade for a VF160EX??

0Dannyboy

\0Dannyboy\ wrote:

only thing is i cant get it to stereo like I want in my setup so its stereo outta the back of the mbox

Converters! 1/4\" stereo male to RCA L/R, or 1/4\" stereo male split into mono L/R 1/4\" females.

Radio Shack specials buddy. Can't live without 'em.

YES!...ON MY WAY TO RADIO SHACK...thanks jammer!

insideout

My \"recording studio\" and rig are on opposite sides of the room, so it takes two pics. Doesn't look too exciting next to ODB's, but most of my recording toys are VST, with the TonePort and K-49 the only hardware. Also, my bass is missing because it is at the music hospital for a checkup :shock:

PS, I got the Minn Vikings trash can in 1975 - that puppy is going to be worth something someday IF THEY EVER WIN A FREAKIN SUPERBOWL

0Dannyboy

\insideout\ wrote:

My \"recording studio\" and rig are on opposite sides of the room, so it takes two pics. Doesn't look too exciting next to ODB's, http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6240/guitarstudio006yx0.jpg

Yea Right my stuff aint that nice buddy the picture musta made it look better. :roll: :?
Your stuff is givin me G.A.S. bro :!: those fiddles rock and I am diggin on the cream hss strat too. I would give my left...dual reproduction device :oops: for that ATOMIC amp...those are spendy bro.
you have a toneport too...there are some cool preamps on those. VSTs are so darn expensive and vital to alot of our recordings that I listed my newest one hardware or not excellent workstation...I need a real computer bad this year. SWEET HM Studio. Thanks for sharing!


[quote=\"shreddAnd since I have no website, how do I post/host a pic? Or can I send it to one of you guys to host for me??
And does anyone wanna take my Fostex MR-8 in trade for a VF160EX?? [/quote]

You should get a www.photobucket.com account you can upload pics for free to the web then copy the url it list so you can post pics

If thats a pain for some reason I would be glad to host the pic on my account for you no problem.

motowncoop

Here is my basic little set-up. Not very elaborate, but does the job.


GNX4
KRK RP-5 Rokit
M-Audio sub
AKG phones
Ibanez GSR200FM bass
2006 SG with EMG pickups
2006 Les Paul standard LE

not pictured:
Gateway desktop pc
Compaq notebook (dedicated just for music)

shredd

OK gang, you asked for it...here's my feeble little setup. No wonder Shania Twain won't return my phone calls. :roll:

OK, first pic: Ibanez bass; Jackson SSH Performer w/FloydRose; Dean el/ac., Roland Juno-60 w/sequencer. Peavey Special 130 w/Black Widow. Nady MC-8 cabs. Nady XM-300 amp, 2x Furman 31-band eq's, BBE Sonic Maximizer.

Other picture: Behringer 12-ch mixer, Fostex MR-8 digi-corder, another BBE Sonic Maximizer (for recording), Sennheiser headphones, ZOOM MRT-3B drum machine, Altec/Lansing mon's w/sub, and a P4/3GHz XP puter w/twin monitors (only room for one here).

Not pictured, of course, is my beloved GNX4 w/GNXFC, and a nice condenser mic for \"singing\" :roll:
By the way 'insideout' - that thinline's got me moist...


:shock:

Dobb

No wonder you can't get a woman...


:oops: Where is she gonna sleep with the bed filled up like that? :oops:


Peace,

Dobb.

shredd

\Dobb\ wrote:

No wonder you can't get a woman...
:oops: Where is she gonna sleep with the bed filled up like that? :oops:

Piled with gear, for the pic. 'sides, this is my 2nd BR; mine has the big bed in it,with room for both of us...if she ever appears, that is. Know anyone up there for me?!?
Anyway, don't chix dig G/A/S??? :roll:

thehootman

I promised you i would post a pic!

Righto
Yes 2 screens - i'm surprised no one else yet has had this
Usually i dont have the gnx4 teetering on the desk like that.
There is some more gear in a rack like set up to the left, but i dont want to have heaps of photos.
The black stuff behind the screens is foam to absorb wayward reflections from the monitors. There is a book case \"behind\" me to diffuse the sound.
Also my guitars arent worth writing home about...

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EDIT: IT SEEMS THAT THE IMAGE DOESNT WANT TO APPEAR, DESPITE BEING ON FLICKR AND THE RIGHT CODE PASTED IN HERE WHEN I POSTED

iliace

OK, I couldn't resist.

Here is the preamp and sonic maximizer (yes, the rack is on the floor and that's my foot on the side):


Here's the mixing section: Behringer SL 32/4/2, Korg D1600mkII (for submixing), and PreSonus HP4.



Here is the vibraphone (my drummer's, but part of our studio):



Here are some hand drums (my vocalist's, but for some reason he won't come to get them - must be that electronic kit he got):



From a previous setup, here is the Firepod, front and back:



Here is another picture from that same previous setup, mixer and Monster Power Center in the background:




I'd take pictures of other stuff (the trusty GNXs, various other processors, and other instruments) but it's kinda dark, and cellphone cameras kinda suck. :oops: The whole setup is kinda mobile (by necessity and not by choice), and thus it's not nicely set up in some kind of dedicated room with a dedicated desk, etc.

iliace

\thehootman\ wrote:

I promised you i would post a pic!

Righto
Yes 2 screens - i'm surprised no one else yet has had this
Usually i dont have the gnx4 teetering on the desk like that.
There is some more gear in a rack like set up to the left, but i dont want to have heaps of photos.
The black stuff behind the screens is foam to absorb wayward reflections from the monitors. There is a book case \"behind\" me to diffuse the sound.
Also my guitars arent worth writing home about...

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EDIT: IT SEEMS THAT THE IMAGE DOESNT WANT TO APPEAR, DESPITE BEING ON FLICKR AND THE RIGHT CODE PASTED IN HERE WHEN I POSTED

Use PHP code rather than HTML, it seems to work better.
for links.

shredd

Pretty tasty Behringer mixer, iliace. Lemme know if you want someone to babysit it for a coupla years... 8)

0Dannyboy

SWEEET
Very nice equipment youguys have there Illiace. I wish I had a drummer like you... (insert selfpity) :oops: So me and Greg still continue...maybe I can con some drummer round here this year to jamm with us. Youguys look like you got it goin on. Rawkon :!:

That firepod is so cool.


shred...what up with the pic bro...

iliace

\0Dannyboy\ wrote:

SWEEET
That firepod is so cool.

The flashlight in a dimly-lit room creates the blue-ish effect. I thought it was a nice touch, plus you couldn't make out the picture without the additional lighting.

shredd

\0Dannyboy\ wrote:

shred...what up with the pic bro...

Thanks for offering to host, ODB - but I managed to put together the photobucket thing. Post w/pics is above. (note an adoring CZJ keeping me company while I record... 8) )
PS - this just in - I just picked up a Tascam 24 track on ebay!!!
Any of you'all interested in my Fostex MR-8, complete w/a bunch of CF cards?

0Dannyboy

\shredd\ wrote:

PS - this just in - I just picked up a Tascam 24 track on ebay!!!
Any of you'all interested in my Fostex MR-8, complete w/a bunch of CF cards?

New stuff REWLZ :!: Thats gonna sound PHAT :!:

thehootman

Righto
Yes 2 screens - i'm surprised no one else yet has had this
Usually i dont have the gnx4 teetering on the desk like that.
There is some more gear in a rack like set up to the left, but i dont want to have heaps of photos.
The black stuff behind the screens is foam to absorb wayward reflections from the monitors. There is a book case \"behind\" me to diffuse the sound.
Also my guitars arent worth writing home about...

shredd

I have two monitors for my 'puter; I love all the desktop \"real estate\" for when I'm mixing or editing stuff. But there isn't room for both on my 'mixing desk'...and I don't even have a wife. :roll:

shredd

\0Dannyboy\ wrote:

\shredd\ wrote:

PS - this just in - I just picked up a Tascam 24 track on ebay!!!
Any of you'all interested in my Fostex MR-8, complete w/a bunch of CF cards?

New stuff REWLZ :!: Thats gonna sound PHAT :!:

Yah for shoor...I can't wait. It'll be nice to not haveta squeeze stuff onto tracks and so on. The MR8 is a great unit for recording, if you stick to 8 tracks...sounds great and all, but i've found myself doubling stuff up on tracks to save open tracks.
Plus, chix dig lotsa buttons, right? :roll:

parashredder

\iliace\ wrote:

Here is the vibraphone (my drummer's, but part of our studio)...

Here are some hand drums (my vocalist's, but for some reason he won't come to get them - must be that electronic kit he got)...

Ok, just so I understand your band, correctly;
Drummer plays vibraphone (not drums)...
Vocalist plays drums (not singing)...
Does guitarist play keyboards, then (not guitar)?

Nice setup, iliace!

I just have a temporary basement area setup, as I just moved to my new (not new, just upgraded) house late last year, so I haven't had a chance to work on my garage studio, yet.

DVD projector for \"virtual reality\" lifesize concert videos, to jam with!

Full stage setup consists of: PDP acoustic drum shells with Roland module/triggers, Yamaha PSR800 keyboard with built in floppy drive for midi/karaoke files, Ibanez SG300 bass guitar, ESP guitar with 2 B52 half stacks, QSC RMX2450 power amp, JBL JRX125 PA cabs, Mackie DFX12 mixer, spots/laser/fog, etc.

shredd

Wow, ODB was right...since I posted the pic of my \"studio\"/guest room, G/A/S has dug it's nasty little claws into my sorry butt (and my suffering bank account.. :? ).
Since then, I've gotten a new everything, except I still have the Peavey Special, the Roland and the Dean Exotica.
So...I'll try to put the new stuff in a pile and get a new pic up. 8)

shredd

Hooookay, here we go - the results of my recent G/A/S binge:
The one pic has my trusty ol' Roland Juno-60 w/sequencer; my Dean Exotica ac/el w/Fishman electronix; my latest acquistion, a Peavey Cirrus bass w/ sweepable mids mod and a HipShot drop-D tuner (mmmm...); my Ibanez RG3 hardtail w/PAF Pro's and a bone nut installed; my Peavey Grind bass; my MXL condenser mic; and of course my beloved GNX4. That's a pedal tuner nearby - my hearing is too wasted to tune by ear. :oops:
The other pic has my ZOOM drum machine, my Behringer 16-ch mixer w/FX section, my Tascam 2488, my two BBE Sonic Max'rs, and my Tosh XP Pro laptop. Out of sight is my Behringer 2031a's. I keep CZJ chained to the furnace for my discretionary amusement now. :twisted:
It also shows the first - and ONLY :oops: - dollar I was EVER paid to play music. Don't ask. :roll:
Not pictured is my trusty ol' Peavey Special 130 w/Scorpion 12\", my new bass rig (BBE preamp w/bi-amp and Sonic Max'r built in, and a DBX 266 comp'r/gate), Nady SPA850 2-ch amp powering a 2x10 and a 1x15 w/Ashdown BlueLine spkr. It even has little wheels on it so I don't have to carry it. 8)
Now, all I have to do is learn how to play. And what's up with all these little buttons?!?

cyclonic

Sweet set-up Shredd!!!! 8)

i have a stack of manuals 2 feet high :shock: ............they stay in rotation for reading material in the \"can\" only took 2 years to read :x by the time you get done.......its obsolete :roll: