For discussion about setting up your studio and advice on the gear and equipment within it.

By elmacaco Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:45 pm
yeah man no biggie, I only go to spots with good dollar bins, or flat rates.

not sure when I'll be back in Philly either, but sometime we'll get up.
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By Beat~Monkey Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:50 pm
drumat!c wrote:Some of you must be using these studios for pre-production, because I've noticed by the photographic evidence that your speaker monitors are either too close to a wall, too close together, too close to the listener or in a corner, all of which, with the exception of being front-ported, can be detrimental to your mixing experience. I didn't notice bass traps or anything like that.....I was once guilty of this until I learned the correct placement of my speakers (Though I still need bass traps and egg foam).

I'm just posing a question here.....please don't be offended by my comment. More importantly, i'm not even sure if people give a sh!t about how much frequency's reactions to the objects within these environments matters. Not to mention how it can disguise a lot of the truth in the low-end.

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<=DRUMZ



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I just do the beats for the local Kats until I get on the map. I don't bring'em to the crib cause I don't want'em "BORROWING" stuff when I ain't home noemsayin....Burgalrizing my spot where me the wifey and kids sleep....so If it Bangs in Burban, and the club, I'm straight..... Pre production or not, I aint on that professional level yet. I'll get my own studio environment when I get more sort after...But that is good information. I'll keep that in mind. I don't have any training in audio sound spectrum or wave propagation....all my stuff is done internally. What matters to me is how it records on CD....I do have some flat spots in the room where the bass seems to cancel out. I guess you could say the "0" portrion of a Bass sine wave from and 808 boom... But on the whole I got my settings set perfect for my sound system in the SUV and What sounds good there sounds even better in my mans club. ..... I haven't had any complaints. Good observation though.

-= BM =-

By dfacedxa Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:57 am
speaker placement is definately key.. if youre dumping 100's into speakers take the time to set them up as effectively as possible. thats some good info from sos

i shoulda taken a pic of drumat!c on the 3k... used it for card pullin in the 16 bit argument. hahaha

By overdose2this Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:18 am
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sorry they are so crummy. but hey they work. mad wires. I orders a new desk from officemax.com just waiting for them to get it in. but yeah. all portable shit here. i can go to anyones house and handle their tracks for them. i just need a laptop now for wav editing, usb functions and cd burning. but other than that i'm straight. tell me what yall think. peace. I'm still a beginner here too. peace[/img]
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By issues Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:26 am
yeah man

if its anything u need to know, its that the lower-end behringer mixer are doo doo. it looks like u have a nicer mixer on the last pic next to your boss recorder. the black and yellowish-orange piece.

oh yeah... to tell u the truth, if u are kinda low on cash, you dont really need a desk. get some ply wood and cinderblocks or crates. i use crates and old desk pieces--i like the crates cuz they double as storage and support.

and for genreal record storage--get the ikea expedit. its about $100 for the smaller one, but it is well worth the cash. you will definitely love it. frees up sooooo much space and keeps ur wax safe w/o the danger of warping via square crates

ummm....thats about it for me.

and one more thing--get some better cables--esp for the mp, man. sound quality is a must. the radio shack converter thingies will last only so long--pick up some cables from guitar center. I think they're having a sale on em or somethin--i was there about a week n a half ago.

By Db_123 Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:50 pm
I look at this thread alot... so I figured, I should do it, any suggestions or ideas would be great!

thanks..






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By overdose2this Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:51 pm
issues wrote:yeah man

if its anything u need to know, its that the lower-end behringer mixer are doo doo. it looks like u have a nicer mixer on the last pic next to your boss recorder. the black and yellowish-orange piece.

oh yeah... to tell u the truth, if u are kinda low on cash, you dont really need a desk. get some ply wood and cinderblocks or crates. i use crates and old desk pieces--i like the crates cuz they double as storage and support.

and for genreal record storage--get the ikea expedit. its about $100 for the smaller one, but it is well worth the cash. you will definitely love it. frees up sooooo much space and keeps ur wax safe w/o the danger of warping via square crates

ummm....thats about it for me.

and one more thing--get some better cables--esp for the mp, man. sound quality is a must. the radio shack converter thingies will last only so long--pick up some cables from guitar center. I think they're having a sale on em or somethin--i was there about a week n a half ago.



werd. i was gonna buy some plywood on friday. i have all the cinderblocks already. yeha i knowm those radio shack plugs are idiculous. i am waiting for prosound to send me my 1/4" plugs. i ordered a 12 pack of them. i mainly use that behinger mixer for the headphone monitoring. yeah. it was cheap. i am saving for athe mackie gear though. not sure what i'm gonna get either. but yeah good lookin on that. peace
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By Xeyeile Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:25 pm
issues wrote:much better orginization, man. it looks much better than last time. everything's in arm's reach

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Yea man, After i got a Digi 001, I need everything alot closer, I couldn't deal with all the space between all my gear.

Blitzmode, if the monitor falls, its goin straight for me.
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By Ema Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:47 pm
xeyeile is that a sega megadrive game in the backround there?

By dfacedxa Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:44 pm
damn xe your sig is a little vulgar... it might hurt some peoples feelings to see a 2k getting blatantly sonned like that.
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By dsmith Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:13 am
DB 123 - To get the pics bigger use the link that says "direct link to image" its at the very bottom on imageshack when you upload a pic.