An Idea for An Additional Thread....

[birdbrain]

im actually in the start phase of building my studio.  We just bought our first house in May.  The basement is unfinished.  I thought what a nice blank slate I can do anything I want.  What I didnt think of was how time consuming and mentally draining it is.... Plus I miss my piano.  Havent had the 88 key set up in over a month.  The Laundry room is close second priority.
Some photos of the house projects in my space if you partake in that sort. 

behind this curtain is an unfinished studio.  Your more than welcom to come help make it look like the Abbey Road control room.

[elwoodblues1969]

Hi Nick,

Checked out your project & it really looks like you will have your hands full for a while.
I can relate to how mentally draining projects like that are.I've done some remodeling work in some apartments I've lived in & I lived in quite a few different ones!
I must say though,there is nothing like having a blank slate to work with,especially since you don't have the stress of sharing a wall with a neighbor and having to worry about disturbing them-that's the worst mental drain of all!

There are sound isolation materials that I can assemble over my apartment walls for privacy,but a project like that would run into the thousands just for the material alone.

On a different note,I purused some of your tunes & the spin off of the Spiderman theme is cool.
I really liked the "Poem about then" and "Saw Chunks",as they were arranged beautifully & they have a nice Yan Hammer quality to them-good guitar work too!

The best of luck with your project & new studio.

Kind regards,

Thom

[offthewall]

At last I'm getting sorted after that hard-drive crash.  Man, it takes some work to get everything put back together!! 

So here are some updated pics that reflect the recent changes. The old Roland KR-650 was inherited from a friend who is upgrading so the whole (tiny) corner in my attic had to be re-arranged to suit. 

James

[kara]

Glad to see you back in one piece James 
Nice pic's, I'm sure you cleaned up your studio just for those pics 

And of course I noticed that accoustic bass 

k

Is that Reaper I see on your screen ?

[offthewall]

Yes, Reaper. 

I couldn't live without it!!

Someday I'll tell you the story of that acoustic bass. 

 
James

[kara]

Looks like a collector piece
I think I'm jealous

k

Someday I'll tell you the story of that acoustic bass. 

 
James

[Wyatt]

James,

I'm glad you recovered from the HD crash..whew!!

Nice photos too..I like that double monitor..

..and GlaceVerb..hehe..I'm a fan.

I guess I must try to take pictures around my paperwork.

Wyatt

[kara]

ok guys I'm tired of this
you are all bullshiting me.... 

Let me show you a couple of pics of a studio where there is real work done 

I think I should realy clean up the place 

k

[Wyatt]

OK..that does it..

..now where the heck is my camera?

..I know it's here somewhere..   

..somewhere??

Wyatt

[elwoodblues1969]

ok guys I'm tired of this
you are all bullshiting me.... 

Let me show you a couple of pics of a studio where there is real work done 

I think I should realy clean up the place 

k
    You can always tell the difference between someone who reads music,as supposed to someone who plays by ear-just by all the paperwork laying around.

Your black keyboard is interesting enough,but I can't tell what brand it is.
My cats help me keep my place tidy,as if I had that many wires draped all over the place-my cats would flag everything down to the floor,so I have to stay organized to cat-proof my place.

Elwood

[kara]

You are right Elwood, I can play anything from a partition, keyboard & bass. But I'm a disaster in playing by ear, you wouldn't like to  have me in your band 

The pic,where the windcontroller is laying on the seat, is the ladies corner... she plays sax,windcontroller, clarinet and flute... and she sings. She has what you call perfect pitch, the only paper she needs it to write the notes down for me 

The black keyboard is a GEM SK760 arranger keyboard. I used it for years on live gigs. Very solid, ones dropped in on the stairs and once the keyboard stand collapsed under it during a live gig 
It's still in perfect shape. I don't use the sounds a lot anymore but I'm so used to the keyboard that I use it as a master keyboard.

The red one you must have recognized by his colour, it's a Clavia Nord Modular G2X. My workhorse, I create allmost every sound with it.

k

Hmm perhaps I should get a cat 

[elwoodblues1969]

Speaking of durable & resilliant gear that keeps on ticking after it's been dropped,this is a very integral part of my home studio-the Edirol R1 compact flash field recorder.
It's a bit pricey,compared to what hand held field recorders go for now,but nonetheless,a worthy recording tool.

[rharv]

Now that looks like a studio in action Kara.
 That's usually how mine looks, unless the wife comes in there..she always makes me clean up.

[folderol]

Wives and girlfriends are like that. Some say they are genetically programmed that way - I couldn't possible comment

[offthewall]

@Kara,   

The story of the acoustic bass. 

Being a poverty-stricken sort of chap I do a lot of trading, both buying and selling, at local 'flea-markets' and such places.  One day last year when I walked in to the local market I saw this guitar leaned against the back of a market stall. It had no strings, no bridge, no nut and no frets,......but was beautiful!!
When I asked 'how much?', the trader said..........£15....(€22 !!).......needless to say, I didn't even haggle this time.  Just payed the cash and departed!!
When I got home to check it out, it turned out to be an unfinished home-made job. Very well constructed with a lot of inlay detailing, but for whatever reason had not been completed.
I made a nut and a bridge, then researched how to do a fret job (the grooves were already cut), but when I discovered how much this would cost, along with the amount of work involved I thought.....fretless....... so I put a set of strings on and .....WOW.......amazing! 
It is a wonderful instrument.  The only 'small' drawback is that, to gain the most benefit from the fretless action, particularly when miked up for recording, it should have smooth tapewound strings.  I'm afraid that these would be a total extravagance for me, at the price they are, so I have to make do with a 'noisy' action!    Small price to pay. 

 
James