New Studio build

[WAVERUNNER]

It's fun being able to build your new studio from scratch. Just so you get things just the way you want them. It's still in the construction stages. It will have 2 audio stations and 2 video stations, 1 main vocal booth, a second recording room for guitar amps, drums etc., a green screen, photo room, lounge, kitchen and storage areas. Note the brand new HD, remote cam system with night vision. There will be 3 layers of sound proofing and an air layer in the walls dividing the separate rooms. I will post more as the place gets built. I really dig having skylights in both studios.
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[WAVERUNNER]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studio5.jpg

[DavidMX]

sick man loooks fun cuz it is!

[Botrytis]

I like the shot of the camera =) its like don't even try it

[Math You]

Lookin good, dude! Maybe now with all that sound proofing you won't have to hear Mona...

[dave]

did you actually seal the sound board junctions/edges with silicone or something of the like?

[Erik Mitchell]

Looks pretty ridic!

[Mad_Cat]

nice work man! can't wait to see it finished!

[WAVERUNNER]

I will seal all the seams last at the same time. I still have some framing work to finish before I can finish the soundproofing and drywalling. I have done every phaze of construction, built about 5 studios for myself and a few studios for other people. I also used to work for a custom furniture company and I have built all kinds of custom studio furniture, so it will be done right, (but the way I want it). The main vocal booth will be able to be patched in, in both studios. We will have an, in-wall patchbay next to each mixing board. We totally need 2 separate work spaces. Both will have 1 audio and 1 video editing station. Right now, it's about time to make another run to HomeDepot. We are almost out of materials.

[WAVERUNNER]

This old restaurant booth was in here when we moved in. I think it should be worked into the lounge.
Who gets 'er done?
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[zeno]

I've got TP next to my main rig too. Damn cold season!


This old restaurant booth was in here when we moved in. I think it should be worked into the lounge.
Who gets 'er done?


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studio14.jpg

[Wreck]

HDMI tv for computer screen?

[RanThrive]

This old restaurant booth was in here when we moved in. I think it should be worked into the lounge.
Who gets 'er done?

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studio14.jpg

Wow thats an awfully huge screen to be sitting so close. lol My brain whould be warped after 20 mins

[WAVERUNNER]

We have both noticed that we walk around the room a lot while doing projects. Mostly because of speaker placement and to hear the room. It's nice to have a screen that can be seen around the room. It's also cool when you use a wireless mouse or keyboard. Things right now are still being moved around, nothings to permanent yet. I have to figure out a few things like bass trap placement, speaker placement and so on. My studio will have a rear projection screen on the wall that divides my room and the lounge area, so that way it can be seen on from both rooms. Of course one side will be reversed. When your mixing movies, the big screens give you a good idea right then on how it will look on a computer monitor, projected screen and a home consumer level flat screen that will do 1080p, etc. Plus, it just looks cool.

[sweet beef jon]

Looks dope as fuck, seriously.



But honestly, how much meth do you have to sell to be able to afford this type of project?

[WAVERUNNER]

I'm sure it's a lot. I wouldn't know. I don't sell.

[zeno]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studio14.jpg

They're heerrre!

http://www.scaryforkids.com/pics/poltergeist.jpg

[WAVERUNNER]

Got the screen up that divides the main control room and the listening room. The screen can be seen from both sides. Starting the main vocal booth next.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studio18.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studio16.jpg

[WAVERUNNER]

gettin er dun

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studioE.jpg
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[DJ Hero]

looks like a dump to be honest.

[WAVERUNNER]

You just keep telling yourself that, gyro, and keep eating your fruity loops.

[shaggz]

looks like a dump to be honest.



Fuck I wish I had a dump like that.

Zach

[dis=c0!]

looks like a dump to be honest.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k_Q3sv3JVmA/R_BELK5F8tI/AAAAAAAAABc/eWvewzg4mSE/s400/hes%2Bmad.jpg

[DMinus]

^ what the blue fuck is that?

yo eth are you coming to my wife's fall party as a ruse to come hang out in my dump, now relocated to the basement?

[dis=c0!]

ooof. dunno, kinda feeling :puke: right now

[WAVERUNNER]

I still haven't added the sound treatment to the main listening room cuz I have been busy with the main vocal booth. But I just got the T-racks 3 deluxe and wanted to check it out. So I set up a temporary lil roll around rack just to play with the program. It's pretty kick ass. I usually dont like using software plug ins, and I didn't like the original T-racks, but this program gets kick ass reviews. It's supposedly has one of the most realistic reproductions of the Fairchild and the Pultec EQ. I personally don't know how accurate it is, but the sound is very colored from them. The Optocompressor is super transparant and good sounding. Linear phase EQ rocks.
Still have a ton of painting to do along with room treatments. (The hoop is not mine.)

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/mastroom3.jpg

[Puff Powers]

looks like a ton of fun man. Nice one. Im sure it be awesome pimp status when its done. Im jealous!

[Erik Mitchell]

Yea that dump is way sicker than my whole apartment LOL









































:(

[dave]

looking good waverunner....

those pultecs are not transparent in the hardware world either...
one of the few pieces that seem to add someting positive to the chain, just by inserting it....

i've read specualtion that it's due to some very mild compression in the circuit...
but don't know firsthand

[WAVERUNNER]

I just picked up 2 new G5 towers and a cinema display for mastering.I going to start designing my mastering desk. It will be on wheels tho so if I need to roll it into the other room, I can. I think I am going to pick up the Waves MaxxBCL limiter. I'm ordering the rack rails now.

[DMinus]

but seriously, now - where do you get all that money?

[dave]

but seriously, now - where do you get all that money?

everybody'd be jumping on his hustle if he gave out that info

:party:

[WAVERUNNER]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/boothceiling2.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/boothceiling-1.jpg
I was messin around with some mic placements, all the framwork is done. I just have to put in the sound proofing and the sound reflection dampers. Notice I used an old "do not walk" hand for the light. It is extremely bright and does not put off any heat.

[WAVERUNNER]

those last pics were taken from the floor of the vocal booth looking up. Still has a lot of work to do, but I'm gettin er dun.

[WAVERUNNER]

but seriously, now - where do you get all that money?
When you have as many skills as I do, you get it where ever you can. Mostly a giggallo, tho. Thats rite ladies, for $200 an hour, I could be yours. Visa and Mastercard accepted.

[DMinus]

Thats rite ladies, for $200 an hour, I could be yours. Visa and Mastercard accepted.

reminds me of the Fam Guy bit where Quagmire runs the CC down the strippers ass crack.

[WAVERUNNER]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/boothceilin3.jpg

[noktrnl]

take payments in drugs, guns or immigrants?

[DMinus]

i'm not getting the perspective of that last pic posted; obviously looking up at something as it looks like a cord hanging down, but what is that?

[WAVERUNNER]

That last pik is the inside roof of the main vocal booth, from the floor looking up. All of the walls are off just a few degrees so there is no parallel walls. We decided not to make the ceiling flat. There is going to be 3 main vocal mics for 3 different sounds. The booth is large enough for 2 people to do vocals with room to spare. I wanted it big enough to roll in a marshall half stack if I needed to. Still have to finish the side walls.

[WAVERUNNER]

the cord hanging down is from the headphones.
they plug right into the wall.

[~!MjC!~]

Sweet set up! Too bad your music sucks :(

:lol: ;) <~~~~~~~~

[colin]

Fuck I wish I had a dump like that.

Zach


x2!


cept i'd probably end up painting on everything and building retarded art installations before i ever got any sort of functional studio set up going on

[107]

Sweet set up! Too bad your music sucks :(

:lol: ;) <~~~~~~~~

:pop2: oh boy, here we go.

[WAVERUNNER]

Sweet set up! Too bad your music sucks :(

:lol: ;) <~~~~~~~~


Yea, comin' from the guy who gets tattoos to convince himself and other girls he is not really Monteray Jack Cheese. Keep hittin on my friends.

[~!MjC!~]

:thumb:will do.

Didn't you see the safety wink. ;) <~~~~ It was a joke. I have never even heard your music.

[WAVERUNNER]

It always takes longer than expected, but you can't rush perfection. I'm constantly rebuilding my setup. I still have a few pieces of foam to put in and the new mics, when they arrive, but you can see what is going on. The video monitor in the booth shows what is going on to the vocalist, so this way, they know what verse they are on, or when something is coming up. There is a selector switch to see either studio. Either room can punch and record the booth, 2 completely different setups.
I built a quick little rack for my main audio computer, that can roll out, if I need to rewire something. It has it's own power supply and rear fans. If anyone ever needs any help building a studio, I have done quite a few, including all the studio furniture. I done some dope setups for some rich people in Texas. My personal setup, is more or less, get it done, do what works. When I build for other people, I will do fine wood work, and gloss all the surfaces. I used to work for a custom shop, and I learned a lot, from guys who had been building for 30 years plus.
I get a flat $20 /hour. You pay for materials.
Mastering room is next. Hopefully this will all be done soon, so I can start work on my full length solo album. But I kinda realized, you are never really done, until your dead.
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[DMinus]

how do you like that Nady mic? i waffled between that and the sterling audio at GC for some upcoming sax and flute recordings. ended up going with the sterling.

[WAVERUNNER]

It's a ribbon. At the time, I just needed a vocal mic that didn't require phantom power. Most old ribbons, require phantom, but if you send phantom to this one, it blows up. Also, they are super fragile, and you cannot store them horizontally. I actually like it tho, it is a very clean, full range mic. Larger mics always capture more bottom end, but a ribbon doesn't add anything like a cardiod would. I'm actually ordering a cardiod that will be mounted right next to it, and one more mic. Not sure what yet. I like to capture multiple recordings of vocals in one take. Maybe run, one through effects, and one clean. The mics hanging, are omnidirectional and have a large pick up area. I will sometimes use them for the surround sound effect. But, yea, the nady is a good buy, just don't drop it.

[Nymbus]

What program is that on your moniters? Is it the main one you use?

[WAVERUNNER]

The program you see is Motu's Digital Performer. I use it because it is the most solid for audio and midi side by side. I have basically everything on the market, at least one version or another, but I like DP. It's just a matter of preference.

The other room runs mainly Neundo OS9. I also have OSX neundo, Peak 6, T-racks 3 deluxe, Protools OS9, Ableton 5-8, Rebirth, Reason, Final Cut Pro, Premier, adobe audition, Cubase, Retro AS-1, Logic, and a lot more, but I don't use them all the time.

[Alert]

I really like the video monitor in the vocal booth idea to let the vocalist know what parts of the song are coming up next.

:thumb:

[Alert]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studio14.jpg

Is that a roll of toilet paper on the left?

[WAVERUNNER]

thats for Dynomite's extended Fap sessions

[Nymbus]

lol

[Erik Mitchell]

Is that a roll of toilet paper on the left?

Haha wow.

[WAVERUNNER]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/AudioDesk1.jpg
Since most of the first studio is al most done. We are officially starting the second. Right now it is a mess, nothing is in it's permanent place. I have everything pulled away from the wall for wiring reasons. I pulled some units from the racks already and changed others. The behringer mic pres were the first thing I pulled. They were not my idea, and they sounded like total shit. A few units went in for repair and a few more were just purchased. The studio monitors will go all the way around the room when it is complete, 5 sets in all. One wall will be all keyboards. I just got all the electrical straight last week. The mixing board is a fully restored Allen and Heath Brennal System 8 MKIII, the G5 runs Digital Performer 7, logic 8, Live and a few others. More pics to come as it is built.

Whatever equipment is not used after the build will be sold in a studio sale after all is done. I have quite a bit of extra stuff.

Who gets er dun?

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[Nymbus]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/studioB4.jpg


:drool:

[RanThrive]

That setup looks amazing, what kinda music are we producing?

[WAVERUNNER]

I produce whatever pays. However, I'm so overloaded with projects, I have started only taking on artist that I see have a lot of potential. I've done a lot of metal, a few country, tons of rap, (because thats what most people do), and a lot of electronica. The second studio is in aurora is owned by a hip hop and R&B label, I am the main tech, I get to design and build it, then fly the ship, another dude writes the check. Half of the gear in the rack has already been switched out. I'm just going to build both places, and whatever doesn't get used will be sold.

[DMinus]

love those ART compressors for the price, and definitely a fan of the presonus voice channel.

[WAVERUNNER]

Yea, I have a few of the art compressors, and a few art fx processors. I saw a shootout one time between the art compressors and the Avalon. The art one, at 1/3 the price.

[RanThrive]

Very nice dude, sounds like alot of work but alot of fun at the same. What kinda proofing is that using in the booth? I've never seen that white material before. I've got a booth that needs moar sound proofing but Auralex is getting expensive and egg cartons just won't do it. lol I've got a mic that picks up every little echo/ vibration..

[WAVERUNNER]

My booth is 1" thick plywood, 2 layers of 5/8ths sheetrock, 2 layers of moving blankets, then a bunch of packing foam. The white foam is the cheap bedding foam from walmart. It will eventually all be replaced because if turns yellow really fast. Ive updated the booth a few times. The door has a foam layer around the door and is held shut with 5 magnets to prevent any vibration. The door is made from an exterior sliding glass door that has 2 layers of glass. It knocks down about 90% of the outside noise. I mostly have the problem of the mics picking up the headphones, but it's so minute, it's not a major problem, I'll just get better isolation headphones. I just installed new Sterling Audio mics in the booth. I can record 3 different mics in one take of the same vocal.

[RanThrive]

That booth sound bullet proof..hah I really like the magnet idea for the door, sounds efficient. I live in an apartment so I can't really do too much adjusting since my closet is the booth. I just would like to add a bit moar sound proofing but can't really spend money on the good shit. Egg cartons are worthless imo. Maybe I'll go check out some of that foam from walmart.

[WAVERUNNER]

gettin a lil closer. I think I need a new camera phone.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/rack5.jpg
the latest version of the rack. 4 motu cards. had to add one more patchbay.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/rack1.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/cdplayer_90210/Mixer1.jpg
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[HARDKORNATE]

I'm probably the only one here who got a boner over the SP-808

[WAVERUNNER]

Your probbly the only on here who know what an sp808 is, most of the dudes on here are laptop jockies.
thats actually the sp808ex, my 6th one. I hoe those things out.