http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=HKVEQHNS

Just to check if it works

.... and found out how to link single pictures !

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All within reach : PC, mixer, harddiskrecorder, telephone, Tyros, headphones.
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Closeup of the harddiskrecorder Yamaha AW16G

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Monitoring Yamaha MSP5, the sublow speaker (panasonic) is behind the chair just to the right of the PC.

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AW16G in active position. Left of the AW you see the M-Audiophile Firewire soundcard

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Skylight (roofwindow) with curtain in open position
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Techi-corner where I do repairjobs.

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Yes I know... a terrible mess on the table!
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PC on 'rails' as well!

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I can't wait to meet this one in my 'studio' !!! (Relax Roel, it's only a matter of weeks)


[This message has been edited by Roel (edited 08-19-2005).]

Nice Pics....Good Luck

Nice pics, Roel.

regards,

notlos www.notlos.com

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Nice studio you have there, Roel!

Thanks guys,

Now I know it works, I'd like to delete this thread..... but how ? (the edit/delete feature doesn't work)

Hi Roel
Just got to it before the deletion. (I think only the Admin can do that).
Nice studio. So much neater and tidier than mine! But I bet you cleaned it up before you took the snaps.
cheers
Eddie

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Eddie from Rotherham
Skype:eddiefromrotherham
www.yamahakeyboards.info

Hi Eddie,
To be honest.... this is how it looks most of the time
In a few seconds I can 'run out' the Yamaha AW16G (mounted on rails just above the PC).... plug a microphone into the Mackie Onxy, route it to the AW.. READY !

I do admit sometimes my room is a complete mess e.g. yesterday I checked my PA-system, built some new cables, replaced all non-Neutrik connectors to Neutrik, modified my multicore so it can be used on both the AW16G and Mackie 1402VLZ.
Now and than I do only-audio-amplification/recording jobs for (brass) bands or theatre-shows. (2 AKG C3000's and 4 Shure SM58Beta's, SRM450's and SRM350 monitor)

Roel, Nice pic shots of your music production room. I like the warm soothing color scheme & the built into the wall power plugs mounted across the wall at easily assessible counter height. My only concern with the room is the hard surfaces everywhere (especially the bare tile floor), which I suspect produce an undue amount of sound reflectance of which would interfere with accurate monitoring thru near field monitors. Have you considered adding carpet or rugs, and/or wall mounted sound absorption panels (acoustic tile) to absorb (cut down) on sound reflection? - Scott

Roel...

Pics are great, nice studio. Thanks for sharing.

Glenn

Yes. I also liked the multi sockets at easy reach height around the wall!!Great!
They must be connected to an 80 amp main?
As for tidiness, full marks for the organised way you work, it certainly shows in your music and knowledge of all pertinent questions we ask. .Ex-military man?
cheers
Eddie

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Eddie from Rotherham
Skype:eddiefromrotherham
www.yamahakeyboards.info

Thank you all for the kind words !

Scott:
I had the same concern about reflections, but if fact the room is not a square.... none of the walls is parallel to another one.
Just a nice coincedence as we moved to this fantastic house. (we did not build it)

I'll put some more pics to show this.
Right in the middle of the ceiling there is a huge skylight (probably wrong word?)

Oposite of the PC-position I have a door and 2 huge windows. (thermopane)
Two curtains

Eddie:
The orange walloutlets come from computer-cabinets in which computers, modems, routers etc. get the mains from. (max load 16 amps)

Many years of experimenting, thinking and making mistakes made this compact environment:
All within reach from my chair,
all signal routes prepared and out of sight.

Yes I served the army for about 2 years (1977-1979, learned morse very well... but left as soon as I could

Hi Roel,

Nice, neat site, with nice, neat pictures, of a nice, neat studio

I liked everything, but the overhead flouresnt lighting. Do you have any problems with speaker interference?

For me, it's just a personal thing, I like the more natural incandescent light.

Thanks for sharing your space,
Larry Hawk

I saw chickens!!

Larry,

The light-tube is a modern HF (high frequency) type and adjustable from 5% to 100% (linear) .... not a single noise from either the electronics or tube : Perfect!

The 'chicks' ? ..... they do the background vocals

I didn't see any microphones for the chicks

Seriously, though, do you do any vocals?
I am looking for examples of hands free mics.
cheers
Eddie

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Eddie from Rotherham
Skype:eddiefromrotherham
www.yamahakeyboards.info

Hello Roel
Nice Studio, I would however recommend that you fit a second light and fit Glare filters, (Like you see in offices) as you will then find that all your displays will become much more natural and pleasant, and also produce less eye strain. (Thus less chance of headaches)
Enjoy your music.

Bill

Bill,
I do have 2nd lights (ceiling 5 x halogen-bulbs), like the one right above the telephone/mixer : picture 'skylite...'
(click 'toon groter formaat')

During sunny periods the skylight-curtain is closed.

In the first place this room is my hobby-room, where it is possible to play music, compute, do repair-jobs ..... and sometimes do microphone-recordings.

Roel:

Nice studio layout and equipment. Nice Tyros, too! Thanks for sharing.

RICE (The Lone Arranger)

Hello Roel.

Nice studio and nice kbd( I love Tyros)
Congrats and tks for sharing.

Chico

Hi,

Just love the way you have arranged your studio. Gave me a lot of inspiring ideas since Im also trying to make a studio in my room. Very nice of you to put up the pics. All the best to you and may you be musically more and more inspired working in your excellent studio.

Sunny

Hey, what a cool studio! A studio without any instruments, without cables, without computers and even without walls, floors and ceilings...
All I can see is a white plane and there's standing "My Studio" beside this!!! How do you make music without any equipment???

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Greetings from Frankfurt (Germany),
Sheriff ;-)

It's great to get this many replies about my setup! Thanks.

Sheriff:
As far as I can see the pics are still there...so it must be your system or your eyes


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Hi!

Now I know why you don't like G-70!!

It would not fit on your desk! LOL ;-)

Regards

/Mats

Nice pics, just curious, why dont you use the onyx with firewire and direct that into your comp and sell the yammy recorder? To me it sounds like you would gain quite a bit of money and get higher quality recordings.

Phil

Nice Studio Roel! Great positioning for your Yamaha A/16 recorder. I really like how it pulls out. Very handy and quite clever. Question for you. I'm currently in the process of putting my studio together in my new house, and the Yamaha A/16 (that you have) was the primary hard disk recorder I was considering. What are your opinions on it as far as recording quality, ease of use, ect. You can email me your thoughts on it or just post here.

Thanks,
Squeak

Squeak

Mats:
Well... what you say, did help
On the other hand, it is soo easy to change my desk and make it fit for purpose. I spend a few euros for new deskpanels every time I do need a change.

Phil:
The firewire interfaces are NOT included when you purchase a ONYX, but when installed only the Mackie preamps are used and from there an analogue-digital conversion takes place before the firewire-data is sent to the PC. Where would I need the rest of the mackie for ?
For some reason I prefer to record with a 'recorder' like the Yammie AW16G, above recording on PC. (probably oldfashioned?)

Squeak:
For me the AW16G works excellent.
I think it was in the early nineties when I started recording digitally on the Roland VS880Exp and I loved it ! (ease of use, good FX, reliable.... but only 8 tracks)

I needed more tracks so I decided to want the VS1880 with 16 tracks. Probably better quality, but I disliked the complex user-interface. (Sliders with 'double' or triple functions etc.) The built-in fan made me 'crazy' because of the noise. We just were not a good team.

After this adventure I tried a Korg D1200 (?) but it felt fragile and the FX section was poor. Operating was not easy.

The AW16G and I do match!
Robust metal housing, nice clear display, NO fan, easy operation, excellent FX etc.
The large buttons, the sliders, the jog-wheel all feel OK.
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Looooong sliders, huge display.

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This 'channel-strip' is very easy to use : Select the ch. you want with the button above the fader, press the knob of the parameter (EQ, DYNamics, Eff1, Eff2 or PAN) once and ready to adjust whatever you like.

The quality is as good as I want it. The mic-XLR inputs have phantom-power when needed, routing is easy.
When I do an audio-job in theatres, the AW is my digital mixing console (including effects/DSP's) & multitrack-recorder & music-playing device during breaks. All in one compact machine!!

In my view it is the best machine on the market in the 900 Euro's area : Value for money.

Hope this helps ?


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Roel,
Thanks for your opinion on that Yamaha A/16. I have to agree with you too. I had a short run with one in a music store when I was up north(USA) visiting the family. I too agree about the construction of the unit. It felt quite solid compared to other models I tested. I also liked that it didn't hvae a fan