Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 There was another thread about studio pics which escapes me right now. I promised to post some pictures of my rebuilding, so here they are. Work in progress shots of the new setup (same room but with new desk, new acoustics, and some new gear too): http://www.popmusic.dk/temp/studiebyg3.jpg Custom desk by Henrik Oehlers Design. http://www.popmusic.dk/temp/studiebyg5.jpg iMac workstations for the courses (MIDI keyboards not there yet) http://www.popmusic.dk/temp/studiebyg6.jpg Chill. http://www.popmusic.dk/temp/studieworkinprogress.jpg This is not finished of course, gear is missing, no lighting yet, cables are all over, etc. I zoomed in on the Flux Epure plug-in on the screen in case anyone is curious. The great thing about this desk is that it hardly affects acoustics being very discrete and curved, and yet has great ergonomics for my workflow. Acoustics: Parafon ceiling and GIK batts. Custom built corner traps (combined batt and superchunk design). Key gear used: ·Logic Pro ·Klein+Hummel O300D+O800 monitoring ·Crane Song STC-8/M mastering version compressor ·Gyraf Gyratec XIV tube equalizer ·G SSL Type 4000 mastering modified compressor ·G 1176 LN limiter DIY ·Great River MP2-NV ·Flux ·Sonnox Oxford ·Waves If all goes according to plan I'll be ready by August 15th. Naturally anyone coming to Denmark is invited to the opening once I set a date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddTime Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 all I can say is...Wow!!! now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go pick up my jaw off the floor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboy Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Did I misunderstand something - or are all of those Duets and iMacs for your studio as well? Those pics look really good (BTW). Very clean and inspirational. Thanks for sharing those with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks! Did I misunderstand something - or are all of those Duets and iMacs for your studio as well?. These are placed at the other end of the studio, and are for my audio courses. I'm currently running a G5 Dual 2.3 myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboy Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 That is too cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fader8 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Excellent Holger! Wish I could come to the opening! Please pass my compliments to Henrik Oehlers for the desk/rack design. What's the material? Good luck with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks I'll pass it on. The material is a hybrid of plastic (hardened foam) and MDF, then spray laquered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chellstrom Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 That looks fantastic, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 And I was going to put pictures up of the new studio I'm building... now I can't compete with that! cables are all over Mwahahahahaha.... you obviously haven't seen my studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chellstrom Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 LOL, David. I was thinking the same thing. If that's cables all over the place, I must have some level of Dante's Inferno behind my desk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 cables are all over Mwahahahahaha.... you obviously haven't seen my studio. Yeah I'm a bit anally retentive. I guess that's why I make a decent mastering engineer. So if I'm anally retentive I suppose you must be an anally expulsive type David, heh heh. Looking forward to seeing some pictures of your studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 dude..THAT is one kickass place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 you must be an anally expulsive type David, heh heh.. Wait, that didn't come out right. WAIT.... THAT didn't come out right!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Landeros Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 In the picture with your keyboard and monitors there is a silver box with little lights, just to the right of the mouse. It looks similar to a Mackie Big Knob in a way. Who makes that that? I've seen pictures of it in other people's studios, but I can't make out a name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 you must be an anally expulsive type David, heh heh.. Wait, that didn't come out right. WAIT.... THAT didn't come out right!!! Haha you're funny dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 In the picture with your keyboard and monitors there is a silver box with little lights, just to the right of the mouse. It looks similar to a Mackie Big Knob in a way. Who makes that that? I've seen pictures of it in other people's studios, but I can't make out a name. SPL MTC 2381 monitor controller. Modified with a better master potmeter than the factory one. http://www.soundperformancelab.com/index.php?id=129&L=1 Bigger picture http://www.soundperformancelab.de/fileadmin/user_upload/produkte/mtc_2381/mtc2381_1500.jpg PS. I just wrote to SPL informing them that their new website doesn't work properly on Macs, hiding the buttons for displaying larger product pictures. Here's that anal retentive personality shining thru again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Which GIK traps did you get and how do you like them? Had you ever tried other products? I made my own traps, I have 10 2x4 of them, but I may have to buy more. I was leaning toward realtraps.com but the GIK are much cheaper. Wonder how they compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 And I'm surprised to see that your desk is on plain hardwood floor, do you not suffer from early reflections? I've always placed an area rug right under the desk... although it seems like most early reflections would come from the desk itself of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Sandvik Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 And I'm surprised to see that your desk is on plain hardwood floor, do you not suffer from early reflections? I've always placed an area rug right under the desk... although it seems like most early reflections would come from the desk itself of course... Yes, that's been a wondering of mine for years looking at pictures from established studios, hardwood floors look nice but oh the acoustic bounce, compared with using carpets to attenuate reflections. When I renovated my house there were few places were carpets were used, hard floors everywhere, but not in my studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Which GIK traps did you get and how do you like them? Had you ever tried other products? I made my own traps, I have 10 2x4 of them, but I may have to buy more. I was leaning toward realtraps.com but the GIK are much cheaper. Wonder how they compare. GIK 244 I'm afraid visual quality is not amazing. Get RealTraps if you got the dough to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 And I'm surprised to see that your desk is on plain hardwood floor, do you not suffer from early reflections? I've always placed an area rug right under the desk... although it seems like most early reflections would come from the desk itself of course... Not really a problem but I'm considering a big flame shaped red rug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboy Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Would you be able to record any bands - or is this strictly a Mix / Electronic Production Studio? Looking at it again - and I gotta say - it is one gorgeous place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 I have an iso booth but it's for vocals and guitars etc. I'm not recording drums or piano in there. I do pop/electronic and then I rent or the label rents another studio for larger recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboy Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Groovy. Don't suppose you could disclose the dimensions, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Rekk Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 That is NICE. Good work. I have a question though. I've always been told to place the monitors so the tweeter is on the inside when they are on their side but you've done the opposite. As you look like a guy who knows what he's doing I'd be interested to know why you've done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 That is NICE. Good work. I have a question though. I've always been told to place the monitors so the tweeter is on the inside when they are on their side but you've done the opposite. As you look like a guy who knows what he's doing I'd be interested to know why you've done it. Thank you. Normally you'd place the tweeters on the outside. This is also the configuration shown in most manuals. However I've seen some people do the opposite too. There are benefits to doing things both ways. Whatever rocks your boat I suppose. One thing to think about is whether the speaker was build for horizontal placement (such as the K+H O300D) or not. The K+H O300D has great response and symmetry in all planes. But take a normal 2-way speaker and you may run into trouble very fast when you put it on its side. Perhaps that why some people find placing the tweeters on the inside helps. In some 2-way systems you can rotate the HF driver to get better dispersion (such as Genelec 1031A). Although I think it's more for cosmetic reasons. I certainly couldn't hear any improvement when I had 1031As back in 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Rekk Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Ah ok, thanks a lot. I've only ever used budget equipment so that is probably why people have always told me to do things differently...(maybe?). the manual for my alesis m1s says on the inside but I can see why other monitors might be different. Also, i suppose the room make a difference too. For example, if you get more high frequency coming out of the top other speaker than the bottom then unless you have well treated walls to either side of you then there will be a lot more nasty reflections by positioning on the outside. Or the converse. Cool. Have fun with your new setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 Exactly, do whatever your manual says. The speaker company (hopefully) knows what they're doing. If it doesn't sound right, do what YOU think sounds the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Trinchillo Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Fantastic studio! I wish you lots of great music with it. Sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcel72 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 It's all good until Lee Perry books a session... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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