MathOfInsects Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Back toward the beginning of COVID, closer to the Beforetimes than to now, I undertook a project to convert my relatively large bedroom into a studio where I could take occasional students in a COVID-safe manner, because I lost some to the online aspect. I also figured I would have a lot of focused time for at-home music projects, since, well....So I wanted to make something more workable than the everything-piled-in-my-tiny-office-and-spread-throughout-the-house arrangement I'd had. My grand piano was in the living room, where I taught before, so the biggest actual move was getting that through the hallway and down to the new space. After that the biggest hurdle was getting rid of my king-size bed so I could use my little former office as my bedroom going forward. Could there be a starker bit of symbolism for the isolation of COVID than the realization that you don't need a big bed anymore? The new space has been up and running for a few months, but this weekend I made some final tweaks and feel like it's done. Well, almost done. I still have some pictures to hang. But since my hit rate on hanging pictures is down around the 12% mark, I'll call it done. Since we're all the same kind of gear nerd, I figured I'd share here. The pictures with the plexiglass screens show how I set up for teaching lessons. Both I and the student wear masks as well. Otherwise it's open as in the remaining pictures. I do my lectures from my desk (online). Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miden Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Nice! Thanks for posting the pics Quote There is no luck - luck is simply the confluence of circumstance and co-incidence... Time is the final arbiter for all things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I would murder for that much room for my stuff Quote Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderGroundGr Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Excellent! Quote Kurzweil K2661 + full options,iMac 27",Mac book white,Apogee Element 24 + Duet,Genelec 8030A,Strymon Lex + Flint,Hohner Pianet T,Radial Key-Largo,Kawai K5000W,Moog Minitaur,Yamaha Reface YC + CP, iPad 9th Gen, Arturia Beatstep + V Collection 9 https://antonisadelfidis.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Nice! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyray Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 That is so sweet looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Sweet setup, Josh. Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Quinn Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Nice studio Josh! Quote https://alquinn.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Love the gear and the setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 That full pedal board on the Hammond made me break out in a light sweat. Beauty! Open doors n' windows where you can, as well as running a fan. It helps banish the virus buildup in close spaces. Excellent layout overall. Its always a big WIN if you can get a real piano and Hammond in one space. Quote "Why can't they just make up something of their own?" ~ The great Richard Matheson, on the movie remakes of his book, "I Am Legend" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Looks great, plenty of room for more gear! Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Brotha MOI, no excuses. Get to work. Nice studio. Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Looks like a great space. How does it sound? Quote 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbg Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Love the quatrefoil! Jake Quote 1967 B-3 w/(2) 122's, Nord C1w/Leslie 2101 top, Nord PedalKeys 27, Nord Electro 4D, IK B3X, QSC K12.2, Yamaha reface YC+CS+CP "It needs a Hammond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Wow really nice! What a room! How does it sound? Does it need or are you planning some acoustic treatment? Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 That's a mancave. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Thanks, Corner. It turned out to be one of those, "Duh, why didn't I do this in the first place?" things, but better late than never. The house isn't big, but they added this room to it, and the separate entrance made me realize one day....hey, this could be a teaching studio. Then the rest settled in from there. I have all my equipment in the closet behind those mirrors, so it even bought be a bunch of space in the garage. The room sounds beautiful. It's a rental, so of course it's carpeted wall to wall. Somehow the combination of the high ceilings/reflective walls and the dampening of the carpet, make a very mellow-but-present room tone. There's almost nowhere you can put a mic that the piano doesn't sound good. In terms of COVID safety, in addition to us each being masked and behind a screen, 8 feet apart, I teach with the door and window open, a fan on, and an air purifier going. I schedule lessons at a time that I can clear out afterward. I spray a bunch of Lysol around the room and into the AC and fans, then leave for an hour of air-purifier cycles. Obviously it would be safer never to have anyone there, but if I'm going to, this feels like the safest way to do it. I have been pretty obsessive about staying current with various studies and recommendations. Also...good news/bad news in that the landlord just indicated he'll be raising the rent. Yes, in the middle of a profession-killing pandemic. He's a prince. BUT...being able to take one weekly and some occasional students in that space, means I can make up the difference and a bit more. So it 's basically paying for itself going forward. Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Jeez, what a leech. Glad it isn't an insurmountable difference. Would suck to put all that work in, only to have to move out on a landlord's whim. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Jeez, what a leech. Glad it isn't an insurmountable difference. Would suck to put all that work in, only to have to move out on a landlord's whim. There was a week or two where I was pretty sure that's what was going to happen. I sort of came to peace with it. That actually made the news of a rent increase seem like good news, comparatively. Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Looks like a lovely space - I reckon it'll be a well patronised space Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Very nice. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old No7 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I would murder for that much room for my stuff I would murder for that much STUFF................... Old No7 Quote Yamaha MODX6 * Hammond SK Pro 73 * Roland Fantom-08 * Crumar Mojo Pedals * Mackie Thump 12As * Tascam DP-24SD * JBL 305 MkIIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.Honey Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I wish I had a room like that. Hammond C-3 and everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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