Rod S

I have one of those 'complete score'. Send me a PM if you're interested, I actually pulled it out for a band I was starting to play with just before the pandemic hit.

This is an alternate layout I've been considering.

Happy Birthday - thanks for leading this group for 20+ years now! Have a great day.

Thanks everyone for the comments. This has helped me A LOT to think through this.

Realized my layout was pretty crappy to tried to explain. I created one in visio which hopefully is more clear. Rotate the room to fit a little better on the screen. I plan to have near field monitors (in blue) in the studio desk. I plan to have a set of speakers (orange) for 'jamming' (left side) . they wouldn't be used at the same time. Drums are electronic. I intend to run them through headphones or the speakers, but not the monitors for listening I know the speaker positions are awkward from the drummer's perspective. I put in 80 cm (31 in) between the studio desk and the wall. The light green boxes are placeholders for shelving, storage areas for cables, things like that. Want to make this a fun place with music related memorabilia and others. Would love to score an old gramophone. I can alter anything in the layout at this point, but the position of the patio door and the inside door I can't.

Its a sliding door to the yard. This is the 3d of the project. The studio is the left door The idea is to have the lounge area closer to the yard. It would look weird have the main desk facing this sliding door, but the view would be great! Joking aside, I'm not convinced on any specific layout. This was the one that I thought made the most sense.

AC split is a good solution for cooling, but be aware that - unless it is a specialized unit - most split ductless AC units do NOT provide fresh air, they are essentially recycling the air in your room through a heat exchanger. So - if your room is really well-isolated, you will need some kind of fresh air intake/stale air exhaust in addition to the AC unit. Although you say central HVACs are not popular in Brazil (makes sense!) I have to assume there are HVAC professionals for dealing with things like large office buildings, etc. It's probably worth trying to find someone to consult with to make sure your air handling is adequate for your room. The calculations of air flow, pressure, volume, etc. can get pretty esoteric. It would really suck to go to the trouble of building it and then only be able to use it for an hour at a time before passing out! Yes, you are correct. The split unit does not provide fresh air. When I spoke about central air not being popular I meant households. Large office buildings do have central air and there's specific requirements on air renovation in these systems in our legislation (small ones don't which is horrible now that I think of it...). But if I'm thinking of this as a collaboration space than yes, I have to think differently. I do know a consultant (my day job involves industrial projects, and we ocassionally have office revamps, laboratories in our project portfolio) so excellent point.

Now is the time to think about your electrical distribution and ensuring they all share the one circuit.using the "star" method. Thanks. I had actually seen an article about this, saved and forgot about it. I've seen this comment. The receptacles here in Brazil are different than in the US (implemented about 12 years ago), and already have a tight fit. But I think the choice of wiring gage and perhaps isolation needs some looking into. Have not put thought into the lighting. Need to do some research. i was just planning some overheads with potentially a lamp, as I like to work in lower light conditions (makes my wife nuts). Certainly want to put the research. I am going live outside of the metropolitan area and don't intend to move in the future unless it's a move outside of the country (which is never out of the question the way we like to live on the edge here...)

I have to think through the space a little more. I had started drafting this out as something as my own personal space, but want this to be comfortable for collaboration projects. Yes, I should already consider that in the layout. The dimensions I mentioned is considered just the masonry walls between the rooms. What I plan is to have a ac split unit. Central HVACs are not popular in Brazil, mostly from an energy cost, and the fact we really only use heating in the bedrooms during part of the winter. So we have separate units in the smaller spaces (bedrooms and family rooms, typically). These units are pretty quiet once the room temperature is stable. I just need to figure out the best place, but probably in the right wall towards the middle. Yes, we have gorgeous hardwood flooring (what I have in my apartment now, actually), and that is typical installation. I'm looking for something more scratch resistant. I'll check for the noise you mentioned, there's a showroom near my house that has a wide space installed. How were the acoustics in your live room? Did the hardwood floor worked well? Time to do some more detailed sketch. Too many decisions to make in the house and need to focus more on this.

What I meant by my comment is that I don't intend to have physical separation between the control room and the recording area as in a professional studio (excessive for my ambitions and my skills, really). But yes, having a setup so that I can easily record the mics and other equipment certainly makes total sense, and I probably need to plan for that.

Good Points. About the cables, I may make an opening from the other side to access cables, as I agree it could be a mess of cables. The other side is my office. Or just leaving walking room in behind, which would help with the acoustics. Probably 35% will be too much, but I'm going to sketch something out with maybe 80cm behind the desk. Thanks.

Long time without posting. As the saying goes - Life is what happens when you"re making other plans⦠At least I"m now able to drive things to some normality and we are starting to plan our new house, even with the lingering Covid Situation here in Brazil. Planning my 'retirement" studio. Still high-level concept. Wanted to get some general feedback of the idea, things to watch for, etc. I have a room that 5,8 x 4,3 (19ft x14ft) to build a studio. This is my personal space, not meant for professional recording or renting. Building the house from ground up so now is the time to make decisions. What I want - Room to work on composing (top side). Just need room for myself and another person. - Jam area (bottom part) - Lounge. What I envision is some powered speakers (shown at bottom corners), being fed by mixer (vocals, electronic drum set), and some amps around the room. I'm assuming as long as the microphone is not directed at the speakers I shouldn't have feedback issues. Both areas will not be used at the same time (hence no physical separation). Room characteristics - Overall to be determined, I have some local consultants which I"ve contacted. I want to make sure the room is reasonably isolated to minimize noise propagation to the rest of the house. Masonry walls. For internal acoustics, I want to make sure I have some 'decent" room acoustics, but I"m still doing research on the what the minimum I need. Right now I"m tending to eliminate parallelisms during construction and some acoustic foam / panels and not much more. - I want to have some panels on the walls to hide cables, but I haven"t found a concept I like - Flooring â I have looked at some vinyl flooring that imitates wood. Looks good and much better acoustically than wood. Hate carpeting. - Ceiling height â 3m (9.8ft) - There"s a door on the upper right side (wooden, solid door) - Large Sliding door on the bottom side (glass), which faces the yard.

Mark, I bought the Nektar P1 a few months ago. I really like the integration with Logic, but unfortunately I haven't been able to dig into it as much as would like to (and need to).

Hadn't heard of it. Will certainly keep an eye on it when it is released. Thanks for the post.

I thought this one hit close to home.

That would be Fb , also known as E I had to think that one through when I first received. I initially thought it was a joke as I've never seen a double flat in a key signature. I also thought it was a theoretical exercise, but apparently it has been used to notate some classical pieces.

Got this yesterday. Thought it was cute...

Nice. I have a AKAI mini controller which is only USB, which is frustrating if you want to use it to control synth modules. Hopefully they will start using these connector in devices where before they opted to forego the inclusion of the DIN jacks.

Keyboard fashion police, if the gear sounds good.. let it be. Not keyboard police, genuinely curious. You ask a question and people think you are criticizing I know it sounds good - I own one. It is a heck of a VA at an excellent price point. It is just focused on very different sounds, and curious how it is used to complement the classic gear.

Enjoy seeing people use the classic gear. The clavinet has seen better days. What sounds do you use the Novation for? It seems out of place with all the classic keys. Spent a lot of time in Ithaca, NY. My brother went to Cornell and I attended University of Rochester, so I was there frequently on weekends.

Found it: [video:youtube]

There's an old VH video where they were playing against audio tracks instead of MIDI (might have been Jump), that the system malfunctioned and playing out of tune, and Eddie was transposing the song trying (and failing) to match the pitch. It's been a while, I'll try to find the video. 1984 and 5150 were in my teens. All keyboard players were learning these tunes.

My take is that you`re 100% on topic and instructional videos are always a great contribution to the forum.

Picked up these 2 recently: Cable tester And this - looking forward to organizing my setup.

As far as impact to other manufacturers, I think that ship has sailed. I think Behringer has sunk their teeth into this and we'll see what the market has to do to adjust. I doubt somebody who would buy the high-end stuff would now buy Behringer. Behringer has made a huge difference in the music market here. Given that we pay about 2x what is paid in the US and purchasing power is less, their gear has allowed people to buy gear they normally wouldn't afford, several retailers carry them and they treat the market here seriously. I still haven't heard back from the one DSI authorized retailer after a few contacts, the Korg importers are jerks, and so forth. I agree with Steve's point. Great time to be a synth enthusiast and have some extra cash. I hope they keep releasing them as tabletops.