This is my Desk. From which I work. Or...surf and chat with people online. Notice I purposely have recording software up so as to give the appearance of business. Cubase, for anyone curious. And as you can see I'm using KRK V6 powered monitors, Miller High Life and freshly ground coffee with a splash of half and half, Burt's Bees lip balm, and a ziplock of pills for when it rains.
Guardian Ace keeps all of
my things safe. Namely coffee and beer.
Mic stand and my Audio Technica AT4040 condensor mic that I use for about everything because it's the only condensor I have. My friend Josh who helps me not be a complete blundering idiot when it comes to making records has an amazing collection of microphones though that I'll possibly utilize come vocal time. :) The keyboard is a Kurzweil K2000. I dig a lot of the piano and synth sounds from it but I'll be using it probably as much as a MIDI trigger during these recordings. Also observe the cool ass reel to reel at the bottom that I have no idea how to use. It was my old man's and even as a kid I thought it was the coolest looking thing in existence. If anyone has any good ideas for me to use it during this process....even just to make racket with, please feel free to share. :)
In the rack is an FMR Real Nice Compressor and Real Nice Preamp both housed in a Funk Logic rack, and a Furman power supply. My Mesa Boogie Studio Pre should be in there. It's at someone's house. I should get that before I start tracking guitars I suppose.
Alright..for the hardcore dweebs....I'm using an RME Multiface (it says Steinberg Nuendo Multiset....apparently that's how they label them in Canada. But Canadians are fucking crazy anyways.) So you'll just have to take my word for it. Since the Multiface does not have the obscure and esoteric and super expensive feature OF A SIMPLE FUCKING VOLUME KNOB and I have a baby across the hall at 3am....and yes there have been many upsets....I decided to get the Presonus HP4 headphone amp. I didn't need a headphone amp. Just a volume knob. But the headphone amp is coming in handy. Maybe I'll use the other 3 one day. But it has a monitor mute button on it too so I don't have to shut down my powered monitors every time I go back and forth from headphone mixing. Also...the cans are AKG K141s, and the little blue you see sticking out of the corner is just a passive direct box.
And lastly...not to be picky or fussy. But....WHAT IN THE FUCK IS THIS ATROCITY UP IN MY STUDIO???
I don't know what it is. But I'm almost positive I can't make music with it. Unless I somehow wind up joining Sonic Youth.
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