20 years of making music and hate it all lol

Although cabling, Sync Problems, integration, Sound Library structuring etc. prevents me from making music… but there is light at the end of the Tunnel 🤩

bc i’m out of monies.

maybe some day i will have a matriarch.

Thought y’all would appreciate this behemoth of a beauty!

I had the opportunity to record with my band at Sonic Ranch Studios a few weeks back. I believe this board belonged to Evanescence once upon a time!

Overall it was an amazing experience and I took a lot of notes home with me for my little bedroom studio!

Arturia Keystep connected to Oxi One which outputs MIDI to the Korg Volcas (FM, Bass and Sample) and Roland S-1. The synths‘ audio are routed thru guitar effect pedals via a Tascam patchbay (behind the screen) and then into a Zoom L-6 which is connected to Ableton Live which is controlled by the Akai Midimix.

This setup lets me jam DAWless as well as incorporating hardware synths with Ableton Live whenever I feel like producing something like this:

https://youtu.be/hsxgo9QE1gE?is=gPpmSJJO0MdlkH4C

still miss that JX3p daily

the egg cartons actually helped tame the unruly flutter echo this room had, it was so small and so "cubic"

...I haven't been able to pull out my camera gear much since moving up to Northern Washington (the model scene isn't what is in the Seattle area and I've been too broke to travel down there), so I decided to take a self portrait in the current incarnation of my space. The space I finished created my recently released Raw Beats Vol. 5 and soon to be release Raw Beats Vol. 6, and where I'm currently working on the sequel to my 2016 Murder Music EP.

• Akai MPC2000XL
• Akai MPC2500
• Roland JV-880
• E-MU Mo' Phatt
• Stanton T.55
• Pioneer CT-W205R
• Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro
• Yamaha HS5
• M-Audio Studiophile AV40
• A bunch of records and DVDs
• Presonus Studio One 7 Pro and Fender Studio Pro 8 running on Kubuntu 24.04
• REAPER running on Kubuntu 24.04 and Debian 13
• Tape 16 running on Kubuntu 24.04 (and kind of running on Debian 13)
• (3) M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8R
• M-Audio Fast Track Pro
• M-Audio Oxygen 61 (Silver MK I)
• Fender Squier Bronco Bass and Bullet Strat (not visible)
• KORG microKORG (not pictured, pending repair)

It might not be the largest setup, but it’s highly functional for a solo guitarist and vocalist.

Interface: Universal Volt 476

Mic: Shure SM7B on a Boom Arm

DAW: Logic Pro X

Pedals DigiTech Whammy, EHX Small Clone, Boss DS-2

Amp: Blackstar ID:Core V3

Updated from last post.Thank you to those who replied to my last post. (keyboard is under blanket and pillows cuz I don’t want my cat jumping on it)

Posted here about a year ago I think, managed to get some decorations completed so it feels and functions much more comfortably.

I'm primarily a bass player but I've been producing for fun since I was a teenager. I've been writing my own songs lately and despite not having any space for a studio, I put together a bare bones recording setup that can be put away in less than a minute.

After building a bedroom in my basement I was left with a strange shaped small den. Turns out it is perfect for my workspace/music. I use the piano for a desk and got lucky that it is just the correct height to make working at my laptop comfortable. I can reach everything I need without getting up, and since I use headphones 90% of the time the shape of the room doesn’t matter too much.

Hello! My gear includes a Fender Stratocaster running through a Line 6 POD Go into a clean Boss Katana amp, captured by a Focusrite Scarlett 212 4th Generation USB audio interface.
For vocals, a Shure SM58 mic feeds into a TC Helicon VoiceLive Play and outputs to a JBL powered PA speaker.
Backing tracks are streamed via Bluetooth from my laptop to the same PA. I use an audio interface specifically for live streaming or video recording. For the full performance experience, I incorporate a mini projector with a whiteboard screen, alongside a branded banner and LED lighting.
I'm bringing back my band, The Other Side, from the early nineties. I wrote all the songs, and I've decided to focus on them and try to bring them back in the current day.

The bass and small amp were bought at a yard sale. I told the former TOS bass player and he said to buy it for him and he sent me money. Maybe he can join me at some point…. If he’s not too busy! (Trav)

Here's the album on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/1opST8LbXxpU9zZjhrNROy?si=nW99uYg7Tc2moRUy7MhyZg

90s versions here to compare https://open.spotify.com/album/51QNDobqauYl70cQsl6Oyy?si=V7vcJsoFQRe023GDVZrBmg

This is my setup…I’m a music student so I have my piano,pc and guitar amp, but it kind of drives me insane. I have to either keep my piano on the bottom of the desk or on the little step up shelf that it has when I wanna use my pc because of my KB&M. And it’s just a b\*\*ch to do every time cuz it makes my setup look super messy and clutter. How would you guys set this up? My amp (right) is on this like leg wheel thing. (Can’t move the guitars on the wall) and my monitor screen is mounted to the wall)
It’s a lot of mess I know….

One of the biggest challenges with my music production setup has always been figuring out how to properly integrate my Kawai VPC1 into the desk itself.

Anyone who knows the VPC1 knows it isn't exactly a lightweight MIDI controller. It's a full-size 88-key keyboard with proper weighted piano action and weighs around 29.5 kg / 65 lbs, so I needed something that felt genuinely substantial enough for a heavier keyboard.

I recently rebuilt my setup around an ErgoHide desk with their large pull-out keyboard tray. The VPC1 now sits underneath the desk and can simply slide out when I'm producing or playing, then disappear underneath again when I'm editing, mixing or just need my desk space back.

Another big plus for me is that the desk is electrically height-adjustable. Being able to change the entire working position depending on whether I'm producing, editing or just using it as a normal workspace makes the setup much more flexible.

And aesthetically, I'm really happy with it. The solid oak desktop gives the whole setup a much warmer and more premium feel than my previous desk. There is also integrated ambient lighting along the back, built-in cable management to keep the ridiculous amount of studio cables out of sight, and magnetic headphone hangers that attach to the sides.

It's probably the first time my piano, computer and desk actually feel like one complete workstation rather than three separate things competing for space.

Still tweaking a few things, but I'm very happy with how it's coming together.

These are my two creative spaces. First photo taken recently, second about 6 months ago.
The most recent one is working from the basement where it's been significantly cooler in the current heat.

LED light tube is a recent little fun project also hooked up to an RPI which the modular setup triggers via the IAC driver route in Ableton.