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Posted by SgtFoo on Oct-05-2003 06:12:

Let's Have Some Production-studio Funfunfunfun!!!..

I'm bored and somewhat full of insomnia atm, so.....

LETS ALL DESCRIBE OUR MOST WANTED AND DESIRED !!PRODUCTION STUDIO!! SETUPS. rules: think no money, limit size of room to reality, have fun dreaming of what many of us will never get!!

[i'll post my dream production setup when i'm much more cognitive than right now ]

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Posted by DJ Chrono on Oct-05-2003 14:54:

what i would have in my studio... hmm

I'd start it off with an insane computer, maxed out everything you could think of. Two 30" LCD displays. Oh, and I'd have a 50" plasma display hanging on the wall infront of the desk, hooked up to the comp. Speakers.. a nice pair of B&W Nautilus'.

(I will assume that these would work well as monitors because of their supposed audio quality).

To power them I would use a pair of Blue Circle BC8 MKII Monoblocks.

Then I'd have racks and racks of synths. All the classics. All the powersynths.. everything.

Hmm.. i dont really know what else there would be? maybe a pair of walhalla speaker cables. oh and a nice leather chair. and maybe a miniture fridge so i can have cold drinks whenever I want

I guess that would be it.

Posted by fl0w on Oct-05-2003 15:39:

Of course there'd be a really powerful computer with two bigass flat screens... Lotsa VSTs and a great Edirol Midikb...

The powersynths all people here are gonna mention: Access Virus KC, Clavia Nord Lead 3, Roland JP-8000 etc

An interesting drummachine or two.

A huuge rack of effects and other plugins.

And of course two Technics SL-1200 MK5, Pioneer CDJ-1000 and umm... some great mixer.

Posted by Vizay on Oct-05-2003 23:05:

thoose B&W nautilus wouldn't be a good thing to use as monitors since it's made for HiFi...they probably don't have a flat spectrum and so on

as for my dreamstudio, I'll be back with it soon

Posted by Sirocco on Oct-06-2003 01:04:

>>Power Mac Dual 2 Ghz / 8 Gig Ram
>>5 x Mackie HR824 Monitors
>>1 x Mackie HRS150 Subwoofer
>>Digi Design Protools HD Accell 3
>>Digi Design Audio Interface
>>Digi Design Midi Interface
>>Digi Design ProControl with 3 Extensions
>>Access Virus KC
>>Alesis Andromeda A6
>>Clavia Nord Modular G2
>>Novation KS4
>>Elektron MachineDrum
>>Argosy Coonsole Custom ProControl Desk
>>Roominators D240xi (Sound Absorption)
>>Every plugin...tdm..rtas...

Posted by xfer on Oct-06-2003 01:33:

i want these monitors

Posted by DJ Chrono on Oct-06-2003 02:18:

quote:
Originally posted by Vizay
thoose B&W nautilus wouldn't be a good thing to use as monitors since it's made for HiFi...they probably don't have a flat spectrum and so on

negative.

this is what I don't understand. people have a preconcieved notion that HiFi speakers add to a sound to make it more appealing. This is true in the regular consumer lines that you might find in your local Futureshop, but go up the foodchain abit to mid-high end hifi/home theater speakers and it's totally different. The majority of these companies strive for true neutrality. I would argue that many hifi speakers do a better job than so-called 'sudio monitors' (for the same price).

"Throughout his lifetime, John Bowers, the founder of B&W Loudspeakers, strove relentlessly to get as close as possible to a transparent reproduction of recorded sound."

"Alan Parsons is highly regarded in the recording industry. Principal engineer on Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon', and producer of Al Stewart's 'Year of the Cat', Alan has worked with Paul McCartney, and has ten Grammy Award nominations to his name. Himself a dedicated musician (The Alan Parsons Project), the former chief recording engineer at EMI's Abbey Road Studios says of the new loudspeakers: "The Nautilus 800 Series will undoubtedly make a major impact on the professional recording world, and influence loudspeaker technology well into the millenium."

This was said about the nautilus 800 serious, a level down from the Nautilus (pictured in my previous post).

The Nautilus' design is specifically engineered to remove every trace of internal resonance (which could potentially colour the sound). The Seashell like bass driver was constructed in that fasion because it "delivered the most natural and untainted sound".

Seriously, these speakers would be EXACTLY what you want for monitors.

Posted by Vizay on Oct-06-2003 08:05:

then why does pro-studios buy studio-monitors that are worth the same as the phatest nautilus...I promis you, you won't find the nautilus in a studio...and you also have to consider that the fact you wrote came from B&W themselves

although they would probably not be bad for monitoring (I mean hey, any speakers in the 20 000$ class should be good) I would rather go with monitors that are made for studio-use

Posted by Shoes on Oct-06-2003 09:44:

I'd quite like a full orchestra locked in my cupboard.

Posted by Etherium on Oct-06-2003 15:31:

quote:
Seriously, these speakers would be EXACTLY what you want for monitors.

Why don't you just get he Wilson Grand Slams while you're at it.

I better stop typing before I head down to Crystal Clear Audio and buy that Wadia transport.

Posted by hey cheggy on Oct-06-2003 16:55:

In my dream ass studio, a rich man gave to me

12 mega synths
11 pro fx
10 VSTs
9 plug in synths
8 sample cds
7 octave controller
6 Gig dual processors
5 monitor speakers
4 soundproofed walls
3 LCDs
2 drum machines
and an audio engineer chained to my wall.

Posted by DJ Chrono on Oct-06-2003 21:26:

quote:
Originally posted by Vizay
I promis you, you won't find the nautilus in a studio

quote:

I would rather go with monitors that are made for studio-use

I realize that some people will never accept this fact (for whatever reasons) but hifi speakers can actually work just as good (if not better) than "studio" monitors. Really, what is the difference between them? If both strive to achieve transparent sound reproduction, then what would make the "studio" monitors any better?

Posted by Vlad on Oct-06-2003 23:20:

Sirocco, Where can you find an Elektron MachineDrum? I looked it up and it looks sweet.

Yo, this beats your console:

Fear the "Rocket Ship."

Forget leather chairs, this will be just fine:

Herman Miller Aeron chair.

Posted by thecYrus on Oct-07-2003 06:51:

sorry.. double post

Posted by thecYrus on Oct-07-2003 06:51:

http://www.cikira.com/gear/index.html

Posted by david.michael on Oct-07-2003 19:36:

My God... is that really necessary?

Wow...

Posted by Floorfiller on Oct-07-2003 20:48:

quote:
Originally posted by xfer
i want these monitors

i want that display screen...only BIGGER!!! hehehehe

Posted by Joi Lamusic on Oct-07-2003 21:43:

I just want more inspiration, good skills to make Reason and Fruity sound really good so I can carry out my inspirations And loads of mids so I could learn and learn...

And maybe cool swimmingpool would do nicely

Posted by Unknown DJ on Oct-10-2003 14:11:

quote:
Originally posted by thecYrus

http://www.cikira.com/gear/index.html

why the hell would anyone need that many keyboards?

Posted by thecYrus on Oct-10-2003 14:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Unknown DJ
why the hell would anyone need that many keyboards?

to use all this midi interfaces - lool

Posted by Unknown DJ on Oct-10-2003 14:42:

lol. imagine how much of a pain in the ass that would b if something went wrong and you had to find out what.

Posted by Vlad on Oct-10-2003 16:50:

it wouldnt be hard to find out, look at all the silver labels on the wires, they all have a different hole configuration - obviously those identify the synths.

Posted by Joi Lamusic on Oct-10-2003 21:25:

Mad mad mad music world... Someone really had money before buing all those synths...