Hey Kyle, thanks for these fantastic Videos. I really hope that one day you may build your dream studio the way you want it to be. Most great people start with humble beginnings. Your house looks fantastic, such a nice place. Keep up the great work and all the best!
I use stage curtains on all walls. It has made a noticeable improvement, is a reasonable cost, and fully portable. Plus, it adds to the ambience of the jazz music I play.
@@k0lk sorry, i cant remember. i bought them years ago and have taken them to every place i moved. i did not keep any receipt. i am sure i just googled to find them
You might want to consider addressing the tricky topic of ground loops. I recently had to cope with a building, while new, that was not properly wired for sound and the AC caused terrible ground loops in the audio recording. Two potential ways around this if you cannot rewire the room: a ground isolator, and using battery-powered equipment instead of AC.
Also sometimes when dealing with electricity especially in old buildings, it might help to use the ground lift option on whatever hardware you're recording with. A friend of mine had exactly this issue.
omg i don’t know what you did differently with your EQ and compression chain, but this video’s audio sounds a lot fuller & crispier than the last one. i can only imagine what you’ll be able to do when everything is fully set up
Speaking from somebody who had 2 inches of water in their basement in 2020, then had to deal with lawyers for a different issue, then after settling all that oh yeah there's a pandemic going on.... Thankfully all of my stuff was either off the ground, in containers or in containers on the ground. The only things that got damaged were a couple of old particleboard PA speakers which I don't use that often because they're big and heavy and semi homemade DIY kits but they were free and they work. as Some point plan to re-house. Back on topic the one benefit to 2020 was that I decided and had income to support buying some rack cases and building a bit of a dream set up I had in my mind. Well shopping I decided to go with the watertight cases on my list for both past experiences and having a talk with a music DJ who had most of his equipment in his basement during hurricane Sandy in Galveston Texas. He came out relatively unscathed with some minor particleboard damage and rust I can't remember if he had any damaged equipment but that has stuck with me. So I already had all of the key stuff in stackable containers with sealed bottoms that I got from Lowe's. Having everything racked up certainly helps with set up time and has made it so amazing compared to having to pull everything out of containers, stack and wire every time which wasn't much with my portable sound system mixing cancel etc is fairly minimal but it is certainly appreciated at the gig as i was pretty much packed up in a half hour for a live streaming event and probably an hour for the talent show I did more recently.
Another excellent video. One big plus, you have a new dedicated AC line to your control room. I hope it is rated for 20 amp service. I believe you have mentioned fire safety in previous videos. Make sure sound absorption panels, whether you buy or build are fire proof. The fastest way to lose a studio is by the actions of a careless musician or client who smokes. Speaking of smoking, no smoking inside, it slowly destroys microphones and equipment. And check furnace air filters monthly. Only use pleated air filters. As with any construction project, the closer you get to completion and the details become more important, the longer it seems to take. And I did notice the sound of your voice is different. Might be due to the room or possibly your a bit exhausted. lol. Keep up the good work.
Excellent video, Kyle. Great content. I recently changed mixing rooms due to the cold conditions. My old room didn’t have any heat. My lovely wife reluctantly agreed to share our breakfast nook with my display and studio monitors. The room is very bright. It’s narrow and long with a bit of a large opening. That opening and the narrowness of the room has proved to create nuances. The bass resonance changes fairly drastically in different parts of the room. It definitely needs treatment……but I’ll better learning my monitors for this room. I mentioned room treatment to my wife…. Crickets… 😂 At least I have heat.
I don't think you have to worry TOOOOOO much about the whole hest and humidity thing. But I always avoid it myself. My friend and I had a space in a warehouse for our equipment, but it somehow managed pretty well. Mind you, this is in South Florida. Heat and humidity rape you. I still agree with making sure your babies are all in a nice happy cool place though. I was always on edge about having anything actually at the warehouse.
Don't know if you'll see my comment, but I'm currently having my bedroom built out of a porch. The walls will mostly be windows so I'll be getting theater quality curtains to go all around. Would you have any suggestions besides what you've covered in the video as to my best chance at getting a clean recording in a room like that?
In your discussion on power and grounding, you neglected to mention that in nearly all communities, there are requirements that outlets must be properly grounded before sale or rental. Of course, this may not apply in all parts of the world, so thanks for the information.
My rectangle room is roughly 1,300 cu.ft., but I hope to have a slightly larger space in the future. Is it passable to get HS8 and run them at a lower volume or is that a fools errand and just get HS5s? I’m wanting to future proof, but stuck with my room size…
Flood in the basement... I know the feeling. I had all my drumming equipment wet as a mop and the electronic equipment suffered from the flood too. I'm on guard everytime it rains now. Congrats on moving to your new place!
I've just begun getting into this stereo/hifi stuff. I really want to setup our living room, as we watch movies in there as a family. But it's absolutely horrible design for sound, angled ceilings, open floor plan, and just a large area in general. Not even sure a surround system would work in there. Any advice?
I’d recommend asking the folks at GIK Acoustics if they can help: www.gikacoustics.com/ref/121/ They may have tips on the setup and acoustic treatment for your specific room. Here is a good place to start: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o2uJst2aObI.html
Haven't you thought that maybe he has thought of buying a house but just can't afford to right now? It's not the same as just going out and purchasing a new mic.
My room is rectangular but it has a window on one wall where acoustic treatment should go and a sliding door closet behind me. Any how to approach acoustic treatment here?
You may try asking GIK Acoustics for some advice and recommendations: www.gikacoustics.com/ref/121/ They have reasonably priced, high-quality products. Plus, they make recommendations based on your specific room. Hope that helps!
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Bro, most of us do not have lots of $ ... So, we do not have much choice & do not have the luxury to "choose room" for our home studio :(
awesome advice! gobos are great for noise bleed/separation… old offices (buildings) sometimes get rid of theirs when they move or close down. full bookshelves can be used as makeshift diffusers… imagination goes a long way when one is out of options…
Do a video how to play guitar live or practicing through a laptop with external speakers using the guitar effects from the software please. I heard people are doing this.
Here is a tutorial on amp simulator plugins: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_AC22VR3W3g.html There are also hardware units that are more reliable and faster for live sound applications.
