the hardware

 

My new studio (a garage conversion) is almost complete - though it will be a minimalist studio comprising of.... Apple iMac 20 2.16Ghz Intel Duo core processor. 3GB memory. 256MB Graphics card. 250GB hard drive. Construction of this studio was fairly straightforward in that the garage was already integral to the house and structurally sound for battening and plasterboarding using 12mm acoustic board with 50mm rockwool in between battens on the walls and 100mm rockwool in the ceiling joists. I also added a layer of rubber membrane for added sound deadening to the room above. The floor is carpeted and all that is left to do is add acoustic treatment to remove unwanted reflections - but not too much! Early tests have indicated that I won't be monitoring too loudly at night, but the extra effort has made a small difference in attenuating the sound from the room. At least I won't have to monitor on headphones!

Not to say though that a trip to a really pro studio has gone out the window.

a list of the software used at Silverstudios

Stylus RMX (drum grooves) by Spectrasonics 

Atmosphere (synths) by Spectrasonics 

Trilogy (bass) by Spectrasonics 

Virtual Guitarist - Steinberg  (plays rhythm guitar perfectly without hurting yer hands!)

Ivory 1.5 (Grand Piano) - Synthology  (40GB of samples)

ImpOSCar - GMedia Music  (virtual analog classic synth)

Blue - Rob Papen (FM/PD type virtual synth)

Massive - Native Instruments  (virtual synth)

 

a general list of equipment that I currently use...

 

Apple iMac computer - M-Audio FW410 audio I/O - Logic Pro 8

Native Instruments - Akoustik Piano

(Native Intruments - Kore Player, Massive, FM8 and Absynth in official DEMO mode! (why pay?) 

Casio WK3000- 76 note keys (MIDI keyboard duties)

AKG C3000 - condensor mic

Focusrite Platinum Penta - compressor/voice channel

Fender Squier Strat - electric guitar (1992) in traditional Fender red.

Washburn D12 SCE - electro-acoustic guitar.

Zoom G2 - electric guitar multi f/x pedal

Sony HiFi stereo amp

Studiospares SN10 studio monitors - (Yamaha NS10M Studio copy)

 

 

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