What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
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I'm looking forward to an article on the acoustic benefits of a pint of vodka to the left of one's desk now Martin
In all seriousness though, if the acoustics in my new studio build are as good as Martin's environment (having had the pleasure of hearing it first hand) I'll be more than satisfied.
In all seriousness though, if the acoustics in my new studio build are as good as Martin's environment (having had the pleasure of hearing it first hand) I'll be more than satisfied.
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Re: What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
Martin Walker wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 6:50 pm What I did instead in my current studio was to throw away the top shelf, saw a 19-inch wide 9-u high hole in my desk, installed all my rack gear horizontally into that to keep it well out of the way of the loudspeakers.
Ah, you won't be able to see it from the picture above but none of the stuff in the rack space is actually racked as it's not rackable. If I sawed a hole in the desk it would fall through. Well, actually only as far as the keyboard shelf below, until I moved that, then they would fall through.
All in all, not a good idea!
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Fairy Nuff Drew, oh it's not vodka Eddy, but sparkling water
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Re: What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
Martin Walker wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:38 pm Fairy Nuff Drew, oh it's not vodka Eddy, but sparkling water
Martin
was the water pre-sparkled or
do you have a secret stash of carbon dioxide ?
I have 2x 23" LCDs side by side in landscape. although I am toying with the idea of mounting one in portrait orientation for the purposes of reading documents - which tend to be formatted portrait instead of computer friendly landscape.
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N i g e l wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:47 pmMartin Walker wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:38 pm Fairy Nuff Drew, oh it's not vodka Eddy, but sparkling water
Martin
was the water pre-sparkled or
do you have a secret stash of carbon dioxide ?
It was pre-sparkled Tesco flavoured spring water, but ironically I'm finding it hard to get any more, as it's mostly out of stock, presumably due to the CO2 shortage
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Bizarrely illogical isn't it?
More CO2 in the air than there's been in millennia, yet industry demands the burning of fossil fuels to make more!
More CO2 in the air than there's been in millennia, yet industry demands the burning of fossil fuels to make more!
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I see you’re a lefty Martin! Me too. And I didn’t realise your plague doctor figure was so huge.
Re: What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
Hugh Robjohns wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:40 amMore CO2 in the air than there's been in millennia, yet industry demands the burning of fossil fuels to make more!
Perhaps we should just store it all in fizzy drinks and solve the climate crisis that way? We'd have to invent an energy efficient way of capturing our burps, mind...
Re: What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
Yep, I'm a lefty, although my mouse mat has been on both sides of desks over the years - I had to commit myself once the rackmount hole was cut into its right hand side though
Stickfinger (my steampunk plague doctor figure) is 2-feet high, and quite imposing!
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Mixedup wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:07 amHugh Robjohns wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:40 amMore CO2 in the air than there's been in millennia, yet industry demands the burning of fossil fuels to make more!
Perhaps we should just store it all in fizzy drinks and solve the climate crisis that way? We'd have to invent an energy efficient way of capturing our burps, mind...
I prefer to fill no 10 and 11 with it.
Re: What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
For the sake of completeness, here is my humble setup.
http://www.musically.me.uk/Photos/Workstation.JPG
It's not obvious, but the screen lines up with the rear of the speakers. The space behind those is fairly acoustically transparent - two layers of 9.5mm plasterboard either side of simple studding. The speakers are sitting on a minimal layer of foam (not sure it makes much difference). I don't feel any vibration resting a finger lightly anywhere on the top shelf while pumping out a track with substantial bass.
The tweeters are fractionally above lug 'ole level when sitting. There isn't practical way to reduce the height of the shelf, but still have a clear view of the top keyboard. Overall it's designed for most comfortable playing rather than editing, so I still have worked out a way to get comfortable positioning for for mouse and computer keyboard.
The blank panel above 'that' amplifier is for the sequential switcher, which I still haven't got round to building - although the design is mostly done and some of the parts bought
Now if I could just sort out the room...
http://www.musically.me.uk/Photos/Workstation.JPG
It's not obvious, but the screen lines up with the rear of the speakers. The space behind those is fairly acoustically transparent - two layers of 9.5mm plasterboard either side of simple studding. The speakers are sitting on a minimal layer of foam (not sure it makes much difference). I don't feel any vibration resting a finger lightly anywhere on the top shelf while pumping out a track with substantial bass.
The tweeters are fractionally above lug 'ole level when sitting. There isn't practical way to reduce the height of the shelf, but still have a clear view of the top keyboard. Overall it's designed for most comfortable playing rather than editing, so I still have worked out a way to get comfortable positioning for for mouse and computer keyboard.
The blank panel above 'that' amplifier is for the sequential switcher, which I still haven't got round to building - although the design is mostly done and some of the parts bought
Now if I could just sort out the room...
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Re: What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
Folderol wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:12 pm For the sake of completeness, here is my humble setup.
http://www.musically.me.uk/Photos/Workstation.JPG
What is the equipment just to the left of your chair?
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Ben Asaro wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:47 pmFolderol wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:12 pm For the sake of completeness, here is my humble setup.
http://www.musically.me.uk/Photos/Workstation.JPG
What is the equipment just to the left of your chair?
Does THAT amp finally have a front panel?
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Re: What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
@Ben
It's a BCF 2000. I use the sliders occasionally for tweaking effects etc.
@ Drew. Sadly no. I keep thinking of ideas, but am not really making any progress
It's a BCF 2000. I use the sliders occasionally for tweaking effects etc.
@ Drew. Sadly no. I keep thinking of ideas, but am not really making any progress
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Thanks Loopy - some of my steampunk sonic creations;)
You might find my subsequent thread when I finally got around to angling my desk interesting, as there are a couple or more photos of said desk.
Sloping Off to Acoustic Nirvana! https://www.soundonsound.com/forum/view ... 24&t=79627
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Re: What size screen do you use? (thinking about acoustics)
Ta bud.
I went one further when I sold my Audient console a year or two back and removed the lot - not even a desk.
Now literally I have nothing in front of me…….. or am I just thinking of being 61……
JOKE…..
Loopy x
I went one further when I sold my Audient console a year or two back and removed the lot - not even a desk.
Now literally I have nothing in front of me…….. or am I just thinking of being 61……
JOKE…..
Loopy x