Tiny Studio

[tiberius]

Hello there,

I'm creating a tiny studio to sit in my girlfriends living room so I can record
there. She wasn't really going for the idea of me using a room dedicated to
recording so what i've come up with is.

An m-audio oxygen keyboard 25 keys.
An akai mpc 500
A roland m-vs1 vintage keys sound module
and some headphones.

I have a wierd feeling it's going to be more productive than my proper
studio...

[paul999]

As for bad advise on relationships you have come to the right place. Now that you have your "foot in the door/living room" You can bring in additional gear "temporarily" to track those other much needed parts. Be patient and and always clean up after yourself. Well at least for a while.

Kidding aside I have a "small studio" I bring camping and I do find it way more productive for writing.

[tiberius]

Camping! that would be unreal. I can run the midi controller and akai mpc on batteries...

[paul999]

I tell you when you have nothing demanding your attention and you can write as long as you want it is truly inspirational. Especially with no tech stuff in the way.

[tiberius]

Well, no tech stuff except my midi controller and akai sampler...

[paul999]

hahahahahahahahahahaha. What a ludicrous thing that I said. Reality is relative I guess. I bring a fostex br1180, fender strat (Mexi, it can get close to camp fire ashes), fender side kick amp, sm 57, bass, yamaha keyboard and a drumkat midi controller for drums. This is stored neatly in the "living room" of the 33ft trailer that has a generator and backup battery packs for camping with out hook ups. Ahhhhh I can feel the nature and love roughing it in my "no tech" world.

[jagcmos]

Originally Posted by paul999

hahahahahahahahahahaha. What a ludicrous thing that I said. Reality is relative I guess. I bring a fostex br1180, fender strat (Mexi, it can get close to camp fire ashes), fender side kick amp, sm 57, bass, yamaha keyboard and a drumkat midi controller for drums. This is stored neatly in the "living room" of the 33ft trailer that has a generator and backup battery packs for camping with out hook ups. Ahhhhh I can feel the nature and love roughing it in my "no tech" world.

Why not hang a large poster of trees and mountains in your studio and sleep there. It's about the same thing.

[paul999]

Originally Posted by jagcmos

Why not hang a large poster of trees and mountains in your studio and sleep there. It's about the same thing.

There is the belly laugh of the day..

[Bigduggieface]

Sorry to redirect your thread for a moment here tiberius, but this talk of camping and recording equipment brings me to an anecdote.

I'm even more of a purist than paul999 when I camp. I bring along an acoustic guitar and a hand-held cassette recorder. These two pieces of 'equipment' have been my best songwriting partners.

I was once commissioned to write two original songs for a theater company's production of an original musical. I was given the script and the lyrics for the two songs, as well as a deadline. My job was to write original music to these lyrics in the context of the story.

I screwed around at home unsuccessfully trying to write, but I was constantly distracted (insert girlfriend story here), so I decided to embark on a solo fishing trip into the mountains for two days in order to get away and recharge my mind. My only tools were a fly fishing rod, a $200 Samick acoustic guitar, and a Realistic micro-cassette recorder from circa 1990.

An unexpected rainstorm forced me back into my tent where I was compelled by boredom to sit down and compose. I managed to cultivate the embryonic forms of both commissioned songs that day. I was able to play back the hand-held tapes and they were enough to spark my fully-realized multitrack version once I got home.

Tiberius, I assume that you are using your proposed "tiny studio" as a writing tool only. There is much to be said about the advantages of these 'notebook' studios.

[mindundermatter]

I bring a fostex br1180, fender strat (Mexi, it can get close to camp fire ashes), fender side kick amp, sm 57, bass, yamaha keyboard and a drumkat midi controller for drums. This is stored neatly in the "living room" of the 33ft trailer that has a generator and backup battery packs for camping with out hook ups. Ahhhhh I can feel the nature and love roughing it in my "no tech" world.

Wow. I'm coming camping with your family! LOL

Seriously though, Tiberius, you have time for a girlfriend?!?! (Okay, that wasn't so serious, LOL)