Mt. Tabor Studios
I thought I would post something about my studio, since a lot has changed and I have been actually recording stuff in it lately. Sometime last summer I moved my project studio out of the house where it had shared my office since before I knew that I was creating a project studio. As happens with these things I simply outgrew my office, what with the drum kit, guitars, amps and recording gear.
I had taken to playing guitar in the garage in the spring (when it was still quite cold at night) so that I could practice and record stuff that I was working on in my free time. Free time for me comes after 9:00 pm when my family is asleep, and they don't take kindly to guitar and singing practicing. The second garage in my house was used for parking a car, storage and contained a workbench and some tools. It had no heat and was mostly just a mess, but in a pinch I could sit out there in the cold with my guitar and play and sing without disturbing the family.
I finally decided (with a little suggesting from my wife) to give up the indoor parking, condense the storage and work space and make a studio space for myself. It has evolved from it's modest beginings to a very practical space for myself, the band, and others to come and play and record.
It is decently equipped with instruments, and recording gear, has decent acoustics, and a space heater that keeps it perpetually around 68 degrees.
I have recorded several combinations of folks with decent results and am working on refining the studio, my sound engineer skills, my production skills etc.
MTS SE View - Here you can see my workspace, amps and cable storage. You can also see that while I condensed the workshop and storage the studio still semi-opens to the remaining garage space. That will change this spring hopefully as I plan to wall off the rest of the garage with a "soundproof" wall.
MTS NE View - Here you can see the windows that I have heavy wool blankets hanging over to kill the echoes off the glass and keep that pesky light out.
MTS SW View - The flag, guitar hangers, white board (with the Christ I'm Chuck set list) and the Bass rig. You can also see the "little space heater that could" that makes me comfortable year round.
MTS NW View - My drum kit.
MTS Workspace - This is my workspace, my monitors, multitrack, drum machine, 2 space rack with effects processor, and condensor/compressor. Also note the baby monitor. That is key to the success of the studio.
I had taken to playing guitar in the garage in the spring (when it was still quite cold at night) so that I could practice and record stuff that I was working on in my free time. Free time for me comes after 9:00 pm when my family is asleep, and they don't take kindly to guitar and singing practicing. The second garage in my house was used for parking a car, storage and contained a workbench and some tools. It had no heat and was mostly just a mess, but in a pinch I could sit out there in the cold with my guitar and play and sing without disturbing the family.
I finally decided (with a little suggesting from my wife) to give up the indoor parking, condense the storage and work space and make a studio space for myself. It has evolved from it's modest beginings to a very practical space for myself, the band, and others to come and play and record.
It is decently equipped with instruments, and recording gear, has decent acoustics, and a space heater that keeps it perpetually around 68 degrees.
I have recorded several combinations of folks with decent results and am working on refining the studio, my sound engineer skills, my production skills etc.
MTS SE View - Here you can see my workspace, amps and cable storage. You can also see that while I condensed the workshop and storage the studio still semi-opens to the remaining garage space. That will change this spring hopefully as I plan to wall off the rest of the garage with a "soundproof" wall.
MTS NE View - Here you can see the windows that I have heavy wool blankets hanging over to kill the echoes off the glass and keep that pesky light out.
MTS SW View - The flag, guitar hangers, white board (with the Christ I'm Chuck set list) and the Bass rig. You can also see the "little space heater that could" that makes me comfortable year round.
MTS NW View - My drum kit.
MTS Workspace - This is my workspace, my monitors, multitrack, drum machine, 2 space rack with effects processor, and condensor/compressor. Also note the baby monitor. That is key to the success of the studio.
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