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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Having a home studio's great. Get yourself one of those plastic storage cases with drawers, put the wheels on the bottom, cover it with stickers, and you're ready to go. Have a canvas to put down as well.

It's quite convenient.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

team "OLD WEIRDO" reporting for duty, :)

As of the past few years, I produce pop songs performed in a pastiche of Leonard Cohen's mid-late 80's style (when he really started to sound super cool). My buddies and I call ourselves The Three Leonards. Our covers of Toxic and Rusted From The Rain have proven very popular. They're not jazz but they're also not not jazz. The cool kids seem to like them. We've made over 20 bucks in streaming which is as close to success as you can want. Have a listen and see what madness sounds like.

As far as home studio kit goes, I run Reaper: it's just great.
Also a shout-out to ReEQ for Reaper which is free and as close to FabFilter as I need.

I have a Nektar 61-key MIDI keyboard. Just the right size. One slider on it has gone wonky but I don't use the sliders that much. I like the touchpads; they're fun.

I record vocals and acoustic instruments using a Scarlett interface and a really sweet mic from Blue evidently from before they got bought out. I got it as a gift and it does the trick.

I have a reasonably decent multi-effects pedal from Boss that I mostly use for gigging but occasionally for studio tracking.

I did buy Diva and Kontakt and SSD and Analog Lab : they're all super handy, and are the ones I lean on the most. There are plenty of free VSTs out there to use: only when freeware/demo versions are insufficient should you consider spending money.

but yeah: OLD: check. WEIRDO: double-check.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

hey thanks :) That's so great to hear.
I enjoy talking about it because it's such a fun project.

I really want to get the word out even more, but i gotta say: social media promotional type stuff can be pretty draining. and I want to focus on the positive things, y'know?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

As someone who's dabbled into self promotion... I feel you!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Here for a good time, not for a long time

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Guide to becoming an artist: "Already be rich when you start" - Casually Explained

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

It's easy to get a home studio, just pick a piece of furniture you don't use any more, and get rid of it and make a tiny studio in its place. Then you allow your studio to grow until it fills the room.

Examples: "I could just sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor, then I can get rid of this bed and use the space for a studio"

"If I just eat cold food, or microwaved food, why waste space on this oven, or these cupboards of ingredients. This space could make a great studio"

[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Why is the "a burned out disappointment" section so small? This isn't accurate at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Fucking kill me

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That is what makes this art. True art! It provokes a reaction, makes you question it and yourself.

Is this a mistake or can I reach my next phase today?

Also notice how the vertical lines of that middle part are the longest - in contrast to the length of the horizontal line. A brilliant emphasis of our impression. It plays with its beholder. It's genius on so many levels.

~And I could sell you a print for $50.000~

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Also, notice the slight curvature of the vertical lines to the right? It implies the fact that even new circumstances can, in retrospect, feel like they've always been there. It's the lovely little details that make this piece so valuable.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

the third stage in life can vary. weirdo with a home studio is the best possible outcome. But the most likely outcome involves busking and homelessness.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

That’s why I call my car my home studio.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Oof. That felt personal.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

:) it me

I'm 36. It happens bit by fucking bit. My studio right now:

Scarlet 18i8

Scarlet 4i4

Krk Rokit5, x9 (5 on 18i8, 4 on 4i4).

Shure sm7b x2, Sm57 x4, sm58 x4

9 guitars. 2 basses. A ukulele. Banjo.

Engl invader II, Mesa Boogie JP-2C and a Laney VH100R

And orange 2x12, a marshall 4x12

Kemper, fractal fx II

Like 20 pedals.

MIDI switches/pedals/controllers

MIDI pianos (weighted keys digital frand piano).

Don't get me started on my home server, and VST collection (served to Windows, Apple and Linux clients on the network). Ugh that setup was a nightmare. Reaper rules.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Massive love for Reaper. One of the few bits of software I'm happy to pay for each time I've had my 3 future versions, or whatever it is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you use Ardour to record?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I use Reaper.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

2/3 so far, so I hope you're right

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

After death, wealth. Sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Piece by piece, largely second-hand if you can, especially while evaluating needs.