The Tiny Studio Corner Thread

[varispeeder]

jealous of the pink strat!!!

[infinitedigits]

this is my tiny studio corner where i recorded my latest album. this setup uses a hacked korg monotron delay (for almost all sounds), norns (oooooo for layering + tape for recording), a field kit (for mixing), a po-32 (for drums), a raspberry pi (for midi2cv, for midi sequencing with miti, and for audio-syncing the po), and a cat (for obvious reasons).

my space is small, so i like using portable instruments that fit into a desk drawer. when i’m ready to play, i pull instruments out of a drawer and setup wherever i can. this affects my music positively by focusing my music onto few/smallish instruments and recording in a limited time (eventually my roommates want to use the table too). if i could change something, i would love to have room for a real piano and be able to play my saxophone+trumpet without the neighbors stomping on the floor. though, i totally understand that in these pandemic times no one wants to hear trumpet on their zoom call.

[iammane]

@infinitedigits

in these pandemic times no one wants to hear trumpet on their zoom call.

Man I’d rather hear that than the countless meetings I’m on with parents and kids for school related stuff. Yikes central!!

Nice consolidated setup!

[nkozi]

Wow, this looks even better than the last time I saw it! We gotta get you a white panel for that STMix tho.

[betweenmachines]

Aha. Good to know. Thanks for the response (and apologies for my delayed response!)
I’m developing a Eurorack sequencer module which acts as a USB host for a Push Controller. All of the sequencing functions will be accessed through the Push. I’m always interested to see someone working with a Push and Eurorack.
Would you be interested in the possibility of DAW-less Eurorack sequencing controlled via the Push?
Maybe it might not work with the other gear you have? I’m interested to know.

[eblomquist]

This would be fantastic!!!

[Retape]

That sounds pretty rad!

[thopa]

Not tiny as per se but my beats corner nevertheless

[mrsoundboyking]

Link to clips of this set-up? It looks like a v. intense groove-box.

[NoraCodes]

Right? I’ve been thinking about ordering one from JLCPCB just to make it uniform.

[veillance]

hello! I’m grateful to have discovered this community, and am very excited for the arrival of my Norns. Here’s my little corner I create in:

[zuliani]

What an incredible little space station!

[rmro]

Nice SDS tucked away in the corner

[yobink]

My corner runneth over… ok way over

[thopa]

For some reason i can’t let go of that drum machine…the stair mode is !!

[Xylr]

That sounds like an awesome project! I’d be very curious about how your module would allow me to implement Push functionality without Ableton.

I’m definitely on the hunt for the perfect sequencing solution. I am still learning Kria. I feel like that is going to do a lot of what I want to do in sequencing more fully formed compositions, but I haven’t yet gotten a feel for what it won’t do yet. I also am still in the stage where I don’t fully yet know what my setup might be missing for me, at least ergonomically. I use Just Friends and Maths for most of my modulation, and VCAs to shape that modulation, but if I want to run a few voices simultaneously I do find myself needing to reach for envelopes and LFOs from Ableton. I have an ES-8 and an Ultralite mk4 running as an aggregate device, so I have 16 outs from my laptop. Eventually I would like to get all of that happening in the rack, but $ and hp mean that will come later.

Without guessing at what your module can do, one thing that would be cool to me is if I had a module that I could both sequence and choose or design modulation sources from within the Push (daw-less-ly).

[nkozi]

I was wondering when you’d make your way here - Once i saw you start posting in r/modular I thought “this guy’s gonna end up on Lines, and I can’t wait!”

[veillance]

How funny! You are totally right however, my curiosity for new ways to make music knows no bounds, I guess naturally this is where I’d end up

[rstn]

That space is looking so organized and inviting. I’m intrigued by your outboard gear. Do you mind telling us more about what’s going on in there? Is this stuff for processing synths?

[veillance]

Thank you. I find that atmosphere and layout of my tools really affect my inspiration and creativity, so I try to keep my workspace as efficient and ready to jam as possible. I have a hybrid analog / digital approach to producing and mixing my music. Here’s an overview of my signal flow and how I incorporate my outboard: