My musical man cave

[Paulie]

Panorama:



Walking in: (note the highly active redundant security system)


The pilot's view:


Room Size: 13' x 11' x 8' ceilings plus a boomy 3' x 2' entryway
4 x CornerBlox bass traps
8 x Foam Bass traps
various 3' x 8' 3" foam absorption panels (two on ceiling, one cut in half to cover closet doors, one covering bookshelf as part of a makeshift iso booth.
M-Audio KeyStudio controller
MacBook Air: 8GB RAM, i7 processor, OS 10.9.5 (under the monitors, the one to the right is my work laptop)
LogicPro computer keyboard
Zoom TAC-2R interface
2 x Elgato Thunderbolt docks
Behringer 6-channel mixer
LiveWire four port headphone adapter
2 x OWC 1TB external drives (one for Kontakt installation, the other for all project and library files)
Samson Resolv 50a nearfield monitors
Korg Karma and Alesis QX49 controller keyboard in the background
Homemade (blue) isolation booth for percussion and loud brass instruments
1983 US-made Ludwig Rocker drum set (I have the whole kit, just using the 22" bass drum, piccolo snare and hats right now)
Marimba and chimes behind the blue chair
Various percussion and mics on the bookshelf
Saxophone/Adolph Sax history items on the wall above the desk
Beethoven bust on the left monitor
5 x woodwinds
3 x brass
6 x guitar variants
1 x 10 year old Lab/Rottweiler mix (the master)
1 x 7 month old Lab/Rottweiler mix (the apprentice)

[daveydad]

Nice! I bet the dogs help with the sound mixing, too!

[funsongs]

Have you been prompted by the crew to compose any dog-food commercial cues?
WOOFERS!!

[JamesCarvalho]

nice Paulie..
so thats where all the magic happens..

i like that labeded keyboard..

[TimWalter]

Nice Paulie!

[Cwadroon]

Great spot, I'd love to listen in to this room. Looks like you play a bit of every instrument! Nice

[cassmcentee]

Great Paulie! And the dogs seem to love it too!
Awesome!

[CraigR]

You probably spend a lot of time there because you got your landline communication device to hand!

[Paulie]

Yep.. this is my music studio and home office. The laptop on the right and the phone on the left are from my employer. I am BLESSED to have a full-time work from home job with only moderate travel. The IT industry has become very accepting of the concept, it saves money and time. My commute is about 15 feet... and when you have the right tools you can get more out of your employees because they can adjust their schedules around life and often work more hours just because it's easier. Again, I am blessed to have this luxury.

[jdstamper]

Now that's a room for getting the vibe.

Great security system - love the auto sleep mode! Silent alarm too!

Jim