He also bought a roll of non-slip matting that we thought would be suitable to put between the existing computer desk and the new shelf which would rest across it. Graham said they had a very large DIY store nearby so we thought it would be worth a look, and we found exactly what we needed within a few minutes. Graham rummaged in his garage and returned with a couple of long pine slats that we could screw under our new shelf, front and rear, to join the two sections securely.Īfter a few minutes with a hand saw and my cordless impact screwdriver (never leave home without one!), we had our new and very solid shelf, but what to do about supporting the ends? I figured the ideal thing would be a couple of breakfast bar legs, but I’ve always bought them online when doing my own jobs so didn’t know if anywhere local would have them. They were around 300mm wide and by putting two end to end, we had more than enough length to make what we needed. Graham mentioned that he’d just put some very thick (around 25mm) plastic-coated chipboard planks from disassembled furniture out on the drive with a view to taking them to the tip, and luckily they hadn’t been there long enough to be damaged by the rain or to make the journey to their final resting place. In fact, switching to my ‘born in Yorkshire’ mode, I was determined that it wasn’t going to involve anything expensive at all!Ī monitor and screen platform was fashioned out of some leftover pieces of wood and MDF.Two computer screens were set up on a simple computer desk that was only just wide enough for them, so my first thought was to get something like a piece of kitchen worktop long enough to accommodate both the computer screens and the Mackie speakers, rest this on the upper level of the computer desk, and then find some means of supporting the two outer ends of this new shelf to give the speakers something substantial to sit on.
These rather wobbly structures would do the low end no favours, so we scratched our heads looking for a simple but effective solution that didn’t involve going out and buying expensive new speaker stands. The keyboard stands were folded almost closed with the monitors perched on Auralex MoPad isolators on a piece of plywood resting across the top. Throwing A Wobblyīefore even starting on the room acoustics, both Hugh and I instantly homed in on the speaker mountings as being a potential problem. His acoustic foam was heaped up ready to be deployed, and we brought along four foam corner bass traps, two from Auralex and two from Universal Acoustics. His monitor speakers were perched on keyboard X-stands either side of a computer desk firing down the longest axis of the room, which is pretty much always the best orientation in smaller spaces such as domestic rooms. There were no weird hums or buzzes to report so no help was needed in that area, which left us plenty of time to concentrate on the room acoustics and speaker location.Īfter being greeted with drinks and the obligatory chocolate Hob-Nobs, Graham showed us the studio space, a rectangular bedroom measuring 3.45m wide by 3.83m long and 2.43m high. He also uses a Korg D888 hard-disk recorder for recording live drums on location before transferring the WAV files to his DAW.
#Sound studio desk Pc#
Graham’s studio recording system is based around a PC running Reaper, which wasn’t giving him any problems. He also needed to be able to record vocals in the room using his new Neumann TLM103 microphone, both for his own band, EXIT7, and for any local musicians he might attract to the studio. That’s when he called us in, as he wasn’t sure as to the best way to deploy the acoustic treatment, and with the room as it stood he wasn’t happy with the sound he was hearing, even though he had a more than decent pair of Mackie’s original HR824 monitors. So having managed to peel the panels off the walls, he was ready to fix up his new space.
#Sound studio desk plus#
His previous setup occupied the rather smaller spare bedroom, which was treated with a quantity of Auralex foam panels plus two foam corner traps, all bought second hand on eBay. Living south of Manchester, Graham Battersby is in the fortunate position of having retired and, now that his children have all moved out, he’s managed to wangle the largest bedroom in the house as his new studio space.
The SOS team put their DIY skills to the test, constructing a new studio desk and optimising a home studio’s acoustics. The room layout before Paul & Hugh set to work.
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