The low-voltage lamp above this welcome sign in the stairwell was made with a DC converter, a 12 volt bulb and a Bic pen. Incredibly, it has burned non-stop now for 8 years.
This was an "open" basement, and was not acoustically sound until I partitioned it off using scrap 2 X 4s, discarded carpeting and plywood off-fall. The only real expense was the equipment itself, some electrical supplies and a security system.
All of the cold air ducts are carpeted to reduce both resonance and upstairs noise.
This wall was added later and was constructed of 2 X 4s and paneling with eggshell foam backing. The sliding "door" is nothing more than a shag carpet shower curtain.
As mentioned earlier, I mic the bass drums and the snare, and let the overhead cover everything else.
Yes, that's a Sony PlayStation on the bottom. It actually does a really good job as a CD player, although I rarely use it since the rack is also hooked up to my computer, which contains almost all of my music collection.
"View from the Bar"
No studio would be complete without a musician's "toolbox"
Inevitably, it all ends up here.
