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What does your personal practice space look like?
- Thread starter Winterglo
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I have a 7x10 room, but I am kicking myself because the smart little riser for monitor, etc. that I thought would fit my MIDI keyboard in turns out to be 3mm too narrow. grrr. So it'll be back to a custom build with my limited woodworking skills, but at least I can reuse the Ikea double-ended screws....
Make it a pleasant space if you can - air, light, etc. You want to practice and potentially be creative in it if you also write material. I wish I had some attic room overlooking fields or woods or something. Being English access to tea is also important.
This has changed a bit in the last month or so - I have new monitor speakers and you can't see my Ashdown combo or pianos and basses and stuff - but it also serves as my home office where I freelance from.
It's only a small room so it's great acoustically but it's a squeeze when I track double bass parts in here =^/
It's only a small room so it's great acoustically but it's a squeeze when I track double bass parts in here =^/
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I have a practice room that also doubles as a workout room. I have been putting up some posters of bands that influenced me - especially ones that got me playing bass. One of the posters was hanging on my wall in high school - it is a rare Pink Floyd poster. It is nice to walk into the room and be catapulted back into your original love of the instrument.
Just what I was thinking - you could not possibly fit a full orchestra...
Mine is a corner of my small office and it sucks. There's no substitute for a dedicated space fitted with a working door.
I am very happily in the basement!
I know I have a bunch of stuff in that shot, but the heart of the set up is a $300 Allen and Heath Zed 10FX, which takes a bass or guitar input without a direct box, feeds the computer via USB and allows the cheap ($300 pair) KRK rokit 5s as the default audio. Also works with headphones when you need to be quiet. Allows you to play along with Itunes, You Tube or Ireal book or record into garage band. You can easily record a stereo scratch track and then start overdubbing.
In the simplest form plug your bass in, turn the mixer and speakers on and you are off and running. I spent many years crammed in the corner of an extra bedroom and wish I had this setup. Also if you want to listen to stuff TB folks post on decent speakers, listen to a concert or even entertain the kids with a video online. The desk is also on wheels and has moved around quite a bit as I finished the basement but could easily fit into a hall closet and come out on demand.
In the simplest form plug your bass in, turn the mixer and speakers on and you are off and running. I spent many years crammed in the corner of an extra bedroom and wish I had this setup. Also if you want to listen to stuff TB folks post on decent speakers, listen to a concert or even entertain the kids with a video online. The desk is also on wheels and has moved around quite a bit as I finished the basement but could easily fit into a hall closet and come out on demand.
It was block walls and concrete floor.
I framed, wired, insulated, sheet rocked, installed the floor, and refabbed a bunch of stuff for
Everything built from scrap, cast offs, remodel leftovers or repurposed commercial display systems.
Main feature is a standing height desk. 43" high. The Zoom B3 has become the main hub with the iMac.
I splurged on a nice heavy duty drafting stool so I can take a load off, but my back thanks me for doing practice and computer work standing up.
I no longer bang my bass into stuff while dealing with the computer.
It's nice a warm in the winter and stays cool in the summer.
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I finally got a dedicated practice space in my last place, but 12 basses including a DB, guitar rack, 5 amps, Rhodes, desk, lounge and seat filled up the space making it feel more like a store room. Trying Minimalism but is tough selling gear I love (even if unused). I'm storing stuff in other rooms like I did before.
I really like the standing desk idea - more storage underneath. A drafting stool would benefit my back/posture greatly.
I really like the standing desk idea - more storage underneath. A drafting stool would benefit my back/posture greatly.
I practice in an actual shed in the woods.
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