Home Studio Tour 2025

[@HomeStudioCorner]

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[@DrProgNerd]

"We decided ....I didn't need all this space over here." Loved this. Spoken like a married man. Lol !!! No disrespect intended, Joe. There have been a lot of things we decided I didn't need.

[@rickeguitar9086]

I love this Joe!!! Thanks so much for "normalizing" the home studio experience for us. I can appreciate those out there that have authentic space for a specific home studio function. However I have a feeling the majority of us are just like you where the studio is in a multi purpose space where we share with kids/family among other functions. It just is more practical for those of us that have families. Cheers! And..... "I AM NOT ALONE!!!"

[@Haze763]

Thanks for sharing your space and keeping it real Joe. You have a real home studio like most of us. I have a small boxed in area and I like to keep it small so everything is in arms reach. I can just spin my chair around and go. Love your Boomerang and baritone guitar. Very nice!! ✌

[@MikeBrayton]

OMG, I would go batshit crazy in that size of a control room, constantly knocking things around while I'm swinging guitars on and off... and wow, kids making all kinds of noise playing video games in the background. Joe, I commend you. You have survival skills.

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Well they’re not in the room while I’m making music

[@MikeBrayton]

@HomeStudioCorner well regardless, it takes a certain kind of person who can juggle all those things and fit it all into such a compact space. Nice work.

[@jonbirmingham6005]

I just purchased a used MacBook Pro M1 and glad to know that serves your needs using Studio One Pro. Thanks for the tour!

[@chestnut.mountainstudio6556]

Great vid Joe!! Sometimes we need to get out of our head that everything is always "Perfect" in the studio, and realize that life happens! Very cool set up. I need that Couch you got LOL🤣

[@mikebooth9619]

This is very generous of you to share. I think the most important thing is that you know your room (or headphones). And every little bit of sound treatment can actually have a profound positive effect. Thanks!

[@olan4life2]

Hi Joe, thanks for continuing to be an inspiration. I've been following you for years, and have been on this journey with you. Learned a ton and still so grateful to you. 😊

[@joelglaser5657]

Thanks for sharing Joe. Just goes to prove that we don't need big fancy spaces to make and record quality music! Loving my latest 430ish sq ft room. A decent laptop, some nice gear, well placed acoustic panels and we're off to the races! Well, ........ and a super cool color scheme (thanks to my incredibly talented wife!!), and decorated with pictures and LPs/CDs that have significant meaning to me. Always enjoy and am inspired by your videos. Please keep them coming!

[@AREKU]

Always love me a studio tour, yours are no exception - great space with valid commentary :-)

[@ben2josh]

Thanks for sharing! You and Graham have been great teachers and inspiration to me the past 12 years. I've enjoyed my Sceptre S6 monitors!!! Keep doing what you do! Stay blessed! ✝️

[@MikeFromDownUnder]

Thanks for sharing this! 👍 Love this! ❤️

[@djerikfox]

😄Joe you are amazing!!! respect

[@ZachariahK]

Always love seeing your home studio walk-throughs!! Thank you for being consistent inspiration to me on my music creation journey! 🙌

[@nico-zh4eo]

Goosebumps alert ! I loved this video, thank you for sharing that with us ! And what a great present from your grandpa. ❤

[@dougharrell9013]

I love your videos and the simple way you teach about your methods. It has helped me tremendously with my recording process. I also love your Ibanez Mikro bass. I use a blue one. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us, your subscribers. I hope you have a great and blessed day!

[@Moykel]

Great tour, thank you Joe, interesting and very down to earth. With all respect to you and your Grandpa, when you mentioned the Korean War and his gift to you, I couldn't help but chuckle because it reminded me of Christopher Walken's speech to young Butch in 'Pulp Fiction'... the scene about the heirloom wristwatch ... how it been stored in the safest place he could find. In this case, however, obviously not.

[@guitarwalljams]

I love this! I can relate so much to this as my studio is off the side of my kitchen. Thanks for the tour Joe. And thanks for teaching us all that mixing can be simple and you don't need crazy expensive studio/setup. Cheers

[@periloustemple8290]

I love the box from your grandad! You should put a fuzz pedal inside of that!

[@dalenihiser7766]

Thanks for showing your studio setup. It looks good! Make it your own, make it comfortable, and make it work! I imagine the exterior window gives you a problem every now and then. Even so that's no hill for a stepper!

[@shawnok1]

Awesome! This is something I can relate to. Functional & real world. Thank you, sir

[@priezt644]

Air hockey table in a studio is a must! 😂

[@TheSingingDoctor325]

Thanks for the tour Joe! I have a bonus room over my garage that's pretty much identical to yours and you've given me some great ideas.

[@paul2471]

Thanks for your videos. You have helped alot. It had been 15 years since recording school and recording anything so i needed some help, especially with Studio One.

[@foreheadlstudios2936]

Very nice! You've given me an idea or two. And had me a little verklempt there at the end. How cool must your grandfather have been? Bless his memory. How about some love for that Artcore, though?

[@DanDanNoodls]

Love the studio! Your content is always great and super informative.

[@JoaquinGonzalez2014]

Love it !

[@Willpaxtonmusic]

“I take really good care of my stuff…” 😂😂😂

[@GodsRockstarMusic]

I always love a room with a view. Nice guitar collection enjoyed the tour 🤙🏾

[@wakinglife7065]

Your grandfather is amazing ❤ I love that box

[@wakinglife7065]

You should actually use it as an on and off switch, and mic toggle on

[@kjc4414]

My go to keyboard is also an original Yamaha Motif 8... Amazing sounds and feel (88 weighted keys)... Love it! I am surprised at how little outboard gear you have... Thanks for the tour!~

[@michaeltablet8577]

Absolutely awesome!!

[@periloustemple8290]

I have been waiting for this update as I have seen the studio change over time. I have a similar room - and the same love of pencils & paper. Also, I have not noticed your picks before. Am I right: Dunlop Jazz III's? They disappeared for a few years, then showed back up with some guy's name on them. Eric somebody. . . LOL.

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Yup. Love my red jazz 3’s

[@squashbeatszw]

Those cables are quite clean tidied up well lol. If you could see some of our cables, man!

[@d677b]

Great setup, Joe! I have a similar arrangement; everything in reach of a swivel chair, including my favorite keyboard - an E-MU Proteus from the early '90's. Didn't see any drums. Do you have an isolated setup for them or do you just build them up and break them down as necessary??

[@kermasingh9002]

Love your space

[@NeverBetter464]

Living the dream bro.

[@richardalale50]

Your setup is really great

[@StubertStudios]

Joe, you got yourself a prompter!!!!

[@ArtificialJetleg]

I love it. It looks big! What’s the LxW? I mean, an air hockey table! Plus a game zone 😅

[@HomeStudioCorner]

It’s close to 20x20

[@chuckhuber5294]

I hope you went back and put the ribbon mic back upright! Great tour. :)

[@MeWithMyself-z9n]

It's awesome man. Please let me know what is the microphone do you use..?

[@DaveMcCall]

Delightful!

[@sachii.k1802]

Sm57 into Focusrite ISA ONE into mytek stereo 96 into Antelope discreet 4 into logic pro x get pro vocal sound! Rap/hip hop music. Basic gear basic room treatment all in my bedroom and I'm making some pretty dope music! This video is inspiring basic but modest setup 👌

[@Nobox-eg7qu]

Hi , enjoy your videos! Just wondering about your wide screen… is it 34” … I’m thinking of getting one but not sure what size is really necessary.. I hate cables too, I like how you have multiple instruments running through helix…

[@heartshinemusic]

Cool tour.. Het, was that a some kind of teleprompter around your camera? Just curious... how that works with programming etc.

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Yup

[@michaelreynolds6543]

Hi Joe I really love your content and its great that people like yourself take the time to produce all this fantastic help I have a question Ive returned to studio One for a project but Im stumped at trying to find anyone who can tell me how to get reverb in my headphones only to help record a vocal without recording it I think its called tracking ?? Do you set up a bus and send it to the vocal track or an FX channel and do the same I would appreciate any help you could offer many thanks in advance

[@HomeStudioCorner]

No plugins get recorded. Test for yourself and see.

[@ugustrnar]

really nice space you have. esp the motif BUT for the quality you have consumer items..wondering why the digi board and not something built sturdy ..like a Mackie?why(is that) a presonus?

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Why not?

[@thiagocesaro]

Thanks Joe! Great video! What´s that chair?

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Something cheap

[@thiagocesaro]

I liked that the chair has retractable arm rests. Good for guitar players.

[@hoebentoet]

Damm boi .. how long are you out of the basement studio?.. i know that setup with the drums, just like yesterday 😅 and with the staircase hanging mic on the sealing..

[@luv.matters]

Love to your G'pa

[@Chavorrucosbarandgrill]

Nice, if you want in the future you can sacrifice the air hokey table to set up a drum kit.

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Or just move it over

[@Charlie_Echo]

I was prepared for this video to give me some GAS, but didn't expect it to be for an air hockey table.

[@thankyoudriver4219]

And what about lighting for your videos? Can you get by with light through the windows/regular domestic lighting?

[@HomeStudioCorner]

No. I use the lights you see in the video.

[@thefrogriot]

that bob ross tin is 🔥

[@CaughtInTheRabbitHole]

And besides all the technical stuff... you have to feel comfortable in your surroundings. A feel-good moment makes a big difference, doesn't it?

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

Hey, Joe. Employ your grandfather’s switch box as a single ON/OFF switch. Put it to use so you can touch it daily. :-)

[@tonycardona579]

"Gear doesn't matter" says the man with thousands of dollars worth of gear..LOL I get ya Joe!! I have thousands too, but WANT hundreds of thousands...I need to learn the difference between "WANT" and "NEED"...😂😂

[@danielj_music]

LP leaning against the wall in the kids' playroom is somewhat anxiety inducing, ngl 🤣

[@infalliblekingbrooks1700]

What’s the name of that thunderbolt hub? I’m looking for a good one.

[@HomeStudioCorner]

It’s OWC

[@WriteMoreSongs]

I like to limit my gear purchases to when I have identified something I ‘cant’ do with what I already have got. I hate buying stuff just for the sake of buying stuff lol

[@michaelgraham1218]

I like tat your kids stuff are just there."Richest man in the world"

[@seasonaldepression840]

What brand of patch bay is that on your rack?

[@HomeStudioCorner]

ART

[@fenderben]

It matters all right. Now my iMac is outdated. I was subscribed to S1 professional and was doing fine until S1 7 came out. It won’t support it. Had to cancel my subscription cause it won’t download to my iMac 2015. Can’t afford a new Mac again.

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Can’t you just go back to version 6?

[@adampavelec857]

Only thing I see missing is a UPS!

[@helmanfrow]

What happened to Recording Revolution? Where's Graham?

[@HomeStudioCorner]

He stopped doing it years ago

[@helmanfrow]

@HomeStudioCorner Yes, I remember when he announced his departure and you guys took over. I'm wondering why there hasn't been a new video for so long. Have you abandoned the brand?

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Yup. We tried not for 9 months and it wasn’t working.

[@richardalale50]

Gear is important but not the most important thing you need to make a great sounding music

[@carmvecchio]

So at the very end of the video, I realized your grandfather and my dad were about the same age. Do the math son.

[@richardalale50]

Wow you have enough equipment

[@rushinsteele257]

I have 20 year old recordings with my kids crying and fighting in the background .

[@rome8180]

Bad gear can be a legitimate obstacle. Good gear can help you make better raw tracks, and maybe more importantly, can be inspiring. I think the problem comes when people blame all their struggles on lack of gear despite already having decent equipment. You can make a great-sounding album with an SM7B, a Focusrite, and a couple of Squiers. So the person who thinks that if they just get a U87, a vintage Gibson, or a Tube Tech compressor their music will finally start sounding good is blaming the wrong thing. But it's a question of degree. There's a reason most of the best sounding albums ever were recorded in incredible studios with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gear. In the end, I think you should get nice gear if 1) you can afford it without negatively impacting your life or the lives of people dependent on you; 2) it makes you happy; 3) it inspires you to create better art. But if you can't afford it, don't let that stop you.

[@paulgreblick]

Gear doesn't matter. (Air hockey matters.)

[@MikeMcDonald32]

i have bob ross mints lol

[@officialWWM]

You seriously need to fix that box. Hook it up to your mixer so the light comes on when you turn on your mic :)

[@cotydavismusic]

I'd be so much farther if I had a crash test dummy

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Truth

[@12qwertyuiop90]

You didn't mention the most important - The Cross. Without divine intervention, would not be a musician.

[@rjb7569]

Joe, Joe, Joe... Where's the Lava Lamp? You know its Mojo makes music better. Shame on you, though your Bob Ross tin probably helps you make happy little trees, uh, songs.

[@dolphinboy2u]

...yelling at the screen to move the coffee cup away,...

[@herbst1398]

It’s shameful that you sacrifice your face, your name, your experience, and your income for a product that’s no longer worth it, ever since the software can no longer be purchased but only rented for a limited time. Anyone who continues to support this rip-off is beyond help. Everyone else is turning back to torrents to get what they need. No more money for this nonsense - aren’t you ashamed of yourself?

[@HomeStudioCorner]

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