Home STUDIO TOUR & Gear Update 2024!

[@TheCoversDuo]

Beautiful studio, thanks for the tour and all the videos

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome, and Thanks for watching,, my friends :-)

[@ayosh6856]

Great tour! I can relate as my wife points to my little studio and tells our kids that their inheritance is in that room. 😆

[@mixdownonline]

LOL! That is awesome!

[@jodextunez4908]

😂😂😂😂

[@alain_de_frothcorn]

@ayosh6856 my partner has started asking a few awkward questions about how mich it is all costing as well 😅

[@mixdownonline]

@@alain_de_frothcorn Probably a lot, but losts of my studio stuff is over years of investments as I do this for a living. Not to type of setup you buy in one shot :-)

[@alain_de_frothcorn]

@@mixdownonline Oh I have no intention of spending megabucks on outboard equipment, though I have just taken advantage of your black friday deal though 🙂

[@digisoundstudio]

Wow, Fantastic Video Chris and great Setup, mainly the Coffee mug WARMER!! A Must have for all Studio Owners!

[@mixdownonline]

Definately a must! Lol!

[@AjayRajanVarma]

Love your setup, Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks, glad you like it :-)

[@FlorianHaehnle]

Office chairs with mesh are great! Much less sweating and much more comfort.

[@mixdownonline]

So much!

[@PunkRockVibes]

You have a really cool studio. I’m enjoying the watch. Keep up the good work, man.

[@lorenz3152]

So happy for you. It all looks beautiful!

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you!

[@iancurrie3763]

Wow, I went searching through your videos to see if you had one about your gear and you just released it! I had the exact same desk as you : Ikea modified with sit/stand! Just switched to a StudioDesk... Great video, thanks. I'm going to try the trackball!

[@mixdownonline]

Perfect timing :-) StudioDesk looks pretty nice

[@douggroulx1525]

Hey,nice man! awesome tour for sure. The “monogram cc” I think that’s what You said? Looks pretty interesting I’d like to learn more about that. Thanks for the tour!

[@TheNoiseGOAT]

RME interfaces now have Room EQ so you can EQ the headphones on the card DSPs. That's really neat ! I'm using that on my UFX II, for the MM-500. I also imported my sonarworks profile for the monitors. I love it !

[@PlagueRat-]

great setup!

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks

[@Chaos-Dynamics]

For a studio desk two things to consider, if you are going to change out gear a lot you’ll need good accessibility. If your setup isn’t changing that much you can build your own custom desk, it’s cheaper and you can integrate everything to taste. I made myself a desk exactly to my liking and it costed me less than 500 bucks. I built it in three months, everyday half an hour of work and you’ll end up with something unique. If I were to buy a desk there are many things I don’t like or would want different and the ones I do like are freaking expensive. So if you like to do it yourself it’s totally worth it 😊

[@mixdownonline]

I thought of that option, but time is an issue for me, and the fact that I'm not a good handyman, so I would need to rely on friends to help me out :-) But it still a posibility!

[@Adam-bh7ud]

Really appreciate your videos, I’ve been loving Cubase since recently switching from studio one. Keep up the good work!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you like my videos :-)

[@vaclav397]

You are as always on top. The best person on KZbin who knows everything about Cubase. I love your headphone collection, and also thanks for the video.🤝

[@mixdownonline]

I appreciate that! Thanks!

[@RonPastore-xm1eu]

Cool video! I'm also finding myself using more outboard. I have numerous S patch patch bays, but need to upgrade my aging dual UR824 audio interface(s) to accommodate more inputs so I can use multiple ins and outs simultaneously. Topic of interest for me right now. Thanks for sharing your setup. Very good looking diffuser / bass traps!

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@antoinemontmory]

Great tour ! I recommend Dom Sigalas desk. I saw a video on it and it looks very cool. PS : If your wife starts asking questions, tell her it is a gift from Santa Clause ;)

[@mixdownonline]

Lol! I'll tell her it's a gift from Dom and I'll send him the bill ;-)

[@antoinemontmory]

@@mixdownonline Hey ! If you play like that with Dom, he will make you Dom Re Mi Fa Sol La Si !

[@mixdownonline]

@@antoinemontmory 😅

[@mariomedina7077]

Can you talk about what kind of video screens you're using? They look great!

[@oarsenault]

Super beau setup ! Bravo !

Wow! Merci infiniment, Chris! Tellement ouvert et franc de tout nous montrer ça. Très encourageant! ;-) -------------------------------------------- Wow! Thank you so much, Chris! So open and honest to show us all this. Very encouraging! ;-)

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you liked the video, merci mon ami :-)

[@lolizicprod2575]

Merci pour la visite, super studio !

[@mixdownonline]

Merci bien!

[@Iammarcusg]

Looks awesome man! Love your content good job! :)

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@davidhellegouarch1622]

Thank you for sharing this quantity of informations ! I have several questions : 1) In the past you used a PC, and a lot of component was selected to make the computer as silent as possible. Is the Macbook M1 Pro as quiet as your older computer ? 2) Is the processor of the Mac M1 powerful enough for big production sessions? With a lot of plugins, and bus processings. 3) Where do you store your library content for VSTi ? In the same SSD than where your sessions are stored ? So you just have to bring with you one SSD when you work outside your studio ?

[@mixdownonline]

1. This Macbook Pro M1 Max is still very quiet after 2 years of usage. I will hear the fans only when I export a Video out of Adobe Premier, but when I'm mixing in Cubase...QUIET :-) 2. Yes it is! Never had a problem so far! 3. My projects on one drive, and all may samples and VSTi content on another drive.

[@davidhellegouarch1622]

@ Thanks !

[@StudioProject-RoyaltyFreeMusic]

Amazing studio!

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

Thank Chris for showing us your STUDIO

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@ManosB2023]

It's impressive how many years it takes to put together all that equipment. Regarding the monitors, what if you switched them? For instance, using the 27-inch Samsung for Cubase and the 24-inch BenQ for the mixer. I believe it might be better to have one positioned above the other, (like sit in a mix - lol) anyway i use those monitors and the BenQ is the best. Keep on the good work!

[@mixdownonline]

yes it takes a long time to put together all that equipment! Cool that you use the same monitors :-)

[@project1265ffo]

Nice to see your new studio Chris 👍 take care

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks 👍

[@FlorianHaehnle]

Maybe this is my next chair🤔. It seems to be great!

[@mixdownonline]

You would love it!

[@Fx-xv5cg]

what fabric did you use for the acoustic panels? if you have a link

[@alain_de_frothcorn]

Nice setup Chris, how important do you think the outboard gear is? Basically could you use your DAW without them?

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you like my setup! Yes, I can use my DAW without outboard gear, but this gear gives me better tone when recording than recording straight in, so a bit less work to do while mixing. There's not right or wrong answer when it comes to this, it's a personal choice. I believe that gear or fancy plugins are good tools but are worth nothing if you don't know how to use them to make them sound good. And they will not make a bad song sound good either ;-)

[@alain_de_frothcorn]

@@mixdownonline Appreciate you taking time to answer my question. I am thinking of going down this route myself so it was good to get your perspective 👍

[@RogerioOliveira]

Amazing tour! Great studio! Best regards from Brazil!

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you very much! My brother in law is originally from Bresil, he makes awesome BBQ dishes!

[@sgoogz]

Hey man! Good stuff! On my side I got the secretlab xl standing desk and I love it's cable hiding feature. I also use the pc holder under it, and added racks in them instead of a PC. So my stuff is under the desk, cable manage quite cleanly, and it all lifts or lowers automatically with the desk without cable hanging. Tu checkeras ça! : P Good job pour les videos, merci pour l'aide!!!

[@mixdownonline]

That looks like a nice desk, the computer holder is very cool! Merci mon ami :-)

[@Kane_62]

Studio tour is like asmr to me relaxed 😂

[@mixdownonline]

Lol!

[@DustyBoles]

Sick video bro! Can you post the link to that light or soft box pointing at your face next to your mic? 🙏🏻🤘🏻

[@spilltheteawithshe1904]

Looks great!❤

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you! 🙂

[@redfordmusicofficial]

You need a taller rack Chris! Or another one next to it. Looks better too, less cluttered :)

[@thaexception3406]

Enjoy

[@EgoPhagist]

awesome

[@danielturgeman47]

The studio looks amazing! Can you tell me what materials you used to build the panels?

[@mixdownonline]

I will make a full video on the panels soon :-)

[@danielturgeman47]

@@mixdownonline thanks!

[@p.m-audio]

Great Studio , if you change one Day the Interface, i can Recommend really the RME UFX 3 with ARC USB Remote control for your Desk. best coverters and Totalmix Software routes your everything.

[@mixdownonline]

To be honest, I'm very attracted to RME, Total Mix looks insane to work with :-)

[@davidhellegouarch1622]

@@p.m-audio what about UAD interfaces when using a Mac ?

[@p.m-audio]

@@davidhellegouarch1622 it works also very Great….but i prefer RME. and to be honest it delivers more for The price then UAD. And I love UAD Plugins for sure

[@p.m-audio]

@@mixdownonline i have the Interface in Combination with the Ferrofish Pulse 16 over Madi, and you hook all your gear up over ferrofish and RME, and the rest you control everything with totalmix, and change the presets in totalmix over you remote control on the desk. I'm wondering why not every interface Company jmake remote controls for the interfaces, i dont wanna miss it again. btw: Love your channel ;)

[@darmcwheeler8462]

Per Your Email Today: Here's a thought, Chris. Here's a strategy for getting Glenn's watch count up,,, Tell your Followers/Subs to just open a new browser window, cue up all Glenn's playlists on KZbin, turn the volume off (probably), and just let them run all day in the background, mimimized to the Taskbar. That'll get his view count up fast. Thanks to you for reaching out, and helping Glenn.

[@mixdownonline]

Glenn is a great guy, always happy to help!

[@giovannigiorgio6402]

Very interesting and entertaining video. 👍

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you think so!

[@rjb7569]

Just started the video. Hope I see a Lava Lamp...else it's just not gonna cut it. Part Two, where your wife smacks you silly after the video for saying it's great she can't talk when shooting the vid. Can't wait. Oh, by the way. Loved your tour. Right to the point, no wasted time. Covered all bases. As "they" said, back in the (my) day...Right On!

[@mixdownonline]

LOL!

[@KreativeDevices]

Oh Yeah!🙌

[@mixdownonline]

Oh yeah, indeed! :)

[@michaelworonzow]

Which Studiochair do you have ? Could you give som recomandations which one ist the best for you and why ? No KZbinr whos in the audioinustry Talks obout that ....

[@mixdownonline]

I actually talk about my chair in the video ;-)

[@ArloTarr]

Awesome studio Chris! I put that Osmo camera on my Sweetwater Wish list. I’m currently trying to decide on a mic pre for my vocals/guitars. I’m using the EVO 16 as my interface which is great but I think I want to get a Neve style pre. I was thinking the BAE. You dig your Vintechs? I’ll check those out.

[@mixdownonline]

I've been working with my Vintechs for more than 15 years at least, still happy with them :-)

[@rogeriosobreira2597]

Hi Chris!! Amazing room and studio! I have a question about arc 4. How's the latency while tracking and playing vst instruments? Is it playable? I've read about it in some posts and still have not made up my mind about this issue. Thanks!!!

[@Chaos-Dynamics]

Just don’t use any dsp while tracking, it isn’t recorded so why bother, bypass is your best friend 😊

[@mixdownonline]

It's actually pretty good on latency, I didn't notice any issues when recording VSTi's, but if I had, I would simply bypass it. The speaker correction if more for mixing, and mastering purposes

[@rogeriosobreira2597]

@@mixdownonline very nice!!! Good to know!

[@xavierdominguez3787]

Nice....nice l love your vidéo,i looking all the tutos very nice...im happy All conseils....recommandations ..the french kiss

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you like my vids :-) Thanks!

[@bluematrix5001]

Question: Besides being a fader controller, do you think the Console 1 fader brings new functionality to the Console 1 system? Can this C1 Fader bring more and better things/features to Console 1 MKII, than for example an avid Artist Control? I am asking as I own the Console 1 MKIII...and use Pro Tools

[@mixdownonline]

It also controls sends levels, and panning, but for me, the Fader control plays a huge role. If accessing faders for several channels at the same is not important for you, then It won't add much to the C1

[@edwinkeys]

👍👍👍🙏 Gret Video ..!!

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you!

[@MoonhareStudio]

Fascinating to see how things change. Just one question. You've switched from the Presonus Faderport to the Softube Fader mk3. I saw your vid on this (and Dom's) and it looks very exciting for the integration with Cubase. I could see this complimenting my CC121 if I ditched my current Mackie based Icon Qcon setup. But you hinted at some potential shortfalls. Care to elaborate?

[@mixdownonline]

For me, I'm used to having a Transport on the Presonus, and there's not on the C1, it's no big deal since I made on one my Monogram CC, but I still think it would be nice to have one on the C1

[@PHOENIX-fb1cf]

Good morning, First of all, thank you for the excellence of your content. Really a colossal job to provide us with videos of such quality and immense help. I saw that you are on Mac. I'm hesitant to get a Mac too. I was thinking about a Mac Mini Pro M4. Apple M4 Pro chip with 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine 64 GB of unified memory 1TB SSD storage As there are not enough Thunderbolt and USB ports on the Mac Mini Pro M4, what Thunderbolt and USB hub could you recommend and which external SSD models (capacity 2 TB and 4 TB). Use for electronic music composition (trance and trance uplifting) and also use for making orchestral music (complement to enrich my electronic music compositions). I will have very large sessions, many tracks (only vst and plugins, only software). Maximum 200 tracks. Using Cubase Pro 14 (main daw) and from time to time Ableton live Suite12. What do you think of this Mac configuration? Thank you in advance for your response and opinion.

[@dudeontour]

Nice, cool stuff. Fyi, attempted to purchase the chair. code("C750") doesn't work. tried on all three versions of the C7. Which exact version did you get and can you inquire about this code? thanks man

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks for letting me know...try this code: 24BFC7

[@dudeontour]

It did, thank you sir.

[@bbensoy]

Hi Chris, I am torn between Audeze and Heddphone 2 due to comparisons always being between those two headphones, so for you between Heddphone 2 and Audeze mm 500 which one are you leaning more for mixing duties? Thank you!

[@mixdownonline]

Your question made my Q&A video this week kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4nEiZh8pq-omqM

[@bbensoy]

@@mixdownonline Thats amazing. Thank you very much for that and your detailed answer definitely helps a lot. I think i will go with hedd2 due to what you said about lowmids and mids generally. But i understand audeze is the workhorse

[@antoinemontmory]

To make more space, I recommend you to give me your guitar and to make an album with me ? ! 🤣

[@mixdownonline]

Haha, that's a great idea!

[@newman2374]

your room sound is amazing now creamy voice

[@mixdownonline]

Lol, glad you think so!

[@MuzdokOfficial]

malade :) . Si jamais tu as du traitement acoustique en surplus ou tu connais à bon prix je suis preneur :)

[@mixdownonline]

Y me reste pu grand chose Lol! Merci d'avoir écouter la video :-)

[@MuzdokOfficial]

@mixdownonline tu penseras à moi si jamais ;) de rien tu as un excellent channel

[@kha6205]

Well my eyes went crossed part way thru, so maybe I missed it, but if not, I think you missed an opportunity to show what is arguably the most important part of a studio-the power conditioning. Without that, you could find that all that equipment will bring in an unwanted baseball game, police broadcast, or just a maddening hum. What’s your solution for that? Thanks!

[@mixdownonline]

I have a Power Conditioner/ Battery Backup unit that died on me recently, so I ordered a Furman Power Conditioner taht I should recieve any day now!

[@johnheavenly3552]

The master of Ikea wich called Odin may disagree with you))

[@mixdownonline]

LOL!

[@xavierdominguez3787]

M'y english is very....very Bad sorry...peace..la france

[@mixdownonline]

Lol, aucun soucis mon ami :-)

[@ronfrancois]

It's obvious your studio is mainly used for KZbin video productions. So, there is no real need for acoustic treatment. No cloud, old panels at back propped up against the wall, new panels too low to be fully effective. So you pretty much talk the talk without walking in our shoes. Spruiking, shilling, selling.. call it what you want, is all you really do, Chris. It appears we don't have much in common. What a shame. So I'm bailing out here. Good luck with it all.

[@mixdownonline]

🤣🤣🤣 That's so funny to read when I just finish mixing 8 songs for 3 clients in the past 7 days... I've been producing, recording, and mixing professionally for the past 21 years, and yes, I do video production since I'm teaching about my craft to help people out sharing my 21 years experience in this music production field. If you're not happy with this stranger (who knows nothing about me), I can't help you.