This Is My Entire Studio Setup (Bedroom Studio 2023)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Hey! Looks great! Hit us up via the website, maybe we can figure out how to work on it! Thanks so much for the shout out and for watching!!! -Bob

[@GuitarBeard]

Can’t wait to see the Rhett Shellf

[@dtotheatothevtothee]

@@GuitarBeard Shullf

[@AntonioLarosa]

lets go!! 😃

[@_jehh]

weww

[@therealcalebrz]

@@GuitarBeard that GOT ME. I would buy that in a heartbeat.

[@Martin-qv6hg]

Totally recommend Synology for NAS, since you asked. I got one for archive purposes and within a year, it's wormed its way into my workflows so much I couldn't continue without it. It's been utterly rock-solid, sits down in the basement so zero noise. It is The Thing.

[@AndrewMasters]

I've been waiting for this video like you wouldn't believe. Great video Rhett.

[@perniciousreaper4393]

Are you going to do a tour video when Rhett gets the basement finished? That would be an epic 🤝

[@castleanthrax1833]

How fortunate are we today, to get interesting stuff like this to watch, that is also informative and educational atst. Thank you Rhett.

[@robb4340]

Indeed and better than TV.

[@VintageParkingTV]

I can't believe this is free content. Thank you for putting this together Rhett, you're a unique voice in this world of guitar. Excited for what will come out of this space for you (and us!)

[@traviscrown9189]

The fact that you think this is free … shows how low your iq is… god society has failed….

[@joeyclamz2408]

For long term storage and daily use, external magnetic drives are actually a better way to go. SSDs have a finite lifespan of reads and writes and the "fuller" you keep a drive and add/remove large files (read as large video files) the faster you will wear out an SSD. This is especially true on a computer that does not have a replaceable internal SSD. Bottom line is, anything important on an internal SSD needs to be backed up externally and the cost of backing up archives with external magnetic drives is infinitely cheaper these days.

[@jerrymckenzie1858]

Because you asked for suggestions: I would recommend building a cloud over your mix position, and some additional diffusion or absorption on that big ceiling! Glad that the studio is coming together!

[@timothyvaughn1227]

Linus from LTT used to colab all the time with lots of people to help set up NAS stuff. Could be a cool colab that people wouldnt expect

[@tolchm]

YT channel Gamers nexus is based in North Carolina and is another resource. Steve just did a video on there NAS system.

[@kurdtjohn]

Creators like Rhett most definitely need a NAS server for storing everything. That’s gonna be a collab I’d be hyped about.

[@ethanbean5479]

Yeah but Linus will drop a guitar

[@dylanjastle]

+1 for gamer’s nexus

[@gtr1952]

@@kurdtjohn Yes, that would work, but he needs to get it off site for backup. Cloud storage is cheap, efficient and highly reliable. A stand-alone raid NAS for daily backup, then send it up once a day. To stand up a proper server w/raid is $$$$! Then it also has to be managed. If Rhett doesn't want to, or can't do that he would have to hire someone. Getting into even more $$$$. --gary

[@fletchermusician3365]

Love the set up Bro 👍🏾 I'm a bit old school coming from the analogue days 😊 24 track real to real, 48 track real to real days.. In my days there were called valve pre amps/amps today we say tube.. for me personally its all about warmness of the sound... so when you mentioned your tube pre amps I just said yep this guy is on the same page as me.. I personally wouldn't mix with the subs on but play back after the mix is a must.. Gods Will, I will be building from scratch as I want my studio to be at home.. thanks for the tips as I'm still learning every day.. Stay Bless Bro ✝️

[@sarthwahb]

I’m having pretty positive vibes regarding your live room and dream studio, I know you’ve done a lot work, experienced manny problems and stuff but finally I can see it being complete

[@RC32Smiths01]

It's quite the fascination to get the BTS on how the magic works. That transparency is always appreciated. Hope the studio production is, indeed, going well.

[@JensLarsen]

Great Studio tour, especially all the nerdy YT stuff! Love my Sennheiser MKH50. Best piece of gear I bought in the last few years!

[@markhoskins]

To be fair, the design of the amp rack is pretty simple. All anybody would need to know is; - The overall height, width and depth - The thickness of the timber used - The width timber shelf. - The height of a timber side section. - The width and thickness of a metal brace. Love the videos buddy. Keep them coming!

[@mgscheue]

The new M2 Mac minis are great, too. I just got an M2 Pro mini and it's ridiculously powerful. And definitely yes about the T7 drives.

[@komobabo]

Watching Bob & Rhett work together would be the next step in expanding the YT cinematic universe.

[@ScottMcdonaldMusic]

You really know how to give me a GAS flare up. My sales engineer thanks you. I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since you’ve been in that room.

[@jakehunt4144]

13:10 IT guy here, having HDDs are best for long-term storage! You can get terabytes of storage for good prices. HDD can still fail and you can loose everything on it. Look into get a NAS server and set up a RAID. They have multiple drive bays and having a raid setup will have redundancy to make sure you don't loose data. Get a 6 bay if you can afford it up front

[@mikerinehart]

Good on ya Rhett. I find re-wiring so cathartic.

[@coryburns13]

Thank you for this! I’ve been a guitar player for years but I’m just starting to get into the home studio world and I’m in so far over my head I don’t know whether scratch my watch or wind my ass sometimes…this was so informative! Much appreciated!!!

[@carverac]

Thanks Rhett, super interesting and thorough! Looking forward to the studio update with the same stuff!

[@i_like_toytles]

I love that what Rhett is using as a "monitor controller" is capable of rather faithfully recreating everything he is doing with his outboard gear all by itself.

[@MB-we7sw]

HELP! TONE KINGS AND GEAR HEADS! This seemed like the perfect video to engage this topic and I would love some feedback. I’m a backing track bedroom player and have been advised for years that 20W is plenty of power and optimal in order to push the amp (not to mention I have neighbors and that thing rarely gets above 3). BUT I see so many videos of pros with 50W-100W amps running in their bedroom or studio rig. I mean 100W even in a studio? What am I missing here? Is it just the presence if a master volume that allows the amp to be pushed without blasting everyone?

[@Sgrape49jj]

Thanks for the breakdown of your studio. I'm always learning something new from your videos.

[@PaulIsbell]

Thank you for making this video, Rhett. Seeing other setups really help rationalize what gear is truly important and helps me limit myself to create even better music.

[@LemonesqueStudio]

21 minutes in...a cloud over the mix or monitoring position would help you so much, Rhett. That would be my #1 priority in there. All the best the basement studio is looking good. Keep the faith. I'm in a 4x3 metre shed/hut room inside a room in the back garden. Get an expert in for room measurement. If the measurements are correct you'll only need to do the treatment once.

[@givichkhutiashvili]

Thank you for showing your patch box and how you make connections. I've never seen how things like this works

[@RobertHavens42]

SWEET....water. nice way to combine what you love, helping your assistant, give Sweetwater advert., and keep subscribers happy. I think that's a win-win win-win technically

[@thahacksaw]

This is such a killer video. Thank you Sir! As a person who's had a rather larger home studio setup, I really appreciate your commitment to expanding. Over the last decade you've grown your setup to make room for more. Meanwhile, I've simplified my setup from 48 channels down to 8. You seem to have a killer ability to manage more gear and channels. I need to reconsider my decisions. I've tried to reduce studio gear to make creating simple. And while it is helping a lot with workflow, maybe it's stagnating growth. All the details here were super necessary. I really appreciate you addressing everything. You're a legend 🙌 Cannot wait for new tracks!!

[@careywebber638]

Synology stuff is great for NAS storage IMO. Great video. I love all the gear you've collected over the years.

[@jairusestabillo935]

Ang angas boss! Bilang newbie, lahat naintindihan ko kahit dapat basic setup lang pinapanood ko. Pero eto kahit komplikado naging madali sa pagunawa ko. Maraming salamat sa lahat ng effort, really appreciated

[@timcoughlin4107]

Rhett, I'm a commercial photographer. 40 years of experience, 50 as a guitar player. You are right on the money with the photo and video gear. I have the a1. Incredible for stills and video. Te gear you have is perfect for what you do. Your knowledge of white balance really enhances your videos. I was being interview last year and the podcaster did not know how to get the yellow tint out of the videos during test shots. 10 year old Canon, I scrolled through the menu and adjusted the white balance. Viola! Everything matters. Especially if you are very discerning. Never play out of tune. Always get the white balance right.

[@JustinTutor]

Your channel has been a pretty huge inspiration for a lot of the work I do on my own channel, so thanks for that and for the in-depth look behind the scenes today!

[@priceblythe212]

I’ve been a video editor/motion gfx artist for 20 years. I’ve been using Dropbox for the last 8-10 of those and it’s been amazing. I never worry about losing anything and it makes mobility a whole different thing. I can work literally anywhere. I don’t just use it for backup. I work from my Dropbox folder that is synched to my 4tb internal. I can choose what is available offline with a mouse click. I’ve never ever had a problem.

[@jfar3340]

we want to see more of chris!! he s a great player!!!

[@drumjjj777]

Me too! His IG wasn't in the comments

[@joeywilder9708]

Man I just gotta say I’ve been a subscriber for a while and watched your stuff but never really watched a whole lot all the time until I started watching the dipped in tone podcast recently. I have been listening to tone talk with Dave Friedman for a long time now anytime I work on anything at home or need something in the background and I put dipped in tone right up there with it. Awesome podcast for gear and tone geeks.

[@kyle8575]

Synology is the way to go for a home NAS. Super simple setup and usage.

[@GregoryMcCarthy-sh7ck]

NAS Storage suggestion Synology 720+ its a super reliable system and easy to set up for someone like myself that works in photography and isn't an IT pro. it is expandable too so you can get just about as lazy as you want with file retention if you need to. It has pretty quick transfer and you can upgrade if you need to to keep things fast enough to keep up with your workflow. I use the same SSD T7 drives for projects and the combo is great. It pretty much solved the same problem you're having for me with just a sunday afternoon of setup.

[@noahpelty6765]

Can’t wait to see that Masco Amp video! Love that little thing.

[@tehchi]

PSY Acoustic panels are really good for treatment. Their ceiling panels should be able to help with the bass buildup. Though since the ceiling is slanted you may need to consult them about some custom wires that the panels would hang from. I imagine that since bass buildup is usually from lower ceilings (anything less than 11 feet or so from what I understand) you would only need cloud panels for maybe the first half of the slanted ceiling. Their wall panels are also very good at absorbing low end. Need to opt for their 4" options to get the most out of reducing the low-end buildup.

[@rickfinsta2951]

For the bass issues, use Owens Corning 703, 6" thick (three 2" thick pieces) wrapped in acoustic fabric covering the corners. That's what I use and it completely brought my room into line.

[@ColinDaviesGTR]

you're living the dream man. im glad to see where you are cause you deserve it

[@AaronDavisMusic]

Rhett...if you having issues with bass build up I'd look at having thicker panels. Also with the slope of the roof thats freaking GOLD. So I'd look at hanging panels from the roof. Do at least 4 inch thick panels if you can swing bigger panels go 6 inch deep. If you hang them so they have some gap off the ceiling like 4 inches or more it will pick up more low end by making the waves pass back and forth. if you want a design for an easy panel with 4x2 foot by 4 inches I can send the dimensions of the panels I made. I can also send photos.

[@MRDSTUDI0S]

If you want a good off the shelf NAS, you should look at the Synology stuff. If you want a DIY build, the easiest thing is probably a PC running TrueNAS or Unraid, either in a rack mount server case, or a desktop case with A LOT of hard drive bays.

[@riffmanrob]

Very informative video Rhett. Excellent work. More studio equipment, set-up and operation videos please.

[@JoelWard1]

I've just acquired a couple of PSI AVAA's for bass control in my room. I'm currently working out of my home apartment, so I can't really do much to treat the room acoustically, which means that the bass response in particular SUCKS. And it's not only the response, but also the reverberation time. My solution for this is a pretty expensive one, but if it works out then it'll be worth it. I'm demoing a Neumann KH 750 DSP sub, which is paired with my Amphion One18's at the moment. Neumann's correction is working absolute wonders on the bass response and the phase, but it can't do much for reverberation time. This is where the AVAA's come in, and boy, with just turning them on in the first position I stuck them in, I got almost a 200ms reduction of my first room mode at 42Hz. It's actually pretty incredible to see the difference when measuring. I'll be experimenting with other placement to find the optimal spots for them. So yeah, pretty hefty on the wallet (2.5k€ a piece), but definitely doing good things.

[@abelramirez7320]

I love your studio set up. But Im glad you mentioned multiple times that people dont need all this gear to make music. Personally I have a daw, audio interface, midi board, sm57, monitor headphones, pedal board, a jazzmaster, and a tube amp. I record a lot of electronic and rock music. My gear is essential to what I do. Everyone should work towards getting gear that's essential to what they do. I have a lot of synth vsts and effects plugins, but my next goal is an analog synth and a real mic preamp. Start with what is essential to what you want to do and then expand towards things that will supplement that. Dont go crazy spending money and financing on things that are outside of your budget because your favorite youtubers have it or an an ad tells you that you need to have it. Some of my favorite records were recorded with the most minimal gear. Gear goes as far as you can take it! Thanks Rhett!

[@philroselle1514]

Very exciting stuff man!!

[@ricklodewell6012]

To be honest, I have no idea what most of this stuff does. However, I watched the whole thing and i found it all fascinating, if occasionally puzzling. Thanks!

[@DrJeebles]

Thank you, Rhett and Sweetwater for doing another giveaway. It looks as if your studio is coming along nicely. Btw, I have owned several pairs of Sennheiser headphones of various quality over the years; over the ear with open as well as closed sides and earbuds as well. They have changed the way I listen to recorded music. Just thought I would mention it. Keep it up, Rhett.

[@christopherguindon]

Hey Rhett. Thanks for the video, great content ! For your network storage, I would say go with the best (fastest and biggest) Synology NAS you can afford. There are a lot of alternatives to Synology, many are cheaper, but the software that runs on the Synology is second to none. You can use it to record and view security cameras, manage, view and share your photos and videos, as well as automatically back up pretty much anything. Give them a shot, you'll never go back.

[@marcostassi4141]

I now finally understand patch bays because of this video. Thank you Rhett!

[@craigwillms61]

So great to see the Great River pre's! Dan Kennedy, the guy behind Great River is a friend of ours. Most brilliant electronic guy I know.

[@mostyles328]

It amazing to see all the money spent on audio gear that only adds small percentage of quality, but not spend a $1000 for a decent 4 bay Nas (or cloud storage) to backup all their valuable work. Thanks for the studio walkthrough. Appreciate the videos!

[@spacemissing]

Most people have no idea how much equipment a studio can contain, nor how to use any of it. They would do themselves great favours by learning. This is an excellent primer.

[@jasonwooler801]

For local storage TrueNAS is a good open source solution. It will do RAID configs so you have redundancy for data in the event of a dead drive. You install it on an old PC, put a RAID controller card in it (adaptec is a good controller maker) load up the drives and you are away. And then backup your backup to the cloud. Always ask yourself, what will it mean if I lose my data. And protect it accordingly.

[@graphicsmatt]

Hey Rhett. Great video! You might want to move those external disc drives away from your speakers with big MAGNETS in them, just to be safe. 😬

[@gavmurray7398]

Yeah cloud over mix position and i would fill that entire up stairs shelf bit with rockwool batts make it a giant bass trap. You could re purpose all of that into the control room downstairs when it's time to move the control room set up

[@cesarpicco6398]

Totally the video I didn't know I needed to see! Thanks!

[@Carlos-cq9ou]

Love the studio. Just ordered the same desk setup. By the way, I would recommend turning off phantom power in the preamps whenever you plug a mic into it or unplug it. The dc voltage could damage the gear. Also if you accidentally patch a ribbon mic into a preamp with phantom power turned on it could fry the ribbon. The chance of damaging gear with tt or trs cables is even greater than with xlrs.

[@rome8180]

I've never bothered with a subwoofer. I actually find I mix better with very little low end information. If you get the midrange right, your mixes generally sound good anyway. This is the reason NS-10s are so popular.

[@risingphoenix1484]

For your storage use a Synology NAS..I'll suggest use a minimum 4 bay NAS.. and use enterprise level disk....you can connect your external SSDs to the NAS for additional back up... thank me later. This is my set up. and I never worry about storage.... I use a 2020 Intel iMac, 128Gb of Ram, 4TB of storage for plugins, and sound libraries...... all storage goes to my Synology 1817+ (8bay) 72 Terabytes of Seagate Ironwolf enterprise level 12 Terabytes, in 6 bays.... 2 bays contain (2) 2T SSD drives for cache..... This is not cheap.... I spent over $3K for disk, My synology cost me $2K, and the 2T SSD was around $200 each. so a little over $5K just for storage.... My studio room is no where as nice as yours but if you have expensive gear it is important to retain the art. Hope that helps.

[@WEREWOLFCaT_STORIES]

Love seeing you break down how your set up is put together. I’d get overwhelmed ! Simplicity lets me make something more quickly. Using just a focusrite 2 input pre and a few effects in the daw if needed. Great Video 🎉

[@adambomb5000]

For storage, I have found that Dropbox is the best for my organization and work flow. If you get a business account, you can have unlimited storage. I put every video project on my local Dropbox folder and then I make it available online only when I am done working on it.

[@herkermerpushbroom]

it’s really incredible how far Rhett has taken this channel. Congrats, Rhett and incredible work. I’ve been with ya since the basement broom closet. I’ve been a huge fan ever since the original Skylark video. Oh, by the way… small amps are the shit; always have been 🤘🏻 love ya

[@expositiontvjm]

Wow, I just found your channel and with only a few minutes of listening the way you explain everything, right to the point and educational at the same time you got me subscribed to your channel. I connected with your ideas and way of thinking right away. I have not even checked the rest of your tutorials but this is more than enough to get me interested as a musician and home recording novice myself. My span of attention is very short, but You truly got my attention.

[@grooveduststudio]

congrats on the progress looking forward to see it all come together

[@MaxHBass]

Building my NAS server was a game changer for my workflow. I'm a computer nerd so I had a bunch of spare parts to piece one together with about 5tb worth of drives. I use FreeNAS as the operating system. If you have some technical ability this is the way to go. You don't need crazy performance to have a stable machine. I can't speak for any of the prepackaged options unfortunately.

[@joedinsmoor2127]

As far as a backup solution, you should look at a couple Linus tech tips videos on home storage servers. They’ve got a bunch of videos, geared towards home users, as well as content creators.

[@diegolucio7638]

In college for recording engineering they use OneDrive for cloud storage and it works really well

[@AnthonyDunstan]

best studio tour ever

[@PeachEater81]

Masco ftw!!! Nice! It's a PA head. Not a projector amp, but basically the same thing. Yes, early tweed style circuit. 🎉

[@donthompson2188]

First thought, WOW I can really hear the difference between the rooms. And of course I’m full of ideas for acoustic fixes.

[@bonymontana7100]

just waiting on that massive studio update

[@NFMorley]

@13:00 - For a NAS as backup/network storage, I'd recommend a Synology model with 4+ drive bays. It's the most user friendly of the consumer NAS options (although more than suitable for business too) - I've set up a few different brands, and they may be a slight premium, but the reliability and ease of use is excellent. I say to buy one at least 4 bays to allow some redundancy (where even if a drive fails you don't lose data), but it also makes sense to keep to a manageable setup too when setting out rather than a giant server. For example, 4x 8tb drives, set up with a single disk of redundancy (called RAID 5) which would give 24tb or so of storage. Also, I'd stress that redundancy isn't a complete backup - just maximises availability locally - so keep additional copies of really important data elsewhere, such as using cloud storage. A service like Backblaze can be good value if you need to keep a lot of data, but if its a more reasonable amount then consumer cloud storage is more than fine!

[@darrenmcsorley3726]

Great studio! love your setup and amp shelf. It looks strong and when you add up the weight of some of these amps, ya it needs to be strong, which is something I need to look into myself. We have a crqck and Barrel up here in Vancouver, so I'll check them out. As far as suggestions for sound acoustics in your studio, I have not much to add as I am still learning myself, which is why I come to your setup to learn, However, I always thought that a wedge sounding room with ceiling fans would maybe cause a doppler affect when mixing with fans spinning, but I could be wrong. Anyway great studio, and love your channel.

[@jeramym9506]

Rhett, looks like you've slimmed down. Looking great man! Not that it matters, but thought you could use a compliment (can't we all).

[@brendanfineran3612]

Try a synology NAS system, they have network access and sell systems from 2 drive bays up to something like 12 for desktop units

[@krzysztofbasinski915]

Rhett, get yourself a nice, four rack Synology NAS (a DS420+ for example), load it up with two NAS-appropriate HDDs (Seagate IronWolf or WD Red) and make it your backup station to archive all your stuff. You can start with a pair of 8TB HDDs and add a second pair once you run out of space. Two HDDs provide redundancy (so if one craps out, the other is there to save you). You can even set it up so that it works as a Mac TimeMachine. It's not super fast, but you don't need fast for archiving.

[@kendallcovell9386]

Hey Rhett! Thanks for sharing your setup! In regards to your network storage, it may be pricey, but I am a big fan of Synology products. We use Synology at the county I work in for all of our security camera footage storage. It's extremely user friendly and very reliable. :)

[@KibatsuMusic]

So informative, relaxing, fun to watch! So much gear to understand to one day improve my humble home studio and music.

[@weskaminski8927]

It is a good idea to use the new studio live room ‘as is’. Nothing is ever perfect in life. Your ability and live energy matter more than waiting for the perfect setup. Good on you. Great video.

[@jaymazi6519]

Very good information ! Your explanation is very good ! I am amatuer and trying to learn to setup a home music studio mostly to record my own music ...i found lot of good info from this video !

[@compucorder64]

A good replacement for that Nanlite Forza is the newer Smallrig RC120. They are very bright, quiet, small, light and affordable, at 200 or under.

[@robertalsbury]

Dude 💯on the amp rack, I need one. You and Bob put it together and I’ll be a customer

[@pugforce8315]

Nice, great to see a new setup video.

[@FGalletta21]

The Synology family of NAS is the most user friendly NAS system out there. Super easy setup for home use and tons of user support/tutorials out there if you're interested in network storage.

[@nickybhoof]

you look llike you've been working out and gotten slimmer, lookin healthy - keep at it bud x

[@RussReiterMusic]

Nice deep dive on your studio setup. As a many decades long home recording artist and gear head, I really enjoy seeing how other people use, configure and achieve their goals with the gear they have. Always something new to learn. Thanks ~

[@VS-wg3ld]

The Masco Amp is cool. There's a lot you can do with them. I had mine gone through my Skip Simmons fifteen years ago. Set it up for one bright and dark channel, and you can just mix them put turning the volumes up and down. Octal preamp tubes. Mine came with the original Masco branded RCA tubes and they all still work. Octal's are their own thing. Think a cross between Gibson EH 150 and a Tweed Bassman.

[@SuperKazmierski]

Interesting video. I hope your home owners insurance agent is watching closely. So much value. Also, I appreciate you explain these tools without being talking down to anyone. Great info.

[@chrismcwilliams2778]

Very cool and thorough..Good luck with the new studio downstairs!

[@TheImaboku]

Re: Archiving and backups: Synology NAS (any choice based on needs) good software, integrates with timemachine if wanted etc, and very easy to then setup an archive to native cloud storage provider (i.e. Amazon S3). This what I do for all my content, machine backups, etc.

[@pauleddy5146]

As you well know, hard surfaces reflect. The less hard surfaces the less reflection. The next issue is directional reflection. Using treatments of various depths and densities will help with that. Your room shape is really a horn. The glass on the end is the direct reflection to that horn. Heavy draperies, closed when recording, with enough pleats to damp directional reflections would be inexpensive (relatively) Hard surfaces directly in front of the drivers causes immediate horizontal reflections. Carpeting or pads nearfield will help with that.. The ceiling is the big issue. To keep some liveliness and not anechoic sterility, alterations to structural depth (building random boxes, either empty or covered, think sandbox open, step box closed, and fill with damping as needed) will help with absorption and reflections. Think of an auditorium with square ceiling sections, but at random with a variety of depths and sizes. You can make panels that just screw into ceiling framing, rather than a built in. Next, and fairly obvious, so mentioned last, is corner treatment, mainly absorption material. Hope this offers some worth.

[@strat1960s]

Very nice setup. Have you ever heard of the singer/artist Jewel? While she lived in Texas she bought a home on 4.4 acres and had half the home converted into a recording studio and guest house. Three rooms and a closset are covered with sound proof cloth and have pannels built into the walls of each room for connecting amps, mics, monitors, and headphones. There are no 90 degree walls in these rooms. Even the ceilings are at wierd angles Im guessing to break up and absorb the sound. The wiring from each room is run under the floor and pops out in the living room for the mixer/sound board. I've played guitar for over 30 years and that was a huge selling point for me. When me moved into the house I took over one of the smaller sound proofed rooms and set up my amps and routed all the wires. I was in the room abour 5 months when my wife said she wanted to turn that room into an exercise/guest room. UGH! Im not set up to the level you are, but the 2-car garage converted into a living room is working out nicely for me. Its not sound proof, but at my age I'm not turning things up to 11 anymore.

[@frankzimprich3130]

Thank you Rhett

[@kelvinsmyth8365]

use that entire mezzanine area, open 6 bags of wool insulation. that will help the bass build-up.The capi are based on the API pre BTW.

[@norseman61]

Your videos are incredible; from the display of your vast knowledge and experience, to the production value of the videos themselves. But after watching this video, I feel soooo small! Right when I was starting to feel like hot shit because I’m setup with a Katana 50 MK II for my “main rig” and a Scarlett Solo plugged into my MacBook for my “auxiliary rig”. Seriously though, congrats on the awesome “mini studio”. Can’t wait to see the subterranean super-studio in action!

[@Skeyechi]

Hey Rhett! A NAS would be super helpful for long term storage of your stuff. A really popular NAS would be something like the Synology DS923+. Synology is really user friendly, and simple to set up. As for the drives in them, I would recommend either WD Red Pro, Seagate Iron Wolf Pro, or Seagate Exos drives. If you need any more help with this stuff, I would be happy to assist however possible! Quick edit: I would also recommend going with RAID 10, but can be a bit of a preference thing.

[@bridgestreetdesign]

Hey, just a heads up if you’re planning to run backups using Apple Time Machine: my experience has been that time machine does NOT like network accessible storage. Backups would absolutely crawl, they sometimes took an hour, sometimes they never got out of the “preparing backup” part of the process. When I finally gave up and switched to regular external drives hooked directly to the computer all the problems went away. Backups run quickly with no problems. Yes you need a drive for each computer but it’s worth it.

[@jamesmaxwell5415]

It’s great to see how much you have grown! I have been enjoying your channel for years :)