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Post by duke on Jun 3, 2017 0:55:14 GMT -6
I need new pictures... It's a Sterling Modular (D...?) Hi John,
Very cool to see not one but two pairs of Ty Lashbrook's speakers in your studio! Do you find any particular advantages and/or disadvantages to the MTM configuration of the Decades for this application?
How do clients react to them?
Thanks!
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Post by massivemastering on Jun 3, 2017 6:42:25 GMT -6
When it comes to those things, it's hard to get me to shut up. Never found a set of - what I assume would be called "expanded D'Appolito" boxes -- Tried Dunlavy and Duntech - and - it's early, sorry (on my first cup) - others. These things just disappear. The D4M's (little guys) are just for the occasional "paranoid" client that wants to see what something is going to sound like on something more like a home system -- But even those are ridiculous. You can get *so much* sound out of them - they they ask where the subs are - then I invite them to look behind the desk to find there aren't any. Advantages...? They sound awesome, assuming an awesome recording. They sound crappy with crappy recordings. Disadvantages...? Really - I've got nothin'. Did a blog thing at one point - (a moment passes) fount it. www.massivemastering.com/blog/index_files/tyler_acoustics_decade_series_d1.php
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Post by duke on Jun 3, 2017 13:16:06 GMT -6
When it comes to those things, it's hard to get me to shut up. Never found a set of - what I assume would be called "expanded D'Appolito" boxes -- Tried Dunlavy and Duntech - and - it's early, sorry (on my first cup) - others. These things just disappear. The D4M's (little guys) are just for the occasional "paranoid" client that wants to see what something is going to sound like on something more like a home system -- But even those are ridiculous. You can get *so much* sound out of them - they they ask where the subs are - then I invite them to look behind the desk to find there aren't any. Advantages...? They sound awesome, assuming an awesome recording. They sound crappy with crappy recordings. Disadvantages...? Really - I've got nothin'. Did a blog thing at one point - (a moment passes) fount it. www.massivemastering.com/blog/index_files/tyler_acoustics_decade_series_d1.php Thank you, that's very helpful. I read your blog, GREAT information... and I gotta tip my virtual hat to you for having the courage to go against the grain and give Ty's speakers - an unknown in the studio world - a shot. I didn't realize that Danny Ritchie had done the crossover, but he's an absolute master of the art.
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Post by massivemastering on Jun 3, 2017 18:29:17 GMT -6
Definitely a leap-of-faith to some extent - But he was so "confidently laid back" on the phone and "hey, if you don't like 'em, I'll come pick 'em up and give you a refund" -- I figured I didn't have much to lose (although I would've hated to have to return them).
I remember putting in DSOTM on SACD and *once again* hearing details I've never heard before. And coming from the B&W N802's that were in here earlier that day (and for the previous several years) that alone blew my mind. Then a movie or two. Then I spent weeks just pounding the hell out of them (especially when I wasn't in the room) with tone sweeps, bass warbles, band-passed noise sweeps, freaky music, etc. Over 100 hours or so, the lows dropped to something ridiculous like 23Hz (see? I can't shut up).
Blah, blah, blah, skip forward a few years and now they're everywhere. Which is awesome, because they're awesome. But it was kinda cool being the only place that had them for a bit. ;-)
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Post by stratboy on Jun 5, 2017 18:42:39 GMT -6
I've been a fan of Tyler' Acoustics since I heard a pair of D1Xs at my mastering engineer's a couple of years ago. I bought D3MXs for my room and I really like them. I've posted about them in different threads here. IMO, they are a fantastic bargain, and Ty couldn't be nicer to deal with. One caution for folks that are interested: he makes a pretty wide variety of monitors, so a call to talk about your situation is well worth it.
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Post by stormymondays on Jun 23, 2017 3:55:36 GMT -6
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Post by john on Aug 2, 2017 14:17:47 GMT -6
wow looking back at my old arrangement I had accumulated a lot of stuff! I have sold almost all of it in favor of a few simple high quality chains. which puts me back into the market for a smaller desk. I found this one and wanted to share it with you all. All wood and made in Seattle for a decent price. Also looks modern and cool in my opinion.
I need just a bit more rack space so I will probably wait to see what they cook up next. hopefully something in the tilt flat mastering style.
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Post by ChaseUTB on Aug 2, 2017 14:58:41 GMT -6
$549 is expensive for that imo! Cool vid tho
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Post by Ned Ward on Aug 2, 2017 15:09:39 GMT -6
I saw the Platform Desk on PT Expert and then reached out to Output to see if they could do cutouts on the top to have angled rack rails; they cannot, but since Output is in LA and this is made in Seattle? Looks like they're farming it out. Still, giving me at least dimensions. I have an IKEA desk with standard legs, but saw online today they have adjustable height legs, which would then let me build a sliding keyboard drawer underneath. Already built a 3x3RU monitor shelf to go on top of the desk. Will post pics of my setup when I get time to clear all the junk off the top of it (home studio/home office = lots of clutter).
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Post by subspace on Aug 2, 2017 17:09:18 GMT -6
My post got photobucketed, so I'll try imgur... I decided to move my Trident to a side-car position and wanted a surface to put my Audient console/controller and Macbook Pro on. I figured I'd just free hand some drop cuts into an old cabinet door to decide where things would fit. I cut an angle along the left edge to butt the Trident up to, and a steep angle on the right edge to fit one of those cheap metal rolling racks next to it. Then I made a cut out slightly larger than the Audient console/controller, turned it sideways and suspended it under the hole using four carriage bolts. That left a space off to the left that wasn't easily accessible next to the Trident, so I cut a hole that could hold eight 48 point patchbays: You can see the purple sharpie I used to mark up the cuts with since it was just a template. I screwed four of those IKEA adjustable legs on to try it out... and I'm still trying it out a couple years later:
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Post by jcoutu1 on Aug 2, 2017 18:15:25 GMT -6
Here are some pics from when I recently painted and treated. The black rack base in the 3rd pic was originally built to have the racks on top as up facing racks, but have since rotated to make them standard. imgur.com/a/whgyTAlso, in using one of these as my console stand. Pretty decent unit for low bucks. (Large size I think) www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000S95JT0/
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 2, 2017 20:18:15 GMT -6
Nice racks JC! I dig the mad scientist vibe.
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