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Post by the other mark williams on Sept 28, 2020 22:41:02 GMT -6
Anybody know this Graybox Nashville place? Cody Hunter is the owner/operator? (For all I know, Cody is here on RGO and I read his posts every day without knowing it...) Anyway, place looks amazing. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Sept 28, 2020 23:00:27 GMT -6
I saw the video, looks amazing.
I worry about the functionality of the place though. Not much storage, no room to add equipment racks. Only 15 channels of preamps, 1 Compressor and 8 mics or something. I just worry that they'll want to grow a little, but all their real estate is being used.
All that said, the place is beautiful and I'm sure, a dream come true.
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Post by svart on Sept 29, 2020 8:22:14 GMT -6
Beautiful place. I love clean white spaces.
On the other hand, studios in Nashville are closing at record pace.. So good luck to them, they'll need it.
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Post by EmRR on Sept 29, 2020 9:52:10 GMT -6
What in the world!?! Mostly for single tracking I guess....so what’s all the expensive build-out for? Looks great, meant for magazine shots. Many of us have bigger live rooms and more booths, more....well, everything, really.
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Post by Ward on Oct 1, 2020 6:33:53 GMT -6
Looks like a very nice home studio that should appeal to the post-hipster segment of the market for the right reasons!
Best of luck to Cody Hunter!!
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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 1, 2020 10:02:24 GMT -6
Yeah that’s really well done. There’s a video on the Facebook page and it looks like it was something built behind a house...I’d love to have something like that one day. Kudos for this guy buying out getting a loan and pursuing a dream. Love the clean, Nordic aesthetic (you can really see on the FB video). Lots of great ideas.
Wonder what building something like that would run? $180-150k?
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Post by svart on Oct 1, 2020 11:46:52 GMT -6
Yeah that’s really well done. There’s a video on the Facebook page and it looks like it was something built behind a house...I’d love to have something like that one day. Kudos for this guy buying out getting a loan and pursuing a dream. Love the clean, Nordic aesthetic (you can really see on the FB video). Lots of great ideas. Wonder what building something like that would run? $180-150k? Probably, if you used contractors and they didn't have to do any serious support structure work. Looks like it was friends/family doing the bulk of the work which would probably cut the cost down to 50K ish for supplies. |
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Post by sean on Oct 2, 2020 6:50:36 GMT -6
Beautiful build for a personal studio. I'm not sure exactly what would make an independent engineer book that space, but if it suits their needs for production, good for them! I do appreciate someone spending the money on the space before the gear.
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Post by Quint on Oct 19, 2020 14:07:32 GMT -6
I have a slightly smaller (than Graybox) standalone building on my property that is my dedicated studio space.
I thought long and hard about doing something more or less exactly like Graybox (though I probably would have had to turn the control room 90 degrees to make it fit), but I ultimately decided against it, at least for now. A dedicated control room was going to eat up too much space and reduce the live area by more than I was willing to give up.
It looks like they were facing a similar challenge, which is why they built it up to 16 feet high, to offset the smaller floor footprint of the live area. Which, since they were building new, was an option.
All of that being said, it still is a pretty cool design that fulfills two of the primary goals of a studio in the upper echelon of the home/project studio bracket.
A. Not crazy expensive. Like Svart said, something like this can be done for not a crazy amount of money if you do a lot of the work yourself.
B. Provide the means to do quality tracking and mixing that can be done without requiring a ton of gear (read: $).
I think they accomplished both. I'd love to have a place more or less like this. I couldn't personally ever imagine needing more, especially considering how many larger, more leveraged studios are closing these days. Either get lean and do something like this, or let the investment and overhead sink you. I think Graybox actually took a smart approach.
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Post by teejay on Oct 20, 2020 10:12:47 GMT -6
Soooooooooo.....
With all of that investment and experience, I see Rode NT1-As, SM58s, and SM7b for vocal mics. Tell me again, guys. Why am I demoing Heiserman and Upton? I need a little reassurance that I'm not a total idiot.
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Post by Quint on Oct 20, 2020 10:22:31 GMT -6
Soooooooooo..... With all of that investment and experience, I see Rode NT1-As, SM58s, and SM7b for vocal mics. Tell me again, guys. Why am I demoing Heiserman and Upton? I need a little reassurance that I'm not a total idiot. I don't think a few nice LDCs is ever a bad investment. I'd bet that they still plan to get some of those eventually. I can't speak for others but, if you were referencing my previous post, I guess I should clarify that I can't ever imagine needing more as far as the actual studio space is concerned. But I'm not Blackbird, and don't need to be. Though I could certainly do with less, I'm still sure I'd at least want a rack or two of outboard, over and above what they have at Graybox. That being said, with so much being done ITB these days, Graybox seems to have taken the approach of spending the money on the space and primarily just going with gear that you MUST have (preamps and mics) versus a lesser space with a lot more outboard gear like comps, eqs, console, etc. Given the rate of studio closures these days, I think they approached it with a pretty smart perspective. Plus, especially in a place like Nashville, you can always rent some mics if you need to. |
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Post by Ward on Oct 20, 2020 11:40:25 GMT -6
Soooooooooo..... With all of that investment and experience, I see Rode NT1-As, SM58s, and SM7b for vocal mics. Tell me again, guys. Why am I demoing Heiserman and Upton? I need a little reassurance that I'm not a total idiot. Because you aren't a hipster whose idea of a 'good vocal mic' is one that looks like the latest hipster band, worship music club, or Bono's choice in microphones but instead are relying on the subtle differences that separate ok from good mics, and good from excellent mics. The Heiserman 47 is out of this world amazing. It's the subtleties that really make a great microphone. the Upton 251 is the same thing. They both have that 'something that can't be named' qualities in them that make their vocal capture outstanding! |
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Post by svart on Oct 20, 2020 12:48:42 GMT -6
Soooooooooo..... With all of that investment and experience, I see Rode NT1-As, SM58s, and SM7b for vocal mics. Tell me again, guys. Why am I demoing Heiserman and Upton? I need a little reassurance that I'm not a total idiot. Being in Nashville, I'm sure they have rental gear available all the time. I'm sure they plan on adding to the vault as they go too though. |
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Post by jacobamerritt on Oct 20, 2020 13:40:52 GMT -6
Soooooooooo..... With all of that investment and experience, I see Rode NT1-As, SM58s, and SM7b for vocal mics. Tell me again, guys. Why am I demoing Heiserman and Upton? I need a little reassurance that I'm not a total idiot. Being in Nashville, I'm sure they have rental gear available all the time. I'm sure they plan on adding to the vault as they go too though. Yeah. For the type of bands they work they seem to be marketing to, many wont know or care about the microphones and outboard when making a choice where to record. More about 'vibe'. Once they actually book, having good gear and explaining why a certain mic is being chosen for a specific purpose is a good talking point and builds trust with the client that the studio knows and cares about what they are doing... Thats my perspective, seeing as I generally seem to have a similar type of clientele as Graybox. |
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Post by johneppstein on Oct 20, 2020 14:53:13 GMT -6
Soooooooooo..... With all of that investment and experience, I see Rode NT1-As, SM58s, and SM7b for vocal mics. Tell me again, guys. Why am I demoing Heiserman and Upton? I need a little reassurance that I'm not a total idiot. You are not a total idiot. |
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Post by Quint on Oct 21, 2020 5:50:47 GMT -6
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Post by the other mark williams on Oct 24, 2020 18:37:24 GMT -6
I have a slightly smaller (than Graybox) standalone building on my property that is my dedicated studio space. I thought long and hard about doing something more or less exactly like Graybox (though I probably would have had to turn the control room 90 degrees to make it fit), but I ultimately decided against it, at least for now. A dedicated control room was going to eat up too much space and reduce the live area by more than I was willing to give up. It looks like they were facing a similar challenge, which is why they built it up to 16 feet high, to offset the smaller floor footprint of the live area. Which, since they were building new, was an option. All of that being said, it still is a pretty cool design that fulfills two of the primary goals of a studio in the upper echelon of the home/project studio bracket. A. Not crazy expensive. Like Svart said, something like this can be done for not a crazy amount of money if you do a lot of the work yourself. B. Provide the means to do quality tracking and mixing that can be done without requiring a ton of gear (read: $). I think they accomplished both. I'd love to have a place more or less like this. I couldn't personally ever imagine needing more, especially considering how many larger, more leveraged studios are closing these days. Either get lean and do something like this, or let the investment and overhead sink you. I think Graybox actually took a smart approach. You should try to go see it while you're in town! |
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Post by Quint on Oct 25, 2020 7:13:19 GMT -6
I have a slightly smaller (than Graybox) standalone building on my property that is my dedicated studio space. I thought long and hard about doing something more or less exactly like Graybox (though I probably would have had to turn the control room 90 degrees to make it fit), but I ultimately decided against it, at least for now. A dedicated control room was going to eat up too much space and reduce the live area by more than I was willing to give up. It looks like they were facing a similar challenge, which is why they built it up to 16 feet high, to offset the smaller floor footprint of the live area. Which, since they were building new, was an option. All of that being said, it still is a pretty cool design that fulfills two of the primary goals of a studio in the upper echelon of the home/project studio bracket. A. Not crazy expensive. Like Svart said, something like this can be done for not a crazy amount of money if you do a lot of the work yourself. B. Provide the means to do quality tracking and mixing that can be done without requiring a ton of gear (read: $). I think they accomplished both. I'd love to have a place more or less like this. I couldn't personally ever imagine needing more, especially considering how many larger, more leveraged studios are closing these days. Either get lean and do something like this, or let the investment and overhead sink you. I think Graybox actually took a smart approach. You should try to go see it while you're in town! I'd like to, but I don't know if I'll have the time, unfortunately. At least not at this point. |
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Post by Guitar on Oct 25, 2020 10:52:14 GMT -6
I'm another one who thinks they were right to focus on the room as the selling point, and worry about the gear later. Or rent from Blackbird, let people bring in their own favorite stuff.
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Post by the other mark williams on Oct 25, 2020 11:20:55 GMT -6
I'm another one who thinks they were right to focus on the room as the selling point, and worry about the gear later. Or rent from Blackbird, let people bring in their own favorite stuff. Yeah, absolutely. From the looks of things, their other business venture—the basement space—has been a rousing success. Seems like they know their market. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 25, 2020 12:00:42 GMT -6
I'm another one who thinks they were right to focus on the room as the selling point, and worry about the gear later. Or rent from Blackbird, let people bring in their own favorite stuff. Yeah, absolutely. From the looks of things, their other business venture—the basement space—has been a rousing success. Seems like they know their market. What's the basement space? |
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Post by the other mark williams on Oct 25, 2020 12:05:52 GMT -6
Yeah, absolutely. From the looks of things, their other business venture—the basement space—has been a rousing success. Seems like they know their market. What's the basement space? It's here: The Basement Space studio. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 25, 2020 12:12:34 GMT -6
Looked like he was running the basement then created this new space? Even then, I think he's going to have a bunch of regrets about the build of the new space. Even just main floor storage. Still a great looking place. And my good, I wish my space was on my property (or I even owned property to begin with). |
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Post by sam on Nov 7, 2020 18:43:50 GMT -6
Man why are people shitting on him doing exactly what he wants? Who cared about Rode NT1As and SM7Bs. Dude's room is cooler than mine and it's exactly what he wanted. Kudos, and I hope he makes tons of great music out of there!!
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Post by Ward on Nov 8, 2020 13:26:55 GMT -6
Man why are people shitting on him doing exactly what he wants? Who cared about Rode NT1As and SM7Bs. Dude's room is cooler than mine and it's exactly what he wanted. Kudos, and I hope he makes tons of great music out of there!! We're not chitting on him, we're taking the piss out of him! It's what we do around here./. LOL. There's never any malice here, which was expunged some time ago with the involuntary departure of toxic individuals. And I think this is like many many studios from guys who are here but don't understand why there's any hooplah . . . but absolute kudos on great marketing! Bear with us, we're still growing as people and trying to be more transparent in our kind ways. |
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