Current Status Music Space

The place where I make music and do other creative things is constantly evolving. There are so many ways that a workspace can be set up, and that setup affects what happens in that workspace.

Highlights of the current setup:

• IKEA GALANT frame/legs on risers (standing height)
• Adjustable footrest
• Amazon whatever top attached to the frame
• Tall office chair with arms and back removed so it's more of a stool. Sit/stand but desk stays same.
• Stacked dual 34" 4k60 monitors
  • Ableton dual windows
  • Top is arrangement only
  • Bottom is mixer, clips, chains, VSTs
• Push 2 above audio interface
• Elgato Stream Deck
  • Macros and dedicated buttons for Ableton Live, e.g.
    • Consolidate and loop
    • New tracks
    • Show plugins / chains / clips
    • Zoom lane vertically
    • Zoom to height+width
    • Stop
    • Record
• iPad running Knobbler3, my free, open-source, auto-labeling Live parameter control surface
  • Lets you map any parameter in the set to a slider on the iPad with a single touch
  • Use this as a performance device with multitouch and multiple pages of sliders.
  • Values, colors, track name, device name, parameter name are updated on the iPad to match the Live Set
  • It's Free!
• Custom made from recycled IKEA furniture boards / planks (usually particle board with melamine coating in metric sizes!):
  • MacBook sits vertically in a wooden pocket on the side of the desk with ports exposed. Protip: Put some foam in the bottom of the pocket to cushion your MBP's landing.
  • Wooden cable shelf underneath the rear of the desktop I'm sure it will be different next week!