New Studio Redesign – July 2011

I just want to thank you for all that you do to promote podcasting and your help in getting us dummies going on the right path.  I already have made a mistake however:  I had purchased an MXL-90 Mic and now I find out it is a condenser mic.  Looking at the Heil PR-40  I just can NOT affored $600 plus dollars for that mic.  I only get a small pension from the VA after being wounded in Vietnam.  It is a shame how this country treated us back then and even NOW.  It is tough to live on what I get:  I am ashamed to even tell you how much it is.  Thank you again for all your help.

What is the shelf that you have your iMac on? And is your desk this desk by any chance? http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S09836091/#/S19836057

To use a camcorder as a webcam you need a capture card. I'm not sure if they make stuff for Macs, but I've gotten great results with the AverMedia brand.

Ohhhh I stopped at 01:02...Cliff that new camera is great.
Ive started getting an Itchy itch...ummm wonder if the wife will let me scratch it?

David :-)

Cliff, great job on the studio.  You should be proud.  I noticed that you mentioned your use of an equalizer in your rack.  Is this the same as the Behringer MDX4600 that you talk about in your podcasts?  Or is this separate from the MDX4600?

Great video showing your studio set up! As a self-confessed OCD personality type (neat-freak as my kids would say), I really appreciate the neatness of your installations with minimal wire mess. Good work and thanks for the inspiration. So far my studio is a Roland-R-05..........but as I acquire more equipment I will be using your ideas.

I've been trying to figure out a better setup for my studio, too. Your video gives me a couple ideas. Unfortunately, I'd probably need to get a new desk to make anything work well.

How did that desk cost?

Fascinating tour! Well done Cliff0.
Thanks for the mention re your wall display, I had forgotten sending that postcard ages ago.
Best wishes
Richard Emblem

Nice job, Cliff.  Question:  What type of APC surge suppressors, equalizer, and rack do you use?  Also,  I noticed that you are using a power conditioner from Furman.  It looks like the M-8x Power Conditioner.  Can you confirm?  This looks like a must have given all of the equipment that you want to protect.

Thanks for the tour and thank you for your continued transparency
and generosity to share your pursuit of excellence with the rest of us. As someone
who has done a fair amount of wiring and tie-strapping, I first recognize your
studio makeover as a masterpiece of planning and certainly a professional model
for organization and functionality enhancement.

In your pursuit of excellence you often encourage the rest
of us to go higher. I think your studio redesign is a great example of that.
Boy! What a difference going 30 inches higher, from a floor of tangled and
confusing wires, up to the underside of a studio table and desk!

If you decide to bottle your motivation and discipline and
add it to your product offerings, then please consider this a pre-order. Thanks
much Cliff!

Cliff, you're really starting to edge away from the competition. I love what you do and it's a blast having a compadre with the same passion for life as I have.

What with Leo Laporte moving into the Brick-Built Studios this past week too, you're both really paving the way for podcasting inspiration. Keep up the awe!

Wow. Really complex. Thanks for sharing yet another studio tour. Someday I hope to have half the equipment you do Cliff!

Looks wonderful - of course the previous design looked great to me too and my favorite is the one of you living in the sit room amidst all those wires. That is a *classic* photo, Cliff. Anyway, thanks so much for sharing and for the transparency into your headquarters where it all happens. Very inspiring!

Great video!  Any thoughts about releasing it through the feed?  (I know you normally don't do that.)