Knowledge & News
Master of None (Part One) - Clutter Is the Mind-Killer
Optimizing different spaces with purpose built furniture allows us to focus better on the task at hand, assuming the space is organized for that task. There’s a saying that a cluttered space is ind...
Ponderings
Hearing Is Wasted on the Young
Investing in good earplugs is at least as important as your investment in studio monitors.
Studio Collection
Development User Stories (Part Three) - A Production Desk Instead of a Piano
Pianos are often the centerpieces of shared living spaces where music isn't the main purpose of the room. Why can't a music production studio desk be that?
Studio Collection
Development User Stories (Part Two) - A Desk Non Musicians Will Love Too
This week's user story: My significant other hates the look of my studio furniture that looks more at home on a Sci-Fi set. I want something that looks like it came from an actual furniture design ...
Studio Collection
Development User Stories (Part One) - An Introduction
It may seem like overkill to incorporate waterfall and Scrum processes into furniture design, but user experience is a thing regardless of the type of product, it’s a language we professionally spe...
Acoustic Treatment
Common Pro Studio Attributes (Part Four) - Bass Management is Foundational
Most of the difficulty in recording and mixing happens below 1kHz where the fundamentals of most instruments are fighting it out, and especially below 400Hz in the mud of the mix, which is below t...
Acoustic Treatment
Soundproofing 101
Acoustic treatment and soundproofing are two different things. Acoustic treatment will make your room sound great, but will not keep sound in or out of your studio. Meaningful soundproofing require...
Studio Monitors
Time Alignment & Why It Matters
You may be wondering why we make such a big deal about the drivers in the Frontier Studio Monitors being time aligned. Is this all marketing nonsense and does it make a difference? Also, what does ...
Acoustic Treatment
Common Pro Studio Attributes (Part Three) - Pro Studios Are Oddly Shaped
The biggest challenge that we need to overcome with our home studios is that for the most part, the rooms in our homes are cubes. I would challenge anyone to find a place in nature that’s a cube. P...
Acoustic Treatment
Common Pro Studio Attributes (Part Two) - Not Padded Cells
Overdoing absorption without adequate bass management seems to be the cardinal sin of home studios.
News
Output Partners with De-Fi to Revamp its Iconic Studio Desk
Today, Output officially announces to the world the updated Platform design and partnership with De-Fi.
Acoustic Treatment
Common Pro Studio Attributes (Part One) - They're Usually Big
When discussing acoustics and learning about them, pro studios are a good place to start, because the physics of sound are very predictable, so if you emulate what they're doing, your room will sou...