Master of None (Part One) - Clutter Is the Mind-Killer

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...
Hearing Is Wasted on the Young
Ponderings

Hearing Is Wasted on the Young

Investing in good earplugs is at least as important as your investment in studio monitors.
Development User Stories (Part Three) - A Production Desk Instead of a Piano
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?
Development User Stories (Part Two) - A Desk Non Musicians Will Love Too
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 ...
Development User Stories (Part One) - An Introduction
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...
Common Pro Studio Attributes (Part Four) - Bass Management is Foundational
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...
Soundproofing 101
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...
Time Alignment & Why It Matters
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 ...
Common Pro Studio Attributes (Part Three) - Pro Studios Are Oddly Shaped
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...
Common Pro Studio Attributes (Part Two) - Not Padded Cells
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.
Output Partners with De-Fi to Revamp its Iconic Studio Desk
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.
Common Pro Studio Attributes (Part One) - They're Usually Big
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...