Dean's Disco Den

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Dean’s Disco Den

So having moved into a four bedroom house, it was only right that I commandeered one of the rooms for myself.

PC set up includes two KRK 5’s, a M-Audio Axiom 49, a custom built PC with a brand new 24 inch Packard Bell monitor.

Legs for the PC desk are from Ikea and are extendable. Desk is a Linnmon with a pine shelf supported by Capita legs.

Main set up: 2 x CDJ 2000s with a DJM 800 and a pair of Stagg SMS8P speakers, although one is being repaired at the moment.

Using a Magma laptop stand attached to the table top which is again a Linnmon with another set of Gerton extendable legs.

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Missing the disco, but still liking the set up. :wink:

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Very nice, what type of PC are you running? I was thinking of building one so my MBP doesn’t freak out when I start doing more complex songs.
Is it worth it?

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Glad you like it :slight_smile: It really is so nice to have my own space now.

PC is running Windows 8 with Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40 GHz, 8gb RAM. Runs like a dream and I would definitely recommend building your own.

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Oh sweet, I’m gonna try build my own just for production purposes. Was it a pretty expensive buy?

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Not at all, far cheaper than buying a built PC and you don’t get it crammed full of loads of bloatware.

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Ahh sweet, any tips for building one? Can you skip on things like video cards? And do you have to build in a audio card or use and external piece?

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Definitely don’t skip on the video card, programs such as Ableton need a good quality video card. Get as much RAM as you can too.

I’ve got a built in audio card but will be getting an external one too.

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Ahhh I get you, not say a gaming card just something simple and effective.
If I’m using something like a Audio 8 should I still invest in an inbuilt card?

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Has Ableton recently started including some complex 3D graphics rendering components?

You don’t need a dedicated graphics card to work on audio.

The onboard Intel/AMD graphics you get on most modern consumer CPUs will be more than adequate for any audio work. You don’t need a built-in sound card if you have an Audio 8.