Thanks for all the compliments! They make me feel like I should have posted a nicer photo, but I
really didn't feel like hauling lighting in!
It's a very comfortable work station for one (made by
Anthro) as everything wraps around you. It
doesn't work so well when you have multiple "clients" to approve an edit! That's what the 20" Sony on top is for, so they can gt out of my "space"!
The keyboard shelf in front raises and lowers via a paddle "release" under it, so you can lower your chair late at night or raise the keyboard shelf if you're standing. Everything's on wheel for frequent re-cabling in a pinch. The computer itself is a custom made 3 Ghz XP-Pro system with 2 gigs of very fast RAM and 1.5 terabytes of HD storage. The dual monitors are 20" BenQs. The system itself is actually the small CPU case in the center, lower portion of the rack. The larger one mounted on the left is a DVD duplicator.
More on-topic with this forum, the rack on the right is the audio gear: (top to bottom) Furman power, CD storage, Alesis EQ, Alesis compressor, and Digitech Effects unit. Next is a Monster (I know, I know!) power strip, an ART mic preamp, a Tascam CD player and a Tascam DAT (Digital Audio Tape) deck. On the bottom is a Mackie 20 channel mixer.
The Alesis EQ and compressor are the units I was wondering about integrating into my HT.
I'm monitoring the audio via a Cambridge Soundworks Sat/Sub system, wall-mounted. They sound pretty good, but this is the location/use that had me asking a few weeks ago about
using Axioms as nearfield monitors.
Of the two signs on the wall, one of them is a quote that I've thought about putting in my SIG line: Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull is overheard on their "Bursting Out Live" recording asking the sound guy if they "Can have everything louder than everything else". I've always loved that phrase, because it perfectly describes the mentality of everyone who doesn't understand what a good mix actually is... including many of my clients!
