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NETHERVOICE OVER STUDIO TOUR

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If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I have moved from Easton, Pennsylvania, to Newport, Vermont. We may not be as close to New York City or Philadelphia, but that’s okay. We very much prefer a rural, natural, and quiet environment.

Today I’m going to show you my recording studio. It used to be a garage/barn that’s about fifteen steps from the house I live in, on a five acre property. We’re surrounded by rolling hills, farms, and woodlands. The maple trees in our backyard are all connected by tap lines to harvest the sap that’s turned into maple syrup.

Here’s a short slide show of the conversion from barn to studio. It took my contractors less than a week to complete the job.

As you could see, there was no double or triple wall installation to soundproof the space. That may seem strange, until you experience the quietude of my natural surroundings. Even though we live about ten minutes away from a supermarket and a post office, we are isolated enough and far enough from our neighbors that there was no need to soundproof the studio. If it ain’t broke…

Let me take you inside…

As you can imagine, it’s a pleasure to go to work every day! This is where I find my inspiration to create all my content, and record my voice overs.

I still can’t believe how lucky I am, and how happy to share it with you!

 

 

 

 

 

What follows is an overview of my equipment and some of my furniture. Please be advised that most of them are affiliate links. This means that, should you decide to purchase one of these products using these links (all in bold blue), I will receive a very small advertising fee from Amazon as disclosed in the sidebar of this blog. You can see this as my virtual tip jar.

Microphone: Sennheiser MKH 8060

Preamplifier: SSL 2+

Channel strip: dbx 286s

Boom arm: K & M microphone desk arm

Shock Mount: Rycote Invision INV-7

Studio monitors: Presonus Eris 3.5 

Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 880, 250 ohm

Headphones: Apple Airpods Max

Headphone stand: Benks headset holder

Desktop speaker stands

iMac desk stand

Rain Design i360 Aluminum Turntable for 24-27″ iMac

Gator Frameworks Elite Series Studio Rack Table

Herman Miller Sayl Chair

Lori Murphy Bed

Cable management box cord organizer

Large Natural Cork & Leather Desk Pad

Felt – Protective Cushioning Rug Pad

Do Not Disturb Door Hanger

Ergonomic Mouse Wrist Rest Bean Bag

Satechi Slim X1 Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard 

Logitech MX Ergo Wireless Trackball Mouse

OWC 14-Port Thunderbolt Dock

ADATA SE800 1TB portable SSD drive

GIK Acoustics panels and bass traps

Sulugood Light Filtering Roller Blinds

Tripp Lite TLP808B 8 Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip

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  1. Ali Hurley says

    April 20, 2023 at 8:06 am

    I am keeping this list for future ideas ! 💡 What do you recommend for a solid power strip for those heavy lightening storms ? I always look forward to your blog ! 😊

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    • Paul Strikwerda says

      April 20, 2023 at 8:11 am

      Good question! I use the Tripp Lite TLP808B 8 Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip.

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  2. Rob Reider says

    April 20, 2023 at 8:41 am

    Hi, Paul,

    I don’t see the link for the slide show. Did I miss it?

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    • Paul Strikwerda says

      April 20, 2023 at 8:47 am

      The slide show is the first YouTube video.

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  3. Paul Vinger says

    April 29, 2023 at 8:02 am

    Thanks for the great studio tour, Paul… I have that same keyboard! Did you get rid of your Hi-X55s along with the extra mics?

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    • Paul Strikwerda says

      April 29, 2023 at 9:12 am

      Confession: I broke the Hi-X55’s! I think I may have received a pre-production evaluation model from Austrian Audio. One ear cup didn’t slide back in, and I tried to force it. That didn’t end well.

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      • Paul Vinger says

        April 29, 2023 at 9:34 am

        Ugh – feel your pain on that one.

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