When the baby's here, I'm kicked out...

[Cell 2Dee]

... of the room I make music in. We've got 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room and a kitchen. Now when the baby's here, I'm gonna have to move my ass out of the nursery with my music and find somewhere else in the house. I've basically got 2 options. Move up to the attic, but I'm worried about moisture and cold up there when I've got all my equipment set up. The second option is to get a shed of some sort in the garden. But that means having my equipment basically outside, so weather conditions would fuck it up and it would probably all get stolen.


If I was to move up to the attic, what special considerations would I have to make?

 

[UNORTHODOX]

off the top of my head insolation to keep temperatures regular as possible. idk wat your attic looks likeso thats about all i can say.

 

[Cell 2Dee]

Well I'll be going up there tomorrow to look around, so I'll take some pictures on my phone and post them up. Thanks for your reply.

 

[Elgen]

Make sure there aren't no damn bugs/rodents to get into your equiptment either.

 

[Cell 2Dee]

Make sure there aren't no damn bugs/rodents to get into your equiptment either.

All things I'll have to take into consideration. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[H&R]

Your bedroom isn't big enough for a desk and the equip ?? If you say your girl is gonna
complain thats no excuse just do it ! lol

 

[Cell 2Dee]

Your bedroom isn't big enough for a desk and the equip ?? If you say your girl is gonna
complain thats no excuse just do it ! lol

Not really dude, we've got our bed in there and a chest of drawers and then there's not enough room for a desk. I don't know what I'm gonna do with this, I've got 2 months to come up with a solution.

 

[MagnaOpera]

Not really dude, we've got our bed in there and a chest of drawers and then there's not enough room for a desk. I don't know what I'm gonna do with this, I've got 2 months to come up with a solution.

do you have a common area like a tv room or something?

I mean if your attic is not insulated, I dunno how cold it gets in eagleland, but keeping in mind that heat DOES rise, I would think that would be a decent spot.. Besides, heat/humidity fucks with electronics more than the cold does.. I bring my iPod out into -40*C or below for the last few years, and it's till working fine..

 

[Relic]

Make sure there are no dead things are satanic rituals that once went on there that you would disturb by doing more than storing x-mass decorations up there.
then def insulate the hell out of it, then you will have to sound treat it, because bass will carry just like your in the babies room.

 

[Cell 2Dee]

Well I've just been up in to the attic, and it's not as big as I thought it was. Turns out I'd have to be kneeling down to do anything up there. So now I'm stuck, I really don't know what to do.

 

[The Arkitekt]

There has to be at least 4-5 square feet of empty floor somewhere else in your house...

 

[Cell 2Dee]

There has to be at least 4-5 square feet of empty floor somewhere else in your house...

I hope so. I'm gonna do some surveying and see what can be moved around for me to barge in.

 

[Elgen]

Best of luck with it mate. Sometimes it gets a bit hard to even squeeze a bit of space out for your music gear.

 

[Cell 2Dee]

Best of luck with it mate. Sometimes it gets a bit hard to even squeeze a bit of space out for your music gear.

Thanks mate, I'm getting worried now about not being able to do my music.

 

[The Arkitekt]

yo a minimal setup does not take up that much room at all, shit I don't even have a bedroom or room to myself where I'm living, I make beats at the dinner table, got my axiom sittin on a chair, laptop on the table, speakers, sub, etc. I'm guessing you don't have racks of equipment, money for acoustic treatment, etc., so a dinner table would probly do fine for you too, make the best out of what you got.


"Now we gotta make the best of it, improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin, shit happens, I Ching, whatever man, we gotta roll with it." -Tom Cruise in "Collateral"

 

[Elgen]

My little set up is proof that even with space you're sometimes too lazy to arrange everything you need to fit. Haha. My desk is doubling as space to do my school work, so everything is removable. Shouldn't be too hard for you to do something similar on your kitchen table.

 

[Cell 2Dee]

My little set up is proof that even with space you're sometimes too lazy to arrange everything you need to fit. Haha. My desk is doubling as space to do my school work, so everything is removable. Shouldn't be too hard for you to do something similar on your kitchen table.

That's a dope looking set up. I ain't got a kitchen table, but I've got a shelving unit in the front room behind the settee, so I'm thinking of going over there.

 

[Elgen]

Can't hurt to give it a test run. I'm guessing with a baby in the house you'll be using headphones most of the time anyway? You might not even really have to include space for speakers.

 

[Cell 2Dee]

Can't hurt to give it a test run. I'm guessing with a baby in the house you'll be using headphones most of the time anyway? You might not even really have to include space for speakers.

To start with I'll be using headphones, but then in future I'll be investing in some monitors. We've got a walk in closet that would be ideal for doing my music in, but my girl doesn't want to get rid of it no matter how much I plead.

 

[Elgen]

Haha, such is life I guess. I'm also perpetually saving up for monitors. My girl was awesome enough to get me those HD 280 pro's sitting on my desk for a Christmas present.

I'm going to be joining my girl in her apartment building at the end of the year. It's a small place, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, lounge and kitchen, so i'm going to be abit low on space for my set up too. Still want my damn monitors though. The upstairs neighbours make enough noise as it is, they could use a little retaliation!