Editing Stations [photo]

[WRP]

Hi WRP,

I believe those are Rokit speakers? If so, how do you like them?

Yes, they are Rokit 5's. For a smaller monitor I feel they are the best bang for the buck.

You will wish you never said that now LOL! Ok, my current set up is the iMac in my sig / bamboo touch tablet / 1TB G-tech drive / Bose desk speakers and that is it!

How can improve it? baring in mind i have to have the one screen due to lack of working space. Programs i am using are:

• Premiere Pro CS6
• After Effects CS6 (learning slowly)
• Adobe Speedgrade (have no idea but wanting to learn)
• FCPX
• Photoshop

any suggestions to help me would be awesome. I also like talking shop so share away

My first step would be to get a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones. They are the industry standard for sound guys so you should be editing with them. A good pair of headphones are ideal. And obviously down the road I would get a tower with expandable storage and then the answer would be much more complex.

Down the road if you get serious I would get an external RAID array. My home system has this. It will allows faster read/write speeds and parity (if setup as a RAID5). You could only work off firewire but I use eSata.

Really, you have what you need to hit the ground running. Building an edit suite should be the last thing on your mind. You have all the tools to go and now it's time to build the skills. Equipment will come later. Honestly there's no right answer here. I cut full HD broadcast television shows on a Mac Mini. It's not about the tools, it's how you use them.

 

[iampaulb]

Equipment will come later. Honestly there's no right answer here. I cut full HD broadcast television shows on a Mac Mini. It's not about the tools, it's how you use them.

Cheers for the advice, i know what you mean. I am looking to sink some hard earnt pennies into a 550D as i have an idea in mind for a project for a bike shop to show case, Their DH / XC & Road riders...plus i know two of thier DH riders...so could be quite exciting

 

[Keebler]

Yes, they are Rokit 5's. For a smaller monitor I feel they are the best bang for the buck.



My first step would be to get a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones. They are the industry standard for sound guys so you should be editing with them. A good pair of headphones are ideal. And obviously down the road I would get a tower with expandable storage and then the answer would be much more complex.

Down the road if you get serious I would get an external RAID array. My home system has this. It will allows faster read/write speeds and parity (if setup as a RAID5). You could only work off firewire but I use eSata.

Really, you have what you need to hit the ground running. Building an edit suite should be the last thing on your mind. You have all the tools to go and now it's time to build the skills. Equipment will come later. Honestly there's no right answer here. I cut full HD broadcast television shows on a Mac Mini. It's not about the tools, it's how you use them.

thanks!

 

[LethalWolfe]

My first step would be to get a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones. They are the industry standard for sound guys so you should be editing with them. A good pair of headphones are ideal. And obviously down the road I would get a tower with expandable storage and then the answer would be much more complex.

To borrow a phrase, no one ever got fired for buying 7506's but I don't think they are necessarily the best set of cans. My suggestion is always to take some samples of audio you typically work with to a local music store and audition a number of different headphones to find a pair that not only accurately reproduces your sample audio but are also comfortable on your head and ears.

I did this and ended up with a pair of Sennheiser HD-280 PRO Headphones and I love them. I felt they sounded better than the 7506's (and the other half dozens cans I tried on) and the 280's did the best at blocking out external noises which means I could help save my hearing by working at lower volume levels when I had to use headphones. I know some editors that like using noise cancelling headphones but every time I try them I get an odd sense of vertigo so they are a no go for me. The 280's are a tight fight though so if you have a wide head they might be uncomfortable (they loosen up a little but not a lot).

With all that being said I wear cans as little as possible because prolonged use of headphones will damage you hearing and using headphones provides a much different aural experience than using speakers so they aren't good to mix with.