Good evening @fpssdave , thank you for your participation.
I must admit that your Homme Studio is impressive, that you must enjoy composing.
I, who am only a poor guitarist and even less of a keyboard player, admire those who have the chance to play several instruments.
My eldest son played drums with his brother in a band and the sound was quite Californian rock.
Have a great holiday season.
Musical Friendship from Brittany.
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Hi, this is my humble and “definitely noob” Dungeon Synth Studio, I hope you like it at least half as much as I do 
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Hello @Dragoda and thank you for your participation .
I must admit that I am a little ashamed of the place where I spend time musically, given how pleasant it must be to compose on your music station .
In any case, thank you all for the motivation to change the layout of my sanctuary 
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Have a wonderful holiday season 
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Musical Friendship.
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Its still a work in progress.
Arturia Keylab 61 MkII
SparkLE
Minifreak
Microfreak
Minifuse 4
Deepmind 6
M Audio Venom
Korg MS20ic
Soundforce SFC5 controller
Soundforce SFC-OB controller
V Collection 11
Softube Console 1
Mac Mini M4 24Gb
Presonus Eris 8 Monitors
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Cork floor?
Knackered carpet
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A new word! It looked like cork so I thought: it’s for sound. 
Looking good.
I darent post photos of mine until it’s been tidied!
When you’re no longer in the first (or second, or third) flushes of youth like me, knackered is a great word!
@francoise Look up ‘Knacker’s Yard’ for the grim underlying meaning.
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Thank you, Yearofthegoat. It helps to see the word in context.
Cambridge dictionary: Knacker’s yard
a place where old or injured animals, especially horses, that are not suitable to be eaten by humans, are killed and their bodies processed so the body parts can be used.
I presumed the connotation was a bit negative. Knacker’s Yard is stronger.
Can you make a floor covering with dead injured horses? 
Funtmaster’s floor covering reminded of cork which made sense as sound absorption material though a bit frail.
If you’re into modular, how can it be tidy with all the patching cables? Sometimes, studios are so tidy you wonder if they’re being used.
The use of Knackered in English nowadays is mainly either a) tired or b) broken/worn out.
Some days I am both!
My studio doubles up as a place for my 3D printing, so gets pretty messy at times:
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Is that you amour-clad on your desk? You don’t look so tired!
Marvels Galactus.
Quite impressive!
Hi Pascal. I’m very late to this party but here is my cosy little space where I sit nestled between books and records.
I like a clear desk so my set up is a laptop running Ableton Live 12 and the following Arturia software:
V Collection X
Pigments
Augmented Mallets
With a Keylab 49 Essential keyboard.
The desktop synths on the shelves rarely get used.
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Good evening @Jonnie
No worries and thank you for sharing.
A beautiful place where the eyes are nourished by the real world to settle into musical poetry. Best regards.
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A new setup in November 2025, it gives me the impression of having new equipment (well, Cubase 15 Pro is already pretty good).
Une nouvelle mise en place Novembre 2025 , ça me donne l’impréssion d’avoir du nouveau matériel ( bon Cubase 15 Pro c’est déjà pas mal).
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@PascalH_HSMR_CIWA Happy music making in your new setup. I sometimes think I could benefit from a second screen.
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Haruki Murakami? I’m also a fan. I recently enjoyed Killing Commendatore (Le meurtre du commandeur) very much but I still don’t know why exactly. Maybe the intrusion of the unknown in a quite ordinary lusterless life.
I generally enjoy japanese litterature.
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Bonjour @francoise . Well spotted! Yes I am a fan of Murakami. I really enjoyed his latest, The City and its Uncertain Walls.
I understand what you mean about his novels. You can enjoy the journey through but often get to the end and wonder what on earth was that all about. And I suppose that is how “magical realism “ should be.
This is my small collection of books by Japanese authors.
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You’re a Murakami specialist!
I haven’t read The City and its Uncertain Walls; it’s relatively new (2023).
I don’t know why Killing Commendatore struck me as different from other Murakami works. ( 1Q84 and Kafka on the shore) Magical realism is quite apt. May be the realism pole was more important in Commendatore though the picture protagonist coming through the floor was quite magical. Until then there’s some mystery but no magic. You can attribute the dreamlike appearance of the Commendatore first as a dream. Unfortunately I gave the two Commendatore books to my sister- in-law.
I’ve read many Tanizaki and Mishima short and long novels. It took me some time to understand why the Mishima’s tetralogy is called The Sea of Fertility. The echoes through history like the waves in the sea. Many of his novels are like Japanese watercolors.
While shopping for 2nd hand books (bouquiner), I discovered books from Le picquier dedicated exclusively to Japanese (and Chinese) literature. I’ve read many of their books.
https://www.editions-picquier.com/
My “studio” is here among many others. The sub has been replaced with a Yamaha Hs8.
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