VAN TOUR | Mobile MUSIC Studio & GAMING solar powered | VAN LIFE Musician
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Mobile solar powered MUSIC STUDIO & GAMING in a van.
Hi my name is Ricardo and thanks for watching my videos! I am a composer writing music for movies, TV shows and documentaries and I am living full time in my self converted campervan with a music studio running on solar power. ALL the music your hear in my vlogs I have composed and/or produced myself with all due respect to my fellow session musicians that performed on various tracks.
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00:00 INTRODUCTION
01:21 RAM PROMASTER
01:44 KITCHEN
03:14 HEATER
03:40 TOILET & SHOWER
04:06 BED & STORAGE
05:57 MUSIC STUDIO. SOLAR, INTERNET
09:37 OUTRO & THANK YOU.
#vanlife #vantour #mobilestudio 
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love the rear facing studio setup & window into the wild for inspiration!
Glad you like it!
Very impressive Ricky. I remember Bob Oakman wanted to do this with his bus years ago. Good to see you still doing what you do best!
Hey Scott!! Thanks a lot and please shoot me an email or txt. I was trying to reach out a while ago. 🙏🏻🙋🏻♂️
@@vancomposer Yea, I suck at social media! I tried the # I had in store, but that might've changed since. I'm still at 7530 on the last 4 if you wanna shoot me a text to confirm. We can go from there, but I have a simple project/request that does pay. Tschuuu
Hey Ricky, you used to teach me guitar. Great setup!!! Still working on my guitar playing, scales, arpeggios etc. Have moved over to more jazzy stuff but thanks for teaching me the basics. Always came in useful :) greets, Mark
Hey so cool to reconnect here! 🙋🏻♂️
damm i been looking so long for this van conversion, im working full time as a waiter until december to buy a van to busk and practice. My head was so tired of looking at conversions design. this is perfect, im going with this. New follower.
Glad to hear that. I've made some upgrades since this video, like adding lithium batteries, making the solar panels tiltable, and building a roof deck.
Awesome setup. Keep living the life the rest of us only dreams about.
Thank you, I will try not to wake-up since I can't believe it's real either. ;-)
Thank you for sharing this, I have the same need and your agencement is perfect, superb result! I hope I can make this project one day!
Thanks for watching and glad you like my van, best of luck with your build.
This is very inspiring! I'd love to see a video about the steps you took to build this (different gear and their power consumption, etc)!
Glad you like it! I will do a build video eventually with some pictures and short videos I took. As for the gear, I basically just measured my equipment in the studio with a watt meter and tried to cover as much as possible with the solar and lots of guessing. But after a while you start to get a feel for what you can use and for how long.
@@vancomposer Thank you so much for answering! :)
Thanks for the tour! Interesting to see the ins and outs of your rig, and the considerations you had to make.
Thanks, mostly trial & error. Luckily only a few errors, well nothing serious really but I had pre-build a shower enclosure with a cassette toilet as well and couldn't finish that build in time and went on the road first.. then realized I dont need any of that and ripped it all out later. BIG win on extra space!
I love everything about this. So cool!
Glad you like it. 🙋🏻♂️
I love the van build, very unique design
Thanks a lot for watching. 🙋🏻♂️
Du lebst meinen Traum :) das einzige was fehlt ist ne Vocal booth.
Freut mich das es dir gefällt! Gesangsaufnahmen habe ich hier drin schon gemacht, geht ganz gut.🙋🏻♂️
Uau fantástica ideia !!!
Obrigado! :-)
My man living the life! Awesome :)
Glad you like it!
Unfassbar praktisch. Freu mich schon das alles real zu sehen. So cool einfach. 🤙
GUTE views genießen dann! 🤙
Lieber Ricky, vielen Dank für das tolle Video, das ist sehr inspirierend :-)
Das freut mich, besten Dank!
Damn! NICE!
Thank you. 🙋🏻♂️
super und bewundernswert
Vielen lieben Dank. 🙋🏻♂️
💥Wow this is as crazy as brilliant🤘😃
Awesome 👍
Ah thank you! 🙋🏻♂️
Thats so inspiring 😍 I've been searching for someone doing that! Thanks for sharing
Glad to hear and thanks for watching. 🙋🏻♂️
been watching van tour for few years now and this must be one of the coolest van ever!
Thanks for watching! 🙋🏻♂️ It's a special layout for sure serving my needs. Waste of space if you just want to travel with like two people. 😊
Just heard you are going to be visiting Gabe soon. Looking forward to seeing you again.
YES likewise!! :-)
I’m an amateur pianist and think the only thing preventing me from full time vanlife is not having a full sized keyboard. Cool to see that it has been done!
Since I don’t compose or play any other instruments, my build would probably be more flexible.
Awesome video and guitar shredding… safe travels!
Totally possible, you can even go with a more traditional build like having a queen size bed and storage below and have the piano sliding under. So many options. 👍🏻
@@vancomposer thanks for the inspiration! I went down an internet rabbit hole, searching for keyboards in vans! Not much footage to be found though.
I love the idea you gave.. the way your keyboard is oriented but under a big bed is genius.
@@RSMoreno Ah thanks, glad to hear. My desk is really just as simple plywood build. As a matter of fact doing the same in my previous studios for years. the entire desk needs a bit of a rise so your legs clear below, but that is very easy to do. And the table legs are from IKEA. Obviously in the van I had to secure it much more on the sides as well and the storage keeps it sturdy as well. There is certainly not much to no information online. You just don't see lots of people doing this, it is also such a special lifestyle that requires the right circumstances in your personal life.
Wow 😀 I record too I love what you did thanks for videos
Fantastisch, großes Kompliment. Beste Grüße aus Köln, Udo
Vielen lieben Dank!
inspiring stuff indeed. Hoping to do something similar - but recording other artists/bands in the UK. I got the gear and the knowledge, all I need now is a van and the balls to do it. Good luck sir.
Thanks, glad you like it. Certainly also nice to have a mobile studio for recording mainly or using the van as a control room and using something like VST Connect and the artist is in another room in a building.
Amazing!!
Thanks, glad you like it! 🙋
AWESOME!!!
Thank you brother! 🙏🙋🏻♂️
So dope
Glad to hear, thanks for watching. 👍🏻
So cool.. I may do this once the next big pay check is in hehe
You should! Best decision I ever made!
eu amei o seu video e seu canal parabéns meu amigo 😍😍👏🏻👏🏻
Obrigado! ☺
@@vancomposer 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍
It was great meeting you at the production Music conference. Hope to see you again next year
Hey likewise! Safe travels! 🙋🏻♂️
So cool man, so cool! I did 3 years in my van and was using a little laptop to create electronic music. When COVID came around I moved back into a house and have been soaking up the luxuries of a full studio. I'm moving back into my van next year and really don't want to say goodbye to my studio, so I'm planning to recreate the studio in the van.. most of all I love my PC and want to keep that with me and not go back to a laptop. Nice to see somebody who has done this :) Also nice to see a fellow Cubase user :) take care my friend. I have subscribed.
That's awesome and as you can see a full PC is totally possible. I actually build a new one a year ago shortly after I filmed the tour. Safe travels, Thanks!! 🙋♂
i came for the van, i liked for the setup, i subscribed for the shirt!
I am glad to read that, so welcome! :-)
Es lo mas chingon que he visto en los últimos 2 años que he querido hacer esto!!
Felicitaciones por tu proyecto logrado!! you are a champion!!
Saludos desde México, todavía...
Muchas gracias y mi alegre que te gusta tanto! ☺️ Es relativamente fácil tener esta vida y puedes ahorrar mucho dinero pero cuesta al principio, comprar el van y la construcción.
@@vancomposer Gracias por contestar!!
Sé que ahorras mucho dinero, vives aventuras increíbles, conoces infinidad de lugares inimaginables, espectaculares además de mucha gente nueva, yo llevo mas de un año investigando sobre esto...
Pero el tema de los ingresos es lo que necesito resolver para dar inicio, ya que es la llave mágica hacerlo realidad y que funcione de verdad y así dar inicio al proyecto y seguir adelante sin tener que regresar..!!
A mi me surgió la idea de hacerlo porque prácticamente lo de viajar y tocar he hecho por muchos años, pero diferente, porque de una u otra manera siempre tengo que volver a casa por no tener el vehículo adecuado para pasar las noches, para dormir y seguir adelante.
Es muy incomodo el tener que dormir en un auto o camioneta sin los aditamentos necesarios para descansar adecuadamente y no despertar con la espalda molida por la incomodidad ademas de la necesidad de usar un baño por las mañanas...jejeje
Yo me dedico a tocar y antes viajaba de noche o de madrugada de regreso a casa hasta que un día tuve un accidente después de muchos años... Me quedé dormido y desde ahí he decidido ya dormir en el carro o en el vehículo que valla pero siempre despierto muy adolorido y con la firme idea de acondicionar una camioneta para poder dormir cómodo jejeje, creo que me entiendes perfectamente!!
Y bueno, la cosa es resolver en que lugares me voy a presentar a tocar para sacar recursos para seguir adelante, que eso ya lo he hecho pero viajando en transporte público y es toda una odisea, era mucho trabajo porque iba cargando tooodas mis cosasv viajando, caminando, de aventón y en la noche pues necesitaba un techo para dormir y era caro el hospedaje y tampoco podía llegar muy lejos, siempre tenía que regresar...
El caso es que el ver tus videos me ha dado muy buenas ideas y mucho animo para retomar el plan para hacer y llevar esta nueva forma de vivir...
Saludos!!
Very cool, a full time musician that still has a sink lol!! Clean build my friend. I hope to do the same one day.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome Studio/Home!!!!! I've been following you on IG for a few months now and just subscribed! I've been thinking about building out a Van Studio/Home for my music producing son......Well that's ONE way to finally get him out of the house🤣 LOL J/K (but seriously😏)
Ah thanks for following and best luck with the build, I can highly recommend! :-)
Sehr cool!
Besten Dank! 🙋🏻♂️
Einfach genial.
Besten Dank. 🙋🏻♂️
i love it
Thanks for watching!
Great stuff man! Geil dass du mit deinem Computer deutsch sprichst:)))
Besten Dank! :-) Habe ich als Kind schon von geträumt, eines Tages wird Star Trek Wirklichkeit.
Another great setup with multiple monitors in mind. I'm planning to find remote work and eventually live in a van/truck/bus. I also play guitar and a little keyboard so my build will be centered around my computers and monitors initially, now thanks to this I'll include a keyboard.
I'm probably thinking more of a box truck or bus now because I still want a bit of creature comfort of a bed and toilet/shower.
Question: What's a good headphone for recording?
Thanks, glad you like it and GREAT your are going mobile. I love vanlife and have no plans changing that anytime soon even though I am mostly in LA right now and summer is always a brutal time. For headphones I use Beyerdynamic DT770 & 880 PROs.
Your van is AMAZING!!! That's all I would need to be happy! Ricardo, to which nationwide gyms do you belong?
Glad you like it and I am very happy with it! 😊 I do use Planet Fitness primarily as they usually have better parking but I do also have a membership with Anytime Fitness which is very nice to have in rural and small towns where usually there is no PF around. Another thing to consider with PF is they have a 10 visit limit per month if it is not your home gym but that has never been an issue for me so far and you can also change the gym if you stay in an area for a while.
Nice setup. We looked at installing solar for our travel trailer and ultimately the poor ROI of solar and the added weight just didn't make sense. It would have taken about 4 years to see any real savings over a good quiet generator even at $3.00/ gal for gas.
In Deutschland hätte der TÜV das Ding schon lange stillgelegt. Respekt für den Eigenbau ....
DANKE, irgendwas bestimmtes was du glaubst der TÜV denn bemängeln würde?
@@vancomposer Nein das war mehr ein Gefühl... 😄
@@achimfrommhold1793 Ah ok. :-) Weil gibt auch vanlifer in D, auch wenn ich es dort dafür selber nicht so spannend finde. Aber andere Regionen in Europa. Mag sicherlich sein das es lokales Regelwerk gibt, was an machen Stellen den Ausbau komplizierter macht. Aber im Groben sollte es auch dort gehen.
Very inspiring, awesome work! I would love to know more about your budget for this build
Glad you like it. The van was 37K USD$ including taxes new from a dealership and the materials 10K but no labour costs since I built it all myself. I could have probably saved about 1K if I knew better what I was doing but it still came out well enough. The investment paid itself off by now and I am saving a lot due to not having a high rent anymore and on top you would still need to pay for a car.
Wow .. as i watched the video i was thinking 100 grand easy.
Man u r a genius. Bless up!!
bester Van
Awesome set-up, love the van. Only thing I would add would be a slate VSX for the perfect mixing environment :-) . Would be interesting to see what your whole studio set-up, hardware, software etc. consists of. Although I can remember a video you did a few years back if I'm correct.
Glad you like it! And thanks for asking will do that in a future video. My PC will retire as soon as prices are back to normal and I can build a new one. To many scalper prices at the moment. Further acoustic treatment is an option I am keeping open, but it really changes a lot closed vs open doors and I want it to be as minimal and good looking as possible. The walls will shrink a lot if you put up fat panels. Maybe one day I find an audio acoustic engineer who has a clever idea, it for sure will require a custom approach.
@@vancomposer Thanks for the reply! I did not mean adding more acoustics, like you said the walls will shrink haha. Think the set-up is good as it is. I meant the slate VSX headphones, those are a whole new monitoring experience by themselves. Just something I thought would fit your set-up and situation well :-)
@@doubleyoud Ah I will check them out! Thanks for the tip. 👍
Ich finde dein Video sehr gelungen, vor allem der Anfang und die deutschen Einlagen haben mir gefallen. Gerne hätte ich den Bus mit dir zusammen gebaut! Insgesamt ist das Video sehr professionell!
Besten Dank!! 🙋🏻♂️ Irgendwann baue ich mir einen für Europa, dann komme ich drauf zurück. 😊
@@vancomposer WOW echt mega ! Hast du ein Video wo du Schritt für Schritt erklärst wie du den gebaut hast oder kennst du ein Video wo du mir empfehlen könntest?:)
@@awayke8461 Danke! 😊 Im Detail leider nicht, aber irgendwann bastel ich mir mal ein Video aus Fotos die ich gemacht habe. Vanbuild tutorials gibt es endlos über die Suche.
Wow, so inspiering. Makes me getting more courius about continuing my own project to built a tiny home and musicstudio in a ex - delivery car. Still wondering about what kind of solar systen I should built in. Can you please tell me what you run with your solar system? Studioequipment, waterpump, fridge, anything else?
Glad you like it and good luck with your own build. To your question, everything in the van that needs power draws from the battery bank. First simple step to determine what you would need is to get a watt meter that plugs in between your outlet and your equipment.
do you have a tour of the desk build? i.e. the piano drawer?? I would loved to see that. hoping to start a similar desk build shortly
Thanks, I will do build out video at some point. The desk is total simple design made out of plywood. The keyboard is fixed and mounted to some plywood mounts with some strong right angle brackets left and right. Make sure to put some rubber pieces at the corners so you don't hurt your knees.
Sau!! Love it! Watched it all and really enjoyed the detail. Favorite State to hang out?
Thanks SAU! Wherever the weather is nice for sure, but I must say I LOVE the desert, except during summer. In general western half of the USA.
Maan, youre van is dope. How long did it take u to build this?
I know 1 thing.. it is heavy so fresh tires r a must, but i do absolutely love it.
Ive had my 27' Rv since 2014 .. i lived in it but its been in storage a few months now.
Im doing a studio in that too so now ive been considering my Solar upgrades and power needs.
This is the best mobile studio ive seen on RUclips so far.. ive watched about 3 or 4 over that last 6 yrs or so.
Just got to tell u, this is excellent. Much more than a studio, which is what i was researching here.
Peace
Glad you like it! Since I also live in it full time it had to check off multiple boxes and the studio was absolutely crucial. I think the initial build was like 4 months to be able to move in and then changes along the way the past years. Since you have an RV you know yourself with time you figure out what you really need.
Thank you very much for sharing this! May I ask how big your fridge is?
Glad you like it! It's the Dometic CFX35 with 32 liters storage volume.
Ok but wait what about the bathroom??
Wow! Assembled like a well-made telecaster.
But now to the bottom line...
How much to buy and build? (even if aside from the recording equipment)
And curious at your guess of the minimum yearly cost to stay on the road..(health club membership included).
Looks like you've cut all the right corners.
Glad you like it. 🙋♂Total price tag was 37K USD for the van and another 10K for all the materials including the solar. So for 47.000$ it was ready to move in. Now I had not labor costs since I built it out myself but if you hire someone to do this (and might as well get better results especially on the wood work) you can easily add multiple Ks on top. Annual cost that is hard to answer since it depends on personal needs. How much I pay for gyms, about 55$ a month because I have two for more flexibility. I would say I can stay under 1K$ for basic living costs. A big factor is GAS depending on how much you travel. In general quality vanlife has always high expenses upfront and every so and so years bigger investments, like for example I just bought new batteries and they are lithium this time for 3.5K$. But if you split that over a good 5 year life span you are looking into what you easily pay for electrical costs in an regular place and you have the freedom. Same goes for the total cost of the van, I calculate it over the period I would have paid rent for like 5 years in a city and its paid off by then and I really start to safe a lot. Anyways hope that helps. 👍
Great work, I would love to talk to you this.
Hi Ricky, this is really awesome. I have been interested in a nomadic lifestyle for a while but it still seems a ways off for me. I am just curious if you don't mind, what would be the price range on a setup like this? I know there are a lit of variables but let's just say bare minimum, what do you think one could get by with spending and have a decent liveable setup?
Thanks, glad you like it. I wish there would be a simple answer to your question. I bought my van new, because I couldn't find anything used and most important in time. So the vehicle was 37K$ with tax and registration and then another 10K$ for all materials of which I would say I wasted up to 1K since I didn't really knew what I was doing and ended up getting rid of some things later, like a shower enclosure and cassette toilet. I would keep some of the leftover materials and re-use them for other projects in the years at least. So I would say if you do all labor work yourself as well, 5-10K$ on top of whatever van you can find. Also I am expecting a big post-COVID used campervan market building up soon. Hope that helps. 🙋
Hi Ricky! Nice setup! I am looking to set up some studio monitors in my ambulance conversion. I want to avoid the inverter and use a car 12v amp into passive monitors. Have you tried anything like this? Do you have any advice you could lend me on this? Thank you!
Thanks, glad you like it. Since active speakers don't draw that much power so wouldn't an inverter since its usually not more then 20% on top. And there is just way less options on passive speakers. But if that's how you like to do it then a decent 12 volts car amplifier should work. In case you will connect it to solar I would install a 12 volts regulator with enough amperage in between since the higher solar charging voltage might fry the amplifier otherwise. Some of rocker switches LEDs died this way for example after a while but now I put regulators in between so they get a steady 12V.
Pretty cool setup! What are your go to plugins for guitar, soft synths, mastering etc...?
Glad you like it! I started using Amplitube and love it. Synth SO MANY, I have tons of Kontakt libraries, Halion, Omnisphere etc etc etc. for mastering I use Waves plugins like their Multiband compressor and the L2, Oxford Inflator.
@@vancomposer nice! I love Amplitube! Been meaning to try omnisphere. Keep it up man
the music you're recording in the video sounds brilliant.. Where do you hide the drummer and the drum kit"/? is he under the Murphy bed?
Thanks glad you like it! 🙋🏻♂️ The drummer is all Grooveagent by Steinberg.
Hi Rick, looks amazing! One question though, I'm doing the same but in an old campervan and I'm having trouble with whitenoice on my interface inputs. How did you do your power supply in a way that you have no trouble?
Thanks and sounds like a grounding issue. Have you used your setup connected to shore power or if not any way you could test that to close in the problem? Unfortunately in a van there isn't much grounding mass to begin with, but depending what inverter and solar gear you are using many have a ground connection and you can wire it to your vans body. Hope that helps.🤷🏻♂️🤔
@@vancomposer thanks man! Got a pure sinewave converter and 300W solar panel but got rid off the shore power connection, but I will check out the grounding you suggested!
I love a lot, and i think i'm gonna do the same!!!, but i wonder something, how do you wash yourself??
Glad to hear you are considering a nomad lifestyle! At least here in the USA there are plenty of large fitness chains with gyms spread all over the country. I have two memberships and pretty much daily access to showers there if I want. If I am camping for extended times and don't go for super sweaty hikes it doesn't bother me to skip showers for a couple of days. Also I do have a solar shower and seen some pretty cool other solutions but you will run through your water supply fast. And lets not forget lakes and rivers as long as you use environmental friendly soap.
Hey! Awesome video! I was wondering if you'd taken any steps in regards to the layout design to improve the acoustics of the van or do you mostly work with headphones. Thanks in advance from a starting sound engineer looking to get into van life :3
Thanks a lot for watching and good luck to you! 👍🏻As for your question, acoustics in a van will always be a compromise. To me the freedom and inspiration BY FAR outweigh any of the cons. I had periods where the monotony of staring at the same walls in a regular studio would make me compose bad music or nothing at all no matter having better acoustics. When my doors are open the speaker sound is very decent and yes I transitioned using headphones most of the time now and realized I even prefer that in many cases and it's totally enough for my type of work. Worst I can always rent a place somewhere to mix if needed and in big film productions that is the standard anyways. Hope that helps. 🙋🏻♂️
Great info. I used headphones alot when i was living at home lol.. it was still nice using those.
What kind are u using if u dont mind me asking.. all i remember is to use good reference headphones and reference monitors.
@@koollee You are welcome. I use the Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 250 Ohm most of the time for working because I love the isolated feel and vanlife is not always Instagram beautiful places, it can well be a boring parking lot with noise around or I have my vents blasting into my face in the summer. For final mixing I also do have the DT 880 which are a bit more balanced in frequency.
nicee was wondering how long can you use your pc before the batteries need to be charged?
On a full charge 10+ hours in darkness. I prefer to work during the day and cover most or all power needs with solar. The batteries will compensate if the sun is not strong enough.
Do u miss a sub sometimes to mix low frequency events or are u just fine mixing low end on headphones?
I have never used a sub woofer even in a regular studio. Buddy of mine who works and lives in a trailer has one though.
This is a personal question, but can you tell me how much you invested in the total package: van, outfitting, and all your gear? Thank you. Your setup is so many people's dream. Nicely done!!!!
Thanks, glad you like it and no problem asking. I first looked around for a used van but couldn't find anything and I needed this to be ready asap, otherwise would have had to extend my house lease and that would have cost me even more. So I bought it new for 37K$ with tax and registration and another 10K$ for the build out. I would say could have saved 1K$, bought some things I didn't need, a bit to much material etc.. You make mistakes when you do it the first time and can't really ask anyone for advice. But obviously still saved A LOT because of no labor cost.
@@vancomposer Thanks so much for your information. You did a really great job of organizing such a small space. :-)
Is your CC121 fader quite noisy as well? Mine seems to be very clickety.
If it is following a channel with many little automation changes you can certainly hear it... but I have retired it for now and switched to a tablet starting to implement that into my workflow and creating my own custom template. I will miss that motor fader for sure and wish a someone would just sell ONE motorized one.
hi. cool van! i am doing somehting similar in my ambulance :) could you give me some pointers please on your monitors setup please? i was thinking 12v amp into passive mini monitors to avoid using the inverter. I am struggling to find some decent mini passive monitors though. Would love if you could share some wisdom! Thank you!
Glad you like it and cool you are mobile as well. I am using active speakers since the late 90s so unfortunately I have no idea what is still available on the passive end. Only remember the good old NS-10s back in the day. But the good is that most audio equipment doesn't need much power to begin with and the inverter will add maybe 20%. So you are probably better and cheaper off just going the active route and also gives you way more options and smaller speakers to choose from. Also sound is somewhat more balanced in a closed system vs a maybe cheap external amp. Hope that helps.
@@vancomposer hi! thanks so much for your reply. it seems like that is the route most people go down. i like the idea of having self balancing ones too like the ilouds or something. do you get any noise however from the inverter? i asked a similar question on another video and they said it hummed a lot. maybe it wasnt a pur sin wave. thanks again!
@@dougiestewart8765 Pretty much all inverters have cooling fans build in that will turn on/ off depending on the power load. The only way I can avoid or reduce that is by using two. One dedicated to my PC but that one doesn't have a shore power option so I need to re-connect to the second inverter which is completely silent when on shore power but would constantly have the fan kick in on 12 volt and that got annoying after a while. You might be able to find a model with passive cooling but then again limitations on available models. My AIMS 600 watt can also charge the batteries when connected to shore power.
Is the reason you don’t need to deaden the walls and ceiling w sound panels that you are recording only w electric instruments? If you were playing acoustic guitars and singing, I assume you’d need to soften the surfaces? (Which could also provide some insulative value?) I ask bc my son is a singer-songwriter, and I would think he’d need more of a classic sound-studio surface treatment if he did a build. Is that correct thinking or am I off-base?
Thanks for asking, the acoustics in here will always be a compromise and that is ok for me. I still think I write better music because I enjoy the traveling so much. Hanging thick foam on the walls to absorb specific frequency would just shrink the room to where it becomes unpratical to also fulltime life in it. And when I open all the doors that changes it all over, especially in regards to bass getting trapped in here when doors are closed. I work with headphones also and even the speakers sound is ok. For my needs acoustic guitar sound fine too.
Awesome. What was the cost?
Thanks! 🙋🏻♂️ 5 years ago 37K$ for a new van and 10K$ for all the parts. No labor cost but that would add a hefty chunk if you hire someone to build it instead. Now since then I replaced also my batteries with lithium which costs some Ks.
What about your monitors (screens)? ✋🏻
Do you mean what brand or if they can keep up with the vibration (no problems with that)?
Awesome. Living my dream! How are you earning money from your music production?
Thank you Russell, YES it is a dream! I make most of my income from TV, production music for libraries, direct composition. Then movies here in the US but still low budget. Demo songs for developers like Steinberg.
@@vancomposer Nice! Thanks for your reply! I've been doing some of that, but quite a slow progress. I subscribed, sincerely wishing you the best, and looking forward to seeing more of your videos and hearing more of your music!
@@RussellNollenMusic Ah good luck with that! And thanks for following along. I am very slow though with videos, it is so time consuming to make them, I rather make music. 🤷🏻♂️😊
what was the model of van did he say?
2017 RAM Promaster 3500 high roof extended.
Hi , I'm about to run my van. I have 2 230Ah AMG battery with 300w solar pannel. I'm not having so much energy. What's your suggestion?
Hey, unfortunately I can't give you a simple answer to that since it totally depends on what you want to power with your system and when and where. You have about a good 200ah usable energy if the batteries are healthy and then some buffer to have stuff running like a frig through the night. With 300 watts solar it might take a while to recharge depending on how much you empty them. But then also if you drive a lot, you can have your alternator co-charge.
@@vancomposer Thank you soo much, unfortunately 300w are half time slower than yours. I have a fridge and battery do not give so much power. I think I'm gonna double that. Better to have more than less
@@banderlust Best would be to get a simple house watt meter and measure how much your equipment really needs and for how many hours you are running it.
@@vancomposer AMAZING. I checked today my battery went from 13.1 to 12.7 during the afternoon. Im not shure they are 100% functional. Anyway I think I'll put other 2
@@vancomposer I just find out the battery are good, once I plug my laptop(180w) the battery tension goes from 13.0 to 12.0, the inverter feel battery are done and it doesn't work
Do you have some similar issues?
Did you get Ableton 12 yet?
I am a longtime Cubase user and also do work for the company from time to time. Honestly no chance for a switch to anything else. ☺️
That's right you've mentioned this before. I looked at the monitor and somehow I thought it was Ableton my mistake
All good!
What midi keyboard is that?
Studio-Logic SL-990 but got rid of most of the casing. It's basically just the keys and a small circuit board anyway.
@@vancomposer LOL, thats some amazing customizing. I am very happy for you that you made it work.