Home studios: I'll show you mine if you show me yours!
In this casual, single‑speaker YouTube walkthrough, J. Anthony Allen tours his home studio, describing each piece of equipment and how it supports his video‑creation and music‑production workflow. He begins by noting the abundance of displays that enable him to keep many applications open simultaneously. He points out a set of scores for a current project, an Ableton Push controller, a ROLI Seaboard keyboard, and a Stream Deck that he calls his "lifesaver." He highlights his new Focal Twin monitors, a large TV screen, and a swivel‑mounted microphone used for voice‑over recordings. The audio chain includes an Apogee Quartet interface and additional Focal Twin monitors. The central computer is a Mac Pro tower surrounded by numerous hubs and a massive hard‑drive tower, supplemented by portable and slot‑mounted drives. He also shows a handcrafted wooden desk piece, a turntable, and assorted hardware. Allen emphasizes that while the setup is elaborate and not necessary for everyone, it provides him with everything needed for filming and music work.
