Worklog: Building my Internet Broadcast Studio [13/11:Tour Video! | 56k.lol]

ojk007 · 27th July 2010, 12:55 AM

Update 8/8
Good photos are finally up, I've nearly finished all the hardware. I'm moving onto the software now so the website, workflow and titles.

Photos!
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...3&postcount=35

Or slideshow!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ojk007/...79662920/show/

Walkthrough!

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Hey all,

Thought I'd let you all in on a little (read: massive) project of mine. I'm about six weeks into building and have for the most part gathered and paid for all the parts.

The last thing I'm waiting for is a Tricaster Studio which should be here very very soon (cannot wait... literally CANNOT wait).

Before anyone jumps in, yes, this is heavily inspired by both Revision3 and TWiT. The studio itself is very similar to the early TWiT studio. My budget is absolutely shoestring for what I am doing, so there is a unique blend of both brand spanking new shiny equipment, and gaffered up drawers.

I'm aiming for an August 11th launch, no idea if I can actually make that as I still have a ton of work (making music, titles, and finishing the drupal module to enable me to do multi-format multi-feed podcasting).

A little background for those interested, skip if you just want to oggle pictures.

Its called The Novede Network.
It will be predominately live to tape panel based talk shows covering tech and music news, music movies and games, geek shit, and world news.
There will be pre recorded location shows, and hopefully mobile networks willing, live location shoots.

heres a relatively old pic of me testing the main camera (hv40)

Onto the Photos!

Apologies I took these with my desire.

First up my amazing rack. You'd be amazed how cheap a good rack goes for on ebay, scored this for $80. The servers are all second hand except for the NAS.

Speaking of which, this NAS is in a brand new chenbro case (because the case I had, did not have nearly enough airflow for 8 HDDs).

It packed with 8 2TB Caviar Greens, a LGA775 Celeron (I think), 8GB of ram, and a 1TB OS drive/scratch drive. It runs FreeNas with the 8 2TB drives running in a single ZFS pool of RAID6 giving me 14.7TB of formatted space and about 11.7TB of usable space. (at least I think, I don't quite understand that part of the readout

).

I will need roughly 10TB a year, assuming 5 shows a week storing a single DVD quality archive of each show, and retaining the encoded versions for two weeks.

I cut myself quite a few times cable tying this beast, I had to goto my day job with a massive emo scar down my wrist XD

This screen/keyboard ties into a physical KVM, but everything can be admin'd remotely. Unless the shit really hits the fan.

For pulling in guest via the internet I'm building a box dubbed skynet. It will house 4 computers, I/O for video and audio, and usb. At the moment budget stipulates it must wait a month or so. For the time being it will just be a hackjob of cases, eventually it will look like these renders.

Going into the Studio

My wall of cables

The couch for guest/audience

The studio

Guest backlight

Boom for location recording

The main screen assembly

Guest Camera

Wide angle and host cam in the bg

The back of the mixer a PreSonus StudioLive (picked because it means I don't need tons of outboard gear for dynamics and eq. Its all in the box

)

Under the desk

The neat under the desk

The aforementioned gaffer mounted drawers and my second gigabit switch, power conditioner/distributer and headphone amp (the sole piece of behringer)

Requisite turntable

My side of the desk

My view

I had to include a shot of my monitors, I love them to death

And a few shots of the wall to round this post out. To explain, I'm an insane audiophile (comes from being an audio engineer) so I tend to buy cds or vinyl of everything to get the quality. And yes, I bought all of that.

Theres still absolutely tons for me to do, so I'll keep this updated.

s3kemo · 27th July 2010, 9:40 AM

I don't know shit about running a radio station, I'm just looking at the pics but it looks awesome so far!

Also digging the custom 4-PC case a lot. I'm very keen to follow the modding process for that one. It looks like you drew it up in Google Sketchup, right?

ipex · 27th July 2010, 11:38 AM

shit that's a better setup compared to some of the traditional community radio stations i've seen ,

tek_01 · 27th July 2010, 12:29 PM

Thats awesome, Looks like you have got it all set up for the most part

where'd you get those cable trays from that are under the desk if you dont mind me asking?

ojk007 · 27th July 2010, 2:05 PM

Thanks guys.

I've done a bit with SYN in Melbourne and yeah this is a step up.

There's going to be video aswell, in fact that's a major part.

Totally sketchup, ill have a detailed log of that one.

The cable rack are something like $39 from IKEA and are bloody amazing.

Pugs · 27th July 2010, 2:30 PM

that is pretty cool shame about some of the photos...

disguisey · 27th July 2010, 2:57 PM

how much total have you spent on the setup? If you don't mind

MorgzMods · 27th July 2010, 6:35 PM

jesus christ!

That is freaking nuts mate.

you certainly caught me out with saying it's on a budget. i've got no idea about most of that stuff. but i'd hazard a guess of around 20k? maybe that's a bit much, but i'll stick with it.

I wish you success, and i can't wait to see the modding process for that 4-in-1 beast!

Keep up the great work!

j03uen · 27th July 2010, 7:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ojk007

Thanks guys.

The cable rack are something like $39 from IKEA and are bloody amazing.

Got a few from IKEA as well. Cost for $20 a piece.

Nice set up you got going there.

ojk007 · 27th July 2010, 7:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by disguisey

how much total have you spent on the setup? If you don't mind

I haven't entered all the receipts yet, so I don't know the total cost. Lets just say I'm hoping to get some good sponsors within 6 months so I can start paying that all back, and I'm looking at about $500US a month for bandwidth.

The main reason I could keep it so long is because I designed and constructed everything. I've had help moving in big parts, and one desk was ikea (the white one) the other was a custom job that I didnt do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MorgzMods

jesus christ!

That is freaking nuts mate.

you certainly caught me out with saying it's on a budget. i've got no idea about most of that stuff. but i'd hazard a guess of around 20k? maybe that's a bit much, but i'll stick with it.

I wish you success, and i can't wait to see the modding process for that 4-in-1 beast!

Keep up the great work!

haha thanks mate, and don't worry very soon there will be video. It's cost a bit more than your guess. None of this boring picture stuff, I'm talking high quality video modding worklogs

disguisey · 27th July 2010, 7:27 PM

Have you got precautions just in case, things don't go according to plan?

ojk007 · 27th July 2010, 7:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by disguisey

Have you got precautions just in case, things don't go according to plan?

Insurance and a day job.

Provided growth does grow insanely I can survive for a year with my day job, which is why I'm focussing on building a strong community instead of just seeking sponsors.

Comma · 27th July 2010, 7:43 PM

How much did the Studio Live set you back? I'm bouncing ideas for something with motorized faders.

ojk007 · 27th July 2010, 7:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comma

How much did the Studio Live set you back? I'm bouncing ideas for something with motorized faders.

yeah about 3k, the studiolive doesn't have motorised faders. Presonus did this both for cost and becuase its one thing less to break down. And honestly after using many tascam digital desks at uni, I dont really miss the motorised fader that much. Its a solid desk though, the SL.

phantom220 · 27th July 2010, 9:55 PM

I'm not gonna lie, that is seriously impressive. Top job!

27th July 2010, 12:55 AM	#1
ojk007 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne! Posts: 1,276	Worklog: Building my Internet Broadcast Studio [13/11:Tour Video! \| 56k.lol] Update 8/8 Good photos are finally up, I've nearly finished all the hardware. I'm moving onto the software now so the website, workflow and titles. Photos! http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...3&postcount=35 Or slideshow! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ojk007/...79662920/show/ Walkthrough! ====== Hey all, Thought I'd let you all in on a little (read: massive) project of mine. I'm about six weeks into building and have for the most part gathered and paid for all the parts. The last thing I'm waiting for is a Tricaster Studio which should be here very very soon (cannot wait... literally CANNOT wait). Before anyone jumps in, yes, this is heavily inspired by both Revision3 and TWiT. The studio itself is very similar to the early TWiT studio. My budget is absolutely shoestring for what I am doing, so there is a unique blend of both brand spanking new shiny equipment, and gaffered up drawers. I'm aiming for an August 11th launch, no idea if I can actually make that as I still have a ton of work (making music, titles, and finishing the drupal module to enable me to do multi-format multi-feed podcasting). A little background for those interested, skip if you just want to oggle pictures. Its called The Novede Network. It will be predominately live to tape panel based talk shows covering tech and music news, music movies and games, geek shit, and world news. There will be pre recorded location shows, and hopefully mobile networks willing, live location shoots. heres a relatively old pic of me testing the main camera (hv40) Onto the Photos! Apologies I took these with my desire. First up my amazing rack. You'd be amazed how cheap a good rack goes for on ebay, scored this for $80. The servers are all second hand except for the NAS. Speaking of which, this NAS is in a brand new chenbro case (because the case I had, did not have nearly enough airflow for 8 HDDs). It packed with 8 2TB Caviar Greens, a LGA775 Celeron (I think), 8GB of ram, and a 1TB OS drive/scratch drive. It runs FreeNas with the 8 2TB drives running in a single ZFS pool of RAID6 giving me 14.7TB of formatted space and about 11.7TB of usable space. (at least I think, I don't quite understand that part of the readout ). I will need roughly 10TB a year, assuming 5 shows a week storing a single DVD quality archive of each show, and retaining the encoded versions for two weeks. I cut myself quite a few times cable tying this beast, I had to goto my day job with a massive emo scar down my wrist XD This screen/keyboard ties into a physical KVM, but everything can be admin'd remotely. Unless the shit really hits the fan. For pulling in guest via the internet I'm building a box dubbed skynet. It will house 4 computers, I/O for video and audio, and usb. At the moment budget stipulates it must wait a month or so. For the time being it will just be a hackjob of cases, eventually it will look like these renders. Going into the Studio My wall of cables The couch for guest/audience The studio Guest backlight Boom for location recording The main screen assembly Guest Camera Wide angle and host cam in the bg The back of the mixer a PreSonus StudioLive (picked because it means I don't need tons of outboard gear for dynamics and eq. Its all in the box ) Under the desk The neat under the desk The aforementioned gaffer mounted drawers and my second gigabit switch, power conditioner/distributer and headphone amp (the sole piece of behringer) Requisite turntable My side of the desk My view I had to include a shot of my monitors, I love them to death And a few shots of the wall to round this post out. To explain, I'm an insane audiophile (comes from being an audio engineer) so I tend to buy cds or vinyl of everything to get the quality. And yes, I bought all of that. Theres still absolutely tons for me to do, so I'll keep this updated. __________________ @ojkelly Last edited by ojk007; 13th August 2010 at 3:21 PM. Reason: Added title warning

27th July 2010, 11:38 AM	#3
ipex Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,428	shit that's a better setup compared to some of the traditional community radio stations i've seen , __________________ Ausbb- Australian BodyBuilding

27th July 2010, 12:29 PM	#4
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27th July 2010, 2:05 PM	#5
ojk007 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne! Posts: 1,276	Thanks guys. I've done a bit with SYN in Melbourne and yeah this is a step up. There's going to be video aswell, in fact that's a major part. Totally sketchup, ill have a detailed log of that one. The cable rack are something like $39 from IKEA and are bloody amazing. __________________ @ojkelly

27th July 2010, 2:30 PM	#6
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27th July 2010, 9:40 AM	#2
s3kemo (Taking a Break) Join Date: May 2003 Location: in a house Posts: 5,929	I don't know shit about running a radio station, I'm just looking at the pics but it looks awesome so far! Also digging the custom 4-PC case a lot. I'm very keen to follow the modding process for that one. It looks like you drew it up in Google Sketchup, right?

27th July 2010, 6:35 PM	#8
MorgzMods Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brisbane Posts: 675	jesus christ! That is freaking nuts mate. you certainly caught me out with saying it's on a budget. i've got no idea about most of that stuff. but i'd hazard a guess of around 20k? maybe that's a bit much, but i'll stick with it. I wish you success, and i can't wait to see the modding process for that 4-in-1 beast! Keep up the great work! __________________ 'Super' Cool Case Worklog - Completed

27th July 2010, 7:43 PM	#13
Comma Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth Posts: 3,455	How much did the Studio Live set you back? I'm bouncing ideas for something with motorized faders.

27th July 2010, 9:55 PM	#15
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