My Mac Studio & Studio Display Desk Setup Tour | Desk Accessories & Productivity Tips for 2022
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Today we're checking out my Mac Studio / Studio Display content creation and work from home desk setup. I write my Medium articles here, I edit my TH-cam videos here, and I manage all of my various content creation projects from this command center-style setup. My brand new M1 Max Mac Studio is at the center of it all with my brand new Apple Studio Display. Check out my setup to get tips on productivity for 2022!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Opening
0:46 - Intro
1:44 - My Deesk
3:12 - Storage
5:03 - Input Devices
5:50 - Monitors
9:13 - Microphone
9:43 - Audio Mixer
11:44 - Stream Deck Mobile
12:32 - HDMI Matrix
14:22 - Accessories
14:45 - Outlets
15:08 - HDD Dock
15:47 - iPhone Charger
16:40 - Monogram Creative Console
17:32 - Studio Monitors
18:16 - Cable Management
19:08 - Lighting
19:52 - Desk Chair
20:43 - Links & My Shop
21:30 - Outro
21:46 - Funny Business
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It takes years to get a setup that works - lot's of trial and error. refine, refine, refine. But once it's tuned in it's glorious!! Love the set up Matthew!
Thanks for watching, Raf! It’s a TON of trial and error with a lot of items getting sold used on eBay. Haha. Or returned to Amazon. 😋
Wow, this is one of the best video on desk setup! you explain it all , and show everything in detail! I watch other desk setup videos, and they gloss over the detail. I will re-watch this whenever I need inspiration.
Thank you! It's a little awkward for viewers because of the interview style, and I think the opening with shots of Omaha has tanked audience retention otherwise I think this video would have a lot more views. Too bad for those who clicked out early! Thanks for watching!
This is exactly the video I needed. I'm doing the old and new apple display setup in my music studio so this is super inspiring. Thank you!
So great to hear that - Thanks so much for watching!
I think “not looking at the camera” should be saved for interviews. I’d rather see a presenter look at me.(camera)
Duly noted! Thanks for the constructive feedback.
Phenomenal video! Attention to detail and OCD'ness off the charts (just how I like it!). Learned so much and bought some new gear. Thanks Matthew!!
The first interview style desk setup after Watching well over a few hundred hours of WFH setup videos. Outstanding production. Felt like a mini Netflix series. Earned a sub. 🍻
That's what I was going for! And to continue the style of desk setup videos I started when I made this one profiling my buddy Nick's desk setup: th-cam.com/video/5g3grdiwVew/w-d-xo.html
So glad you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing. Welcome to the channel!
Super cool and informative. Thanks for the detailed description of the main items. This took a lot of time to put together and I appreciate it. You gave me some ideas for when I create our studio - when we (finally) get our Mac Studio (mid to late June). Will use the affiliate links in this video if we purchase any of this gear.
Thanks, David! That’s the hope with these desk tour vids. I love watching other people’s tour vids to get ideas for my setup. I’m lucky to have a friend like Nick who’s always on the bleeding edge of efficiency. Excited for you to finally get your Mac Studio and trick out your studio setups. Would love to see what you come up with!
I’ve been a user of Audio Hijack since it was first released and it’s invaluable to me. That said, watching this video taught me a use case I’d never even considered before. Thank you for making this wonderful video.
It's great for a setup like this, but if you want similar controls over the volume of each of your apps without having an iPad and the Behringer app, you can use Rogue Amoeba's other incredible app SoundSource.
rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/
The amount of detail, time, and energy you put into this video shows you care about your work as well as the viewer experience; amazing job brotha!!! Love the intro and visualization on the city, and slow zoom in on your set up. To answer your question, and maybe it's a bit of being "conditioned" or a psychological effect, I personally prefer the direct look into the camera. For me;
1. It's more of an engaging connection when someone is looking directly at me, sharing information in a "1 on 1" setting.
2. It does throw me off when you're looking past the camera, and me as the audience, knowing that there's no one there physically lol.
With that being said, there's very minimal rules to follow when it comes to creativity, and whatever YOU feel most comfortable with; go for it! I applaud you for trying something "different," and I hope to see more content! Nothing but respect out here in #Vegas
Appreciate your feedback on the style of this video. Most likely going to do all my videos where I talk to the camera directly - it was great to be able to experiment with this one to figure out, for sure, that direct-to-camera is best. Thanks so much for watching!
Video full of knowledge and information. Thanks for sharing. Really appreciate it !! 😍
You're welcome! Thanks so much for watching!
Pretty slick Matt! I like the format. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Michael and thanks for watching!
That's a great setup... Thanks for sharing. I particularlynlike your use of the iPads for the sound and editing choices, I'd never have thought of that. Thanks again...
Yeah, the iPad situation was shown to me by my good friend, and now that I have them I can’t go back!
I love how it feels you are interviewed by someone. Idk but it feels refreshing.
That’s what I was hoping for!
Great video, Matthew, nice to see someone else's setup. Keep up the great videos!
Thanks, David! Appreciate you watching and commenting! The views are really picking up today!
DUDE! awesome video! end to end! Awesome awesome awesome!
Thank you so much for this !!!! Super super awesome!
You're welcome, Andrew! Thanks so much for watching it and commenting!
Wow your setup is amazing
It's been a lot of fun building it out!
You clearly present some nice ideas Matthew, thank you. I may incorporate a few into my audio production workflow, e.g. Pitaka and some cable management products.
Keep me posted! I hope to test or upgrade to new products as my edit bay evolves - can’t wait to make another tour video!
Happy to see you got all this pulled together from the trash can many of us made work as long as we could. Still I am maybe missing a link to source thunderbolt 2 adapters if I missed that in the break down I’d love to know as I have a 16TB back up I need to make what I can of for video work. Great video as always and the offset shot is good, it’s good to change things up now and then.
I'm glad my trash can is still going strong in my livestream setup. I really do love that computer, but it just couldn't export my videos fast enough. :( Here's an Amazon affiliate link to Apple's Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter. It's the best one out there to adapt older Thunderbolt to TB3 or 4.
geni.us/tb2totb3
And thanks for the kind words about the interview-style. Definitely getting mixed feedback!
very nice detailed setup video ... well done! ... I like the setup you got there! Also keen to see if the Monogram Creative Console fits in your workflow.
Thanks for being kind about my audio - I filmed this right before you helped me dial in the gain on the C300 during last week’s livestream. Ugh. Pains me to hear all that clipping. So far I’m LOVING that Monogram. For the first time I kinda enjoyed color correction!
Very cool usage of the X-Air with Audio Hijack. You basically built yourself a little GoXLR that actually works on Mac!
Thanks, John! I wish I could take the credit for it, but my good buddy Nick came up with how to use them this way. Check out his desk tour vid I made here: th-cam.com/video/mNYXQvX-swE/w-d-xo.html
The look off camera threw me at first but I quickly got acclimated to it, more like a documentary interview vibe. It's always good to try new things and TH-cam doesn't have to be any one thing all the time. Your setup is awesome. A lot of quality of life features that I would never think of and/or had never seen before
Thanks, Philip! Maybe I should do one MOCKumentary-style. 🤣 That could be fun. Thanks for the kind words about the setup - you can see it’s come a loooooong way. 😎
Until you mentioned it at the end I didn't even notice that you were looking slightly to the side. That's how good the video was!
Camera angle. So fascinating as I liked it but I was aware of it. Several times I had the thought that you were trying to give the illusion of talking to a person when in reality it was just a point of view decision. That made me consider the why of it and that led me to consider what you were thinking about your self image. Then I thought I needed to rewind to get all of the valuable information I had missed. I did think that being interviewed adds to a sense of your importance. Like someone had come to you to get your important perspective. (Which is what your viewers are doing but this facetiously "authorizes" you as you are not seemingly self imposing your expertise). Only we are aware of the "what's behind the curtain" aspect so it detracts ultimately from your credibility. (Even though your credibility is unassailable. So playing with this presentation method is just what it is... an exercise in creating, an informative exploration, an earnest approach to the next best practices paradigm. You are clearly an expert and sharing with us is invaluable. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I want to shadow you in your studio to make all of the gems you share really sink in and if ever that were to happen then you really could be talking to someone off camera.
Thanks for the kind words and honest feedback, Reed! I hadn't thought of the "authority"/importance point of view. THat's really interesting. I'm hoping to try to use livestreaming as a way to let subs "shadow" me in my studio - maybe with AR/VR we'll be able to get you in there virtually. Haha.
Dream setup for video editing!
I love it! Just need every monitor to be Studio Displays and maybe add a 96TB Promise PegasusPro… 😎
Great info Matt! FWIW, I like it better when you're talking to camera for this style of video.
Appreciate that! I think that‘a the general consensus in the comments. It was fun to experiment though!
Awesome set up Matthew! It’s almost like learning how to fly a C5😬
Haha - I often think of it as a cockpit!
Well done!! Subscribed!
Awesome, Jeff! Welcome to the channel!
I know I’m late to the party, that is a awesome setup you have there! (I sent this to my son as well-he’s in school going for something in the film industry)I’m hooked and interested to check out other video you have(and of course subscribed)….I just recently received a max studio and can’t wait to put it through its paces…
Welcome to the channel! And thanks for subscribing. Yeah, the ol' Command Center is quite a lot, but I love it. It helps my brain "see" what's on my plate for the day. Appreciate you sharing with your son! I remember film school...
Great video and really liked the format. Really interested to know how you're connecting the 4 monitors to the Mac Studio. Are you using up all the 4 thunderbolt ports at the back for the displays?
Almost! The Studio Display and two Thunderbolt Displays are connected to 3 of the 4 Thunderbolt ports. The 4th monitor is connected to the HDMI port. 👌🏻 Thanks for watching!
Excellent!
Thanks, Muhammad!
Hi Matthew, Thank you for this great content. I have bought the Behringer X Air Xr12, can you suggest a video to help with the set up and how to use audio hijack with the XR12?
Many thanks
Vic
Oh, Vic. I may be the bearer of bad news... I originally purchased the Air XR12 as well hoping I could do what I'm doing currently with my XR18 in my edit bay... I ended up having to return the XR12 because it didn't have USB connectivity with my computer and that USB connectivity was the key for getting Audio Hijack to see the mixer. The XR12 has a "USB Stereo Recorder" whereas the XR18 has a "Multi-Channel USB Audio Interface". That's the key difference between the two as it relates to my setup. I tried early on to use a separate USB audio interface with the XR12, but it was causing a bunch of feedback/delay issues when it was introduced between the XR12 and my computer.
As far as videos go that help to set things up exactly how I have it...I'm not aware of any. I looked. I ended up having to FaceTime with my buddy Nick to have him pilot the ship and get it all set up because it was a bit too complicated for me at the time. I think it still is. There was quite a bit of setup using the Behringer apps (yes, there were two) to get all the inputs, outputs and busses figured out.
Here's the video where I get it all up and running with Nick's help: th-cam.com/video/bEPpjuLibNU/w-d-xo.html
You'll even see the footage of the XR12 at the beginning - I can't remember if I mentioned having to return it for the XR18.
Nice Setup
Thanks, Gino!
Great video, after looking 2K times I still could not find the links to the awesome monitor mounting system used to mount/position them. Thanks!
Yes! Sorry!
Here's a link to the Jarvis Monitor Arms I use for the two Thunderbolt Displays: geni.us/JarvisSingleArm
And Fully (via Herman Miller now) doesn't sell the quad monitor mount I originally bought and they don't seem to have anything similar to it. :(
This monitor stand is about the closest I could find to what I originally bought from Fully: geni.us/DualMonitorMount
I really love your setup
Thank you so much! It's pretty crazy!
@@matthewTobrien I bought a mac studio because of your video HAHAHAHA , i feel this is the best setup, i tried a setup like 2 bottom 2 top, my neck hurts
@@MrAtomUniverse I love the Mac Studio! And yeah, 2 bottom 2 top would be tough. I up top is tricky for me sometimes, but fortunately I use it mostly for A/V Output in FCP and I just lean back in my office chair when I'm ready to watch full-screen playback of a full video or a portion of a video...
The off camera look worked for me because it felt like you were being interviewed ... Great production values...as always. (my latest edit desk update was using a white paint marker to highlight the XD card slot on external card reader.....its the small things that keep the broccoli chopping...ha)
Yeah, documentary-style! I thought it could be interesting, and it would match the video I made about Nick's command center. And it is the small things! 🔪🥦
2:05 the original revolutionary product from Promise technologies, back then silver was the only option. It won't take long for Lacie to introduce the 4 big. I remember being shocked at the performance of the. thunderbolt arrays after Yeats of firewire. PCs were dealing with the haphazard e-sata interface. Days of old as they say.
When Thunderbolt 1 came out it was 🤯
Wowwo great setup! Enjoyed the video. FYI, I grew up in Omaha!!
Awesome, John! I did not but after 10+ yrs living here it's definitely "home".
This was excellent video and informative
So glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 🤘🏻🙌🏻
@@matthewTobrien Enjoying your channel from Ireland 🇮🇪
Love it!
Hey Matthew,
Great job on the studio and on the presentation of it’s completion. I am interested in putting together my own desk. Would you have the specs on the materials used on your setup that would share? I’m not much on construction so I have to ask, does this piping come precut or did you have to cut/trim it to size? And how did you attach the shelving underneath to hold the components? Thanks for all the work and effort you put into your videos. I watch them repeated to learn all kinds of tips and ideas.
I was trying to track down the specs for you, Michael, but I'll need to be back in the studio to do a breakdown of all the pieces I used. Just a quick overview: the desk top is 4 2x10s from Home Depot. The riser is one 2x10. I think they were twelve footers that we cut down to something close to 9-ish feet. Then the piping is all from Menards (way cheaper than Home Depot) and none of the pipes are cut - we used combos of them to get the desk height close dialed in to what I needed.
Oh, we did use some 1x4s in zig zags across the bottom of the desk top to add more support. And we used a 2x6 that was 12ft long to run along the back of the desk to add more support so it wouldn't sway left and right. I also use that to mount a few small shelves to hold my sound mixer and a few other things.
Hope that helps! I'll try to get breakdown of all the pieces and their lengths to you!
@@matthewTobrien Hey Matthew. Did you use 1" or 1 ½" black pipe for your table base? Are the legs two 12" connected together with a tee? Last question: What did you use to fasten your board to the pipe? I see the metal brackets but I'm not sure what keeps the board from sliding down when any weight is applied. Thanks for your ideas and videos.
FINALLY found a using 3 apple monitors! I've have three thunderbolt monitors and want to run them in a tie fighter set up for coding/ productivity. The problem is I have a M1 Pro Macbook and they limit to using two of these monitors unless you go for the M1 MAX which is at minimum another $1000. Just running two at the moment but would love to find a way around this. I imagine it is hard to go back once looking at the incredible 27" 5k display. Nice setup!
4 if you count the top display! Haha. The only real way around the limitation of the M1 Pro MacBook Pro is to use a docking station paired with Display Link Manager to use more than just two displays. I did a sponsored video for Anker a while back and their 563 Docking Station allows me to use my M1 Pro 14" MacBook Pro with 3 displays when I live-streaming. Check out the video here: th-cam.com/video/-J0EuFic_AY/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if you have any questions after checking it out.
@@matthewTobrien Thank you! I'd like to run three thunderbolt displays. These docks usually use HDMI/DisplayPort or are crazy expensive to where I might as well just return my laptop and get the base Mac studio with the max chip. I wish I could get DisplayLink to run on my macbook without a dock and override the ability to use 3 screens. I am honestly thinking of returning my laptop and getting a 2020 27" 5k imac. They don't have the ARM chips and will probably lose support in a couple years but for now it would get me the incredible 5k display and allow me to use my two thunderbolt monitors on the side in the cheapest way possible.
Have you tried the apple logic remote app? Could also help in your flow. Thank you for video
I haven’t! But I should! Thanks for the tip. 👌🏻
You talking to Mr.Wilson , It doesn't seem awkward & it was fine for me :) Thanks for this nice video :) Great setup by the way :)
Haha - Wilson! That’s too funny. Appreciate you chiming in about the documentary-style. It was fun to make! And edit. 🔪🥦
thanks for the video, Matt. I'm curious if the LG 5K also wakes from sleep just like the TB Monitor and Studio Display. I may have to try it out and get back to you about that.
Any ideas if it does?
@@matthewTobrien I still haven't picked one up, but I have a guess that it's not just the 5K LG, but any TB monitor that'll wake immediately. It's HDMI that takes a few seconds to get running.
Great video. Can you please explain what you did to have 4 monitors connected to the mac studio.
Studio Display connected directly to the Mac Studio via Thunderbolt port on the back.
Left & Right Thunderbolt Displays connected directly to the Mac Studio via Thunderbolt ports on the back (using Apple's TB2 to TB3 adapter for each monitor).
27" 1080p Dell Display connected directly to the Mac Studio via HDMI port on the back.
That's it. Thanks for watching!
@@matthewTobrien Thank you. I dont have any studio displays. I have 2 dell's (DVI) and a Samsung (HDMI). If i read correctly, i cannot just get adapters for the the dell's. Only one would work even If i purchased to adapters.
Cool
Bros gotta mean set-up😂
He’s a walking Apple Ad😂😂😂love everything 🎉🎉🎉
Have you seen all of my other videos? I have plenty of criticisms, especially with Final Cut Pro.
Wow!! 22 minute Apple commercial
They make good stuff, and it's helped me earn a living every year for the last 15 yrs.
I think the interview style setup looks awesome. Looks less YouTuby and more Netlixy if that makes sense
Seems like there's a real split between viewers who like it and absolutely don't like it. Appreciate you watching and commenting - I think I've been watching too many documentaries on Netflix, and it's making me want to change up my style a bit!
My question was going to be what software you used for your backups. Much Love the Chronosync. Did you have any problems/troubles connecting your legacy Pegasus P2's and P1 to the M1 chip? I have quite an investment in Promise Pegasus... P2's R8, R6, R4, M4, R2+ along with original R6 and two R4 which I still run on intel iMacs. I have a new M1 MacBook Air but have not tried yet. Thanks for the video.
I haven't had any issues with my Promise Pegasuses -- you do need to install an updated driver for the Pegasus and Pegasus2 RAIDs. I'm not sure if the other RAIDs you mentioned have been updated for M1, but I suspect they have been. Check out the Support page on the Promise website, and I'm sure you'll be able to find them under Drivers & Downloads.
This is exactly what I was looking for regarding the monitor setup with a Mac Studio. Are you able to link to the monitor arms you have used? I can't seem to find the pole mounted one that looks the same as yours. Thanks
There should be a link to all the Fully arms in the description. If not, here’s the one I use:
www.fully.com/accessories/monitor-arms/fully-desk-mounted-monitor-arm.html
They don’t have the 4 arm option anymore. ☹️
@@matthewTobrien I managed to work it out from another video but yeah, you're the man Matt. Thanks
Does ChronoSync only work with Pegasus? I use Synology. Great set up you have.
Nope! Chronosync works with any hard drive or RAID 👌 Thanks for watching!
Off-Cam is cool.
Except when you say to your smiley interviewer “link is down below”.
And, I think you may use second voice as voiceover track: “he gave us a link to that equipment”
Btw, your initiate really spark my idea and creativity to lift up my eyes off of my everyday format.
My struggle issue in creating video in this near foreseeable future is archiving.
I have a lot of P2 HD interview footage that I want to keep. It’s about 1GB per minute.
Just one key question: should I compress all that to H264 or H265 or have to keep the MXS (P2) original format. Please suggest if you have information on this.
Thanks, :)
Haha - good point. I would compress to H.265 if you HAVE to compress - I always keep original camera files and pony up the money to store it no matter what. You just never know.
How do you manage the CPU/GPU usage from running all the displays? I have a dell hub connecting my M1 Mac in clamshell mode to 3 separate monitors but my very fast computer take a massive speed hit because so much resources are used to run the 3 screens.
I don't need to manage any of it with the Mac Studio. I have each display connected directly to the Mac Studio (3 via Thunderbolt and 1 via HDMI) and the Mac Studio pushes out those graphics no problem.
Which M1 Mac do you have?
Hi Matthew, thanks for the very useful insight. Just one question: I'm trying to find information on how to connect Mixing Station with Audio Hijack, but it seems there is no doc or tutorial. Could you please give some hints? Thanks in advance.
Oddly enough, in this video where I show my buddy Nick's edit bay, he's using Mixing Station on an iPad with Audio Hijack. th-cam.com/video/mNYXQvX-swE/w-d-xo.html
I don't know the specifics of how he got it working, but I can reach out to him to see if he has any tips.
@@matthewTobrien It would be great! thanks a lot
That smiling face is top hahahaha
Haha - I know! Thanks for watching all the way through!
what is the difference between buying a macbook pro with an M3 max chip and using an external display vs buying an M2 ultra studio and using an external display? Looks like the macbook has 32gb less of memory, but if i already need a new laptop anyways, should I just head in this route?
So, you come out of the Mac Studio HDMI to the 4x4 matrix. do all of your monitors plug into the outputs of the 4x4 and the Mac sees them as extended displays?
I have a ultra wide and a tv i want to use in my recording studio. 1 mac studio, 2 monitors. Is the 4x4 the best way to go?
I have the Studio Display and both Thunderbolt Displays connected directly to the Mac Studio via Thunderbolt. I then have an HDMI cable going from the HDMI port on the Mac Studio into the HDMI IN port on the Matrix and then an HDMI cable going from one of the HDMI OUT ports on the Matrix into the HDMI IN port on the Dell display above my center Studio Display. This lets me use the Dell display as a 4th monitor for macOS or as the A/V Output monitor for Final Cut Pro. I can also switch which input the Dell monitor receives so I can use my AppleTV with it to watch a movie, TH-cam, etc.
The Matrix also allows me to output macOS/Final Cut Pro to my 55" 4K television if I want to watch playback from Final Cut Pro in my home theater.
Are you saying that you want to connect your ultra wide display and your TV to your Mac Studio and use them as two displays? If so, is the issue that they both only connect via HDMI and the Mac Studio only has one HDMI port?
Haha- motion picture story telling studio. How fancy can we make videographer sound?
Well, when you collaborate with clients and design, write, produce, post-produce and exhibit their films, it's a bit more than videography. Is that description a bit flowery? Sure. But we are telling stories with motion pictures and "video production" just doesn't do the work justice. Appreciate you checking out the video, Alec.
Hi,
I would like to connect 2 DisplayPort monitors on the Mac Studio without using IDMI port. How can I do ?
Thnks you !
How are you using the hdmi matrix for 2 different rooms? Do you have a really long hdmi cable ?
Well it's the same room. The large, open area of my basement/studio. But yes, I run a 50ft HDMI cable from my desk, up the wall, through the floor joists in the ceiling, back down the wall, and into my home theater area. 🤘🏻
Experimentation is how we learn, so don’t put yourself down - plenty of other people may be ready to in life, but don’t be one of them yourself. My honest thoughts actually started with the lighting, I couldn’t see light in your eyes and the right side of your face was quite dark. Knowing you were shooting alone did throw me off. I actually think the best part for me was at the end when you (presumably) broke script and we’re just yourself and spoke directly to the camera. But the video is well produced, and makes me think how far away I am in so many aspects.
Yeah, could've used a little bit of fill on the dark side of the ol' face. :) I thought about that constantly throughout the edit. At one point I had a few moments where I broke script and joked around but it not only made the vid much longer but it felt a bit distracting from the tone of this vid. Just going to keep screwing around and having fun and try not to think too much about all the analytics. Appreciate you watching, as always, and giving thoughtful feedback.
What a great studio setup. Something to aspire to. Why did you choose not to have a standing desk?
It really just came down to budget. In addition to that, I'm not sure that any standing desk companies make a desk that's as wide as mine. If they do, I imagine it's a custom thing and therefore very, very expensive. Can't beat $300 plus a day's labor for my desk!
@@matthewTobrien that's very true!
My basic question is, if I use dual monitors and would like them wiring independently, which adapter do I need for the Mac studio for them to work separately(ie; use a plug in on one screen with the main program on the other)
What connection type do your monitors have? HDMI? Thunderbolt? Mini Display Port? Display Port? Something else? You'll most likely need an adapter for each monitor so you can connect them directly to your Mac Studio using the Thunderbolt 4 ports.
@@matthewTobrien they are Samsung displays with HDMI. I bought an adapter but I don't know if I need to run them each directly in to the Mac with HDMI to thunderbolt in order for them to run separately(?)
Great video! Amazing setup! Got a sub from me!
Yessssss. Welcome to the channel!
Did you daisy chained those monitors? Or all connected to the hub?
Monitors are all directly connected to the Mac Studio via Thunderbolt (used Apple TB adapters for the older TB displays). Top Dell monitor is connected via HDMI. All the Promise RAIDs are daisy-chained and connected to the 1 remaining TB port on the Mac Studio.
Are you using a video IO transmitter for your top broadcast monitor? Or are you also using thunderbolt straight from the Mac straight into the monitor? Only asking because when I utilize my broadcast monitor, the software begins to get sluggish. Im on a juiced out M2 Ultra Studio...People have been telling me I need a Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K Mini to resolve this.
Top monitor is a 1080p Dell, and it connects to my Mac Studio via HDMI. The other displays (two Thunderbolt Displays, one Studio Display) connect directly via Thunderbolt. Zero issues using A/V Output and no lag or sluggishness at all.
I’m not using the Dell as a reference monitor for color, though. It’s just there as a full screen preview for FCP, and I also use an HDMI Matrix so I can pipe in my AppleTV to it if I want to have a movie playing while I work.
All of it has worked flawlessly for several years.
Sorry you’re experiencing issues!
thanks for the reply Matt- I believe its the software im running thats causing the lag, pushing output too hard. I'm a Flame guy. Super helpful though.@@matthewTobrien
Hi Matt.
In your configuration can you use the cameras of the Left and Right Cinema Display? or does it only recognize the central one?
It recognizes all of them 👌
@@matthewTobrien could you let me know the brand and model of your adapters.
I use the Apple Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapters: geni.us/tb2totb3
Hi I'm from Japan! I love your desk setup and would you mind if I introduce it in my IG and YT?? I'll definitely credit you!!
You're welcome to show clips from my desk setup as long as there's on-screen credit during those clips - something like "SOURCE: Matthew O'Brien" with a link in the comments or description. Have at it!
@@matthewTobrien sure! appreciate it!!
Love the workspace! I have a similar vibe, but I'm more audio. Sub'd great content.
Thanks, Marlon! It's been really fun building it. OF course I have a list of things I want to do to improve it, but - as for now - a lot of those involve expensive purchases, and I need to resist! Thanks for watching.
@@matthewTobrien Are our studios ever really done? lol. Wishing you continued success.
Haha - nope!
Where did you get the arms for the monitors from?
The two Thunderbolt Displays (the left and right monitors) are on Jarvis monitor arms from Fully | www.fully.com/accessories/monitor-arms/jarvis-monitor-arm.html
The center and top monitor are on a now discontinued Fully product - a quad-monitor pole. Now they only say a dual-monitor pole: www.fully.com/accessories/monitor-arms/fully-desk-mounted-monitor-arm.html
But this wouldn't work if you wanted to mount one monitor above another - you could only do side-by side.
Very very cool set up. Geez, jealousy is seeping. Lol
Appreciate that, Ed. It's been 5+ years of chipping away at it, but it's great to finally feel like I've got the command center I've always wanted. Of course I always feel like there are things I want to change to improve it...just have to be patient.
Useful info, thanks. Great set up. But it's distracting how you don't look in the lens but at the monitor. Just a wee niggle.
Yeah, probably should have messed around with that style of video on something smaller. Appreciate you weighing in on my little experiment.
How do you map the X Air with audio hijack? Interested in trying a similar thing
Audio Hijack sees the XR18 because it's connected via USB so it can read all the channels so you can just assign each application to a specific channel or set of channels.
@@matthewTobrien amazing! So it would work with any mixer then that has multiple I/O?
I won't guarantee that it will, but if your mixer can connect to your Mac via USB, I imagine it would.
This is a proper post-production home professional setup. You just couldn’t do this with a Windows environment without immense pain and just plain dogshit software.
Excellent vid.
Wow! You’re too kind! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hey! First time viewer... you showed up in my recommended feed. Since this is my first time on your channel, I thought this channel was interviewing someone else about their desk setup since you weren't looking at the camera. Since this is YOUR channel, I'd probably have preferred you look at the camera. Knowing what I know now, it seemed odd for you to look off camera. Just my opinion! Otherwise, your setup is absolutely amazing and I really enjoyed all the details!
Appreciate that feedback, Andrew. I can totally see it coming across that way. I was trying to emulate the style of my previous Desk Tour video on the channel (with Nick Militello) so for regular viewers it felt like a series vs. a stand-alone vid. Didn’t expect the algorithm to snag this one and push it out to a lot of first-time viewers. Hopefully it doesn’t hinder the video’s views too much! I appreciate you watching and giving thoughtful feedback!
I like the off-angle, but I'd rather you looked into the camera...but no quitting!
So true. Thanks for watching!
Its better to look in the camera.
It was worth a try... Thanks for watching.
First i did not realize that you didn't look in the camera but i realized that it felt more like an intervew or like you wouldn't be a youtuber. It felt like im watching a documantary about a film studio or something. I mean you can keep it if thats what you want to sell us and it would work but keep in mind that it wouldn't feel personal. So do you want a more professional or more personal feel on your chanal? Its jp to you. No matter wat you'd decide i'd still like your chanal.
Thanks for this great feedback, Noel. It was a fun experiment, and I completely agree that it's more personal when you look at the camera. Definitely doing that for my vids moving forward, but I think I'll stick with this format when I interview other Creators and show their desk setups.
It's not awkward...everything was fine.
Awesome - thanks for saying so!
experimenting is great though looking off camera creates distance from the viewer so it feels less intimate and I feel less connection to you as a viewer. just depends on your goals...
Appreciate that honest feedback, Eric. Will definitely keep that in mind!
Man, cut the subscription for elgato. TouchPortal all the way. Or if the elgato ecosystem appeals to you, just buy one. Running a subscription iphone-only app on an ipad is not a pro solution.
I completely disagree about running a subscription iPhone-only app on an iPad. How is not professional? It *_looks_* more professional than a Stream Deck in my opinion.
Is it the most cost effective? Perhaps not. But I don't like the form factor of the Stream Deck - I much prefer the easy touch surface of an iPad mini.
And TouchPortal is another excellent option. My colorist uses it in his workstation, and he's very happy with it. I haven't tried it out because I've been thoroughly satisfied with Stream Deck mobile and suffer no pain points that make me want to explore other options.
Client work 4-8 TB? Geez
I had one that was interviews shot in 8K RED RAW with a ton of archival footage. 8TB. It happens…
360p gang 💪🏾
Hahaha - yeah, I had to hit Publish at home because I needed to run out, and I didn't want to miss getting it out this afternoon!
No it’s weird, look straight at the camera it’s better
Copy that. Thanks for the feedback!
@@matthewTobrien when you look straight into the camera, it feels like you talking directly to the audience, to us. It’s more engaging. When you look away, it’s like you are having a two person conversation with yourself, and I lose focus to what you saying because I feel like you are talking to someone else. Especially since you mostly do tutorials I think it’s more natural to look straight into the camera. That’s just my preference. However, there’s no harm in experimenting with different formats, until you found one that works for you. Great videos btw, I learned so so so much from you in the past two years and I am incredibly grateful, thank you :)
I think that’s excellent feedback. Probably should embrace this style with guests on the channel but keep it with me looking at camera for everything I’m in. It was fun to try something new! So grateful for the CONSTRUCTIVE feedback 🤘🏻🙌🏻
@@matthewTobrien lol. Sorry about my dry comment earlier, i was too lazy to write more than one stupid sentence. I will try be more helpful in the future 😂😂
All good! It can be a real pain to type a longer comment when you're just flying through some content on the TH-cams. 😋
“I only get 8 hours a day to focus on content creation…” 🙄🤦🏾♂️
In the context of what he was saying it doesn’t sound as stupid. Lots of people try to maximise their day time working hours so they aren’t cutting into time with their families to make up lost time.
I know, I know - sounds like a "first world problems" thing. But keep in mind that those 8 hrs also include paid client work, whether it's for clients through my TH-cam channel (sponsorships, etc.) or local clients in Omaha who are paying me for video services.
That being said, it is not lost on me that I'm very fortunate to be in a position to focus solely on content creation for 8 hrs per day. 🙌🏻
Whilst I found your content interesting, I did notice you part way through were looking off camera and for me it was a little distracting, obviously it would be natural if you were being interviewed but I prefer you looking at the camera when you're talking to me and not an interviewer. Cheers for the content though.
Thanks for the honest and constructive feedback, Spencer!
So you are the reason, all the studio displays are gone off the shelfs…..!
Haha - could be!
the interview style is wrong for the content you are doing.
Appreciate you giving it a chance, schloerg!