Members Meriphew Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Let's discuss mics, preamps, mixers, recording software, tape decks, etc. What are you using? What are you looking to buy next? Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cloudscapes Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 My main recording "setup" consists of a 16-channel Alesis MultiMix FW hooked up to my laptop. With it I can record 16-simultaneous tracks, thogu hI rarely need to. I might sell it and get the 8-channel one instead. If I need hi-fi recording as opposed of the mixer's 16/44, I'll use either my laptop's Echo Indigo or my desktop's M-Audio Delta 44, for 24/96 recording. I also have a pair of Rode NT5 condenser mics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Destructobot Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 I don't own any recording equipment, but it's on the list for the future. I'd like to get a really simple system to start with: some drum mics, an sm57, a small mixer, and box to run it into my Macbook Pro. Maybe a nice preamp to warm things up. I probably wouldn't care as much if I was in a band right now, cause we'd just write songs and play, worry about recording later. I keep coming up with ideas that I'd like to record though, and I can play drums too so I'd just do it all myself. Might want to pickup a cheap little bass rig at some point too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilSoup Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 I use one mic and record into sound forge. I have to place it in the center of the instruments so the level is just right. I obviously know nothing of real recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grayeyes777 Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 I'm about to get my 828 modded by black lion audio... i use an fmr rnp and an at5050 for vocals. 57 for guitars and such (i need a 409 though). g5 with digital performer and n.i. battery, kompakt, moog, and all the other plugins that come with dp5 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mister natural Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Yup - One man band type studio detailed below :I host with Ableton Live 6 & it's instrument collection & efx Colossus & Rapture & several free downloaded synths controlled with an M-Audio Ox 8Also use (a little) an M-Audio Trigger Finger controller for samples and drum/cymbal hitsEZ Drummer & Guru for drums Interface is the Alesis MM8 firewire mixerMics are a Shure sm81 and a Behringer B1 condensorwith a Behringer mdx2200pro compressor/gate in the send/return of the board Monitoring by means of an old pair of Sennheiser 560s or Wharfdale Diamond 8.2a Powered with iso pads like crazy underneath them For guitars, I use both the digitech rp300 (primarily for lead lines) and a M-Audio Black Box. Using the BB as a bass DI for my bass guitar, as well. I don't use the chorus or delays of the pedals any more - using the efx within LIVE for all of that SOUNDS FANTASTIC ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratStevo Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 In the '90's I worked with allot of local talent, I still have all the gear setup, funny thing is all my pedal clips are recorded on my comp for the quick EZ aspect of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 I use one mic and record into sound forge. I have to place it in the center of the instruments so the level is just right. I obviously know nothing of real recording. you can actually get excellent results that way i remember there was a band a couple of years ago that recorded an album 'live' with just one mic - can't remember their name, but there were about 7 people playing acoustic instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 my recording setup has evolved significantly over the years... when i started writing songs as a teenager i was using a couple of cheap tape decks to demo and overdub, then saved up for a Tascam 414 cassette 4-track. from there i moved on to a Yamaha MD8 8-track minidisc recorder and then on to Fostex D2424 HD recording. in the last 4-5 yrs i've moved to computer-based recording. my current setup (which has been in place for the last 3 years) is : PC running Cubase SX2.2 for multitracking + Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) for editing + Motu Mach Five sampler/sample-player + small selection of decent plugins; mostly from PSP Audioware, Kjaerhus and BuzzRoom audio interface is a Motu 828mk2 (firewire version) with RME ADI-8ds plugged in via ADAT for more channels current preamps of choice are the excellent Dav electronics BG-1 and Mackie Onyx 1620 mixer (also used for monitoring). i monitor through Tannoy (active)Reveals - not the best, but i've had them for a long time and am used to them selection of mics: Royer R-121 Ribbon, Groove Tubes GT57 and GT30, AKG c414 B-xls and C4000b plus a couple of Shure SM57s and Red5 Audio drum mic set cont >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 cont... outboard (i used to have 2 20u racks full ) now consists of : TC Electronics M-One XL Digitech RDS-1000 'Time Machine' (delay and modulation) and some guitar preamps: Award Sessionmaster AW10 (no tubes, but great sounding. the reason i sold a Triaxis) Marshall JMP-1 Sansamp RBI all used with a Palmer PDI-09 speaker sim for late night recording, or for when a DI'd guitar is just more convenient/suitable i often use my pedals/guitar preamps/amps as outboard effects, and also have a couple of old Akai S2000 samplers which i haven't used for a while lastly, i have a Studiologic VMK149 master keyboard - with weighted, hammer-action keys - and old Yamaha upright piano - rescued from a local school; they received a lottery grant to replace all their instruments and were going to throw it away! (also got a box full of battered percussion instruments at the same time - glockenspiels, triangles, sleigh bells etc) ... i think that's about it * * * * * going back to the original post, what do i want to buy? not much really... possibly a matched pair of small-diaphragm condenser mics and i'm always on the lookout for another Award Sessionmaster AW10 (or the Classic Bass version) and Digitech RDS-series delays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goominim Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 Dude...I try not to be cos recording gear is hell of a lot more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HuskerDude Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 Dude...I try not to be cos recording gear is hell of a lot more expensive. haha yes, "expensive" pedals are generally about as much as the cheapo crap of the recording world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veil Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 god I want a ribbon mic. And a decent preamp. And Kontact. And to not have to use M-Box anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted October 8, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 Dude...I try not to be cos recording gear is hell of a lot more expensive. True dat. It's one thing to be lusting after a $400 delay pedal, but when you start lusting after a $7000 mic...... in matched pairs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HuskerDude Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 True dat. It's one thing to be lusting after a $400 delay pedal, but when you start lusting after a $7000 mic...... in matched pairs.... Not to mention your $30,000 tape machine (used), your $150,000 console (used), and a building custom-built or remodeled to hold and use it all ($500,000-$???). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Anyone here as rabid about their recording gear as they are their pedals? In my case, probably moreso... Heck, I even have a forum under my name for discussing those sorts of things (hint hint ). Not that we can't discuss them here too of course... I'm primarily using Pro Tools, although I own most of the major DAW apps. I use two Yamaha digital boards, a bunch of outboard stuff (preamps, comps, EQ's, effects, etc.), ADAM S3-A and A7 monitors, modified, soffit mounted JBL 4412's and Avant Mixcubes in support of the ADAM's, and have about 60 microphones in my locker - everything from vintage ribbons and tubes to some nice modern stuff. My studio is a 1,200 sq. ft. multi-room setup, located in a converted cinderblock barn at the rear of my home property - we've got a 1/3rd acre lot. The gear lists and pics on my websites are embarassingly out of date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 PS Yes, compared to dropping several grand on a single mic, pedals - even most vintage / high dollar models - are inexpensive by comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 I knew Phil would be posting in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Not to mention your $30,000 tape machine (used), your $150,000 console (used), and a building custom-built or remodeled to hold and use it all ($500,000-$???). There are few - very few - tape decks that can fetch $30K these days. About the only thing that can come close to that is probably the Studer A827. I've seen lots of A800's going to less than half that amount, and used Otari, Ampex and other 24 track 2" machines can be had for well under ten grand - easy. Boards still fetch relatively more, but unless we're talking about a nice API or Neve, or a new / late model SSL (9000J/K), you can get a decent (used) large frame board for under $100K these days. Room construction - especially if you're going to do it right, with lots of mass, great acoustical design and proper acoustical treatment (decoupling, bass trapping, early reflection control, diffusion, etc.) is still, and probably always will be, expensive. In particular, isolation (especially at low frequencies) generally takes lots of trapped air space, mass and physical decoupling; all of which takes space and costs money, which means they're usually beyond the means of, or not practical for smaller home studios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tribute2Johnny Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 Cheap, simple, and workable in a small room for my needs: SM57, Behringer SM58 copy, 3 Digital Reference DR-GX1sBehringer Eurorack UB1202 mixerM-Audio Delta 410 sound cardAdobe Audition 1.5 software (and Amplitube2 sometimes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I knew Phil would be posting in this thread. It shouldn't have been too hard to figure out really... that's like making a thread about Moog pedals and not expecting Moogman420 to show up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 My home studio is basically made up of a Shure SM57 and this: Zoom MRS-1608 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 It shouldn't have been too hard to figure out really... that's like making a thread about Moog pedals and not expecting Moogman420 to show up... Maybe your moniker should be StudioPhil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Urinate Forever Posted October 8, 2007 Members Share Posted October 8, 2007 I use a logitech computer mic. It works, but my stuff does end up sounding hollow because I have to keep my amp half way across teh house to keep it from clipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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