Members Ed A. Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Since my studio is more for video and less for audio, I'd probably want another quality video camera like this:JVC GY-HM600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claveslave Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by UstadKhanAli A Harrison console. You must be a masochist. Oh well, to each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Charles Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 As I'm getting older, it's a bit hard to choose, I found a fantastic Schecter bass in the 80's that I still love, made my main electric guitar body (with Schecter neck) and found a Martin 0-16 NY in the early 90's, have two great mic amps. Also got a Mesa Boogie Mark IV in the early 90's, sent it back to Mesa and had all the syml crap removed so it sounds fantastic and have a small Marshall tube head on a home made cab (4-10"s) for variety. I built a recording room on to my home in the mid 90's, very sound proofed and treated according to F. Alton Everest (I think, it's been awhile). Anyway, the drop ceiling took care of the high and low treble and high mids, and I have low mid, high bass and low bass absorbers in there and it's a great sounding room. I built the long wall not parallel to the other one, ceiling is vaulted so just the short walls are parallel, but I've put all manner of book shelves and CD racks back there (poor man's diffusers). I've been searching for MY vocal mic for ages and a bud brought down a bunch of different mics, but one just works with my voice (it's a Brauner Phanthera). It's not really flattering, but it's all in the mids. All the ssses and T's and consonants etc are just right. It sounds better on my voice I think than his VM1. Thing is, he's brought other mics down and I buy the same one on ebay or whatever and they don't work so I want THAT mic. I'll sort that out with him one day hopefully. I'm using an older computer and software, but I use it like a tape recorder and I have this amazing thing called a Tranzport that will control it and let me use a footswitch to punch in like I did on reel to reel recorders so all is cool with that. Honestly, my room is not heated properly, I wish I had some sort of radiant heat (silent) in there. As far as gear I'd like to add, I still have an old Roland D-10 which is what I learned how to sequence on, I wish I had something tiny, way less footprint to do my key parts. What's up with that Graphite 49? It looks cool. I need some 'in my face' lighting to just put on my cue mixer and rack, I'd like some more 'mood' lighting besides what I've got, in other words, I turn off the overhead lights and my mood lighting is not quite enough (the tiny spot lighting on important gear would help, but what about one of those constellation laser lighting things?) I've got some color spots and the outside style lantern lights with the flicker fake fire bulbs which are cool. I'd like to know more about the newer led light bulbs. Is there a clamp on tuner that takes regular batteries and not those little button batteries? I'd like to get a cheap but playable banjo and maybe some other 'weird' instruments to help with the creativity thing. Don't know, but seems like a new piece of gear makes you get your mind in a different place and helps you write a few tunes, what about that toy guitar synth that's out now, Yourock guitar. Is it for real? I think if we all knew more about all sorts of stuff you may never think about that much, we could help each other out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beatpoet Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 I think I'd get a {censored}off-quality 16 track preamp. I don't know which, but the preamp is certainly the most costly element of my setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by claveslave You must be a masochist. Oh well, to each their own. Out of curiosity, what don't you like about 'em? I recorded on a Harrison in one studio as a musician, and the sound was absolutely beautiful. Of course, I've also recorded in studios that used Neoteks and Neves, and they were gorgeous sounding too. Please let me know about Harrisons soon since Craig is going to be putting in my order next week, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by Geoff Grace There's not a single brand of piano that I feel would translate well to a wide variety of music uses. That said, people often turn to Yamaha when they need a piano that sits well in a rhythm section. That's right, I forgot about Yamahas. They seem that they'd translate well to a wider variety of music uses. Then again, the best sampled piano libraries these days are often good enough to work well in a mix; and they offer more timbral variety than any single acoustic piano. But when it comes to solo piano or sparse ensembles, the weaknesses of sampled pianos are more easily exposed. For that purpose, I'd rather use the best Steinways I've heard than any other brand. (However, the worst Steinways I've heard are surprisingly bad.)In short, I think a great sample piano library and a great Steinway would cover most musical situations well.Best,Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted November 18, 2012 CMS Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by UstadKhanAli Please let me know about Harrisons soon since Craig is going to be putting in my order next week, thanks. Harrison is one of the few companies that's remained in business since they made their mark with fine sounding consoles in the 1970s. They have a couple of large format film scoring and broadcast hybrid consoles (analog and digital) and a year or so ago they introduced the 950M, a project studio sized console based on their most successful studio analog consoles designs through their most active years. They also have some other cool stuff, like an 8 channel mic preamp that has two of each of the preamp stage of four different Harrison series consoles. And their MixBus mixing software got some really good reviews when it came out a few years ago. Now that it's available for Windows, I really should give it a try. Yeah, Ken. Tell Craig to send you a 950M for evaluation. Better warn him that it'll probably take you ten years or so to really explore all that it can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sillypeoples Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by Ed A. Since my studio is more for video and less for audio, I'd probably want another quality video camera like this:JVC GY-HM600 Yeah, I want to move more into video...so a good camera, audio direct with levels would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockStringBendr Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 a mixer brain and synthetic ears to dial in the mix. have everything else i need........ .....maybe a couple splashes of extra talent too....... .....female singer with killer rock pipes......... and a nice set of........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by MikeRivers Yeah, Ken. Tell Craig to send you a 950M for evaluation. Better warn him that it'll probably take you ten years or so to really explore all that it can do. Thanks for the tip, Mike!!! I love the way the Harrisons I've recorded with in other people's studios have sounded, so I'm hoping that Craig's evaluation console works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BushmasterM4 Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 A Winnebago !!! Hell a herd of Winnebagos !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mister natural Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 If I could, I'd like all my studio furniture to be raised to counter height instead of desk-height as is with a stool-type seat in place of my chair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goobers Posted November 19, 2012 Members Share Posted November 19, 2012 Originally Posted by Anderton Better mics? Acoustic treatment? Backline? Monitor speakers? Plug-ins? Personally, I think I'd go for studio furniture...I have enough stuff to make music, but these fold-up tables are getting kind of old it's funny, I was thinking that when I saw the thread title. Furniture isn't sexy, but it can make or break the joint. And I could use some new furniture (or fix up my falling apart {censored}). I keep saying I'll get to it, but I never do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted November 19, 2012 Members Share Posted November 19, 2012 Studio furniture is big, though, and I notice that when studios get really nice furniture, their clients always make a big deal of it, getting excited. Sets a vibe, comfortable, gives a place to hang out or listen to music, etc., so it plays an important role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veracohr Posted November 19, 2012 Members Share Posted November 19, 2012 Probably the computer. Not that it's underpowered for me at all, it's just old and likely to kick the bucket at any minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ed A. Posted November 19, 2012 Members Share Posted November 19, 2012 A Winnebago !!! Hell a herd of Winnebagos !!!! How about a Third-Reich swizzle stick or maybe a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted November 20, 2012 Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 Well, you can't have that, but... Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffLearman Posted November 20, 2012 Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 Better musician and engineer. Oh... wait... I'm a one man show nowadays. Hah! Yeah, me too. But sticking to hardware, I don't have decent monitors. I have live PA gear, or comparison monitors, or handy speakers ... everything except a good pair of reference monitors for mixing and mastering. Then again, I'll also need an ear upgrade with those. My wife tells me I need to have my hearing checked. And my head examined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffLearman Posted November 20, 2012 Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 Oh yes, the plugin would be perfect!!! I'm just curious because I have a Baldwin grand, and it really seemed to fit in well with a lot of genres that we recorded. And when I went to record at Track Records a hundred years ago, they had a Kawai grand, and the engineer said it was because it fit in well with a lot of different genres as well. So I just wonder how well a Steinway would. I'm pretty sure a Bosendorfer wouldn't, but I don't exactly play on those every day....or a Steinway, for that matter. IMHO, with a good player, any good grand piano fits in well with everything. That said, I did once play a super long Bosendorpher, which had those extra keys on the bottom. I played a few bluesy chords, and they just fell flat, as though the piano was insulted. That was a long time ago. I'd like to think it was my inexperience, and not knowing quite how to treat a "real lady". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vitalijus42 Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 I take the same like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philter Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 HVAC. Not glamorous, but expensive and difficult which makes "free" sound like the right option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ShadowsofBirds Posted November 22, 2012 Members Share Posted November 22, 2012 +1 for the room. And the dancing girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted November 22, 2012 Members Share Posted November 22, 2012 1st, I'd go for a locker full of U47's, Telefunkens, and that old RCA ribbon mic I used to see on TV in the '60s.2nd, improve the acoustics, even though they are pretty excellent as is.3rd, move all the noise sources into the furnace room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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