Equipment for Home Audio Production

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> Items I have already are:-
> Behringer Eurorack 2642A mixing desk
> Tannoy Reveal Active monitors
> Pro Tools LE 6.7 with Digi002 Rack (with Waves Gold Bundle Plug-ins)
> for mixing and production/mastering
> Logic Pro 7 (for synths and MIDI sequencing)
> Reason 2.5 (for synthesisers and drum loops)
> Apple PowerMac G5 for home mixing/production
> Apple PowerBook G4 for mobile recording
> 2 x Shure SM58 mics
> 1 x Rhode NT2 mic
> 1 x Rhode NT1A mic
> 1 x AKG880 mic
> DVD player
> CD player
> Patchbay
> Numerous guitar effects pedals
> Numerous guitars
> MIDI Keyboard controller
> miscellaneous mic stands, cables of all types and descriptions etc...)
>
> 1. What other equipment would I need to complement the existing set of
> hardware?

The usual - mics, preamps, monitors. Assuming you'll never record drums,
you need:
- a couple better vocal mics - higher end Rodes, AT4050, TLM-103
- a pair of small diaphram condensers - AT4041, MC012, Rode NT5
- some mics for speaker cabinets - SM57, MD421, D112
- preamps - Presonus Digimax LT (which will expand the 002R to 16 analog
inputs), FMR RNP
- monitors - start with Dynaudio, shop around, keep the Reveals as
alternates since you probably know them reasonably well

> AKAI S5000 sampler (or equivalent)?

I'll give you one good REASON not to get this <g>

> 2. Would you recommend getting a decent mic pre as well? At the moment
> I currently use the Digi and Behringer for vocal recording with
> surprisingly good results.

Stop reading this, get in your car, go to your nearest pro audio shop, and
rent an FMR RNP. You'll be surprised how much you'll regret calling
Behringer mixer pramps "surprisingly good".

> 3. What about an ADAT machine? Only for compatibility if nothing
> else...

Compatibility with what? A museum? Digital tape is deader than plaid and
paisley combined.

> 4. Anything else you can think of?

Firewire drive for the Powerbook, better EQ and compressors, Waves IR1, but
these are lower on the list than the above.

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Keep the day job.

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"Chilli Fiend" <google@seanandfiona.com> wrote in message
news:1111507717.048654.163330@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Guys 'n' Gals...
>
> Bit of background...
> I'm a mature student of 37 years young and have been working in IT for
> the last 18 years - too long I hear you say... I'm currentlly studying
> Sound Engineering and Music Tech at a college in London with the
> intention of going freelance at the end of it to record, mix and
> produce shows/adverts/animation/soundtracks for Radio and TV (where
> possible). Ambitious I know, but I am fortunate that I already have a
> number of friends in the field who are doing everything they can to
> help me through these exciting times (I've also been dabling in the
> sound/music industry for a little while now,but certinly don't profess
> to know anything about it!!)
>
> Now, rather than start a discussion on the merits of choosing a new
> career in a very competitive marketplace of professional audio
> recording, I'd like some advice on the equipment I should consider
> buying in order to fully kit-out my home studio so that I can at least
> perform the radio side of things - TV and movies to follow (although I
> am working with a friend to produce a 6 minute animated short for
> submission into an animation festival - he's doing the animation, I do
> the soundtrack/audio).
>
> Items I have already are:-
> Behringer Eurorack 2642A mixing desk
> Tannoy Reveal Active monitors
> Pro Tools LE 6.7 with Digi002 Rack (with Waves Gold Bundle Plug-ins)
> for mixing and production/mastering
> Logic Pro 7 (for synths and MIDI sequencing)
> Reason 2.5 (for synthesisers and drum loops)
> Apple PowerMac G5 for home mixing/production
> Apple PowerBook G4 for mobile recording
> 2 x Shure SM58 mics
> 1 x Rhode NT2 mic
> 1 x Rhode NT1A mic
> 1 x AKG880 mic
> DVD player
> CD player
> Patchbay
> Numerous guitar effects pedals
> Numerous guitars
> MIDI Keyboard controller
> miscellaneous mic stands, cables of all types and descriptions etc...)
>
> I already have plans to convert my home studio into a proper vocal
> recording booth (yes, the room is that small).
>
> I guess my easy-to-answer questions are..
>
> 1. What other equipment would I need to complement the existing set of
> hardware?
> AKAI S5000 sampler (or equivalent)?
>
> 2. Would you recommend getting a decent mic pre as well? At the moment
> I currently use the Digi and Behringer for vocal recording with
> surprisingly good results.
>
> 3. What about an ADAT machine? Only for compatibility if nothing
> else...
>
> 4. Anything else you can think of?
>
> All answers are very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>

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Thanks for the considered response ( as opposed to keeping my day
job).

I haven't used REASON for the sampling as I thought this would take up
valuable processing power, as for the mic pre's I figured as much,
still, can't judge till i've tried it.

As for the external drive for the powerbook, I already have a FireWire
160GB external Maxtor drive which fits the bill.

Also thanks for the mic and pre recommendations.

Regards

S.



"Zigakly" <zigakly@nospam.cx> wrote in message news:<By%%d.11692$RM2.8282@read1.cgocable.net>...
> > Items I have already are:-
> > Behringer Eurorack 2642A mixing desk
> > Tannoy Reveal Active monitors
> > Pro Tools LE 6.7 with Digi002 Rack (with Waves Gold Bundle Plug-ins)
> > for mixing and production/mastering
> > Logic Pro 7 (for synths and MIDI sequencing)
> > Reason 2.5 (for synthesisers and drum loops)
> > Apple PowerMac G5 for home mixing/production
> > Apple PowerBook G4 for mobile recording
> > 2 x Shure SM58 mics
> > 1 x Rhode NT2 mic
> > 1 x Rhode NT1A mic
> > 1 x AKG880 mic
> > DVD player
> > CD player
> > Patchbay
> > Numerous guitar effects pedals
> > Numerous guitars
> > MIDI Keyboard controller
> > miscellaneous mic stands, cables of all types and descriptions etc...)
> >
> > 1. What other equipment would I need to complement the existing set of
> > hardware?
>
> The usual - mics, preamps, monitors. Assuming you'll never record drums,
> you need:
> - a couple better vocal mics - higher end Rodes, AT4050, TLM-103
> - a pair of small diaphram condensers - AT4041, MC012, Rode NT5
> - some mics for speaker cabinets - SM57, MD421, D112
> - preamps - Presonus Digimax LT (which will expand the 002R to 16 analog
> inputs), FMR RNP
> - monitors - start with Dynaudio, shop around, keep the Reveals as
> alternates since you probably know them reasonably well
>
> > AKAI S5000 sampler (or equivalent)?
>
> I'll give you one good REASON not to get this <g>
>
> > 2. Would you recommend getting a decent mic pre as well? At the moment
> > I currently use the Digi and Behringer for vocal recording with
> > surprisingly good results.
>
> Stop reading this, get in your car, go to your nearest pro audio shop, and
> rent an FMR RNP. You'll be surprised how much you'll regret calling
> Behringer mixer pramps "surprisingly good".
>
> > 3. What about an ADAT machine? Only for compatibility if nothing
> > else...
>
> Compatibility with what? A museum? Digital tape is deader than plaid and
> paisley combined.
>
> > 4. Anything else you can think of?
>
> Firewire drive for the Powerbook, better EQ and compressors, Waves IR1, but
> these are lower on the list than the above.

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i would have to say you are thinking a bit small. to compete in the
professional world, you are not going to be able to get by with
prosumer equipment (hence, i imagine, roger's comment). you can keep
the pro tools and logic, and maybe get by with the little tannoys for a
while, and you may find some use for the sm57s (they can do
surprisingly well at many applications). but you pretty much need to
upgrade your entire signal chain, and more prosumer gear isnt the
answer. project studios can get away with rode mics and FMR preamps
(not that they are necessarliy bad gear, they just dont bring clients
in the door), etc, but again, to compete with pro facilities, you are
going to need to be able to offer some very high-end gear in your kit -
millennia media HV3 preamps, john hardy, great river, etc, with some
real mics, vintage U47/67, ela-m251s, a few U87s, C12s, etc, for
vocals, a few pairs of nice SD mics for acoustic work, DPA 4011s,
schoeps cmc64s, senn mkh series, AKG c480s; a couple of variations of
outboard compressors, LA2, etc. manley pultec eq's, AND a comfortable,
professionally designed space, both for tracking and production, and to
accomodate visitors/clients. keep in mind that a working studio is
far more than rooms and equipment (and even skill) - it is a business
venture, requiring business skills, marketing, advertising, accounting,
etc - those things are easily as important as the hardware in defining
your potential success. best of luck.

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In article <1111706323.954837.109570@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> jnorman34@comcast.net writes:

> i would have to say you are thinking a bit small. to compete in the
> professional world, you are not going to be able to get by with
> prosumer equipment

Actually, to compete in the professional world, you're not going to be
able to get by with non-professional talent - writing, arranging,
playing, engineering, acoustical design, system engineering.

You can make very nice sounding recordings with prosumer equipment,
but you need more than equipment to make a truly professoinal
recording.


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