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- Thread starter fareezo
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blueprintstudios
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hey fareezo, i'm sure you've seen my recording faq thread.
"Recording Purpose > vocals/instrument > mic > preamp > soundcard > USB/Firewire/PCI > PC > DAW"
you're now at the "recording purpose" part.
recording just guitars/vocals/bass/keyboards ? get a line6 toneport ux2.
recording multitrack individual drumset tracks? get a presonus fp10/firepod.
do you already have some gear of your own? amps? drumset? effects pedals?guitars?mics? you can make use of them too. I know of ppl using their zoom 505 pedal as a preamp for their cheap mic.
mic > 1/4jack cable > zoom 505 > 1/4jack cable > 1/8 (earphone) adapter > onboard soundcard. spent virtually nothing.
50¢ worth
"Recording Purpose > vocals/instrument > mic > preamp > soundcard > USB/Firewire/PCI > PC > DAW"
you're now at the "recording purpose" part.
recording just guitars/vocals/bass/keyboards ? get a line6 toneport ux2.
recording multitrack individual drumset tracks? get a presonus fp10/firepod.
do you already have some gear of your own? amps? drumset? effects pedals?guitars?mics? you can make use of them too. I know of ppl using their zoom 505 pedal as a preamp for their cheap mic.
mic > 1/4jack cable > zoom 505 > 1/4jack cable > 1/8 (earphone) adapter > onboard soundcard. spent virtually nothing.
50¢ worth
THOA
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Hey man, try to see how big your production is. First of all, it's always budget first and then compromise within your budget. Gear is damn subjective.
Let me just break it down for you:
Music production - if you just want to create tracks using your VST instruments, you need a keyboard, a sound interface, a pair of monitor speakers and of course a computer. This is enough. The only thing you have to build up from here are your VST instruments. Interface like the Native Instruments Audio-kontrol or firebox would suffice. I like the NI audio Kontrol cos it's AD/DA convertors are way clean (by Cirrus Logic) and the added bonus is that its usb 2.0 bus powered that goes up to 192KHz. Another option would be the firebox with two mic pres.
Band Recording - In its range, FP-10 wins this one. Cheap and good. You are able to tile up to 3 units of the FP-10 to get 24 mic pres.
Of course there are many other ways to get to your goal. Some of them better, and some of them more expensive. Just work within your range man. Should be fine. But just don't expect to get a SSL sound straight off something you paid much cheaper for.
just my humble opinion.
Let me just break it down for you:
Music production - if you just want to create tracks using your VST instruments, you need a keyboard, a sound interface, a pair of monitor speakers and of course a computer. This is enough. The only thing you have to build up from here are your VST instruments. Interface like the Native Instruments Audio-kontrol or firebox would suffice. I like the NI audio Kontrol cos it's AD/DA convertors are way clean (by Cirrus Logic) and the added bonus is that its usb 2.0 bus powered that goes up to 192KHz. Another option would be the firebox with two mic pres.
Band Recording - In its range, FP-10 wins this one. Cheap and good. You are able to tile up to 3 units of the FP-10 to get 24 mic pres.
Of course there are many other ways to get to your goal. Some of them better, and some of them more expensive. Just work within your range man. Should be fine. But just don't expect to get a SSL sound straight off something you paid much cheaper for.
just my humble opinion.
