Your Dream Studio

[audiovox]

guess its just a matter of personal tastes at this point. The ATM25 is a quality mic, no doubt, but i for one prefer the D112 for its versatility, flip it around and you get another world of possibility. 8)

 

[bernardgoh]

Me using RE-20 for kick... never fail me. anyway, i do sometime use d112... I never stick to one kinda mics when it come to recording. ok... now my dream studio.


Neve VX96 Recording Console
lots and lots of different pres
lots and lots of different mics
Sony PCM3348HR
Eventide H3000
alot and alot of stuff actually....

 

[teraslasch]

my dream studio : big space for recording orchestra, big space for doing all my own projects, thousands of soft samplers , modules and outboard gear ...

 

[parablue74]

Hell!!!! To top up from my present studio, i will luv to have a

For mics,
Sennheiser MD421 II for toms
AKG C414
AKG C 12 (They look fantastic, but horrific price!!!)
Neumann KM184 Match pair for overheads/cymbals
Neumann U87
Shure SM7
Oktava MK012 match pair
Neumann KMS105
And all these just mics alone,...

For keyboards,
Novation Superstation
Access Invertigo
Grand Piano

For guitars,
Gibson Les Paul
Fender Stratocaster
Parker FCV Butterfly
Fender 100W Amp
Rivera Amp Head
Taylor Acoustics
Yamaha Flemenco Standard worth S$5000

For Bass,
SWR Workingman 14
Yamaha BBNE2 Nathan East

For Percussion,
LP Giovanni Congas
LP Giovanni Bongos
LP Giovanni Djembes

For PA,
Mackie HR624 Nearfields x2
Avalon or High end Drawmer Preamps
Protools

For Drums,
Yamaha Recording Custom/Maple Custom
Super a lot of Zildjian A, Z, K's customs
Zildjian Constantinople cymbals
Zildjian Hybrid cymbals

Also, a big space with huge TV screen for band including a tuned, treated recording console holding a huge mixer like Yamaha O2R96 or something like that!!!!

Helll!!!!! Yeah, i need to strike TOTO!!!!

 

[ahkiatt]

why nobody import italian sofas and stuff to make life more comfortable. Gold plated mike stands anyone?

 

[teraslasch]

, thats cool, i would like to have a big room with those italian sofas to chill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

 

[Guest]

my dream studio juz for it to be free.

 

[boyz_n_gerz]

..

My studio at home has the following equipment:

Studio Equipment:

Sennheiser Evolution e902 Dynamic Kick Drum Microphone

Shure Beta 57A Snare Drum Microphone

Sennheiser Evolution e604 Dynamic Tom Microphones X 3

Audio-Technica AT 4041 Cardioid Condenser Overheads

TASCAM FW1884 FireWire Audio/MIDI Interface and DAW Control Surface (w/ expansion options

KRK RP-5 Powered Reference Studio Monitors

MacBook Pro 1.83Ghz, 1GB DDR2 667Mhz Ram, 60GB HDD,

Monster Cable P500 Speaker Cable 1/4" 6 feet X 2

Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Mic Cable for Studio Neutrik XLR

25 feet X 8 pcs

Cubase SX3

Steinberg WaveLab 6 Mastering Software

Drums:

1. Pearl 4-piece Masters RetroSpec MSX 6 ply, 7.5mm covered 100% Maple Shell
Bass Drum: 22X18
Rack Toms: 10X8, 12X9 & 14X11 (in inches)
2. Yamaha Oak Custom 6 ply, 6mm covered 100% Oak Shell 14X8 inches Snare Drum
Hardware:
1. Tama HP-900PTWC Ltd Edition Chrome Iron Cobra Power Glide Double Pedal
2. Tama HH905 Iron Cobra Lever Glide Hi-Hat Stand
3. Pearl S-2000 Double-Braced Snare Drum Stand with Adjustable Basket
4. Pearl T-2000 Double-Braced Double Tom Stand
5. Pearl B-800W Double-Braced Cymbal Boom Stand (2 pieces)
6. Pearl C-800W Double-Braced Cymbal Straight Stand (2 pieces)
7. Pearl BC-1000 Double-Braced Cymbal Boom Stand
8. Pearl BC-2000 Double-Braced Cymbal Boom Stand
9. Tama Cymbal Arm Attachment
10. RhythmTech Percussion Mount Attachment
11. Tama Cowbell Holder
12. Vater Stick Holder

Cymbals:
1. Zildjian A Avedis 13 inches Custom Projection Hi-Hats
2. Zildjian K Custom 15, 16 & 17 inches Dark Crashes
3. Zildjian K Custom 20 inches Flat Top Ride
4. Zildjian K 14 inches Mini China
5. Zildjian A 10 inches Fast Splash
6. Sabian Hand-Hammered Limited Edition Phil Collins 21 inches Raw Bell Ride
Percussion:
1. Tama 6 & 8 inches Steel Mini Tymps
2. Meinl Drum-Mounted Brass-Bell Tambourines
3. Meinl Kenny Aronoff Hand-Hammered Signature Cowbell
Sticks:
1. Zildjian Terri Lyne Carrington Signature Series Hickory Sticks
Skins:
Snare Drum - Head: Remo Coated Ambassadors
- Resonant: Remo Hazy Emperor
Rack Toms - Batter and Resonant: Remo Clear Ambassadors
Bass Drum - Batter: Pearl Masters Clear Powerstroke 3 w/ 2pc Evans AF Patch
- Resonant: Pearl Ebony Head with Logo

Guitars:

1. Acoustic - Yamaha APX-4A
2. Samick Stratocaster
3. Epiphone Dot Archtop
4. Fender Stratocaster

Effects
1. Morley Pro Series 2 WAH (Randolf mod)
2. Johnson Analog Delay (Ark modded, true bypass)
3. Behringer GDI21 (amp modeller)
4. Ibanez Fuzz
5. Ibanez Chorus/Flanger
6. Ibanez Tubescreamer

Bass:
1. Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV 4-string bass guitar

1. Monster Cable Monster Bass Instrument Cable
2. Ernie Ball Extra Slinky Bass Strings
3. Boss GT6B Bass Effects Processor (getting it soon!)

Amps:
1. Laney RB2 30-watt bass amplifier

Linkin Park, used a similar recording setup, as well as products to do their grammy winning debut album. I might be doing commercial recordings for bands in the presence of my own home too, so please contact me if you want to experiment along with us, cos' we're just amateurs too. Take care and good day.

 

[GunToHeart]

Small sized super soundproofed area with iso booth and:

Guitars:

PRS 22s
Gibson Les Pauls
Strats

Taylor acoustics
Yamaha semi-acoustics

any bass guitars

Amps:

Marshall Plexi heads
Framus cobra heads
Mesa mk4 head
Fender for cleans

Cabs:
mesa 2x12 v30s
mesa slant 4x12 v30s\
marshall 1960 slant greenback 25's

drums:

orange county drums standard setup
meinl cymbals

others:
various stompboxes
prostitutes
line6 delay, filter modeler
rack noise cencellation
rack comp
screw other rack effects
various computers
unlimited weed
any best working mixers
roller coaster on the roof
swimming pool indoor
best mics on market
best cables on market
super cold aircon
safe with 6 billion yen inside
booze shelf

 

[bernardgoh]

haha... this tread is turning to your dream recording studio musical equipments rather then your dream recording studio.

 

[blueprintstudios]

i want a 30pax lorry with a 230v powersocket. and do recording on the go at the back.

 

[GunToHeart]

i want a david gilmour style boat house/recording studio on a quiet stream in the english countryside where purple flowers grow on the banks and white ducks swim. Its a mostly docked duplex boat, square shaped, with large glass windows through which one can soak inspiration from the calm riverscape.

 

[stalefish]

Hey,

Lets Talk About Your Dream Studio...

Details...Specs...Size...Theme....Equipment....Location...Name...Label....etc.... Lets keep this going!

Ok. I'm just bored waiting for a Protools Course to start in the states. So here's an idea of a real dream studio:

Suite A (Recording/Mixing)

- Big Floorplan Layout designed by the best acoustician money can buy.
- Protools HD 3 system with all my favorite pluggins
- Mac Pro (dual 8-Core microprocessors when they come out ) Running latest version of OS X
- D-Control expanded to 80 faders
- Adam S6A MKii flush mounted
- Adam S3A Nearfield
- Aeron or Steelcase Chairs


Vocal Chain(s)
- Telefunken Ela M 251AC with AC701 tube
- and every single Blue mic there is
- U.A. LA2A
- Manley and Avalon pres

Studio Personnel
- Serban Ghenea (Kelly Clarkson, N*Sync, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Destiny's Child, LimpBizkit, Xibit etc.. )
- Engineers for Marilyn Manson



Suite B (Composition)

- 1X top end Mac Pro with maxed out to 16GB RAM and 2 TB of internal disk space
- 2X Apple 30" display
- 5X Adam S3A & 1X SUB 12 for 5.1 mixing
- HD 3 Accel just in case
- Fatar 88-key fully weighted keyboard
- Mackie Control fully expanded
- complete Vienna Symphonic Library
- every library on East West
- all soft synths on the market
- as many hardware synths the room can fit
- some Gemini hybrid turntables at the back too.

Studio Personnel
- BT
- Vince Clark



Suite C (post)

- THX Certified dubbing stage
- 3X D-control
- HD 3 Accel
- Barco Cinema Film and Digital Projector

Studio Personnel
- Engineers who did Lord of the Rings

I'd also have a couple of suites in between for film editing, animation and compositing but hey this is a local music forum


...thought I'd call this 'Overkill Studios'


I'm a 21-yr-old kid with big dreams

 

[Cheez]

- complete Vienna Symphonic Library
- every library on East West
- all soft synths on the market

If that's the case, then you missed out a few essential hardwares in your dream studio - mainly at least 5 Mac Pros and 8-10 PCs hooked up by Midioverlan or FXTeleport. That will also mean you need more than 2x30" Apple Displays!

 

[stalefish]

oh oh.. yeah Xsan Storage Network... how could I forget! haha

No need so many screens la... OS X leopard will have 'Spaces' go check that out By which time I think the Quad-cores will be out too. Just a matter of how many they will put in per desktop.

 

[Cheez]

Yeah, I saw "Spaces" and I'm really impressed by it. But then some of your software will have to be in PC version - which means unfortunately having monitors running Windows XP/Vista...

 

[stalefish]

Which software?

When I said 'all softsynths on the market' I probably meant ' all softsynths compatible on OS X' :lol:
PCs are not part of my dream studio so leave me and my massive hallucination alone!! haha

 

[sgtpepper]

Abbey Road studio1

 

[winson]

There's always bootcamp if there's a need.

 

[stalefish]

Hey Cheez - what's a good substitute or something similiar to Kong Audio's Vsts for chinese instruments?