guys i'm excited

[brinstar]

i had a big windfall recently (cashed in my vested retirement account from my old job) and after completely paying off my credit card, making some much-needed car repairs, and buying some new shoes, i've decided to sink the rest of it into getting the rest of the gear i need to put together a home recording studio

stuff i already had:

cubase SX
1x aardvark q10 direct pro I/O box
2x shure sm57 instrument mic
1x shure sm58 vocal mic
a full band's worth of rock instruments

stuff i got within the last week:

1x aardvark q10 direct pro I/O box (to be slaved to the first one, giving a total of 16 simultaneous mic inputs)
1x shure drum mic kit, containing

• 1x shure b52 kick drum mic
• 3x shure sm57
• 3x clips and rim-mount claws

1x matched pair of oktava mk012 small condenser mics
some cables

stuff i still need to figure out:

a serious large diaphragm condenser mic for vocals, with pop filter
mic stands
good sound isolation
headphone mixer
perhaps a presonus bluetube preamp or two
maybe some better monitor speakers

long term stuff:

a dedicated PC just for this will need to be built at some point
a permanent place for this whole rig


very exciting!

[Xaiveir]

Yay!

[Harrison]

1x shure sm58 vocal mic

<3

[Jay]

This is definately a Tossica needs to reply thread.

[araby]

congratulations alex =)
I know how much this stuff means to you, hope it all works for what you're doing.

[Eziekial]

so like, do you play all the instruments yourself at the same time like that guy who ties symbols to the inside of his knees and has a headpiece with a harmonica or you putting a band together?

[kinghooter00]

i would love to have a recording studio on my house.
I can imagine the possibilities...

[Ginzburgh]

Is this for your own personal band? Or do you just aspire to produce music? Or both?

Either way, it's pretty awesome. Congrats.

[Martrae]

A friend of ours has a recording studio in his basement. He cuts demo disks for bands all the time.

[Gargamellow]

If I ever come through there I would love to sing for your recording equipment.

[kinghooter00]

i went to college for alittle bit for digital production for music and film. Its an awesome thing. I would love to have a RS in my house. I play drums and guitar. Would love to make some music.

[Tossica]

gear is cool. I am in the rewiring process at home. I fucking hate cables.

[brinstar]

my primary instrument is the drums, although i can fake my way through guitar most of the time and i can sing a pretty good backing vocal. currently the guys i play with are on hiatus, because one of them is still finishing up his master's and another just had his first kid a couple months ago.

the idea is to put together this studio and use it for myself* and my bandmates until i'm confident enough to cut demos for local acts. if that turns out to be at all profitable/successful, i'll consider taking out a small business loan and doing it for real-- but for now, baby steps




*lol eziekial not quite, but what a funny mental image! i CAN do it all by myself, i just have to add one instrument at a time until everything's done. it's very exhausting and tedious but loads of fun nonetheless

[araby]

I do a great impression of a one-man-band. I'll show you guys one day.

[Foutty]

Congrats Brinstar!

I mess around a bit with guitar / bass (picture in my album)..nothing great. I currently rock an old school tascam (4 track), mic'd with a ghetto fabulous radio shack mic.

Any recommendations for a digital 8 track and decent mic for the bass / guitar. I'm not looking for high end quality, just a decent sound for around $800 total. I know shit about recording.

[Tossica]

Congrats Brinstar!

I mess around a bit with guitar / bass (picture in my album)..nothing great. I currently rock an old school tascam (4 track), mic'd with a ghetto fabulous radio shack mic.

Any recommendations for a digital 8 track and decent mic for the bass / guitar. I'm not looking for high end quality, just a decent sound for around $800 total. I know shit about recording.

Get a nice interface for you PC and do your recording there.

[araby]

brin what software are you going to be using?

[brinstar]

stuff i already had:

cubase SX