MagnusAD
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Hello!
I'm planning to buy my first "real" recording equipment - I've been recording lofi stuff for some years for my own amusement, but now I want to take the next step and have a place that I can record an entire "band" of myself, with a better sound and control.
Currently, I'm using a cheap generic white-label USB Audio Interface (1in/1out), that did the trick as I mainly recorded for fun and to get songs right.
The rest of my equipment consists of a 70s bass, a late 90s guitar and one mic+mic stand, and of course, various cables. I do own a bass amp, but not a guitar one (I mainly use Guitar Rig to play it, returning the sound to my bass amp!). A functional 2-speaker+sub system and cheap USB headphone.
My plan is to buy an electronic drumset, as well as a mixer, audio interface, soundcard etc. I don't even know if my PC is strong enough - it's a i7-3770, 8GB RAM.
As of now, I don't have that many funds to start the project, so I'm aiming low, to the point where I can record some demos of me and my friends.
With this post, I'm asking for a review of what I'm buying and if that is okay, or if I'm missing something, etc. Mind you that I'm Brazilian, that went into consideration as some equipments here are far pricey because of shipping. The aim is to be able to record an instrument on one track, then play it back into headphones and record the other in another track.
My buying list is so far:
- A new nice pair of headphones (An AKG or AT-M20X), as studio monitors are way too pricey right now for me.
- An audio interface (considering Alesis io2 Express or Presonus Audiobox USB96).
- A mixer (Behringer Xenyx Q502), I need one with Phantom Power, of course. 2-4 tracks are okay enough.
- Mic for vocals (BM-800 and Shure SM58, or if I can, AT2020)
- Mic for other things (Shure SM57)
- More XLR cables as needed (I only have one)
- The drumset (can come later)
- A MIDI Keyboard Controller (can come later), and the cables needed
Is this enough? Do I need something else, or should I replace something? Will I be able to route the drumset and controller to the mixer, etc? Will the tracks be able to record separetly from what I head in the headphones?
Oh, the DAW I'm planning to use is Reaper.
Many thanks!
I'm planning to buy my first "real" recording equipment - I've been recording lofi stuff for some years for my own amusement, but now I want to take the next step and have a place that I can record an entire "band" of myself, with a better sound and control.
Currently, I'm using a cheap generic white-label USB Audio Interface (1in/1out), that did the trick as I mainly recorded for fun and to get songs right.
The rest of my equipment consists of a 70s bass, a late 90s guitar and one mic+mic stand, and of course, various cables. I do own a bass amp, but not a guitar one (I mainly use Guitar Rig to play it, returning the sound to my bass amp!). A functional 2-speaker+sub system and cheap USB headphone.
My plan is to buy an electronic drumset, as well as a mixer, audio interface, soundcard etc. I don't even know if my PC is strong enough - it's a i7-3770, 8GB RAM.
As of now, I don't have that many funds to start the project, so I'm aiming low, to the point where I can record some demos of me and my friends.
With this post, I'm asking for a review of what I'm buying and if that is okay, or if I'm missing something, etc. Mind you that I'm Brazilian, that went into consideration as some equipments here are far pricey because of shipping. The aim is to be able to record an instrument on one track, then play it back into headphones and record the other in another track.
My buying list is so far:
- A new nice pair of headphones (An AKG or AT-M20X), as studio monitors are way too pricey right now for me.
- An audio interface (considering Alesis io2 Express or Presonus Audiobox USB96).
- A mixer (Behringer Xenyx Q502), I need one with Phantom Power, of course. 2-4 tracks are okay enough.
- Mic for vocals (BM-800 and Shure SM58, or if I can, AT2020)
- Mic for other things (Shure SM57)
- More XLR cables as needed (I only have one)
- The drumset (can come later)
- A MIDI Keyboard Controller (can come later), and the cables needed
Is this enough? Do I need something else, or should I replace something? Will I be able to route the drumset and controller to the mixer, etc? Will the tracks be able to record separetly from what I head in the headphones?
Oh, the DAW I'm planning to use is Reaper.
Many thanks!