I've been putting together my first attempt at a home recording studio for a while now, but I'm stymied by confusion over how everything hooks up together, and I just can't seem to wrap my head around it. Disclaimer: I'm not really a musician (just sort of an instrument collector/hobbyist/noisemaker) and I don't really know what I'm doing.
Here's some of what I have so far:
--> Isolation booth with mics, control surface, computer monitor and powered monitors inside the booth
--> Dedicated computer (outside the booth) with various outboard gear (compressor, equalizer, preamps, reverb, patch bay, etc.)
--> 1/4" reel-to-reel deck; TASCAM cassette tracker
--> Cables and jacks connecting some of this gear together
My confusion mostly comes from trying to figure out how all of this is supposed to interface, and what hardware bits I might still be lacking. The hooking-up of the patch bay has me particularly perplexed.
What I'd like to find is someone in here San Francisco (or the Bay Area in general) who is experienced with sorting these things out, who would be willing to come over for a couple of hours, take a look at my set-up, and give me some advice. I can't afford to hire a professional, but I'd be happy to pay for your expenses (parking, gas, etc.) and throw in a couple of six-packs of the beer of your choice/bottle of good whiskey/whatever your particular vice is.
Anybody game?
Here's some of what I have so far:
--> Isolation booth with mics, control surface, computer monitor and powered monitors inside the booth
--> Dedicated computer (outside the booth) with various outboard gear (compressor, equalizer, preamps, reverb, patch bay, etc.)
--> 1/4" reel-to-reel deck; TASCAM cassette tracker
--> Cables and jacks connecting some of this gear together
My confusion mostly comes from trying to figure out how all of this is supposed to interface, and what hardware bits I might still be lacking. The hooking-up of the patch bay has me particularly perplexed.
What I'd like to find is someone in here San Francisco (or the Bay Area in general) who is experienced with sorting these things out, who would be willing to come over for a couple of hours, take a look at my set-up, and give me some advice. I can't afford to hire a professional, but I'd be happy to pay for your expenses (parking, gas, etc.) and throw in a couple of six-packs of the beer of your choice/bottle of good whiskey/whatever your particular vice is.
Anybody game?