Required for a Small Home Studio?

[ambi]

Ok, so i want to get a small home recording studeo for my house. Its for hip hop, and the recording will be rapping, and instruments i use to make the music. I currently have an ART studio MP preamp, a shure sm58 mic, a stand, a pop screen, a fast computer, a sb live (aaah nooo) and a bunch of softwear, like acid, soundforge, logic audio, fruity loops, etc... I want to add to it, and im confused exactly how the setup works, going along the line from mic to computer.
Ok, so i add a Delta 44 card, a pair of decent moniters, and maybe an outboard compressor. So it goes mic-compressor-pre-delta breakoutbox-comuter?
hows that work? isn't that a lot of different connections for the signal to pick up noice and degrade?

[Henri Devill]

Mic,Preamp,Compresser,Delta then Computer...Good luck

Don

[GT]

Henri,

You old Devill, how the hell are ya?

Didn't know you were still around!!

[Henri Devill]

Hey GT,How goes the war{life}.. Yup still here..Puter was down for a while then went out of state to work for a few weeks..Now Im trying to build a small studio ..Dam hammer and nails...LOL..

Don

[c7sus]

Buy good quality cables.........

[TexRoadkill]

You dont need the compressor for tracking. Cut it out to save signal quality and use it in the mix if you need it.

[tdukex]

You'll also need either powered monitors or an seperate amplifier.

[Danejah]

Yush..
I was trying to keep my mix quiet so i invested in some monster cables (they r not cheap) and a quality surge protector from best buy $75.00 WHAT A DIFFERENCE In SOUND.

[Danejah]

WHY USE SEPERATE AMPS. HELP ANYONE.

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