3500$ HomeRecording Gear?

[dansted]

I’m a beginner when it comes to recording music. I play and compose rock, blues and pop music and would like to record my music in good quality, and who knows maybe be lucky and sell a few songs.

This is where I need your expertise!

What equipment should I buy?(I don’t want to use an external mixer). The budget is about 3500$ without counting a PC, guitar/bass and guitar amp, the target is rock, blues and pop music.


I have done some research and this is what I was thinking of using!

Audio Interface:
Focusrite Saffire Pro 26

Software Sampler:
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KONTAKT 3 E

Midi Controller:
M-AUDIO KEYSTATION 88ES

Compressor:
TC ELECTRONIC C400XL

Multi-effect:
LEXICON MX400 XL

Microphones:
RODE NT1-A (Vocal)
Oktava MK012 x2 (Acoustic gtr.)
Shure SM57 or Audix I-5 (Gtr. Amp)


Monitor:
?

Headphones:
?


I now play on a Peavey Bandit 112 amp and need an upgrade!
Which amps are good for studio recording (rock, blues & pop)?

 

[darrin_h2000]

First off get a line6 spyder amp...its good to have something that replaces several amps.

Get plenty of SM57 mics...choose a nice pair of SDC mics...and a nice LDC.

I have the Line6 UX8 set of preamps and interface...it comes with a version of Abelton live...but there are other platforms you can use...a free one is availible and there is a nice forum here where they can answer your questions...but you will need a good fast computer with as much RAM as you can squeeze into it.

Look arround the pawn shops for those SM57s...and look for monitors there too...alot of pawnbrokers think they are bookshelf speakers and will sell them cheap.