DanielSeriff
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I hope this is the right forum. I've been reading lots of posts and talking to numberous people but I'd love to have my specific situation addressed.
A bit of background:
I'm a senior in college at a classical conservatory. I study classical guitar in school, and diligently study jazz and other musics outside of school. I've done recordings for my own bands in the past.(aardvark 8 preamp PCI device, Rode NT3, At4033, some SM58s etc.) So the past experience was great and helped me get a working knowledge on how the software works and some ideas on micing. Fast forward to present day. I work at a semi-professional recording studio. Projects are mainly jazz and classical music. Owner has great ears but doesn't necessarily know all the details behind the workings of everything. I'm trying to learn from all the resources I can find. The recording studio has Digi002, control 24 system, Mackie 824 monitors, a number of neumanns U87 etc, AKG 414s, earthworks drumkit, earthworks tc30s and a number of other lower budget mics. He's got a great space that he has built in his basement with control room, isolation booths for instrumentalists, drum room, etc. I've been learning at lot there. He doesn't really have anything portable to take on site. At my school there are highschoolers all the way to graduate school. All kinds of people are always doing recitals, audition recordings etc. I would like to start recording these recitals and audition tapes for $50 an hour. I've already had numerous people ask me to record on site but couldn't do it due to lack of mobile equipment. There's a friend of mine running a motu traveler, and some shure ksm141/sl, and digital performer. He can get a pretty good sound in the halls and is charging $30 an hour.
I need non-salesman biased help. I of course have talked with a rep at a particular store and I'm sure he's got his ideas just like everyone, but money could be influencing this.
I've got a max of $5k and if I can do under that I would love to. Keep in mind that I can mix things at this studio I work at. Borrowing equipment is another story. I basically need my own setup.
I'm looking at:
Digi 003 $1175 (I want to stick with protools)
Neumann KM184s $1350
Shure KSM44s $745 (I'm hoping to get these for cost plus 10% from the music store I teach at)
Looking at either Tannoy 5A Reveals for $645 or Blue Sky Media Desk 2.1 for $565
SKB 6u Rack $98
4 stands $42 each
4 Monster Cables $50 each
Furman M-8 Power Supply $49
I already have a pair of Sony 7506 headphones for now.
This is a little over $5k if I can't get the Shures KSMs for cost plus 10%. I'd be willing to do this. I hope that this will be a significant enough setup to be happy for a while. I know I'll want to upgrade things at a point down the road.
I'll be recording anything from Tuba and piano to classical guitar, jazz guitar, marimba etc. Anything instrument that you would find in a conservatory I am hopefully going to be recording. I am also into many other styles and want some versatility to record demos for myself solo...all the way to a jazz quintet or rock group. I want to use this as a tool to book gigs as well.
Thank you for any help! Sorry it is so long winded.
-Daniel
A bit of background:
I'm a senior in college at a classical conservatory. I study classical guitar in school, and diligently study jazz and other musics outside of school. I've done recordings for my own bands in the past.(aardvark 8 preamp PCI device, Rode NT3, At4033, some SM58s etc.) So the past experience was great and helped me get a working knowledge on how the software works and some ideas on micing. Fast forward to present day. I work at a semi-professional recording studio. Projects are mainly jazz and classical music. Owner has great ears but doesn't necessarily know all the details behind the workings of everything. I'm trying to learn from all the resources I can find. The recording studio has Digi002, control 24 system, Mackie 824 monitors, a number of neumanns U87 etc, AKG 414s, earthworks drumkit, earthworks tc30s and a number of other lower budget mics. He's got a great space that he has built in his basement with control room, isolation booths for instrumentalists, drum room, etc. I've been learning at lot there. He doesn't really have anything portable to take on site. At my school there are highschoolers all the way to graduate school. All kinds of people are always doing recitals, audition recordings etc. I would like to start recording these recitals and audition tapes for $50 an hour. I've already had numerous people ask me to record on site but couldn't do it due to lack of mobile equipment. There's a friend of mine running a motu traveler, and some shure ksm141/sl, and digital performer. He can get a pretty good sound in the halls and is charging $30 an hour.
I need non-salesman biased help. I of course have talked with a rep at a particular store and I'm sure he's got his ideas just like everyone, but money could be influencing this.
I've got a max of $5k and if I can do under that I would love to. Keep in mind that I can mix things at this studio I work at. Borrowing equipment is another story. I basically need my own setup.
I'm looking at:
Digi 003 $1175 (I want to stick with protools)
Neumann KM184s $1350
Shure KSM44s $745 (I'm hoping to get these for cost plus 10% from the music store I teach at)
Looking at either Tannoy 5A Reveals for $645 or Blue Sky Media Desk 2.1 for $565
SKB 6u Rack $98
4 stands $42 each
4 Monster Cables $50 each
Furman M-8 Power Supply $49
I already have a pair of Sony 7506 headphones for now.
This is a little over $5k if I can't get the Shures KSMs for cost plus 10%. I'd be willing to do this. I hope that this will be a significant enough setup to be happy for a while. I know I'll want to upgrade things at a point down the road.
I'll be recording anything from Tuba and piano to classical guitar, jazz guitar, marimba etc. Anything instrument that you would find in a conservatory I am hopefully going to be recording. I am also into many other styles and want some versatility to record demos for myself solo...all the way to a jazz quintet or rock group. I want to use this as a tool to book gigs as well.
Thank you for any help! Sorry it is so long winded.
-Daniel
