EricIndecisive
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Hi everyone, I've had a Presonus Firepod for about 9 years and am thinking about upgrading if it is a cost-effective option. I've grown more sensitive to identifying nuances in recording, and it may be my crappy engineering skills, but I feel like a lot of my raw tracks are a bit thin / harsh sounding. It seems that things have come a long way since 9 years ago, and am seeing a lot of cool options. I am leaning a bit towards RME as I hear nothing but good things about their build quality and reliability which is worth the price.
My Firepod I believe only has 54db of gain on tap. I am buying an SM7b and I'm not sure it will even be enough to run it!
This is a hobby for me.. I love writing songs and would love to be in the "pro-sumer" level of recording gear, as I find myself with many hobbies. From what I've been hearing in many comparisons, it seems that a solid interface with clean pres and good mics will get you at least 90% of the way there (fidelity-wise), without adding in expensive outboard preamps.
What I would need for my applications:
Majority of the time 1-2 simultaneous mic'd tracks, occasionally 3.
Ability to handle MIDI input from an electronic drum set or keyboard.
Solid DI for recording bass.
Right now I mix through Equator D5's, and for headphones use BeyerDynamic DT990's (250 ohm).
So that's more information than you wanted... but in your opinions, how significant are current offerings from companies like RME compared to my 9 year old firepod? I'm not expecting it to turn garbage into gold, but will it breathe some life, openness and clarity into some of these raw tracks?
Thanks!
My Firepod I believe only has 54db of gain on tap. I am buying an SM7b and I'm not sure it will even be enough to run it!
This is a hobby for me.. I love writing songs and would love to be in the "pro-sumer" level of recording gear, as I find myself with many hobbies. From what I've been hearing in many comparisons, it seems that a solid interface with clean pres and good mics will get you at least 90% of the way there (fidelity-wise), without adding in expensive outboard preamps.
What I would need for my applications:
Majority of the time 1-2 simultaneous mic'd tracks, occasionally 3.
Ability to handle MIDI input from an electronic drum set or keyboard.
Solid DI for recording bass.
Right now I mix through Equator D5's, and for headphones use BeyerDynamic DT990's (250 ohm).
So that's more information than you wanted... but in your opinions, how significant are current offerings from companies like RME compared to my 9 year old firepod? I'm not expecting it to turn garbage into gold, but will it breathe some life, openness and clarity into some of these raw tracks?
Thanks!