Robertobly
New member
Hello again guys/gals.
I started up a thread on here recentley concerning myself starting up a recording setup, hybrid analog/digital. So to update anyone thats interested I got a place in a local college to get some engineering basics but turned down the offer in the end as a lot of what they were going to teach me I really don't need to know (MIDI/advanced DAW...). Plus with my job & other things like a social life it would have restricted me to much...Anyway I've got a short list of some good books to teach myself some essential engineering techniques (mic placement/EQing etc). I should be able to make use of some good local spaces so I'm not restricted to much by my house/basement.
ANYWAY...
I've carried on researching all the seperate parts of the setup & also now have a good idea of the budget I'm working with: anything up to, at the very most if it was required, £10,000 GBP. I don't want to waste money like anyone & I will be buying most things second hand if possible.
SO...
Looking at depth into all the seperate components something has started troubling me. Most things, such as: microphones / monitors / headphones / tape machine / tape / mixer / leads / laptop/pc / effects boxes all seem to be easy to research & gage what you'll need for your desired setup. One thing though...the conversion from analogue to digital requires a piece of kit called a converter. Now these converters/interfaces/mixers with built in interfaces range from £100 to £5000....
SO...
It's really hard for me as a relative novice to get a good understanding of the real difference in the quality for price. Of course i'm very interested in retaining as much of the 'sound' I will be getting on my reel to reel machine when (reluctantly) converting to digital. Whats the deal guys? I'm very serious about this but do I really need to fork out 2 or 3 grand for 'high-end' converters? I've looked at everything it seems from M-audio to Lynx to Prism Orpheus to Apogee...One thing that jumed out recentley was the new Allen & Heath mixer with built in FW conversion, link: http://www.allen-heath.com/zed/zed-R16.asp I know A&H are a highly regarded company when it comes to mixers & this seems like a good solution to my digital conversion problems....But...Again its so hard for me to gage how good the converters will be...This area just seems SO vague. Samples/websites with samples would help loads to...
Aside from this I've made really good progress & am excited about getting the equipment in & learning how to use it properly. Going in depth into microphones is really expanding my knowledge & it seems they are A LOT more important than I first realised (along with the room your using of course)
Help me guys/gals!!
Regards,
Rob
I started up a thread on here recentley concerning myself starting up a recording setup, hybrid analog/digital. So to update anyone thats interested I got a place in a local college to get some engineering basics but turned down the offer in the end as a lot of what they were going to teach me I really don't need to know (MIDI/advanced DAW...). Plus with my job & other things like a social life it would have restricted me to much...Anyway I've got a short list of some good books to teach myself some essential engineering techniques (mic placement/EQing etc). I should be able to make use of some good local spaces so I'm not restricted to much by my house/basement.
ANYWAY...
I've carried on researching all the seperate parts of the setup & also now have a good idea of the budget I'm working with: anything up to, at the very most if it was required, £10,000 GBP. I don't want to waste money like anyone & I will be buying most things second hand if possible.
SO...
Looking at depth into all the seperate components something has started troubling me. Most things, such as: microphones / monitors / headphones / tape machine / tape / mixer / leads / laptop/pc / effects boxes all seem to be easy to research & gage what you'll need for your desired setup. One thing though...the conversion from analogue to digital requires a piece of kit called a converter. Now these converters/interfaces/mixers with built in interfaces range from £100 to £5000....
SO...
It's really hard for me as a relative novice to get a good understanding of the real difference in the quality for price. Of course i'm very interested in retaining as much of the 'sound' I will be getting on my reel to reel machine when (reluctantly) converting to digital. Whats the deal guys? I'm very serious about this but do I really need to fork out 2 or 3 grand for 'high-end' converters? I've looked at everything it seems from M-audio to Lynx to Prism Orpheus to Apogee...One thing that jumed out recentley was the new Allen & Heath mixer with built in FW conversion, link: http://www.allen-heath.com/zed/zed-R16.asp I know A&H are a highly regarded company when it comes to mixers & this seems like a good solution to my digital conversion problems....But...Again its so hard for me to gage how good the converters will be...This area just seems SO vague. Samples/websites with samples would help loads to...
Aside from this I've made really good progress & am excited about getting the equipment in & learning how to use it properly. Going in depth into microphones is really expanding my knowledge & it seems they are A LOT more important than I first realised (along with the room your using of course)
Help me guys/gals!!
Regards,
Rob