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SylazOnline
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Thanks to everyone who gave actual advice. I'll post pics and let you all know how the studio is running after I purchase everything.
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sam humans
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mics & monitors
everyone's voice is different. what mic sounds good on one person often sounds terrible on another. if i were you, i would go to yr local audio shop with a set of headphones you like and are used to hearing your voice through and try out as many mics as you can. see if you can't use the preamp you're thinking about buying.
in a situation like that, where you get to compare apples to apples, the nuances of each mic will be easily discernible. since it sounds like you will be recording mostly yourself, find the one that works for you. don't be shy about it. walk into that store and rap for an hour or more. try everything in your price range. there will be a few that stick out, guaranteed.
also, the monitor and room treatment issue is really all the same thing. what's important, no matter how treated your room is or how cheep/expensive your monitors are, is that you learn how those mixes translate into the real world. i.e learn how your room actually sounds. for folks on a budget, this is always the best advice.
mix. listen on every stereo you can get your hands on (cars stereos, boomboxxes, home bangers, computer speakers, the system down at the club). repeat. pretty soon you'll know what happens when the bass sound like "ahh" in your mix environment but like "ehh" everywhere else and be able to mix accordingly. or, you could spend $400 of your budget on 703. if you've rented a space for your studio, consider it. if it's your bedroom maybe not.
krk's are great in that price range, by the way. it's your ears that will make what you do kick, not $2000 monitors. good luck.
peace.
-sam
everyone's voice is different. what mic sounds good on one person often sounds terrible on another. if i were you, i would go to yr local audio shop with a set of headphones you like and are used to hearing your voice through and try out as many mics as you can. see if you can't use the preamp you're thinking about buying.
in a situation like that, where you get to compare apples to apples, the nuances of each mic will be easily discernible. since it sounds like you will be recording mostly yourself, find the one that works for you. don't be shy about it. walk into that store and rap for an hour or more. try everything in your price range. there will be a few that stick out, guaranteed.
also, the monitor and room treatment issue is really all the same thing. what's important, no matter how treated your room is or how cheep/expensive your monitors are, is that you learn how those mixes translate into the real world. i.e learn how your room actually sounds. for folks on a budget, this is always the best advice.
mix. listen on every stereo you can get your hands on (cars stereos, boomboxxes, home bangers, computer speakers, the system down at the club). repeat. pretty soon you'll know what happens when the bass sound like "ahh" in your mix environment but like "ehh" everywhere else and be able to mix accordingly. or, you could spend $400 of your budget on 703. if you've rented a space for your studio, consider it. if it's your bedroom maybe not.
krk's are great in that price range, by the way. it's your ears that will make what you do kick, not $2000 monitors. good luck.
peace.
-sam
Massive Master
www.massivemastering.com
But your ears are only ever as good as what your monitors relate to them. No matter your level of listening skills, no matter your potential - You will only ever hear as well as your monitoring chain allows you to hear. Rule #1.
Rule #2 is that your monitors will only ever be as accurate and consistent as the room they're in allows them to be.
Two of the only "real" rules in audio (and easily the most important).
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sam humans
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rules made to be broken
all too true massive master, you are of course correct in a purely scientific way. but music is art, and amazing art can be made on the cheep by people with skills and heart. that was my point.
all too true massive master, you are of course correct in a purely scientific way. but music is art, and amazing art can be made on the cheep by people with skills and heart. that was my point.
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BLP
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how much did that cost
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BLP
New member
i just got some KRK 6's G2 and I love them. they are very good for the price. THE ONLY BAD THING IS, i now have to touch up all my old important mixes because I can hear thing's that wasn't there.
I also agree, take your mixes to cars, friends cars, home stereos, friends stereos, and all the popular local clubs and eventually you will KNOW your speakers
WhiteStrat
Don't stare at the eye.
Well I bought 'em retail, so you could figure that out. They came from GIK acoustics. I have 4 corner Tri Traps, and 16 wall panels (about half and half 242's and 244's). I bought 'em in multiple purchases, and at different times, so I don't have one total.
And no, it wasn't cheap. But it's less than I've spent on a lot of other categories--guitars, mics, even wires--and I consider it very worth it.
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kudiez
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well look up " lil wayne BET freestyle " on youtube , i think the mic used was the at4050 lol