supercolio
New member
Hey!
I'm not sure should I post this here or to the newbie section, so I'll start from here, mods may move this if they feel the need
Long story ahead.
I am a 17-year-old student from Finland, I'm currently studying in a high-school and in my so-called "freetime" I study about studio technology and audio production. I've been seriously considering audio production as an option for my further studies, and since I'm a musician, I feel this is the right way to go.
I turn 18 next spring, which means bigger chances for getting a job -> money to spend on a studio. Currently my setup consist of a Fasttrack Pro and a decent HP laptop with Reaper. Yeah yeah, I know, still a very generic setup. So far I've ran my guitar and bass straight to the interface and tried to make something that would sound decent with little to no success. Thankfully I have a friend who shares same interests and he has lent me his SM57 (getting even more generic!) so I've got little experience from that. Also, I have a class in school which is about "Audio production and live mixing" . Best freaking class of all time. There's a studio/school complex right next to my school so we've worked there. Lovin' it. Too bad it ends in two weeks, I've learned so much from there.
This setup kicks ass, doesn't it >_>
So now to the point: I've done some calculations and if I get a decent job next summer, I'll have around 1.5k€ to spend on a bedroom studio (is this even realistic?). The work I would do would be a) learning to record, mix and produce guitar and bass + vocals and b) do some little demos for either my or other local bands.
Great and all, but there's one thing stopping me from making all this reality: my room.
As you can see, my room's not all that big, it has a diagonal ceiling, it has too much freaking stuff in it, the closets take about half of the room (doors must be opened sometimes). Also, this is the only personal space I have in our house. We live in a town house, so it's possible to set up a non-permanent recording spot somewhere outside my room. Without even being here, you can see how acoustically challenging space this room is. I noticed today, when playing bass-heavy music (I don't do that often) and at the same time walking around my room, I had more than 3 completely bassless dead spots. The sound is uneven in my room anyway. If my room was a true rectangle I could get away with some mild acoustic treatment, but now that the ceiling is not straight, I'm not sure if it's even possible to monitor here.
The ceiling. What an angle.
Can any of you tell me what options I have? I have a strong (or at least above average ) passion in music and working with audio and technology, so I would really like to start studying this field for real.
As far as budget goes, I already said I have max. 1.5k€ to spend. This would include at least monitors, one or two mics (80% chance of getting a SM57 for chirstmas, I'd like to have a mic for vocals and acoustic guitar (Rode NT1-a, maybe?), cables, stands, headphones, some software (superior drummer 2 and buy my daw, reaper is the most realistic way to go, with pro tools 10 my budget would explode) and the things I've forgotten. As for acoustic treatment, no more than 3-400€. 1.5k is already the absolute maximum, and I can't afford more. By that time I'll have a car to take care of.
All suggestions are welcome, thanks in advance.
- J-P
Ps. I could've done my physic and math homework by now, but I wanted to browse net for studio knowledge. Hah.
I'm not sure should I post this here or to the newbie section, so I'll start from here, mods may move this if they feel the need
Long story ahead.
I am a 17-year-old student from Finland, I'm currently studying in a high-school and in my so-called "freetime" I study about studio technology and audio production. I've been seriously considering audio production as an option for my further studies, and since I'm a musician, I feel this is the right way to go.
I turn 18 next spring, which means bigger chances for getting a job -> money to spend on a studio. Currently my setup consist of a Fasttrack Pro and a decent HP laptop with Reaper. Yeah yeah, I know, still a very generic setup. So far I've ran my guitar and bass straight to the interface and tried to make something that would sound decent with little to no success. Thankfully I have a friend who shares same interests and he has lent me his SM57 (getting even more generic!) so I've got little experience from that. Also, I have a class in school which is about "Audio production and live mixing" . Best freaking class of all time. There's a studio/school complex right next to my school so we've worked there. Lovin' it. Too bad it ends in two weeks, I've learned so much from there.
This setup kicks ass, doesn't it >_>
So now to the point: I've done some calculations and if I get a decent job next summer, I'll have around 1.5k€ to spend on a bedroom studio (is this even realistic?). The work I would do would be a) learning to record, mix and produce guitar and bass + vocals and b) do some little demos for either my or other local bands.
Great and all, but there's one thing stopping me from making all this reality: my room.
As you can see, my room's not all that big, it has a diagonal ceiling, it has too much freaking stuff in it, the closets take about half of the room (doors must be opened sometimes). Also, this is the only personal space I have in our house. We live in a town house, so it's possible to set up a non-permanent recording spot somewhere outside my room. Without even being here, you can see how acoustically challenging space this room is. I noticed today, when playing bass-heavy music (I don't do that often) and at the same time walking around my room, I had more than 3 completely bassless dead spots. The sound is uneven in my room anyway. If my room was a true rectangle I could get away with some mild acoustic treatment, but now that the ceiling is not straight, I'm not sure if it's even possible to monitor here.
The ceiling. What an angle.
Can any of you tell me what options I have? I have a strong (or at least above average ) passion in music and working with audio and technology, so I would really like to start studying this field for real.
As far as budget goes, I already said I have max. 1.5k€ to spend. This would include at least monitors, one or two mics (80% chance of getting a SM57 for chirstmas, I'd like to have a mic for vocals and acoustic guitar (Rode NT1-a, maybe?), cables, stands, headphones, some software (superior drummer 2 and buy my daw, reaper is the most realistic way to go, with pro tools 10 my budget would explode) and the things I've forgotten. As for acoustic treatment, no more than 3-400€. 1.5k is already the absolute maximum, and I can't afford more. By that time I'll have a car to take care of.
All suggestions are welcome, thanks in advance.
- J-P
Ps. I could've done my physic and math homework by now, but I wanted to browse net for studio knowledge. Hah.