Hi dudes/dudettes,
I'm building a new home studio, as you might have guessed from the thread title. I have included MAX prices for each piece of equipment, but can rearrange if others are under. UK links only please.
I need to record:
-Male vocals
-Electric + electric-acoustic guitar (only one guitar at a time)
-MIDI input
for high quality demos & will be editing in Ableton Live 9.
The 3 main inputs will be 1)Vocals, 2) Guitar, 3) MIDI controller.
SO, in terms of equipment, I have been thinking :
-Good quality vocal mic MAX £300 (e.g. Shure sm7B SHURE SM7B MICROPHONE Studio, cardioid, dynamic)
-Possibly another mic for guitars MAX £120 (e.g. CAD Audio e60 CAD Audio e60 300 Ohm Cardioid Condenser Microphone: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments)
-DI/ straight line in from guitar MAX ~£100 (no clue)
-Pre-amp MAX £180 (had looked at SHURE X2U XLR TO USB ADAPTER MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER USB, single channel, headphone output, phantom for Shure sm7b, but if I need more inputs/outputs, better off getting another surely?)
-Midi controller that has synth keys, launch pads, knobs, preferably built for Ableton Live 9 MAX £100 (e.g. Novation launcher Novation Launchkey Mini Keyboard / Synth Controller with 25 Launchpad Buttons Black: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments OR Akai APC AKAI APC KEY 25 | Ableton Live USB MIDI Controller with Keyboard: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments)
-(Audio interface)? MAX ~same-as-preamp=£180
-(Mixing desk)? MAX £200
-(Power conditioner)? MAX £100
-(Control surface)? MAX £100
Not overly sure about these last 4, are they dependable on the type of preamp? Don't shoot, rookie at home recording here.
ALSO my external usb soundcard for my laptop is abysmal, would appreciate suggestions for reasonably low priced alternatives. MAX £50
I have: laptop with Ableton Live 9, speakers, mic stand, pop shield, guitar amp with 1 lineout port. (Laughed after typing that sentence ). Need. Help.
Laptop specs:
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Intel Core i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs)
8GB RAM
A serious huge thanks to you for helping out
Cruzall
I'm building a new home studio, as you might have guessed from the thread title. I have included MAX prices for each piece of equipment, but can rearrange if others are under. UK links only please.
I need to record:
-Male vocals
-Electric + electric-acoustic guitar (only one guitar at a time)
-MIDI input
for high quality demos & will be editing in Ableton Live 9.
The 3 main inputs will be 1)Vocals, 2) Guitar, 3) MIDI controller.
SO, in terms of equipment, I have been thinking :
-Good quality vocal mic MAX £300 (e.g. Shure sm7B SHURE SM7B MICROPHONE Studio, cardioid, dynamic)
-Possibly another mic for guitars MAX £120 (e.g. CAD Audio e60 CAD Audio e60 300 Ohm Cardioid Condenser Microphone: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments)
-DI/ straight line in from guitar MAX ~£100 (no clue)
-Pre-amp MAX £180 (had looked at SHURE X2U XLR TO USB ADAPTER MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER USB, single channel, headphone output, phantom for Shure sm7b, but if I need more inputs/outputs, better off getting another surely?)
-Midi controller that has synth keys, launch pads, knobs, preferably built for Ableton Live 9 MAX £100 (e.g. Novation launcher Novation Launchkey Mini Keyboard / Synth Controller with 25 Launchpad Buttons Black: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments OR Akai APC AKAI APC KEY 25 | Ableton Live USB MIDI Controller with Keyboard: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments)
-(Audio interface)? MAX ~same-as-preamp=£180
-(Mixing desk)? MAX £200
-(Power conditioner)? MAX £100
-(Control surface)? MAX £100
Not overly sure about these last 4, are they dependable on the type of preamp? Don't shoot, rookie at home recording here.
ALSO my external usb soundcard for my laptop is abysmal, would appreciate suggestions for reasonably low priced alternatives. MAX £50
I have: laptop with Ableton Live 9, speakers, mic stand, pop shield, guitar amp with 1 lineout port. (Laughed after typing that sentence ). Need. Help.
Laptop specs:
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Intel Core i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs)
8GB RAM
A serious huge thanks to you for helping out
Cruzall