Hey guys, I'm taking a bit of an opinion poll here. If you could make a budget for $10,000 to buy gear for a project studio, what would you buy? Does not include the cost of a computer. Basically I'm trying to upgrade away from usb interface/2in2out type of things. Anything will help, I'm still in the planning stages of this and I'm looking for ideas if anyone would like to give their input. Thanks guys!
What type of things do you plan on recording in this "project studio"?
I'd buy a Presonus FP10, a few SM57s, Beta 52, some SP C4s, and a LDC or two. A couple mic stands and spend the rest on a bottle of Crown Royal, a Gretsch Falcon and put the rest towards the principle on my mortgage.
If you plan on progressively adding to this studio and making it work for you, you would probably be better off building the 'right' environment for a project studio. In other words; I recommend that you build/remodel a room for the studio and treat it acoustically.
You will find that even though you have less-than-the-best equipment, you can make and mix excellent recordings that will translate well to other folks living rooms, cars, & pickup trucks.
Too many folks who say they have a 'studio', more often than not, only have studio equipment in a 'room'. The word recording studio refers to a room designed acoustically for the purpose of audio recording.
