alot of money on new equipment

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okay .. so i am setting up a what i like to concider to be a really nice pretty hi end studio, that being said .. im a bit stumped, i know there is a difference between entry level and hi end gear such as pre amps, compressors, interfaces ... but my question is in order to get a really nice hi end sound, do i need to spend the most amount of money that i can .. on that piece of equipment, basically .. does more expencive mean better ???
 
Several things to consider here...

First off, the most expensive gear in the world will yield dire results if the person doing the recording doesn't know how to use it well--and results from relatively low end stuff (but not bargain basement) can sound great in the hands of a really talented technician. How do you get to be really talented? Well, it's like that old joke about "how do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, my lad, practice!". Things like microphone placement and gain staging come with experience and practice.

Second, the other thing to consider is the room you're going to use it in Again, great gear in an acoustically bad room won't sound right--but so-so mics placed well in a good room will sound great.

So, my advice is to go for good gear--but leave the super high end stuff until you have enough experience to hear the limitations of what you have--and know what you want to improve things.

Bob
 
thank you ...

thats kind of what i figured ... and yes you are right, great gear in the hands of someone who doesnt know what they are doing does not mean great results ...
 
All other things being equal (experience, monitoring chain, room, etc.), better gear most certainly makes a difference. That said, you don't need to break the bank for "better gear" in many cases. There are a lot of "budget friendly" offerings out there. True's P-Solo, Grace Design's m101, FMR's RNP, RNC, RNLA, etc. Cascade's Fat Head mics - A lot of Cascade's and Avant's mics for that matter - All very capable stuff for making recordings that will "hold up" against much of the higher-budget gear.

THAT said - Sure -- There's plenty of absolute crap out there also. The trick is avoiding the junk, getting the "nice" and going from there.
 
Kc was just talking about this great < $30 mic somewhere around here - got great reviews and a lot of people like it. I am looking at a RNLA right now. But it will probably have to wait until I get my new guitar amp.

OP: you need to figure out what you are going to be recording, then you can start putting together an equipment list - then you can start checking out options... a lot depends on what instruments you will be recording, etc. I personally stick to pretty low end gear - not the cheapest, but certainly not pro quality. I got a nice Alesis 16 channel mixer and KRK 6 G2 montiors for under $1000
 
A+ ... 100% on the Avant microphones!
I was amazed at the sonic quality of these microphones and the price fits into anyone budget.
 
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