Amp Modeling and the like...

[fuzzybassguy]

I'm thinking about starting my own small home studio. I dont have an astronomical budget, but I believe I will have enough for most purposes.

I've decided on the type of multi-track recorder I'd like to use and I've also got my mics narrowed down, but I'm still confused about the rest of this bologna.

Here is what I'd like to do. I'd like to record my basic tracks of guitar, drums, and bass and then go back in and add some reverb here and some delay here. You know general effects. I'm not looking for anything overly fancy. I'm not thinking bare bones, mind you, but I certainly dont want the option of "Space station bathroom echo with slight martian fuzz", you know what I mean?

I'd also like something that I can record directly into the board. I want to be able to plug into the board and also be able to hear myself through a monitor amp in the recording area. An amp modeler, right? Is this doable?

Also, I'd like something with a simple tube pre-amp for recording non-electric instruments. And I should also mention I'd like to record both bass and guitar through this amp modeler.

Now, the big question. Is there anything that isnt going to cost me my manhood to get all of this in one package? I've read that the POD 2.O can be used as a mic pre-amp, but I'm cautious about recording my bass through it although I might be able to fatten up the sound with some EQing. I understand that there are two diffrent versions of the POD, one for bass and guitar, but I've never used "bass specific" effects before. I've always used just a standard guitar wah (or other guitar effect) and after some tweaking I've been a happy camper. Will the same apply here?

Anyway, thanks everybody!

 

[Wide Awake]

I've read about people using the Pod with bass guitars with good results but the Bass Pod is the better tool because it obviously models bass amps and effects. The Johnson J-station has guitar and bass models so that could handle both instruments and save you the expense of buying one for each guitar. It's about $300 US.

You can plug a modeler/amplifier simulator right into the board and hear it through your monitors without using headphones. In fact, that's one of the big advantages of these things. What you are hearing in your monitors is what you should hear on playback, assuming your levels are set properly.

I won't recommend any of these modelers because they all sound different and it comes down to your taste and what kind of sound you are looking for. You've got to take YOUR guitars to the store and try them for yourself.

 

[robert jaybird]

All i can reccomend is that you develop the nose of a hound dog and go to
http://www.google.com
till you get all the info your mind can endure.

with the little info about you i have I cant help much but..

pre sonus blue tube($150)

yamaha dg ($275)
or if you have $700 to get a cool direct tone theres the mesa boogie focus pre amp.

Your not gonna get it all in one package.

But for a stand alone recorder the roland vs series has some of what you need,the Aardvark direct 24 soundcard has built in pre amps and effects.

the behringer eurodesk mixer has built in effects(behringer's not exactly high quality)

If you use software theres free vst and direct x plug ins floating around.

for reverb theres the lexicon mpx-100.

I repeat your not gonna get it all in one package, the packages claiming to have it all generally are mediocre at best though ive heard the aardvark direct 24 soundcard is quite nice for the price.

Depending on if your gonna get a software daw or a standalone recorder your options change.If you are really THAT broke and go the computer route there are ways to get softwares, not to mention theres a ton of free vst effects, but if you cant figure that out i'm not gonna help you