I basically know nothing about recording equipement at this point but am eager to learn. My wife plays guitar, sings and is learning audio book recording. She has Acoustica Mixcraft 8 and has been learning to use it so she knows the basics of that software. Her father passed away and left behind a lot of sound equipement. I want my wife to focus on what she is doing now so I thought I would help her by learning to improve her recordings. Among her Dads recording equipement was the following portable rack gear:
Really nice compressor rnc1773
Really nice preamp rnp8380
Aphex compellor aural exciter 323a
Aphex expressor 651
Aphex studio dominator ax
Mackie onyx 400f preamp
Furman 20 amp power conditioner
Does the above list look like everything needed? There is also about 20 other pieces of rack equipement that was not mounted that I have access to if I need something else. I found a presonus firebox interface, cant remember the model.
I know that no newb needs all this and it will take some reading and trial and error to learn to use it but it was free and and it is something that interests me so why not. So I guess my question is, is this all that is needed other than mics, cables, laptop etc.? Just remembered I also have a mixing board. Will Mixcraft 8 be sufficient for software needs? and if some has time give me a brief description of what the components on this list do that would go a long way. Thanks, I have a lot to learn but sounds like fun.
Really nice compressor rnc1773
Really nice preamp rnp8380
Aphex compellor aural exciter 323a
Aphex expressor 651
Aphex studio dominator ax
Mackie onyx 400f preamp
Furman 20 amp power conditioner
Does the above list look like everything needed? There is also about 20 other pieces of rack equipement that was not mounted that I have access to if I need something else. I found a presonus firebox interface, cant remember the model.
I know that no newb needs all this and it will take some reading and trial and error to learn to use it but it was free and and it is something that interests me so why not. So I guess my question is, is this all that is needed other than mics, cables, laptop etc.? Just remembered I also have a mixing board. Will Mixcraft 8 be sufficient for software needs? and if some has time give me a brief description of what the components on this list do that would go a long way. Thanks, I have a lot to learn but sounds like fun.