Components I will purchase, is anything illogical before I go on ?

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Hello again everyone, been asking questions here since last week, searching the forums for information and I've finally decided to start buying some things in order to get the recording process started. Here is what I intend to purchase :

MXL V69ME mic
Sennheiser E906 mic
FMR RNC/RNP preamp/comp
LynxOne souncard/A/D converter
KRK V6 powered monitors

Can anyone tell me if there is something illogical in this setup, or if one of the component is too hi-end or low-end for the rest, I tried to go with equipment that I read is in the same league quality-wise in order to avoid having a weak spot in the audio chain.

As for the software, could I just use any software ? (protools, cakewalk). Or is there some incompatibility issue that I should be aware of ?

In conclusion, am I missing anything ? With this setup I should be a step ahead than all the "all-in-one" buddles like the Mbox right ?

Thank you very much for all of your help, I am very grateful.
Francis.
 
You won't be able to run Pro Tools without having some form of Digi interface, such as an Mbox (at the very least).
However, you should be fine with running any number of the other programs out there.
 
Is the FMR preamp really worth it ? I have a mixer I could use in case.

So every software should be compatible with this setup except pro tools ? I mean, I will just plug everything and then install a software and everything will work fine, no changes to make, special equipement to have or additional setup specific to a software ?

Thanks.
 
I don't know about the whole plug it all up and go thing .... Any software is going to require some form of setting up to function with your audio interface.
Typically, that would all be covered (to some extent) within the documentation for the software/audio interface.
As far as the preamp ... no reason you couldn't try the pres in your mixer before shelling out for the FMR. Which, by the way, is a decent pre for the money.
 
Thanks, I guess I shouldn't worry about that too much, I plan on using Cakewalk, a friend of mine will lend it to me, maybe to with something more suiting to me when I get experience, but for now, all softwares should be the same for me.

As for the preamp, If the RNP can be a good quality step up from my Allen and Heath MixWizard mixer's preamp, I will want to resort to it, but if the difference is just a small step ahead, I'd rather save up and upgrade for something that will really make a difference, but I just don't know to what extent the pre amp shapes the sound.

As for the compressor, I just assumed the RNC was a good add-on to the RNP, but it seems they are a lot of software compressors that would do the trick out there, although it would be nice to even things out in the signal chain before it hits the A/D converter, do you think it's worth it ? I could also use it as a whole compressor for our mixer when we have a band's practice, tho there must be better for that application in that case. Any help towards this is greatly appreciated, thank you.

Francis.
 
Your friend is not permitted to "loan" you Cakewalk. If he does, he must erase it from his harddrive. yto do otherwise is piracy.

I would suggest looking at a number of software packages to find that works for you and then budget for it. There are a number of threads here that discuss packages.
 
If you're planning on doing much of anything that's not direct (i.e. using your mic - vocals, acoustic, etc.), you should get an outboard compressor. For the money, you can't hardly beat the RNC, so yeah, get one.
 
Look into some acoustical treatment too. At the very least a few panels of Auralex to cover your first reflection points. You'll be amazed how much difference this makes. After that, see about getting/making a few bass traps, this will smooth out the low end response of the room. Check out the "studio building and display" forum, lots of info on acoustics.
 
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