Equipment Checklist... missing anything??

[Vonski]

I'm trying to get an idea of what I would need to run a fairly decent home operation. I play the guitar and sing. I am a TOTAL neophyte, and have no experience with recording. Any advice on the individual components listed here would be great too. I plan on using my computer as an integral part of the process. Here goes:

Roland XP-30 Keyboard (for instrument voices and percussion)
Tascam US-428 Mixer/Control Surface (comes with recording software)
Alesis M1 Monitors
Audio Technica AT4033 Microphone (for vocals)
AKG C1000S Microphone (for guitar)
Sony MDR-7506 Monitoring Headphones
<unknown brand> pre-amp (phantom power for mics as the Tascam has none)
Some tertiary things I will need are mic stands, probably a rack, cables, etc.

I plan on recording onto my computer and using my Ricoh burner I installed to transfer to CD. If I am forgetting something important, please let me know. If you would steer me away from a particular item also, your opinions are appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!

 

[DavidK]

Hi, you will probably need some more sophisticated
recording software. The tascam ships with cubasis,
which will be a nice start, but down the road you
will need Cubase, Cakewalk Pro 9 or Emagic type
stuff. If you are a neophyte, however, that will be
quite down the road.

You will also need a fast computer, lots of ram,
fast hard drive for audio.
Ask around about the tascam and see if people are
having success with sending audio via USB.

Overall, that sounds like a really nice rig
you have picked out. Good luck with it,David

 

[Vonski]

Thank you, David

Thanks for the advice. Yes, Cubase VST 5.0 is on my list as well, but figured I would get acclimated before dropping the cash.

As for my computer. I have a PIII 550 at the moment, and am buying a PIII 933 in a few weeks. Sure is nice working for a major computer manufacturer! Yes, the whole USB thing kind of sketches me out. Some have had decent luck while others haven't. Latency seems to be the biggest concern. Don't know if anyone has experience with the US-428, but I wouldn't mind instead going with a card and digital multi-track set up either. That's why I'm asking you pros

Thanks again! Any other words of wisdom, gang?

 

[happy hour]

have you got the monitors yet? how do ya like them?