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PRiZ said:
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Soundcards aka converters are the most important part of a setup in it's entirety... Their what makes or brakes your quality, really dole!! why get low quality converters, go back and give some good clear advise, I think your coming from the wrong angle in your whole perspective with this...
For a preamp I'll spend 200 or something, that's all that's needed for that... Monitors are worth getting the best you can afford like converters, this is what's gonna help me the most above other equipment. boOyaka!! bO! bO! bO!
Hmmm, Monitors are very important. How else can you hear what you recorded so you can mix well. Hmmm, pre-amps are important, how else can you get a good signal into your "professional" converters?, mics are important, how else can you capture the source? The room is important, it has a big impact on what the source sounds like that you're recording. Oh, and the source is important too, a dying hyena still sounds like a dying hyena when recorded with excellent equipment (I've never heard your stuff so I'm not implying that your stuff sounds bad!). It also helps if you know how to hook everything up...It seems like you are going for the best soundcard/converters there are (so your recordings can be professional), but they aren't going to help if you don't know the basics. (somewhere you asked if you needed both inputs and outputs, that's some pretty basic stuff that you don't understand) That's why everyone is suggesting a real basic set-up so you can get started. I started small (
Shure SM58 and a Tascam analog 4-track) and slowly began replacing the links in my chain...When you start small, you learn the basic concepts (plugging a
Shure SM58 into a pre isn't too much different than plugging a Neumann in) and you learn how each component affects the outcome. You the replace the components as you learn their limitations. I record acoustic guitar stuff, and I think my setup is pretty pro (Great River pre, Soundelux and Neumann Mics, RNC compressors, Delta 44), but I'm still not entirely happy with my recordings-My room can't compare with pro rooms, but I'm learning to compensate and make due (lots of blankets hanging on the walls!), So don't think because you get that "professional" AD converter, that your recordings will sound professional. EVERYTHING (including the operator's skills) will effect the outcome.
I realize some people are having some fun with these threads, but I'm trying to be serious (nothing against those having fun!) and get you to be realistic with your goals. I have a home studio because I'm a solo singer/songwriter with a full-time day job, part-time grad school classes, and a million other things going on in my life. I like to head down to the basement in the evening and not be under any pressure while recording/writing. Would I get better results at a pro studio? Sure! But my schedule doesn't permit me that, so I'm spending the money I would have spent on a studio to get gear and learn how to use it. But I started out slowly about 3 years ago...Patience and humility go a long way in this field...
I hope I didn't come off as mean or anything, I'm just trying to help!
Regards,
Evan
