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Duggan
New member
Hi there,
Im pretty new to home recording but after playing in a band for a couple of years and been fascinated im hooked.
I got a pretty decent dell computer and now im looking to start building my studio. I have a variety of guitars an amps. I also have a great drum kit and a number of keys, synths and digital pianos so I think im pretty set up in terms of the instruments to start the studio!
So next im looking at a firewire mizing desk sort of thing to get sound into the computer and obviously some software. Im looking at pro tools LE and one of their control surfaces as these seem to now be industry standard.
I presume something like 10 I/O's minimum should get me off the ground in terms of recording a drum kit and full band essentially? Im pretty sure I want one of these firewire devices and not just a box but then again im not 100% sure which would be better for me! The only trouble is im not sure i have a firewire port on my computer but im sure this could be rectified for not too much outlay?
Im then thinking of getting some basic kit mics, maybe AKG and then a bluebottle baby mic for the vocal applications and maybe some more shure mics just to get things going if im gonna mic amps up and things. Im hoping to use a lot of DI and modelling into the firewire based control surface/mixer
So if anyone has any thoughts on either what im planning on doing, or what mixer/control surface would be good for me, id love to hear from you.
Thanks
Duggan in the UK
Im pretty new to home recording but after playing in a band for a couple of years and been fascinated im hooked.
I got a pretty decent dell computer and now im looking to start building my studio. I have a variety of guitars an amps. I also have a great drum kit and a number of keys, synths and digital pianos so I think im pretty set up in terms of the instruments to start the studio!
So next im looking at a firewire mizing desk sort of thing to get sound into the computer and obviously some software. Im looking at pro tools LE and one of their control surfaces as these seem to now be industry standard.
I presume something like 10 I/O's minimum should get me off the ground in terms of recording a drum kit and full band essentially? Im pretty sure I want one of these firewire devices and not just a box but then again im not 100% sure which would be better for me! The only trouble is im not sure i have a firewire port on my computer but im sure this could be rectified for not too much outlay?
Im then thinking of getting some basic kit mics, maybe AKG and then a bluebottle baby mic for the vocal applications and maybe some more shure mics just to get things going if im gonna mic amps up and things. Im hoping to use a lot of DI and modelling into the firewire based control surface/mixer
So if anyone has any thoughts on either what im planning on doing, or what mixer/control surface would be good for me, id love to hear from you.
Thanks
Duggan in the UK