Hello again Jim,
Well I think I might have mentioned I used to record (totally analog of course) about 12 years ago. Having been out of recording for most of the past dozen years and finally getting back into it - my comfort zone is still analog. Hense the purchase of the HD24. Sure it records digitally, but with an analog board, it functions an aweful lot like any tape machine.
Anywho, I actually picked up a 788 a year or so ago when I started getting back into recording. Then several months ago I sold it and picked up the 2488. I loved the idea of 24 tracks. However by the time I got the 2488 I realized I wasn't going to be happy till I jumped in with both feet - so I started building a small area in the basement of my new house that I could 'play' in. I picked up the HD24 and ML. I already had a FMR RNC, an ART TPS Pre amp, and
a DBX PB48(patchbay) that I picked up back when I got my 788 (along with an AT 3050 mic). I also had a TC Electronics M300 multi effects unit that I bought to use in my live system. Over the past couple months I've added an ART VLA Pro compressor, the FMR RNP (along with the rack to mount it and the RNC),
a Line 6 Pod Pro and Berry Bass V-Amp Pro to record guitars/bass direct through, and a couple more patchbays. I also have a BBE sonic maximizer that I use with my live rig, but haven't thought to use it at all for recording, though I may use it when I go to put my old tapes onto CD soon. I'm looking to pick up a nice channel strip as well - possibly the Safe Sound P1 or the Toft ATC-2. I haven't fully decided, and my job was iffy for a few weeks so I held off buying more
I picked up a few more mics as well. To be honest I just "finished" off the control room on Sunday (yesterday) and I still have a bunch of work to do in my little 'live' room so I haven't done much recording yet. I'll know over the next few months what I'm missing, and what I don't really need - as I come to find out that I don't have something I need or never use something I bought
Oh yea, I just ordered
a Kurzweil Rumour today (reverb).
So in all I should have a couple usable preamps (the RNP and whatever channel strip I buy - not to mention the ART TPS), a couple compressors (ART VLA Pro and RNC), a couple effect units (TC M300 and the Rumour), and a few mics (AT 3035, Shure KSM44, couple SM57's, SM58, Octava M-319, a couple others as well). Plus the two rack mounted guitar/bass units.
It might just take a while to get this crap hooked up and working right
-Krag