to be honest, i'm a staggered guitarist for about 10 years now and recently(about 5 months ago) i've been serious(still lack motivation) on playing guitar again and now eager to learn other instruments such as bass,drums,piano,violin,synths and other cool instruments. Now i kinda get the vibe on building my own studio because of the things that i discover with my playing and the itch of creating my own music. i play mostly metal but i'm incorporating myself into blues, jazz, fusion, ambient music, electronica and other cool sub genres. the point now is, i need advice on the things that i've been eyeing lately, such as interfaces, DAWs, studio monitors, microphones, etc. can you help me one choosing the right ones? well, i already chose a bit of the important things in a typical studio but still skeptical with those. i need help with what i need, missing in my amateur home studio, and the things that i don't need.
here are my prospects:
focusrite scarllet 18i20
shure sm57
rode nt1-a
alesis monitor1 active mkII
mixcraft 6 pro studio
Toontrack Drum Fundamentals Metal Bundle
Livid Alias 8 - USB Control Surface
monster cable trs-trs/xlr-xlr
i guess this will be everything and i will be explaining why i chose these equipment.the sm57 will be used to mic my cabinet speaker and the rode nt1-a will be used for recording vocals. i'm hooked with those because of the great amounts of good feedback on them. but any other suggestions?
the reason i chose the alesis active is for me to have an amplifier and a speaker at the same time because it's going to be my first time in setting up my own studio and i find it very economical and practical versus the passive monitor+amplifier variant because there are people saying that cheap monitors and amplifiers will only give you that so-so sound and sometimes horrible compare to some good actives. but in the future, if i find that i've been missing something in my sound with those actives, i'll get myself some good passives and amplifiers if i have the money for it. but i still need opinions and
other equipment suggestions because that's only me. haha!
if you'll notice, i didn't include any mixers because i noticed some people doesn't really need it and some say that they only get some unwanted hiss and noise whenever they add mixers to they rig. any opinions on that? and do i still need to exclude the mixer? lol
with my DAW having a mixer with it, i included a controller just in case i'll be recording without an external mixer and also just for convenience's sake. any ideas with the Livid Alias 8 - USB Control Surface?
the reason i chose the mixcraft 6 pro studio is because of the price, simplicity, and being user-friendly. but all in all, it's price actually. lol. but i've been eyeing for protools 11, sonar x3 producer, ableton live 9 suite, presonus studio one pro, propellerhead reason 7, steinberg cubase 7.5. any suggestions on these DAWs with the capability within their price range?
For cables, i chose Monster cables. are they good enough for their price and functionality? any other suggestions?
any other rig suggestions such as mic amps and keyboard controller? for the mic preamps, a lot of people is saying that vintext x73i is quite good for it's functionality and signal processing. though it's too pricy for the likes of myself. haha.
anyway, that's it for now. hoping for your reply guys.
cheers!
-awie
here are my prospects:
focusrite scarllet 18i20
shure sm57
rode nt1-a
alesis monitor1 active mkII
mixcraft 6 pro studio
Toontrack Drum Fundamentals Metal Bundle
Livid Alias 8 - USB Control Surface
monster cable trs-trs/xlr-xlr
i guess this will be everything and i will be explaining why i chose these equipment.the sm57 will be used to mic my cabinet speaker and the rode nt1-a will be used for recording vocals. i'm hooked with those because of the great amounts of good feedback on them. but any other suggestions?
the reason i chose the alesis active is for me to have an amplifier and a speaker at the same time because it's going to be my first time in setting up my own studio and i find it very economical and practical versus the passive monitor+amplifier variant because there are people saying that cheap monitors and amplifiers will only give you that so-so sound and sometimes horrible compare to some good actives. but in the future, if i find that i've been missing something in my sound with those actives, i'll get myself some good passives and amplifiers if i have the money for it. but i still need opinions and
other equipment suggestions because that's only me. haha!
if you'll notice, i didn't include any mixers because i noticed some people doesn't really need it and some say that they only get some unwanted hiss and noise whenever they add mixers to they rig. any opinions on that? and do i still need to exclude the mixer? lol
with my DAW having a mixer with it, i included a controller just in case i'll be recording without an external mixer and also just for convenience's sake. any ideas with the Livid Alias 8 - USB Control Surface?
the reason i chose the mixcraft 6 pro studio is because of the price, simplicity, and being user-friendly. but all in all, it's price actually. lol. but i've been eyeing for protools 11, sonar x3 producer, ableton live 9 suite, presonus studio one pro, propellerhead reason 7, steinberg cubase 7.5. any suggestions on these DAWs with the capability within their price range?
For cables, i chose Monster cables. are they good enough for their price and functionality? any other suggestions?
any other rig suggestions such as mic amps and keyboard controller? for the mic preamps, a lot of people is saying that vintext x73i is quite good for it's functionality and signal processing. though it's too pricy for the likes of myself. haha.
anyway, that's it for now. hoping for your reply guys.
cheers!
-awie