Hi I'm New Here...

[T-Bone Studios]

Just thought I'ld say hi and list my equipment and background.

Well I'm from Melbourne, I'm 18, and looking at getting into recording in a big way.

Equipment:

- P.4 2.4 gig PC, 512mg ram, 2 x 60 gig hard drives 2 x 17 inch monitors, Windows XP
- Logic Platnum 5.2
- Reason
- Wav Lab 3
- Staudio C-Port ADC + DAC 2000, (24/96, 8 in 8 out)
- Behringer MX2442 (mixing desk)
- Behringer "Truth" Monitors
- Behringer V-amp 2
- Behringer Composer pro
- Behringer Composer pro XL
- Behringer Ultragain
- Behringer Ultramizer
- Behringer patch bay
- Accessit Duel sweep EQ X2
- Accessit Compresser X2
- Accessit Noise gate X 2
- Alto 6ch headphone amp
- Yamaha R100 reverb
- Behringer B-1 Studio condenser
- Rode NT5 (pair)
- JTS NX-7 Beta 57 copy (Dynamic)
- JTS JM-X2 (Dynamic Kick Drum)
- JTS Clip on Drum mics (Condenser) X2
- AT M21SM (Dynamic INstument) X2
- Yamaha Beta 57 copy (Dynamic)
- Roland and Behringer Inclosed Headphones

Well that about sums up my gear, I'm looking into getting a new Studio condenser and mic pre in the very near future. Mabey somthing from Studio projects. Does anyone know why SP products are so costly in Australia?

Anyway I did my first recording at the start of the year, you can here it at www.mp3.com.au/fencehole . I did before i got all my JTS and RODE mics, considering I didnt have a clue back then, I think it sounds pritty good. I have learned alot since then!

Any comments would be great.

thanx

 

[alfalfa]

Well that about sums up my gear, I'm looking into getting a new Studio condenser and mic pre in the very near future. Mabey somthing from Studio projects. Does anyone know why SP products are so costly in Australia?
[/B]

Perhaps you should read this thread regard SP pricing (which has come down recently).
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=80146&highlight=mxl+australia

Rode products are good value in Australia so dont ignore them. They tend to be relatively more expensive overseas so dont get recommended as much on forums like this one.

 

[ausrock]

Hiya T-Bone,

Welcome to HR.

SP mics are probably the best priced of the imported mics these days, although you can still import them a bit cheaper if you want to go through the exercise.

 

[SimonW]

T-bone,

Have you noticed any rustling noise from the behringer b-1
,especially when you switch the low-cut filter on? I have. I've sent
a couple of e-mails to behringer support, but it seems like they
refuse to answer.. I'd like to hear your opinion on the mic.

Simon

 

[Beltrom]

Welcome!

I'm not a lone Accessit owner anymore!

I got the spring reverb.
Where, how and why did you get them?

 

[tubedude]

Geez... somebody LOOOOVES Behringer stuff...
almost as much as love Sennheiser stuff.

 

[tomleblanc]

T-Bone, do you mind if I ask how like the two Behringer compressors? I've been contemplating Composer Pro XL vs Composer vs Autotom Pro XL etc. recently, so any feedback about them would be helpful. Thanks!

 

[T-Bone Studios]

T-bone,

Have you noticed any rustling noise from the behringer b-1
,especially when you switch the low-cut filter on? I have. I've sent
a couple of e-mails to behringer support, but it seems like they
refuse to answer.. I'd like to hear your opinion on the mic.

Simon

Yeah I find the B-1 pritty noisy, is the rustling noise there all the time? I dont usually use the low cut filter on mine, or the -10 swith (that just makes white noise), I suggest just using a low cut filter on your desk or pre amp. But if its really bad then yours may be falty.

 

[T-Bone Studios]

Welcome!

I'm not a lone Accessit owner anymore!

I got the spring reverb.
Where, how and why did you get them?

Where.... My dad bought them around 15 years ago in the bargin bin at the local music store, They were $18US each.

How....with money

Why... Because they were dirt cheap for back then.

 

[T-Bone Studios]

T-Bone, do you mind if I ask how like the two Behringer compressors? I've been contemplating Composer Pro XL vs Composer vs Autotom Pro XL etc. recently, so any feedback about them would be helpful. Thanks!

OK... I just picked up the PRO XL, Its got heaps more features then the PRO, but most of them suck.

The "Tube emulation", and Enhancer sound awful, (only tried using on bass and vox), The tube button just added heaps of noise, and the enhanser just added huge upper freqencies which sounded like it was feeding back/ringing, plus it added lost of noise too!

The de-esser (a new feature on XL) was quite good i thought, it did its job like it should without sacrafising tone.

The Compser pro had a better gate on it then the XL. But they both work pritty well to cut background noise.

Overall they both compress pritty well, there a bit noisy, so lucky they have a gate, but i still could do without that noise, Although My bass pre is REALLY Noisy as with the B-1 Mic. I wish I had a better compresser to compare with, but $85US, i can't complain.

I hope this helps

 

[tomleblanc]

Cool! Thanks T!

 

[Beltrom]

My dad bought them around 15 years ago in the bargin bin at the local music store, They were $18US each.

Yes, they weren't around to long (at least here), and never was pricey. But that must have been one hell of a deal. I paid somewhere around $150US a few years earlier for the reverb. A good deal, and definately a lift for my modest studio at the time. Even my Korg KPR77 got soom "roominess" instead of "boing" from it (properly used). Still use it as a "special effects" reverb...
Sorry if I got a bit nostalgic...