how bads my gear??

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just wanting everones impuit on how bad my gear is and different choices for upgrade? i have a 5 room studio. heres my gear..

4 project patch tt banatam patchbays
behringer eurodesk mx 9000
truth b2031 moniters
behringer tube ultragain t1953
bellari rp533
behringer virtualizer pro effects unit
alesis adat m20
2 furman hds-6 headphone distibutor system
a presonus firepod (about to get another)
a roland vs18180 that i dont use
nuendo
lots waves plugins and other plugins

MICS

shure
mxl
nady
samson
superflux

so how bads my gear and what are some good upgrades that arent to expensive ????
 
While I'm not a fan of Bellari or Behringer, if the gear is working for you now, then by all means keep using it! Your ears will tell you when it's time to upgrade.......
 
Well...

Honestly, if you can't make decent recordings, if not album quality, with what you've got, upgrades probably won't help...not trying to be mean but you've already got some decent stuff...JMHO
 
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cool thanx guys im only 16 but i think the stuff thats done at my studio sound pretty good i know theres allways room for improvement and ive only been recording and stuff for about 3 years. ive learned alot it is time to get some nicer pres tho maybe ill post some pics of my studio ? thnx
 
Not to pry, but I'm just curious/confused about the whole, "I'm 16 and have$20+k in gear and 5 rooms to use it in but still don't know what gear i need" thing? :cool:
 
well if you really want to know the story .. we bought a house right outside nashvile with a recording studio in it that was used by a nashville session player. my whole family plays music and my dad plays piano on the road.anyways we bought the house and it allready had some equipment in it that we had to buy extra if we wanted it so my dad bought it and we use it to record songwriters and local bands in and im the only one that knows how to work all the stuff we go,.. my dad just buys the gear for me for me from the money that i have coming into the studio. so thats how i got all my gear and thats how i have a 5 room in wall wired studio. so thers your answer.. buddy
 
logan said:
so thers your answer.. buddy
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Gotta love the attitude. :p

I wish I were part of a family band with a 5 room studio and all that gear. When I was 16, which wasn't all that long ago, I barely had the capacity to light the end of a joint, let alone operate a compressor.

Right on dood.
 
i try my best :D i tyake my music and learning proper ways to use my recording equipment very seriously
 
o and to the comment taht the mamm7215 dude said. all my clients seem to think im doing great quality beong only 16. but like the blue bear sound guy said my ears will tell me when to upgrade. and my ears have been saying hey logan i think its time to upgrade a few things. so i was just asking what other not so expensive gear could i upgrade to make recordings sound a little bit better i just listed my gear so that you guys could guide me whaat i needed to buy and instead of taht stuff which is where the upgrade comes in: )
 
If you think you need an upgrade.. then figure out where in your chain you need that upgrade. Just posting a list of your gear and asking where we think you'll need upgrade won't do much.
 
I'd start with monitors.

That way you'll better be able to hear where else in your setup you need to upgrade.
 
Upgrading DOESN'T usually mean "upgrading to other not-so-expensive gear".... that really won't get you very far at all. When you upgrade, start looking at higher-end gear and start accumulating good-qualit ypieces rather than junk -- that is, if you're serious about getting into it - if it's just a hobby, then it may not be worth it.
 
How well tuned is the main studio room? I didn't see 'Auralex' in your gear list.;)

Anyway, always start there, make sure that's under control, then I'd upgrade the monitors. Hopefully these first two things can help prevent you from hearing 'lies' and chasing your tail replacing pres, compressors, and mics on the fly all the time. Troubleshooting where the weak spots are in the sonic recording chain are compounded when time, effort, and $$ are not put into room acoustic tuning and listening through quality monitors.
 
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Thats becuase the well built studios don't really use Auralex;)
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Well, I disagree, some do, but not exclusively. Like anything else, it has its place.
 
Yep. Room first, then monitors. Then instruments/stands/headphones. Then mics. Then converters and pres. Then compression and eq. Then the 2nd mortgage....
 
Blue Bear Sound said:
Upgrading DOESN'T usually mean "upgrading to other not-so-expensive gear".... that really won't get you very far at all. When you upgrade, start looking at higher-end gear and start accumulating good-qualit ypieces rather than junk -- that is, if you're serious about getting into it - if it's just a hobby, then it may not be worth it.
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I agree with Blue Bear. You see a lot of posts with questions like "should I upgrade from my Behringer to ART" (or something like that). This is not an upgrade, it's a side-grade.

An upgrade to me means that there will be a *noticeable* difference/improvement in audio quality with the new gear. To achieve this it is necessary to go up at least several price brackets. There is no such thing as upgrading to new gear that costs the same or a little more than the old gear. That is a side-grade. And in my opinion, side-grades are simply not worth it.

So my advice would be to not jump into buying a bunch of similarily priced gear to what you already have. Instead, do some research and replace the *most essential* gear you are using with higher quality units. So for example, if you record a lot of vocals, consider saving up for a really good mic and preamp. The important thing is to identify what is most essential to your sound, and then upgrade that in a major way, not an incremental upgrade.

I personally would go almost in reverse order from what supercreep recommends. I'd start with the mics, preamps, and converters, and then fill out the rest later. The most important thing to me is the audio chain.
 
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