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How u's all goin, now before i start ur all gonna have to put up with my shit spelling and my overall ignorace with technical terms ahahahaha

anyways this is my dilema, i'm a hip-hop artist who's tryina get a set up that will take me to the mastering stage with a "good" quality product. Now as for wat equipment i have now

Shure Sm58
roland vs 880 expanded 8 track digital recorder
a old shitty cd player
and a comp using a standard soundblaster pci 64 sound card
alesis digital montior headphones
pop filter and mic stand

now i use the sm58 for all the vocal i'm wondering do i really need a better mic for my vocals (keepin in mind i'm rappin and dont think i will be needin it for singin or anything)

now i usually have my beats produced by someone else so it is usually recorded straight to cd and from there i lay my vocals down, on the odd ocasion i do some sequencing and production from the comp. So whilst keepin that in mind i'm gettin a new pc and wondering wat my hardware my computer should contain (i'll be using it for the internet, word processing and recording)

also i'm wondering wether i'll need a pair of monitors and which should i get if i do need em for mix down.
also is it possible to master it at home?


ok now for the budget i'm thinkin around 3 to 4000 bucks oz which equates to about 2000 2200 american dollars and about 1500 pounds (fuckin australian dollar)

i've read so much shit on the net all i am is fuckin confused

catch ya's later
 
Judge, use the search function above and you will find many, many informative threads about computers, soundcards, mics, monitors, etc. It really is the best place to start.

If you are going to use your computer to record, you will need a good sound card like the Echo Mia or the M-audio Audiophile.

You will need a good set of monitors for mixdown (JBL Proto-J, Event 20-20, Tannoy Reveals, KRK Rokits, Yorkville).
 
do i also

Would i also need a pre amp or a converter, i was lookin thru the site and i saw a couple of threads that stated that these where very important, what do the achieve and do i really need em is the question
 
I've taken a long look at the site

And found that all the monitors you named where all recomended by everybody except the nsm-10's which most people are divided on, i just dont know which to chose for my recording needs, seeing as most people are recording guitars and such, now this is where my problem with soundcards lies.

Everybody seems to need multiple inputs, which i dont think i need seeing as i'v got the vs-880ex, what i'm tryna workout is what conection can and should i be usin to input from the comp to the vs-880ex, and visa versa. all i'm really lookin for is the best possible sound quality when loading music from my vs-880 to my comp and visa versa as opposed to multi-tracking with the use of mulitple inputs


all ur help is grately appreciated
 
All you need for a soundcard is something with 2 digital ins and outs..The echo mia has them.. It's about 200 bucks. It also has decent converters too...

If you get halfway decent set of monitors that have a flat frequency response...forget about having the low subsonic bass that rap songs have. Make sure you get a subwoofer if you need that.
 
If it was me

I'd set up my computer for recording and sell the VS 880 so I could buy more gear.

For the computer I'd get:
http://prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/D6A94D6B2F7DA99186256A7F00747CC9

You could put this together for around $1,000 (with monitor). I recommended soundcards above. If doing MIDI, I'd also get a Soundblaster Live Value ($40).

I'd buy N-Track software for recording and MIDI (because it's cheap).

I'd buy a decent microphone for vocals: Marshall V67, AT 4033, Rode NT1000, or Studio Projects C1--all less than $300.

A decent mixer/preamp like the Soundcraft M4, Mackie VLZ 1202 ($350-$450).

I'd buy any of the monitors I already listed ($250-$300 pr) and a Hafler TA 1100 ($199) or TA 1600 ($299) reference amp to drive them.

All of the gear listed is quality. What's best is very subjective. These are street prices. You can do better if you are willing to haggle. If you can't buy it all at once, buy it piece-by-piece. That's what I did.
 
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