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shadowfax
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... but i want some advice specific to my situation.
i realize this kind of question is probably the most often asked, and i apologize. i'm a newby but i learn quickly; go easy on me!
ok, this summer i've been working hard at a shitty min wage job to furnish my home studio with the best equipment that i possibly can. Thus far i have (though obviously not all purchased this summer):
- yamaha 6pc recording custom drum kit w/ zildjian cymbals (mid to high end stuff.. should sound excellent)
- fender hotrod (40w, tubes)
- Marshall AVT50 (doesnt belong to me but it might as well...)
- Line6 POD
- Mackie CR1604 (6 XLR preamps, 10 other channels...)
- AKG drum mic package: D112 (bass), 4 C418s (toms) and 2 C1000s (overheads)
- Delta 1010LT
- Neutrik patch bay (it was cheaper to get this and connect the 1010 LT's breakout cable to the first ten channels to get myself a nice rack interface for my souncard then it was to get the delta 1010. And, this way, i have a patch bay
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here's the situation, then...
I plan to get an SM57 to round out my drum mic kit, and perhaps another mic for under the snare, but that's 8 or 9 mics and i have only 6 preamps.. therein lies the problem. Furthermore, I plan to get, before the end of the summer, a studio projects C1 for vocals and probably to mic my guitar amps.
So, I'm down at least 3 preamps. I had been reading around about preamps but once i discovered this forum and started reading what was posted here i was overwhelmed and figured i needed specific advice.
So, after all this, my questions are as follows:
1. if i'm going to be preamping for an aspect of my kit (say.. overheads or bass + snare) do i really need many features besides, say, what's offered on a blue tube? I'm going to be recording with cubase; will i be able to accomplish everything i would need to do to the signal there?
2. is joemeek gear usable for drums?
3. what preamp do you recommend? keep in mind that i need one dual preamp which, at least for now, will be used for an aspect of my kit, but may, in the future, be used for recording vocals or something in stereo. The other preamp i'd need is going to be used for either guitar or vocals most of the time with a studio projects C1.
thanks!

ok, this summer i've been working hard at a shitty min wage job to furnish my home studio with the best equipment that i possibly can. Thus far i have (though obviously not all purchased this summer):
- yamaha 6pc recording custom drum kit w/ zildjian cymbals (mid to high end stuff.. should sound excellent)
- fender hotrod (40w, tubes)
- Marshall AVT50 (doesnt belong to me but it might as well...)
- Line6 POD
- Mackie CR1604 (6 XLR preamps, 10 other channels...)
- AKG drum mic package: D112 (bass), 4 C418s (toms) and 2 C1000s (overheads)
- Delta 1010LT
- Neutrik patch bay (it was cheaper to get this and connect the 1010 LT's breakout cable to the first ten channels to get myself a nice rack interface for my souncard then it was to get the delta 1010. And, this way, i have a patch bay

here's the situation, then...
I plan to get an SM57 to round out my drum mic kit, and perhaps another mic for under the snare, but that's 8 or 9 mics and i have only 6 preamps.. therein lies the problem. Furthermore, I plan to get, before the end of the summer, a studio projects C1 for vocals and probably to mic my guitar amps.
So, I'm down at least 3 preamps. I had been reading around about preamps but once i discovered this forum and started reading what was posted here i was overwhelmed and figured i needed specific advice.
So, after all this, my questions are as follows:
1. if i'm going to be preamping for an aspect of my kit (say.. overheads or bass + snare) do i really need many features besides, say, what's offered on a blue tube? I'm going to be recording with cubase; will i be able to accomplish everything i would need to do to the signal there?
2. is joemeek gear usable for drums?
3. what preamp do you recommend? keep in mind that i need one dual preamp which, at least for now, will be used for an aspect of my kit, but may, in the future, be used for recording vocals or something in stereo. The other preamp i'd need is going to be used for either guitar or vocals most of the time with a studio projects C1.
thanks!