my gear...what kinda sound can i get?

[etcd32]

heres my gear, im wondering if anyone has the same setup as me


MacBook Pro
2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Garage Band
Audio-Technica AT3035
Edirol FA-66
Sony MDR-NC40 Noise canceling Headphones
STAGEPAS 300 Yamaha Speakers
Adobe Soundbooth(For Mastering)

im a college student living in a dorm so i dont have that much room, hence the more...on the go Gear.




Any Pros/Cons are greatly appreciated!


-evan

 

[born]

The simple answer is that you can achieve whatever you want to achieve with certain limitations such as the functionality and quality of your gear, your own skills and ears... and the talent possessed by those you wish to record.

What do you wish to achieve? Do you want to record your dog barking so you can load it into a sampler and make it sing happy birthday to you? Do you want to make Hi-Def SACD symphony orchestra recordings? Pod Casts? What?

You can achieve a lot with just a computer and a basic sound card and mic. You can also record the biggest load of shit with the greatest gear in the world.

 

[suprstar]

Your skill determines how good you'll sound a lot more than your gear. That gear is fine, you can make some great recordings with it. If you know how. That stuff is a lot better than what's on my gearlist, and I get satisfactory results with my junk.. I totally acknowledge that my limitations are ME and not my gear.

 

[andyhix]

Do you want to record your dog barking so you can load it into a sampler and make it sing happy birthday to you?

Blasphemy! As a purist, I can say without question, that the only acceptable way is to get the dog to record the whole thing in one take, with no overdubs. Practice! Practice! Practice!

 

[born]

Blasphemy! As a purist, I can say without question, that the only acceptable way is to get the dog to record the whole thing in one take, with no overdubs. Practice! Practice! Practice!

That would assume he either has a very talented dog or very tolerant neighbours, neither of which seem to be terribly common.

 

[baker_]

My dog sings "Lambert the Sheepish Lion" if anyone remembers that cartoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

 

[rayc]

Why are you posting essentially the same question in various sections of the BBS?

 

[Wazn]

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING...

Gain staging. and your noise floor