Need help with studio

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I have the listed equipment:
Gateway Pentium 450mhz,64ram,4hd,40cd rom,*6 CDRW,100mb zip, soundblaster live value run N-tracks. Mac 620cd this is not a power Mac 2-12channel mixers, peaevy dmp 4se workstation, kawai synth,Korg Dss1,2 alisis 8sec samplers and a few other pieces. I want to record. I would like to use the tracks I made on the workstation. I have soundfonts on the Pc also
 
Last time I looked, the joystick port on the SB live card doubled as a MIDI port.
 
I should use the sm 57 not the 58? Also I want to lay tracks as fat as the come in my head. What is some software that will allow me to seq. quintize and lay the beat out nice and easy? I guess I am just to ues to workstations. I need to be up and running by april. my porblem:
No Coast Productions is a small production label . I used other studio's and just took my equipment ( workstations) , and layed tracks and then layed my artist tracks. I have some dead lines to meet and I can't go to another studio to do it, it takes to much time when you live in the sticks (Kansas).You have to travel. With the equipment I have tell me what addtional equipment I need to buy, and the best way to set it up to get Professional results. I know some one who had a 8 track recorder, DAT, ensoniq ASR X ,Roland sp60, tube amp for vocals and Mic . His results where out this world, sounded like radio quality.

( anyone have a good mixer like a mackie , also headphone amp. used gear accepted( The best)

Can I do it with the stuff I have? And just have to buy a few things? I am just on a limited budget, because I still have to get albums pressed ,copywrites, and conserts. to much no time .
If it helps I do hip hop ,jazz, gospel. I only record one at a time.
 
If all you use the mic for is vocals, then I would go with a SM-58. The SM-57 would be better for mic'ing guitars and other instruments. Taking a second look at your gear list, I guess the SM-58 would be better... sorry
 
I know a lot about the business , And producing. Its no hard feels abut thats just what the magazines say. Marshel ( you see I can't spell..LOL) and Rode have real nice lookin condenser mics for $200 would that be better for the money since Iam spending a $100 for that? Does the mixer make a major difference also can I use the mic in on a soundblaster card because the sound levels are 5+ db higher than line. Any one out their what about a slower MAC . Software for seq.......? I have so many questions ....Iam the one that should be sorry! I useing you guys like tech support LOL
 
Well For the most part I have done MIDI on workstations for years.But hooking the computer up to this stuff is crazy.I want to do some sequencing on the computer now but I dont know how with N- tracks. Do I need a MIDI box so I can hook all my MIDI devices up? Can I take all the tracks I got programmed in my workstation and send them to the computer? I want to do both audio and MIDI. I need a cheap MIC to record on also, what so ou prefer? ( around $50.-$100.) I have the MIDI to stick cable. Its playing instraments but I have no drum tracks. I have all the sounds that came with sound card but no others , do you just buy disks? I love this but I hate it.
 
If you want to hook up multiple MIDI devices, you can do one of two things:

1) get a card/or breakout box that handles multiple MIDI I/O.

2) You can use just the one MIDI I/O from your sound card. This will allow certain channels for specific gear. You will need to know how to disable channels that are not assigned to a specific unit; you will need to know the MIDI setup options for each of your devices to do that. Not all MIDI gear will let you disable its MIDI channels.

The first method is less of a pain to do.

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I don't use N-Track, so I cannot tell you if they support MIDI tracks. I do use Cakewalk, which does support both MIDI and Audio.

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Cheap mic? I would get a Shure SM-57 for general purpose recording. They are now selling for less than $80 USD.
 
n-Track is primarily for audio recording though it does have some midi capability (including a piano roll editor). I would say that you should look into different software if you're into MIDI.

There is another cheap multitracking package that is more MIDI based...but I can't remember the name of it. Anyone?

Slackmaster 2000
 
The Rode NT1 is by far the better mic. If you plan on getting a condensor mic you will need to have a phantom power supply. I don't know if your mixers have them, but I would consider getting the ART Tube MP for around $100. This unit will give you your phantom power supply and a nice warm tube sound. It seems to be the popular mic pre on this BBS. The Marshall mics were designed (at the very least marketed) for recording guitar cabs.
 
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