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deadandbloated
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Hello! A friend recommended this forum to me with high regards, so I decided to stop in.
I am looking to begin gathering equipment to start recording and I'd like to put together the ideal setup, which is scalable for future use.
Phase one will be primarily drums, then I'll move onto working with guitars and vocals. I will be recording all of the tracks myself, most of the time, so that's a consideration.
So, I've worked in a number of home studios, all of which had terrible latency issues. I spent countless amounts of time recording, adjusting, listening, re-recording, adjusting, and so on. So, I really want to avoid all latency if possible.
Frankly, I'm not sure I fully respect the differences between analog and digital tracking enough to consider one superior...so here are the two options that I was considering:
1. A digital audio interface (Motu 828mkII/3 or similar) direct into software.
2. A nice mixer (Mackie Onyx 1620 or similar), with a firewire card or directly into a sound card.
I was thinking about the Shure DMK5752 Drum Microphone Package to get me started with a few cardioids mics and a supercardioid. I own an SM58 for live vocals - I'd assume I can use that for something.
I'll be doing some acoustic tracks, some metal, and some hard rock, and some progressive music.
I like the idea of direct-in guitar tracking with some amp modelling, but I'm sure that has its limitations. I have a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with a Mesa Cab (4x12), unfortunately no processors (eq, compression, or otherwise) any more.
So, in your opinion, what would be my best option? Furthermore, am I on the right track?
Thanks in advance.
I am looking to begin gathering equipment to start recording and I'd like to put together the ideal setup, which is scalable for future use.
Phase one will be primarily drums, then I'll move onto working with guitars and vocals. I will be recording all of the tracks myself, most of the time, so that's a consideration.
So, I've worked in a number of home studios, all of which had terrible latency issues. I spent countless amounts of time recording, adjusting, listening, re-recording, adjusting, and so on. So, I really want to avoid all latency if possible.
Frankly, I'm not sure I fully respect the differences between analog and digital tracking enough to consider one superior...so here are the two options that I was considering:
1. A digital audio interface (Motu 828mkII/3 or similar) direct into software.
2. A nice mixer (Mackie Onyx 1620 or similar), with a firewire card or directly into a sound card.
I was thinking about the Shure DMK5752 Drum Microphone Package to get me started with a few cardioids mics and a supercardioid. I own an SM58 for live vocals - I'd assume I can use that for something.
I'll be doing some acoustic tracks, some metal, and some hard rock, and some progressive music.
I like the idea of direct-in guitar tracking with some amp modelling, but I'm sure that has its limitations. I have a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with a Mesa Cab (4x12), unfortunately no processors (eq, compression, or otherwise) any more.
So, in your opinion, what would be my best option? Furthermore, am I on the right track?
Thanks in advance.
