Someone please help me or give me some good advice on my studio set up

[raywon]

I am planning to set up my studio in my spare bedroom on the ground floor of my condo the room size is 18x18x18x12, I already sound proof the room the equipment is listed below. I need to know if the equipment I have would work for now or do I need more equipment or would this set up produced some quality sound music. Thanks

My setup as follows:

1. Fostex VF –80 8 Track recorder w/o burner --> connected to digital in Pioneer CD-RW Recorder--> Edirol Monitor and 8 Track recorder to in-put/ Monitors to 2 track in-put Eurorack UB 2442 FX Pro Mixer.

2. Alesis SR-16 drum machine --> Mixer In-put ( Midi out to Key board Midi In) Korg Electribe S-1 Sampler-->Mixer In-put (Midi out to SR-16 drum machine) Keyboard--> Mixer In-put( Midi out to Midi Port 2x2)

3. Dell computer with Windows XP, Music Software Sonar 3 Studio and Sound Forge 6.0

4. 1- Shure SM58 Mic, 1- Koss TD 80 Headphone

 

[mikeh]

Not knowing what you want to achieve, it's hard to give any specific advice, but it sounds like what you need to start - you've got a mic and some instruments, a way to get them into your recorder, a way to get them back out, a way to mix to 2 track and a way to hear it all - works for me.

I don't see reference to processing, but I'm guessing Sonar has software processing. At some point you may find the SM58 too limiting (although it's a great workhorse) and you may think about a condensor mic - which may then lead to thinking aout a better mic pre than you have in your Eurorack.

However, you have more than many have to start and you should be able to make very decent recordings.

 

[TexRoadkill]

That gear is a good start. If it's enough just depends on what you want to do.

What I really want to know is how did you get your room to extend into the 4th dimension.

 

[wheelema]

Being able to move backwards and forwards in time at will would most likely empower him to solve some tricky issues. Don't tell the government.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

I am planning to set up my studio in my spare bedroom on the ground floor of my condo the room size is 18x18x18x12, I already sound proof the room the equipment is listed below.

Just out of curiousity - exactly how did you "soundproof" it?

 

[raywon]

I am planning to set up my studio in my spare bedroom on the ground floor of my condo the room size is 18x18x18x12, I already sound proof the room the equipment is listed below.

I sound proof my bedroom using the following materials:

1) carpet with 4" think pad
2). use 2" studioform pyramid on the walls (plum color)
3). hanging panel 3 inches from ceiling made from plywood padded with 2" wedges (plum color)
4). window plastic cover and veritical blinds and curtains

Closet- vocal booth padded with 1x1 studio form and sliding mirror door.

 

[Ed Dixon]

The real question is what/who you plan to record.

You will probably need more mics and more headphones as a minimum.

If someone want to record real drums, where will they go and what mics will be used?

Same question for electric guitar/bass.

Same question for multiple singers.

Ed

 

[raywon]

I'm recording rap, hiphop, I make my beats on keyboard and fruityloops no live instruments just drum machine, zoom beat machine and a sampler, I have 2 rap artists and 1 singer female and 1 male singer for hooks. I don't have any space for live instruments. The dimension are not 18x18x18x12 its 18 x 54

 

[billisa]

Presently I make techno based commercials, as well as doing voiceover, plus recording some musicians now and then...

I have a Fostex VF160CDR, Zoom123, Korg EA1, MicroKorg, and a WarpFactory Vocoder. I say this because I'm very happy just having the multi-tracker without the PC. But if you've got the PC already, why not just buy a mixer and have an all PC set-up?

In any event, the VF80 is a fine machine that will produce excellent results -- it's just that it may be redundant if you're able to go all PC...

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

I sound proof my bedroom using the following materials:

1) carpet with 4" think pad
2). use 2" studioform pyramid on the walls (plum color)
3). hanging panel 3 inches from ceiling made from plywood padded with 2" wedges (plum color)
4). window plastic cover and veritical blinds and curtains

Closet- vocal booth padded with 1x1 studio form and sliding mirror door.

Sorry - that ISN'T "soundproofed", that's "sort of" sound treatment - taming unwanted room reflections.

If you intended that to stop noise from getting in/out of that area (ie you not disturbing the neighbors, nor they you - which is what soundproofing means), you're not even close.

 

[Son of Mixerman]

Sorry - that ISN'T "soundproofed", that's "sort of" sound treatment - taming unwanted room reflections.

If you intended that to stop noise from getting in/out of that area (ie you not disturbing the neighbors, nor they you - which is what soundproofing means), you're not even close.

Gee Bruce.... I try to stop music from leaking out... I resent the presumption that its noise

Considering how often this comes up and its rarely addressed at length. Loop.....Loop.....Loop....
I think they should remove "Sound Proofing" from the studio vocabulary. I think Sound Isolation and Acoustic Treament are far more accurate and less open to misinterpretation which obviously leads to misinformation.

I'd say its close enough considering the equipment list I don't see any loud offending musical instruments. My best bet is that if your monitoring with nearfields at around 85 to 89 dbs and most of your input is from keys, close mic'd acoustic intruments and drum machines...then your in the grey zone. I would say that some Bass Traps would be in order though.

I don't worry about Isolation until Mr Metal Drummer and his cousin Uncle Mega Cabinet want to play I totally blew it in my vocal booth.

I have a leak into the control room....Doh!

SoMm

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

True....

In my own inimitable way, I was simply trying to point out the difference in terminlogy....!