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shaka shabazz
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I don't get it! I'm spending all this money on very expensive "pro" digital equipment in order to record a professional product and one group tells that no matter how much money I spend or how much top of the line gear I buy from comsumer stores ( Guitar Center, American Music etc.,) I could never make a my music sound the it sounds on commerical CD's. Nevertheless, the market is pushing these products as such. I'm also told that digital is digital. With that being true, than what's the difference in what I record at my home studio and what's done at major studios. I'm very frustrated and confused about this whole recording thing and the fact that everytime I go into the music store I'm told something different in terms of what separate the men from the boys as far as making music. With this new technology now availiable to people with low budgets, I'm told its possible. I want to record, mix, finallize/master and burn my music and present it to someone who will accept it as at least standard.
First I was told Cakewalk, then Cubase (from Cubasis to VST 32), then Pro Tools (the industry standard), Now Nuendo. Not to mention all accessories. All of these were or will give me professional studio quility results. But wait! No, they're only scaled down versions of what will get me where I'd like to be.
Now, I'm not stupid. I know that major recording studio uses millions of dollars worth of equipment. I'm sure there are major differences compared to a $2,000 setup. But would somebody please let me know what they are so I can make informed decisions when I take my ass down to American Music and the guy down there is just trying to push what they have off the shelf. Obviously, I can't afford equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars. Not even close. But the magazines, salesmen, and websites are saying I don't have to considering the availability of software, lower costing gear and so on. It trips me out when a sales person or someone in the business say to me, "Well, you only spent over 10,000 dollars on all your gear". "Don't expect to sound like what you hear on the radio". The hell I don't! You're dawn right I want it to sound as close as technically possible considering, I've done my job artistically.
I've read a lot of articles that say plenty of records are being recorded in personal studios and that days of going to the big studios with racks of equipment and hug mixing boards are becoming less important, other than for live drums or maybe vocals. If all the instruments and sounds I could ever want are packed in rack sound modules and keyboard workstations, both of which offer additional sounds in the form of expansion cards (thay are not cheap), bundle plugins for effects and mastering, sequencing, 24 bit audio interface and midi. Oh, a computer system to handle all the tasks. If one has all of this, what else do he or she needs? Well, it depends on who you talk to.
So, my question is... can I or can't I make a professional product at home using the right gear; mixer, comprs, mics, multi track recorder, CD burner etc in my personal studio. We beginners are being raped and taken advantage. Would someone out there tell me what's the bottom line?
First I was told Cakewalk, then Cubase (from Cubasis to VST 32), then Pro Tools (the industry standard), Now Nuendo. Not to mention all accessories. All of these were or will give me professional studio quility results. But wait! No, they're only scaled down versions of what will get me where I'd like to be.
Now, I'm not stupid. I know that major recording studio uses millions of dollars worth of equipment. I'm sure there are major differences compared to a $2,000 setup. But would somebody please let me know what they are so I can make informed decisions when I take my ass down to American Music and the guy down there is just trying to push what they have off the shelf. Obviously, I can't afford equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars. Not even close. But the magazines, salesmen, and websites are saying I don't have to considering the availability of software, lower costing gear and so on. It trips me out when a sales person or someone in the business say to me, "Well, you only spent over 10,000 dollars on all your gear". "Don't expect to sound like what you hear on the radio". The hell I don't! You're dawn right I want it to sound as close as technically possible considering, I've done my job artistically.
I've read a lot of articles that say plenty of records are being recorded in personal studios and that days of going to the big studios with racks of equipment and hug mixing boards are becoming less important, other than for live drums or maybe vocals. If all the instruments and sounds I could ever want are packed in rack sound modules and keyboard workstations, both of which offer additional sounds in the form of expansion cards (thay are not cheap), bundle plugins for effects and mastering, sequencing, 24 bit audio interface and midi. Oh, a computer system to handle all the tasks. If one has all of this, what else do he or she needs? Well, it depends on who you talk to.
So, my question is... can I or can't I make a professional product at home using the right gear; mixer, comprs, mics, multi track recorder, CD burner etc in my personal studio. We beginners are being raped and taken advantage. Would someone out there tell me what's the bottom line?