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Are you not interested in multitracking? I would think 8 ins would be plenty if you were planning on multitracking.
DigitMus
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Hmmm... this is a game we could play all night - if not all week. There are probably thousands of permutations of specific pieces of gear which will get you where you want to be without breaking your budget. Once you've decided exactly what you want, how are you going to accumulate it all? Are you going to buy 2 pieces here, 3 there, half a dozen from ebay, a couple from a big box store and that one elusive "gotta-have-it" from a pro audio house? I don't think the piecemeal approach is the best way for a beginner to go about things. If you do, you'll find that once you start hooking it all up, something won't work right (or at all), or 2 pieces of gear won't play nice with each other and each manufacturer or retailer will blame the other guy. Since you are an absolute beginner, I suggest you find a local (within reasonable driving distance) store that can put the whole package together for you - that way it is in their best interest to have you get up and running, with everything interfacing nicely, and you only have one place to call if things aren't working right. Not only will they be familiar with your set-up and every piece in it, but you'll be developing a relationship than can save you money and get you through the "hand-holding" stage of getting your studio settled. If there is no such place local to you, Sweetwater has built their whole business around doing just that - their prices aren't usually the lowest, but the help they give you is absolutely worth it to someone in your position.
Scott
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fldrummer
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I'll go check out the sam ahses(theirs 2 of them) and Guitar Center in orlando which is around an hour drive which aint bad.
Would it be to big of a step first off to go with a Mackie 32x8 mixer? Is it a bad idea buying one from ebay?
Would it be to big of a step first off to go with a Mackie 32x8 mixer? Is it a bad idea buying one from ebay?
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DigitMus
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I don't know if the Mackie 32 x 8 would be the best way to spend almost half your budget. Without knowing what the rest of your set-up is going to be, it's hard to say if you'll even need a conventional mixer with 24 or 32 mic preamps, etc.
As to Sam Ash and Guitar Center (or Same Ass and Banjo Depot, as the pro audio community calls them) they will certainly have enough gear to put you together a decent studio package - the question is, do they have a salesweasel who really knows his stuff, and will value the long term profit of steering you right over the higher sales commission of dumping the most overpriced junk he can? Neither of those stores are noted for the knowledge or ethics of their sales force. If you know (by personal recommendation of someone you trust) who to talk to at those places, they can be a good place to buy. If you don't have such recommendations, I'd call Sweetwater first, and discuss things with one of their people - who tend to be quite knowledgeble. It won't cost you anything, and you might learn something (which will come in handy if you're talking to the guys at SA or GC).
Scott
As to Sam Ash and Guitar Center (or Same Ass and Banjo Depot, as the pro audio community calls them) they will certainly have enough gear to put you together a decent studio package - the question is, do they have a salesweasel who really knows his stuff, and will value the long term profit of steering you right over the higher sales commission of dumping the most overpriced junk he can? Neither of those stores are noted for the knowledge or ethics of their sales force. If you know (by personal recommendation of someone you trust) who to talk to at those places, they can be a good place to buy. If you don't have such recommendations, I'd call Sweetwater first, and discuss things with one of their people - who tend to be quite knowledgeble. It won't cost you anything, and you might learn something (which will come in handy if you're talking to the guys at SA or GC).
Scott
