What do you think about my new setup?

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Hi guys, after a lot of reading and asking, I hope i finally decided what kind of basic setup i'm going to buy for my home recording studio.I just want let you know and get any opinions and maybe advices. cheers!

Mic's

Shure 58
rode K2

Mic Preamp
Summit 2Ba-221

headphones

Beyerdynamic Dt990

Monitors

KRK VXT6

Audio/midi USB 2.0 interface

Tascam US-1641

Audio converter

behringer ADA8000 Ultragain

Midi keyboard

SL Novation Remote25 ?


Oh yes, don't know yet about headphones amplifier. Have i missed something?
 
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You don't need BOTH the Tascam and the Behringer - they do the same thing.

Mic stands, cables. DAW
 
that sounds good man KRK's are always the right road to go down for monitering and beyer dynamics make some really pro headphones o dont really agree with tascam though i use a m-audio fast track pro but the pre amps are pretty bad i might invest in some expensive tube preamps soon but its getting the money together and the tascam and the behringer dont do the same thing the tascam is a interface the behringer is a A/D converter but yeah man what DAW are you running man ?
 
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You don't need BOTH the Tascam and the Behringer - they do the same thing.

Mic stands, cables. DAW
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Dead on the money. An interface IS an A/D converter. The Tascam is a nice unit, a lot of people here have one, including me, lots of options, well built. It comes with a DAW, Cubase to be precise. Most ads say Cubase 4, mine came with Cubase 5.

I'd say give yourself a few options for each thing, mics, interface, monitors, phones etc that you'd be happy with, then hunt around for the best deals. Save you a ton of dosh to buy more stuff, QED.
 
The Behringer uses ADAT output. Tascam does not have ADAT input so can't be used together. Tascam is limited to its internal 16 inputs but has headphone out.
 
Are you sure?And there are no other ways to connect it together? Then i need to look for something else (I'm talking about audio converter)... I think I finally decided with the mic's, preamp, monitors and audio interface aaand headphones also..Now question is about audio converter and other, how i call "extra stuff", eq, limiters, processors ant etc. I have cubase 5, i worked with it, so I think i'm going to use it in the future.
 
Ok , Behringer SRC2496 ULTRAMATCH PRO Converter looks ok i think? I don't want to spend a tons of money on a converter at the moment, but there are not too many choices. By the way, thank you for answers!
 
I'm not sure what you are looking for. How many inputs do you need? (to record to separate tracks in computer). You don't need a separate converter when using an interface.
 
At the moment maybe 3-4, including midi. But I know that i'll need a little bit more in the future, so..
 
One advantage that could be gained by using both the Tascam US1641 and the Behringer ADA8000 is that together they would give you the ability to use up to 14 microphones. The Tascam has 8 mic pres, and six additional line inputs. The Behringer has 8 mic pres and has a line output for each of them. If you use all 8 mic pres on the Tascam and need to use more mics, you could use the Behringer as a multi-channel mic preamp allowing you to run it's line outputs to the Tascam's line inputs.

So it really depends on how you plan on recording and how many simultaneous inputs/microphones you'll be using.
 
Then I would recommend the Tacsam 1641. It's only around $220 and will give you 16 input channels and 4 outs and midi. It has 10 built in preamps. That will be your biggest bang for buck until you need more input/output channels.
 
put your converter money together with your interface money and get something REALLY nice... like anything from RME ;)
 
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Thats what i already chosen :) So you are saying that i don't need a converter? i worrying only about audio incoming and outgoing quality , not too much about inputs at the moment.
 
Not unless you need more inputs. The 1641 interface does conversion. The ADA8000 you mentioned would only serve you as preamps not as an converter/interface. You have 10 preamps on the 1641. Other preamps would be needed to use mics on remaining 6 inputs as they are line level.
 
The quality of the 1641 converters are not high end but they are not crappy either. For small studio use you will not hear a difference in quality IMO.
 
BTW, you are going to need a separate USB2.0 port to run the 1641. Nothing else can use this bus. I run a PCI card devoted only to the interface. They are under $60. Have seen them for under $20 but not sure of the quality.
 
Thanks, you helped a lot.i really appreciate this. Em.. I have one more big question about headphones amplifier. i can't choose anything. I could spend on it 100-500$ , even more IF there are massive differences between a gear. But i didn't find enough info to make finally decision. Any advices?
 
Headphone distribution amp? Do you need more than one output? The 1641 has a headphone amp that can variably monitor between inputs and DAW output. I use a splitter jack if need two in the control room. For headphones in iso room I use a pair of sends from 1641 to run a small mixer. A 25' extension cable from Radio Shack would work as well. There are cheap headphone amps that work very effectively. The artist recording in the room doesn't necessarily need pristine sound quality.
 
I would like to have 2-3 outputs. So you are saying that 1641 headphone amp doing good job?the main thing what i want, actually, is to make my Beyerdynamic Dt990 250 ohm work in it's maximum, cause I'll use it during mixing/mastering
 
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