what else do i need for my studio

[xdefectedx]

I am thinking of hooking up a PA system. What exactly would I need to hook up a PA? Speakers, mixer, amplifier?? I have about $1000 to spend. Should I? Or is there anything else I need first, something to enhance the sound of my guitar recordings?

Right now I have:
M-Audio Audiophile
M-Audio Audio Buddy
2 Mics
2 Guitars
Tube amp
GT-10 with USB (works well for me)

I either want to ehance the guitars or mic's or even be able to plug more mic's in.

Stuck, what do I do. What would you do?

Even, tell me what a typical recording area would need to be at full potential.

Thanks

 

[xdefectedx]

Could I get away with buying a PA amp and mixer, will it give me good sound? and just use my computer speakers for projection? I have good ones, they're pretty loud. It will be just for now until I can afford PA speakers.

Please help i know nothing.

 

[suprstar]

What exactly would I need to hook up a PA? Speakers, mixer, amplifier?? I have about $1000 to spend. Should I? Or is there anything else I need first, something to enhance the sound of my guitar recordings?

Right now I have:
M-Audio Audiophile
M-Audio Audio Buddy
2 Mics
2 Guitars
Tube amp
GT-10 with USB (works well for me)

I either want to ehance the guitars or mic's or even be able to plug more mic's in.

Stuck, what do I do. What would you do?

Even, tell me what a typical recording area would need to be at full potential.

Thanks

PA equipment and recording equipment arent really the same thing. In a PA, you generally want to take a lot of inputs, and mix them down to mono or stereo for live sound. In recording, you want to take a lot of inputs, and keep them all separate.

A mixer could work for recording IF you only want to record 2 channels at a time. If you're a 1-man-band, you can record all your parts one track at a time and mix them later. A little USB mixer would get you started in recording, AND server as a mixer for PA purposes. Also, you won't want to be mixing on PA speakers, you'll want a pair of nearfield studio monitors with a much flatter frequency response.

If you want to record more than 2 tracks at a time, you'll need a firewire interface, assuming you want to record on your PC. If you keep all your tracks distinct, you can record them and mix them to your hearts content later. If you use a mixer, you won't be able to change the mix later.