what to buy?

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For a home studio. and mainly using a computer. what equipment, mac/pc?, computer recording system, mixer, any aditional equipment do I need. Software as well. Point out, if u can, the lower priced items as high priced as they all seem. And this is for just to have the basics to start off with but I do want to have the ability to record drums with more then just 2 mic's so I need to know what products offer enough of what im looking for.

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What you need my man, is to do some basic RESEARCH - read the board, lurk awhile until you understand what everyone is talking about.

Your question is too opened ended to get a useful response, I suspect.
 
It somewhat boils down to what you're willing to spend.

You can record drums two ways. Way one is to have a channel for each drum mike. If you had 10 mikes, you'd need 10 channels just for drums.

Way two is to feed all the drum mikes into a simple mixer and then record the result on 1 or 2 channels. Less flexible, but generally lower cost.

Ed
 
Armistice said:
What you need my man, is to do some basic RESEARCH - read the board, lurk awhile until you understand what everyone is talking about.

Your question is too opened ended to get a useful response, I suspect.
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I'd agree...
 
Ed Dixon said:
It somewhat boils down to what you're willing to spend.

You can record drums two ways. Way one is to have a channel for each drum mike. If you had 10 mikes, you'd need 10 channels just for drums.

Way two is to feed all the drum mikes into a simple mixer and then record the result on 1 or 2 channels. Less flexible, but generally lower cost.

Ed
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ditto ED, get a mixer to start, 10-12 channel, then mic's, if it's drums your targeting that is, you'll need the mixer anyway imho...

yes, search is the way, go search, live long and yaya :)
 
VAGUE... to say the least. You need


1- a mixer
2- mics
3- a good sound card
4- software

millions of different stuff out there man.... search away!
 
Here's a cheap setup for 8 channel simultaneous recording using a PC. Terratec EWS88D ($200) soundcard, Behringer ADA8000 8 channel mic preamp AD/DA- converter ($200) and n-Track Studio ($69) recording software.
 
13th_Omen said:
VAGUE... to say the least. You need


1- a mixer
2- mics
3- a good sound card
4- software

millions of different stuff out there man.... search away!
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humm, you added so much more to than i, go figure...

adjust your kotex man, your trol is showing...
 
I was gonna post the studiocers.com link but it seems dead, anyone know what's going on? :confused:
 
First and foremost, what is your budget? There are a lot of things you need, but your budget is going to dictate the approach you take. Like has already been suggested, spend some time here reading posts in all the forums, and you will start to get a better idea.

If you have $10K, that is going to make a world of difference, whereas if you are trying to do it all for $500, well, good luck. Welcome to homerecording.com, this is where you are going to catch a really nasty illness: you will never have enough gear, you will be poor forever, and your wife/girlfriend will wonder where you went.
 
you will never have enough gear, you will be poor forever, and your wife/girlfriend will wonder where you went
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AMEN! I spend too much time chatting with you guys, but you know what, I have fun, I learn a lot, and I am completely addicted to this world of recording. My trol is showing?????????:mad:
 
Babaji,
What are you recording??? Band??? are you a soloist???
At the moment I am a soloist recording all the instruments multitracked.

I'd recommend:
PC - with something like pro tools, cubase etc.
Mixer - 10 - 12 channel probably with 4 aux bus minimum
Multitrack sound card - eg. delta 44 etc.
However many mics you need

With a 4 bus you may not be able to record say all 8 mics on seperate channels, but you can double up, say seperate your kick and snare on 2 channels, then use your other two channels for your overheads, hi-hat and toms. But like i said, if you're using a band you'll need probably a minimum of simultaneous 10 track recording, and on PC you're probably gonna start getting into some bigger money.

So it really comes down to what you can afford.
If your budget is small perhaps you'd be better off buying a Roland or Foxtex recording console.
I think the key is to shop around and work out what you need and what you can afford.
Scott
 
13th_Omen said:
AMEN! I spend too much time chatting with you guys, but you know what, I have fun, I learn a lot, and I am completely addicted to this world of recording. My trol is showing?????????:mad:
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you not only dis me but as ED well if you didn't notice, as i refered to his post also, so, by not offering much more that we "or others" did with that slack jawed "vague" comment you targeted yourself as a "trol" imho, this isn't AOL teen chat where you can just trol and walk away, it's a "pro audio help forum"...

witspew...
 
Fusion2 said:
it's a "pro audio help forum"...
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i'd like to think so anyway...

there are very "PRO" studio techs that post throughout these forums...

imho, this "really" isn't some witspew AOL newbie help/chat forum...

excuse the rant...
 
Welcome to homerecording.com, this is where you are going to catch a really nasty illness: you will never have enough gear, you will be poor forever, and your wife/girlfriend will wonder where you went. [/B][/QUOTE]

No Doubt! Just getting started myself, and there is sooo much to learn. And to buy..........
 
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