Whats your recording setup??

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Spill your guts on Mixers, Programs, Effects, Guitars, Amps, Whatever you'd like. Please tell me what you do with em too (if its confusing). Or when you use them. =).

ALright here goes my broke loser setup....
( I use fruity loops for techno mixes i make )
GX212 crate amp, S470 Ibanez guitar with wizard 2 thin neck (not in sale anymore, very good =)), Some crappy bass of my friend's, a really crappy peace drum set, soon an Omnistudio, however now a Project Card, Cubase, N-Track, Cool Edit, Soundforge. I just do it all in Cubase pretty much recording from one SM57 mic, (is that the reason i suck?, i'm sure there are several reasons). I use headphones too (AHHHHH!)

Alright, your turn, and I wanna know what you do with it too!
 
Hmm..let's see

Fender Strat
Takamine Acoustic/Electric
Fender "Hot" Amp
Rogue Bass(cheapo-special)
some bass amp(REALLY cheap, forgot the brand)
Yamaha PSR-530 Keyboard
Old console piano

Now for the recording stuff
Mixer: Behringer MX2004A
Effects: Digitech multi-effects unit
Compressor: Art stereo compressor
all this goes into a PC(crappy sound card) that is a 433 Celeron with 96 MB RAM running N-Track and Cool Edit Pro mainly, on Win2K Pro.

Mics:
Shure SM-57(instruments)
Marshall MXL-2001P(vocals, acoustic)
Marshall MXL 603(instruments)
(3) Behringer XM8500 dynamics(live sound)

mic stands, cables, connectors, etc...

everything goes out of the PC to a Pioneer Reciever with Infinity Speakers that i'm using as "nearfield monitors".

I'll be getting the Digidesign Digi001 card in the next week or so, so things should change pretty drastically. This is about it for my meager setup tho...

***Justin***
 
I won't mention my recording gear because I find monitors and preamps and the like really boring at the moment.....they don't really make the music. It's like owning a fabulous motorcycle and talking about your toolbox.

I play rock with progressive, jazz fusion, and blues influences. I use;

Roland D-50
Korg 01/W
Oberheim Matrix 6
Gibson Les Paul-1976 goldtop
Hamer Echotone
Fender Jazz Bass
Taylor 414 acoustic guitar
Yamaha RX5 drum machine
Varius stompboxes- usually Boss CE5 Chorus Ensemble
and a Boss SD1 SuperOverdrive

I'm going to get another drum machine soon. Maybe a Boss D770 or 670. I haven't decided because they all suck so badly. Maybe I should buy a real drumkit or a set of V-drums.
 
HP Pavillion 500mhz Celeron w/ 320mb ram
Maxtor DiamondMax 30gb 7200rpm HD
Iomega CD burner
Delta Audiophile 2496 Soundcard
Delta DMP2 Preamp
Shure sm57 mic
Marshall MXLv67 mic
Yamaha RGX211 elec guitar
Fender Squier Affinity Bass
Casio HT700 keyboard
Kustom K100 100wt Tube Amp with 2 - 2x12's
N-Track
Power Tracks Pro
Digital Orchestrator Plus
Goldwave
Fruity Loops
Acid 2.0
SoundForgeXP
Sharp Home Stereo & Speakers for monitoring

What do I do with it...I make quick demos of songs that I write hoping that someone will record them in a REAL studio....
 
Fender Srat/EMGs
Takamine 6 str.
Takamine 12 Str.
Peavy P bass type of thing
Flextone1 and Flextone2 guitar amps
Casio work station keys
E MU performace plus mod.
Various percussion stuff
Also Kerzwile and Profit 5 at my disposal
For Effects
Lexicon/lxp1,lxp5,mpx100
Fostex VMO4 ...small mixer that I use for its DSP effects/Dat remote
Art DXR .DDL. ..I've had it since I was a baby..LOL
For mics...
At4033 /Vocs.andfor micing Elec. guit.
Mxl V67/ Vocs..dont use it much
ML 19 ribbon/ Vocs
2x C1000s/percussion..mis
SM 81/acoustic guit.perrcussion
Cad E 100/ mis.vocs
SM 57/mis.
Preamps and compressers
Digitech VMP1..2 channel with digital outs..Not a bad pre for 250.00 used I think it went for1000.00 new
Event EMP 1 ..single channel.. paid 150.00 used, man are my cheap or what.
DBX266xl comp.
Art levalar
Art CS2
For Recorders
2x Fostex DTM 8VLs
Sony Dat
JVC cassett
For monitors
Alesis Monitor 1s
Couple of AKG headphones
For a Mixer Alesis st.24
I dont track drums or mix here or computer edit I go out side for that.Mostly just overdub things in a spare bedroom......

Don
 
This is my list as of the end of August:

Takamine acoustic
Guild acoustic
Kramer electric
Fender Strat copy
Epiphone Basher
Peavy Foundation Bass
Crate DSP
Unused Peavy Bass Amp
Zoom II Bass Pedal
Digitech RP-100
Dunlop Crybaby
Heil Talk Box
SM-58
Roland R-70 Drum Machine
ART Tube MP
Studiomaster Diamondhead 16/2 mixer
ADAT XT
Tascam DA-88
Alesis 3630
Deep regret for mentioning the 3630
2 Realistic Graphic Eqs (got 'em for cheap, what d'ya expect)
Tannoy Proto-J monitors
Techniques Receiver

I use these tools to further fuel my delusions of grandeur of being in a legendary rock/metal band when I'm really just a schmoe with a bunch of button-ridden panels who never leaves the house except to work in a world of cubicles..

Cy
 
eheh,
can you guys point out what that means too?? like what ze mixer is?? or what u use it? IM STUPID!! AHAHAHA
 
Two ADATs with BRC
Lucid GenX 6
MOTU 2408 mkII
Pentium P III 700 MHz with 512 megs of RAM, 40 Gig 7200 RPM
Cakewalk 9 & Vegas and SoundForge 5 with a shitload of plugs
StudioMaster eight buss console
HHB Radius 5 and Radius 10 mic pres
DBX 386 mic pre
ART DR-X, ART LT-X, ART SG-X 2000, Alesis Midiverb II, Yamaha E1005, Digitech RDS 1900, Crate GFX-1000, BBE 422A
DBX 266 compressor , 3 Radio Design Labs compressors, DOD R-866 compressor, Behringer Composer Pro
Sony A-7 DAT, Sony MDS JE510 mini disc, Nachamichi cassette
Tascam A-7010 reel to reel with 10 1/2" NAB reels
Yorkville YSM-1 nearfields, Paradigm Titans, Bose self powered monitors and in the big room, PEAVEY SP-2s for very loud playback.
'72 Fender Telecaster, '98 Fender Stratocaster, '65 Gibson Melody Maker, Old(?) National Electric, DanElectro 12 string electric, '76 Rickenbacker 4001 stereo bass, '90 Fender P bass, '74 Martin D-41, '55 Martin 000-18, Alerez 12 string acoustic, '41 Gibson A-50 mandolin
Line 6 AX2 amp, 2 Acoustic 450 amps, Peavey Bandit amp
See the "what mics do you have" thread for a list of mics.:D
 
The details of my gear are unimportant I think, but one thing is significant - I use channel strips straight to the soundcard instead of putting anything through the mixer. I never use the mixer for tracking. And since I mix in software, the only thing I'm using my mixer for these days is to monitor what I'm doing. I'm ever so slightly bitter about this. When I got into this gaff two years ago, everyone was saying 'you need a mixer'. You know, if I had a soundcard with a headphone plug, I could sell the mixer and buy something useful.

If you're a homer and you don't track more than one or two channels at a time, you don't need a mixer.
 
Equipment List


Yamaha MD4 Minidisk Recorder
Tascam 302 MK-II Dual cassette deck
Alesis RA-100 monitor power amp
Event 20/20P Studio monitors
Fisher, Klipsch, Altec, Wharfdale monitors
Harmon Kardon amplifier
Harmon Kardon Graphic EQ
Dbx 266 Microphone Processor
Aphex 108 Stereo Compressor
Digitech Studio Twin Reverb
Yamaha Rev-100 Reverb
BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer
Ibanez Digital Delay
Dbx Digital Delay
1965 Martin D-28
1967 Guild F-30
Fender Precision bass
Fender Mustang bass
Epiphone Les Paul Special
Fender Squire Stratocaster
Crate C80 Guitar amplifier
Peavey Bass amplifier
Casio CT700 piano
Boss DR-550 Digital Drum machine
Roland Digital Drum machine
Yamaha EMR1 Digital Drum machine
AKG C3000 Large Condenser Microphone (1)
Shure SM-58 (4)
Shure SM-57 (1)
Sennheiser 365 Headphones
AKG 240M Headphones
Tapco 6 channel mixer
 
Ok here goes it.

fender tele
fender presision
custom jackson
rouge a/e six string
washburn 12 string a/e
rouge 5 string bass
roland tr 505 drum machine
roland spd20 drum pads
korg dw8000
fatar 990
yamaha midi expander
sansamp gt2
korg ax1b
digitech rp100
art levelar w/ gt12ax7
fostex de-1 multifects
furman rr-15nl
ross graphic eq
tascam dx-2d noise reduction dbx-1
phonic dfx256 multifects
aphex aural exciter
dbx 118 compressor
dbx 1bx 111 enhancer
slm sm2srs surround effect
sae 1800 multiband stereo parametric
sony minidisc je320
akai 1730 four track reel to reel system
korg d8 hard disc
presonus bluetube
marshall cd30 amp
behringer 602a mixer
homebuilt 1.2g athlon comp w/512mb ram 40gb hd w/burner
phase linear 400 series 2 reference amp
Alesis monitor ones
sima video editor
2 panasonic broadcast monitors
studio projects c-1 mic
4 sm 57 mics
2 nady scm900 mics
vegas pro
sounforge
acid
cakewalk pro9
majix studio
music center pro
various stands,cables, small percussion instruments etc.
Im getting tired now
:o
 
Well, I have almost nothing...

This is mine:

PRS guitar,
Fender MusicMaster Bass,
Tascam 414,
ART MP,
Boss ME-8 effects pedal,
PreSonus Blue Tube,
Dunlop Crybaby,
Marshall Valvestate amp,
Shure SM-57,
Sennheiser 421 U-5,
Alesis SR-16,
SansAmp Bass Driver DI,
AKG k-240M headphones.
A....k...G....
 
Darrin-H2000...You have a Art Levelar.You changed the tube?
To a Groove Tube 12AX7? How has it improved it ?I also have
one,I'm interested in knowing...
Thanks in advance..

Don
 
continued from last night

Hammond b-3
leslie cab
alesis air fx
lee oscar a harp
lee oscar c harp
lee oscar d harp
lee oscar g harp
acoustech 111 power amp
M-audio audiophile card
wireless drill(for cool guitar fx)
egg shaker
cd stomper
audio technica stereo mic. (figure eight.)

i think thats all I forgot last night at two am

Henry;
Yes the groove tubes 12ax7 has made the tube color more desireable, I replaced a phillips one inside that was going weak, I have also bought spares from mesa and sovtek. the blue tubes has a sovtek in it and sounds fine as it is. sometime the mesa will go in when it goes weak.
 
darrin_H2000,

you got a Phonic multieffect..... how good is it? what do you use it for....?

I am looking for a budget multieffect myself.... pretty much settled for a ZOOM RFX2000, anyone tried one of these?
 
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