You know what was a gas for me, well it was seeing someone who created a good sounding piece of music with only knowledge and minimal gear.
now hands up how many could do that?
I know i cant so what use is it to have all the mic pres and mics you desire if at the end of the day you dont sound any better to me seeing was believing and when i saw i soon got over my lists of gear and now have settled in reality with what i know i need as aposed to what i thought i needed.
And after hearing what i heard i can tell you this you can waste as much as you like on gear if you dont have a studio or an income from it the benefits of owning all you desire weighed up against what your returns will be like are minimal
but if you still want the gear anyway that then is your own business.
Sure it all can be fun but a reality check has to be taken every now and then just to see your still walking the same planet we all are.
go get yourself a few sm 57,s some good leads not the cheap stuff a couple of decent mic stands and a simple 4 track machine maybe a good compressor or two and a decent multifx unit like a roland srv3030 this should enough to start with learn to use this stuff inside out and push it to its limits while also trying to produce the best you can now if your not going to get results using this equipment do you really believe anything more expensive is going to save you?
1x sm57
1xroland srv3030 fx unit
1xBehringer composer pro
1x rnc compressor
1x tascam 414mklll
two decent mic stands
a few decent leads balanced female to male xlr,s
1xpair of sony mdr 7506 headphones
1 or 2 patchbays with decent patch lead
1x small rack
the above gear is all tried and true gear all of it could be sold of quite quick if you became bored with it all without breaking the bank to badly
while some may say ohh tape no good id say learn to use it first and learn what it does before you knock tape many poor results are the direct result of poor technique and lack of knowledge with a not so well thought out recording enviroment
so yes you too can record and do a dam fine job with the above it doesnt take a million bucks to record but if you can turn out great recordings with the above equipment list then it will be worth it going further but if you cant utilise whats been listed above save yourself the time money and heartache of having to fire sell gear that you will never get back anything near to what you paid out for it
anyway i hope a few new people who read this will realise you dont need all the gear now what you more need is a sound knowledge of what your doing first and to understand why your doing it if you want gear try the little list above then maybe do here and study up on the subject
http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html
the manual here is brilliant its simple and will teach you alot of what you will need to know so go and read up while your saving and enjoy your recording on a basic level if after all this you dont feel this is for you at least you didnt go broke finding it out.