Request for help - Buying Recording Studio Gear, Pt. 1

What exactly are you trying to do?

 

Exactly, you might be over-buying. I have a Digi002 with LE and an iMac and I can get some high quality recordings. That entire set-up only cost around $5K. That's nowhere near the cost of a professional quality board.

ProTools is definately the way to go IMO. There are other alternatives out there, but ProTools is the industry standard.

 

dont get protools you will have to get the hardware to so you can utilize it the way it is meant to... A better product is motu digital performer. It is a known better product then protools. Many in the industry use it but it is not the best product. If you want a good board that you can get at a low price on ebay now is yamaha 02R it is a great board you can get for a steal on ebay.

if you want an outstanding mic you can not go wrong with a blue mic especially the blueberry

 

if you like studios check out

http://www.patchwerk.com/

the best studio i have probably ever been in when i was with my brother doing stuff for bubba sparxxx... they have pictures and a list of all the equipment they use.

I forgot which atlanta falcon owns this studio

If you live in houston and you have a chance to goto ronnie bookmans studio it is probably the best in the city

a couple patchwerk main room pictures

 

I am a recording artist myself and I don't have a lot of money. You can hear some of my recording at www.gotemrecords.com If you don't want a full professional studio, then I can help. I bet you can't really tell the difference b/w what I have and what they professionals have. If your girlfriend sings/raps, then you can build a really cheap studio in your house/apt.

 

Does your brother make beats or is he a recording engineer?

 

i noticed in your news you talk about lil wayne on the site... He works out of our studio here in houston now. Since he lives here. he just left cash money and is now with def jam Jay z the new ceo signed him up.

 

he is a producer and engineer

 

we use a blueberry and we love it. All the blue mics I have come across have been top notch and whenever we need another it will be made by blue

 

hahah you gotta love that

 

Do I have this straight: you are going to drop $5 Grand on a gift for your girlfriend?

This is a betrayal of the greatest sort of all men everywhere for all time... WOW!

 

Good question. I honestly don't use a lot of effects in my stuff. That said, if you're worried about slowdowns definately go with a Mac. I had Pro Tools on my PC for a while and it was constantly giving me problems. Obviously, an iMac isn't the perfect computer for this (you'd be looking at a G4 -- along those lines), but it works great for me. Once again the stuff I'm doing is NOT real in-depth. Due to the fact I have an internship at a killer studio here I don't have to do the high detail stuff at home - just demo stuff. That said, I can do some pretty nice stuff.

What type of music are you recording anyway? Sounds like fun. I don't know much about the Blue mics that are mentioned in this thread (I've heard of them, heard they're decent, but no experience), but that sounds like a good way to go for vocals.

 

if i were you i would get an apple g5 to run the software... it can handle it a lot better then any pc.

 

This is a secret that people in the industry knows. If you're not going to spend $2000+ on a Neuman mic, then get the Studio Projects brand mics. I have a Studio Projects C1 ($200) and it is very very comparable to Blue mics. Some people are really amazed at what it can do. My rough recordings sound better than most people's mixed/edited ones. If I just knew how to mix better...

 

Yeah I heard about that. Jay-Z is his favorite rapper and a person he looks up to. You can see in some of his lyrics that he's trying to imitate (sp?) Jay. I have a friend that knows this dude who went to UT and was signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Ent. He's this black dude that ran track. Wayne was going to do a show in Austin in Jan/Feb, but I don't know if that's going down anymore. BTW, whats your brother's name or what does he go by? Also, does he have a site?

 

my bro goes by the name "Pretty" Todd lately people like freeway b.g. t.i. killer mike bun b lil wayne and many others have been on his beats. his personal site is not up yet... the main group that is on our label is the gritboys (performed at the main rap showcase at sxsw last year).. their site is about to go up shift-media did it.