Buildin A Studio...Peep
 

aight right now I'm just throwin down the basics, gettin a mic and a pre-amp and a nice sound card and a pop filter...next I'll be getting shit like mixers, a rack to set shit up on, studio foam, monitors, and all that type of shit. I'm going to drop the things I'm going to be buying, and hope that peeps will drop there opinions on the shit and stop me before I do something stupid and buy something worth less than my moms shoes. and this should also help people figure out what there looking for when they need some good equiptment

I'm Kind Of Into Equiptment Made By Behringer...I've Heard Good Things About Them And Most Of There Equiptment Has Great Values With Great Performance.

Condensor- http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHB1
very nice...this mic is like my favorite value wise and quality seems pretty good...ratings are good...I'd have sex with this mic if it was possible
Preamp- http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHVX2000
or
http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHT1952

this is it for right now, I have to get the link to the soundcard later, my boy has it.

-peace

This is just my view, but don't spend too much on studio foam when you can build your own sound booth and use carpet foam or egg crates and itll be just as useful.

Behringer is a good brand. Looks good.
Are you going to get a compressor as well?

tell me what kinda money youre workin wit and ill tell you what to get. peep www.sweetwater.com or www.musiciansfriend.com they got low prices.

The Compressor Will Come Later. The Reason I Want To Use Studio Foam Is Because I'm Going To Also Start A Service When I Got Enough Equiptment, Ya Know? I Can't Have It Looking Nappy Or Kat's Will Think It's Not Such A Good Idea To Record Here. I Got A Back Room That Seperated From The House And That's Prolly Where I'll Put It. But I Got To Get Rid Of The Windows.

The Compressor Will Come After I Buy The Essentials...There Kind Of Costly.

And I'm Looking At Getting Around 1500 Dollars By The End Of December. Not From Christmas Cards Either Lol. And When I Release Another Mixtape I Should Gain Even More Money. And I'm Doing A Show At St. Louis February the 13th. Just An Outlook At How My Income Should Be

-peace

Behringer = NOT good

they use random parts for the same products..so yes you MAY get a good version of their mic...but then again you may get a version they decided to build with cheaper parts...same part..but cheaply made...

they are a shot in the dark company...TRUST me on that

tell me your budget..and what u need

and i will respond

N/M i see u said around $1500 or more

ill be back later with a response

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oh damn $1500? im sure you have a decent computer. get ram and lots of it at least 512mb youd be better with 1gb but you can get like 1gb for about $100.

sonar 3 producer edition for about $350 on the street this will be a good investment. comes with all sorts of plugins, award winnin sequencin a fuckload of features.

m-audio oxygen 8 ($150) or radium 61 ($250). the 8 is a 25 key keyboard and the 61 is a 61 key keyboard.

softsynths are what you will be usin. sampletank is a decent vst plugin comes with plenty of instruments to get you started with. look for prices around $100-200 (but wait until sampletank 2.0 comes out). gigastudio is really nice but you should also wait for the updated version. the thing about gigaastudio is its instruments are not stretched. each individual note for an instrument has been played and recorded so quality you get is crazy high.

you might also want to cop some format converters so you can borrow a friends mpc and burn all his banks onto your computer. also check out soundfonts theyre high quality and cheap sounds that are accessed as plugins in all the famous sequencin software like sonar, fruityloops, etc.

tascam us-428 usb mixer. look for prices in the $475-500 range. its lil brutha the us-122 is about $150. doesnt require any fuckin around with midi, plugs right into your usb port.

or

tascam fw1884 firewire, the last mixer youll ever need. fast as hell and has more features than you can imagine but itll cost you around $1100

get a m-audio soundcard they about $100 but they have support for 24 bit 96khz sound.

shure ksm-27 condenser look for a price around $250-300. this is a great mic for the cost.

behringer dsp2024 preamp. ultra clean and plenty of effects should keep you happy. look for prices between $100 and $150. i also hear ARTs are decent.

akg k240s. the classic studio headphones. can handle all types of sound frequencies. they go from $70-170.

for studio monitors you wanna look at tannoys... the only good thing from britain j/k. for a lil cheaper, m-audios bx5 studiophiles sound mad nice and reproduce low end flawlessly. get a pair for around $300.

download samplitude producer 2496 off kazaa or imesh. this $1000 piece of software is invaluable when it comes to mastering vocals.

acoustic panels. prices are so varied nowadays. but if you have around a 10' by 10' room dont pay more than $100 dollars for panels.

this will be a lil over $1500 but keep in mind how much real studios cost. my dads friend is engineerin timbalands new studio in virginia. i think its costin in the millions.


payce

alkatracks, I love you

that wasnt me..lol...

WOW, I just now saw that Multiversals thread, I think he posted RIGHT BEFORE i replied to you. I just thanking you though for telling me about behringer cuz I've heard only good shit about them and their equiptment gets good reviews...I wouldn't have known that they were fucked up. I might change my choice now.

and multiversal, DAMN thanks for the feedback homez. that's the type of help I was looking for lol. I'll check that shit out. got any songs or beats that you want me to look at or anything like that?

^dog..list exactlly what u need..and how much u got for it...like

Mic / Pre-amp / soundcard / build a booth - $1500

some shit like that

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nothin good right now but expect philly, statik, myself collab soon.

Condensor Mic/ A Pre-amp/ A Soundcard/ A Pop Filter - about 1000 dollars lol

LOL...your getting ripped off it your wanting to spend 1000 on all that.

You can get a mixer, condensor mic, compressor, pre amp, pop filter, soundcard and build a booth for under 1000.

Best deals you'll find, on ebay or on the net unless you got a really good connection with someone who has a studio and gives reviews on certain equipment for free

^yea if u want cheap shit