my recording studio design

alex10 · #1 01-04-2007, 05:27 PM

i'm thinking of building a recording studio im my garage,
here's what iv'e got so far.

Behringer MS40 Digital Monitor Speakers

Beyer DT250 Closed Headphones, 80 Ohm

M-Audio Keystation 49e MIDI Keyboard
linked to my macbook then linked to the boss br-900cd.

Shure KSM 27 Condenser mic

boss br-900cd digital recording studio

then i thought i will make a portabale vocal booth made from wood lined with foam.

Rip · #2 01-04-2007, 07:15 PM

whats those beyer 250's run?

I use headphones in everyday of my job...

Sony 7506's work great on location and studio. $99 tops.

And whats the shure mic run?
I have 40+ mics..
many $2000 and up...
depending on the price range I can offer you better options.

realize one very important thing you're missing for "quality" is a good mic pre.
If you use the ones in that box realize your sound is going to suffer.

I use NEVE 1272's and API's
and a Sound Devices 442 mixer for field work (my career)

I honestly would rather have an sm57 going through my neve
than my Lawson L47MP going through a mackie.

Just my opinion..
if this is strictly for noodling around..go to it

Andelusion · #3 01-05-2007, 08:32 AM

Have you had any experience with using a PC to record? If you're going to the trouble of converting your garage into a studio then I think it'd be worth it to go for a higher end recording system and go the PC route.

The smaller contained portable units like the Boss you're looking at are good but in my opinion aren't comparable to the power, expandability and longevity of a PC/Mac setup.

Rip · #4 01-05-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Andelusion

Have you had any experience with using a PC to record? If you're going to the trouble of converting your garage into a studio then I think it'd be worth it to go for a higher end recording system and go the PC route.

The smaller contained portable units like the Boss you're looking at are good but in my opinion aren't comparable to the power, expandability and longevity of a PC/Mac setup.

I definately agree with this.
Not sure how much these boxes cost but if its in the same ballpark
as a good computer and inexpensive A/D converter...
its 100% the way to go

crevis · #5 01-05-2007, 12:22 PM

If its just for making good quality demos what you've got is more than enough, I leave the final, top quality recording for the pro studio. Definately get a good mike preamp, or itll sound very amaturish and you'll want to get some good advise on mikes or you'll be spending alot of money finding one that will work well for what you want to do with it.

Drew · #6 01-05-2007, 04:41 PM

I'm not sure I'd recommend the Shure you've got there - large diaphram condensors own for a number of applications, most notably vocal micing, acoustic guitars, and as a room mic on a close-mic'd guitar cab.

However, if I had to use just one mic for everything? A Shure SM-57. It's not ideal for acoustics or vocals (as it rolls off around 15khz, and you lose some sparkle), but it WILL work for those applications. More importantly, it'll work for virtually everything else - as a guitar cab mic, as a bass cab mic, as a snare or tom mic, on a saxaphone, whatever.

Considering if memory serves you're talking about a $400 mic there, that's an awful lot to lock up in a single microphone for a home studio use. I'd say your money is better spent split between a good dynamic (such as the Shure) and a more affordable condensor.

Also, you mention you already have a Mac laptop...? Why not record on that?

Demogorgos · #7 01-05-2007, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andelusion

Have you had any experience with using a PC to record? If you're going to the trouble of converting your garage into a studio then I think it'd be worth it to go for a higher end recording system and go the PC route.

The smaller contained portable units like the Boss you're looking at are good but in my opinion aren't comparable to the power, expandability and longevity of a PC/Mac setup.

I've now learned some of the finesses of my MLAN studio, with a Yamaha 01X mixer, and it's awesome for the 1K that such a 01X costs including the software. It comes with a bunch of plug-ins whose value is more than 1K on the market. I run it through Sonar PE. It rocks. I have a dedicated 500GB SATA disk in the controller PC for recording. the MLAN works over FireWire ports. Anybody else here uses MLAN?

Regards,

JP