[jeffontheleft]

So here's the deal. Over the past two years I've been collecting gear
on a very tight budget so I have mostly low-end stuff. I'm very eager
to get serious with my ambitions of running my own studio and start
buying professional-grade gear. Unfortunately, my budget hasn't
changed much, so I have to choose everything very wisely and not over-
spend or buy things that aren't adding much range to my setup. Here's
my short gear list (I'm poor, don't laugh!):

-Cubase SX 3.0
-Mix Wizard 16:2
-MOTU 896HD
-Hamptone HJFP2, RNP
-RNC, RNLA, Valley People Dynamite
-AKG 414 XLS-II, (2) Rode NT5s, AT 4050, Neumann BCM 104 --(I want to
sell this, if anyone's interested email me), Modded Oktava 219, 57's,
58's and SM52

(then some instruments and a few cheap FX pieces not worth mentioning)

Right now I'm just recording a handful of rock bands but I'd like to
have the flexibility to do other genres and one day mastering. So I
have about $3000 to spend, here's what I'm thinking I should buy, tell
me what you think:

1 more AKG 414 so that I can use them as a stereo pair for drum
overheads or room mics and not have to be totally reliant on the NT5s.
A Langevin DVC so I can have a good vocal pre as well as some good
compressors along with it
A TLM-103 or U87 if I can afford it to finally have a sure-fire vocal
condenser mic.

I'm thinking maybe just get another 4050 and use those as overheads/
field mics, keep the AKG 414 for vocals and save some dough for a nice
intro ribbon mic or something. I don't know, I'm sure there are
endless possibilities and I'd love to hear your opinions. Thanks.