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Equipment for Home Audio Production
Guys 'n' Gals...
Bit of background... I'm a mature student of 37 years young and have been working in IT for the last 18 years - too long I hear you say... I'm currentlly studying Sound Engineering and Music Tech at a college in London with the intention of going freelance at the end of it to record, mix and produce shows/adverts/animation/soundtracks for Radio and TV (where possible). Ambitious I know, but I am fortunate that I already have a number of friends in the field who are doing everything they can to help me through these exciting times (I've also been dabling in the sound/music industry for a little while now,but certinly don't profess to know anything about it!!) Now, rather than start a discussion on the merits of choosing a new career in a very competitive marketplace of professional audio recording, I'd like some advice on the equipment I should consider buying in order to fully kit-out my home studio so that I can at least perform the radio side of things - TV and movies to follow (although I am working with a friend to produce a 6 minute animated short for submission into an animation festival - he's doing the animation, I do the soundtrack/audio). Items I have already a- Behringer Eurorack 2642A mixing desk Tannoy Reveal Active monitors Pro Tools LE 6.7 with Digi002 Rack (with Waves Gold Bundle Plug-ins) for mixing and production/mastering Logic Pro 7 (for synths and MIDI sequencing) Reason 2.5 (for synthesisers and drum loops) Apple PowerMac G5 for home mixing/production Apple PowerBook G4 for mobile recording 2 x Shure SM58 mics 1 x Rhode NT2 mic 1 x Rhode NT1A mic 1 x AKG880 mic DVD player CD player Patchbay Numerous guitar effects pedals Numerous guitars MIDI Keyboard controller miscellaneous mic stands, cables of all types and descriptions etc...) I already have plans to convert my home studio into a proper vocal recording booth (yes, the room is that small). I guess my easy-to-answer questions are.. 1. What other equipment would I need to complement the existing set of hardware? AKAI S5000 sampler (or equivalent)? 2. Would you recommend getting a decent mic pre as well? At the moment I currently use the Digi and Behringer for vocal recording with surprisingly good results. 3. What about an ADAT machine? Only for compatibility if nothing else... 4. Anything else you can think of? All answers are very much appreciated. Thanks in anticipation. |
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