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Hey Spall,
Led's advice is spot-on. nothing to add there.
as far as gear- again, think of your workflow. I believe that for ad work you do want to use great gear. because:
a) you will eventually work with producers/directors who care and will notice. Aslo some of the people you will work with are gear geeks too ( film/gear etc..) when they come to your studio they'll dig the gear and you'll have a bond. believe me, this will happen.
b) eventually you'll climb the ladder and progress to films and maybe even some record work. Here you really need good equipment, especially mics.
specifically, for violin and acoustic instruments the Daking pres are beautiful and not expensive. my opinion is get the IV pre and skip the EQ. Contrary to Gearslutz you don't need lots of different pres.
keep it simple for your efficiency. sonically it'll all gel.
For mics-- strings love ribbons, and specifically the Coles 4038. Just get a pair and be done with it. Really, you will use them for everything- elec. gtr. drums etc. gorgeous sounding. Eventually you can pick up a 44bx and 77dx. forget the newer models of ribbons. I have them and they collect dust.
Other mics would be some dynamics and condensors: E47 is a nice all-rounder, a U67 if you want more vibe/color, 441 for just about everything, gefell m300 SDC for acoustic instruments, re20, 15, 50 etc.
comps are really important as well- esp. a 2-buss unit. you ned the track to really sit under the VO. I'll either use the old SSL or an old compex if i really want it to have attitude. for VO work nothing can match the original 1176.
The other stuff is for another post! I'm sure people will chime in with comverters and DAWS.
Best of luck
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