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dussel · 6th June 2006

Hi,

I do not want to recommend you anything, since I believe that online recommendations are missleading and dangerous. So double check and listen yourself.

But if I were in your situation I would:

Take a Snus,
Think about treating your room first, its the most important money you'll spend!
Buy a pair of ADAM P22a monitors,
Buy an Apogee Rosetta 800,
Buy a RME HDSP9652,
Buy a SM PRO AUDIO M-PATCH 2,
Buy a copy of Cubase.
Buy a GTQ, and an API 3124,
Buy 2 SM57, 2 SM58, 1 SM7, a RE20, ev. 2 RB500, ev. 2 RM700, and if you have some more money a decent LDC, e.g. a good u47 clone (Wagner), a nice vintage Neumann/Gefell (e.g. UM57) or another flavor in this league (I do not want to suggest anything cheap since I do not know a good&cheap LDC.)

I have not calculated if you stay in your budget that way, but it should fit more or less. This would put you in the position where you can record 8 channels of audio in a professional quality (and you wont have to get rid of junk gear when you extend your setup). You'll have a excellent monitoring chain and some very versatile mics. I second the Idea that nowadays a mixing desk in your price range is not a very good choice.

Remember that the above reflects what I would buy based on my experience. Do not buy anything that you only know from recommendations by people you do not know (like me :-)) This is perhaps the most important thing I learned in the last years.

best
Dussel

P.S. In the above list I assume you already have a decent PC/Mac.

6th June 2006	#9
dussel Gear nut Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 119	Hi, I do not want to recommend you anything, since I believe that online recommendations are missleading and dangerous. So double check and listen yourself. But if I were in your situation I would: Take a Snus, Think about treating your room first, its the most important money you'll spend! Buy a pair of ADAM P22a monitors, Buy an Apogee Rosetta 800, Buy a RME HDSP9652, Buy a SM PRO AUDIO M-PATCH 2, Buy a copy of Cubase. Buy a GTQ, and an API 3124, Buy 2 SM57, 2 SM58, 1 SM7, a RE20, ev. 2 RB500, ev. 2 RM700, and if you have some more money a decent LDC, e.g. a good u47 clone (Wagner), a nice vintage Neumann/Gefell (e.g. UM57) or another flavor in this league (I do not want to suggest anything cheap since I do not know a good&cheap LDC.) I have not calculated if you stay in your budget that way, but it should fit more or less. This would put you in the position where you can record 8 channels of audio in a professional quality (and you wont have to get rid of junk gear when you extend your setup). You'll have a excellent monitoring chain and some very versatile mics. I second the Idea that nowadays a mixing desk in your price range is not a very good choice. Remember that the above reflects what I would buy based on my experience. Do not buy anything that you only know from recommendations by people you do not know (like me :-)) This is perhaps the most important thing I learned in the last years. best Dussel P.S. In the above list I assume you already have a decent PC/Mac.