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beesting · 12th June 2006

gday

im looking at buying more gear for my home studio. i mostly make dance music (influences include: underworld, chemical brothers, gerling etc) and a bit of hip-hop every now and then.

i use a computer based recording system with an egosys wami rack 24 soundcard / midi interface (running cubase sx as main sequencer / recorder). i am monitoring from yamaha ns-10m's with a bryston 4b amp. i am using a novation remote 25 as the main controller keyboard.

i mainly use harware synths (roland jupiter 8, moog minimoog, roland juno-106, roland sh-101, access virus indigo, yamaha TX7, akai mpc4000) with a couple of soft synths / samplers every now and then.

i want to get a "pro" front end setup so that i dont need to rely on going to the studio to get a "wickid" sound. i am after a nice "warm" / "analog" sound (to compensate for the digital recording environment) - to enhance my analog synths. i am contemplating the following gear:

neve 1073 x 2 reissues (neve rackmounted)
neve 33609 J or neve 33609 J/D reissue

as i tend to record only at line level into the computer (no vocals or acoustic instruments), is a DI box a better option than the 1073 (alot cheaper!!! - no preamp / eq)? if so which one would you recommend (running stereo setup)? would be nice to have an analog eq - i am using waves software eq's at the moment. does the neve rackmount 1073's have a DI?

what is the difference in sound between the 33609J and 33609 J/D? which one would be more suitable for dance music in your opinion? this will be my only hardware compressor - i am using waves software compressors at the moment. i was also considering a pair of distressors but am willing to pay top money for a compressor.

i am also looking at adding a sub to my monitoring setup. i like using the ns-10m's but i really need the sub for dance music to feel the bass. what are your thoughts on a suitable sub for the ns-10m's. active would be nice so i dont need to buy another amp.

would be nice to hear comments from the experienced people here on these products for dance music production. any help would be appreciated.

of course i will need to find some to test before buying

sorry for the long long post... (its my first one).

12th June 2006	#1
beesting Gear nut Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 147 Thread Starter	front end for home studio computer recording environment gday im looking at buying more gear for my home studio. i mostly make dance music (influences include: underworld, chemical brothers, gerling etc) and a bit of hip-hop every now and then. i use a computer based recording system with an egosys wami rack 24 soundcard / midi interface (running cubase sx as main sequencer / recorder). i am monitoring from yamaha ns-10m's with a bryston 4b amp. i am using a novation remote 25 as the main controller keyboard. i mainly use harware synths (roland jupiter 8, moog minimoog, roland juno-106, roland sh-101, access virus indigo, yamaha TX7, akai mpc4000) with a couple of soft synths / samplers every now and then. i want to get a "pro" front end setup so that i dont need to rely on going to the studio to get a "wickid" sound. i am after a nice "warm" / "analog" sound (to compensate for the digital recording environment) - to enhance my analog synths. i am contemplating the following gear: neve 1073 x 2 reissues (neve rackmounted) neve 33609 J or neve 33609 J/D reissue as i tend to record only at line level into the computer (no vocals or acoustic instruments), is a DI box a better option than the 1073 (alot cheaper!!! - no preamp / eq)? if so which one would you recommend (running stereo setup)? would be nice to have an analog eq - i am using waves software eq's at the moment. does the neve rackmount 1073's have a DI? what is the difference in sound between the 33609J and 33609 J/D? which one would be more suitable for dance music in your opinion? this will be my only hardware compressor - i am using waves software compressors at the moment. i was also considering a pair of distressors but am willing to pay top money for a compressor. i am also looking at adding a sub to my monitoring setup. i like using the ns-10m's but i really need the sub for dance music to feel the bass. what are your thoughts on a suitable sub for the ns-10m's. active would be nice so i dont need to buy another amp. would be nice to hear comments from the experienced people here on these products for dance music production. any help would be appreciated. of course i will need to find some to test before buying sorry for the long long post... (its my first one).