Show us your mixes/setups! Low budgets only!

[lucasmusic]

Ok lets hear low budget ($7000.00 or less) studio work!
Please list all gear used and daw software your using...if any.
Then samples of your mixes! Mines below!
MySpace.com - Rock Spilt Love Studio - MACON, Georgia - Indie - www.myspace.com/rockspiltlovestudio

Gear:
Mytek stereo 192 A/D
Digi 002 modded slightly
2 Art MP's
SM57
Audix F15 Overheads
Audix D6

Software:
Pro Tools Le

Plugs:
Drumagog
Steven Slate Samples
Amplitube Le
Digidesign Plugs
Sampletank 2
Reason Demos

[hgen]

Soundcraft EPM6.
AT4047, SM57
Amplitude Duo.
BFD.
M Audio 2496 Delta
M Powered Protools

YouTube - Much More

[Heartfelt]

Lucas,
who did your profile?

[tracktension]

My cheesy setup:

Digi 003 rack
Digimax adat 8 pre
Reason 3.0
Oxygen O2 keyboard
Roland Studio Monitors
50 feet long , 16 in 4 out snake.
various shure and mxl mics......

and this is what i do with it...

MySpace.com - track tension records - hinesville/savannah, Georgia - Indie / Metal / Other - www.myspace.com/tk2372

[Darm]

My cheapo studio
G4 Mac
Digi 001
SE VTB 01
Shure sm 58 beta
Shure SM7B
AKG Perception 100
Oktava overheads
Edirol and KRK studio monitors

Really want to get SSL AlphaChannel for a preamp and AD, and Yamaha HS80 for monitoring

[manning1]

Ha !!..lucas , nice set up but not low end with mytek..lol.

[gearaddict]

Ok..Ill play.please no flames on the vox..I cant sing...But I do need to get my music out of me!!!
IT's not the greatest..I have to play everything myself.

MySpace.com - jerry dietzel - Bay City, Michigan - Rock / Alternative / Hip Hop - www.myspace.com/jarrydee

Crap equipment:

Digi 003
Ez drummer played with v-drums
a crap $200 guitar
VINTAGE PEAVEY MACE VT TUBE AMP
AMplitube
digi hybrid
Se Electronics se2200a mic
sm57
Cant remember any more..it was a while ago!!

[jaz49]

Aphex 107 off of ebay for 85 bills, VTB-1
emu 0404 for conversion and Proteus X for keys
PR35 and/or AT3035 on first three tunes
e835 on the older ones
Les Paul directly into the 0404 with Amplitube
Reaper and Acid Home Studio for DAW, drums, and some of the keyboard parts

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/defa...?bandID=159609

[hourglass]

Here's one of the latest things I've done. Any comments are welcomed and much appreciated:

http://www.ryanadam.com/studio/BringItOn3.MP3

Photo of the studio is here:

http://www.ryanadam.com/studio/sm-IMG_3389.jpg

Gear used for that song:

Drum OH - (2x) Peavey PVM-480 condensers, X-Y over the snare through SMPro PR8 with Burr Brown chips.

Toms - (3x) Sennheiser e604 thru small Yamaha mixer (10" & 12") and SmPro (Floor)

Snare (top) - Audix i5 through Presonus Eureka
Snare (bottom) - Sennheiser e609 thru SMPro PR8

Kick - Audix D6 through Chameleon Labs 7602

Room - MXL V69me through PR8 then crushed with the free SSL comp.

Bass (close) - Shure Beta 52 close on the cabinet through Chameleon Labs 7602
Bass (2 feet back) - MXL V69me through Presonus Eureka

Guitar (5150 Cab) - SM57 through Chameleon Labs 7602
Guitar (H&K Greenback Cab) - SM57 through Eureka
Guitar (2 feet back) - MXL V69me through SMPro Pr8

Vocals - MXL V69me through Eureka

Mix has four passes of rhythm guitar (for 12 tracks total) and four passes of lead guitar (with just the 5150 cab, so that's only 4 more tracks)

Lead vox are doubled with the 2nd track tucked way under the first.

BG Vox are doubled, panned out a little bit.

All of that was tracked into Samplitude v7 (yeah, it's old, but it works PERFECLTY and I can't afford to upgrade) and mixed in the box. Only tweaks were with Samplitude EQ and an instance of RComp here and there.

ryan

[Unclenny]

1969 Stella Harmony
2000 Martin/Sigma
Mic'd with KSM32 and Senn e609
Through Trident 4T and VTB-1

1971 SG Deluxe
DI into Trident 4T

1969 EB3 Bass
DI into Trident 4T

Keys and drums......
Roland JV80....Ensoniq MR Rack

Vox....KSM32....Trident

Everything through RNLA.....RME ADI-2....MBox.....PTLE

All It Left Me

[drtechno]

multi track @ 24 bit 88.2khz:
M-audio profire 2626
using protools m-powered
use the mic pre's and mix on :
API/ATI 8mx2
then mixdown goes to
ssl xlogic ( was DBX DDP until last fall)

onto another pc running

Emu 1212M + wavelab 5
@ 24 bit 176.4khz

can't upload, security key error thing
you can see a couple of my mixes on: David Mikeska's Page - The Black Hills Music Network

[mikehattem]

My budget budget studio:

Line6 Toneport UX1
Sonar 4PE
MXL990
Art Tube MP
Squier Tele
Epiphone AJ-200S
Roland keyboard (from the '80s - found in the garbage and refurbished it, still no one whole working octave)

My Catalogue on Imeem

[lucasmusic]

Originally Posted by Heartfelt

Lucas,
who did your profile?

Me.

[Herman Munster]

Well, here's mine - MySpace.com - Ivory Coast - Birmingham / Cullman, Alabama - Jazz / Nu-Jazz / Blues - www.myspace.com/ivorycoastjazz . The song Morning People was recorded mostly live with some keys and guitar overdubs. Here's the gear:

Snare - SM57 on top only to ART DMPA
Kick - Beta91 to ART DMPA
Toms - e609's to Firepod pres
Overheads - Oktava MK012's to Firepod

Electric Guitar - SM57 on cab to Firepod
Bass - Firepod direct in
Keys - Motif ES direct in with some FM8 overdubs
Acoustic - Oktava's through DMPA

This was recorded with Cubase and "mastered" with Ozone.

By the way, Ryan, I really like the sound you're getting. Not my thing, but great sound....

[hurd300403]

tunes are rockin. very cool.

Originally Posted by lucasmusic

Ok lets hear low budget ($7000.00 or less) studio work!
Please list all gear used and daw software your using...if any.
Then samples of your mixes! Mines below!
MySpace.com - Rock Spilt Love Studio - MACON, Georgia - Indie - www.myspace.com/rockspiltlovestudio

Gear:
Mytek stereo 192 A/D
Digi 002 modded slightly
2 Art MP's
SM57
Audix F15 Overheads
Audix D6

Software:
Pro Tools Le

Plugs:
Drumagog
Steven Slate Samples
Amplitube Le
Digidesign Plugs
Sampletank 2
Reason Demos

[hourglass]

Originally Posted by Herman Munster

By the way, Ryan, I really like the sound you're getting. Not my thing, but great sound....

Thanks for the compliment!

Your stuff sounds really clean - which is surprising cuz the times I've tried to use a Firepod I decided I'd be better off banging my head against the wall.

I listened to most of the other stuff here, too. Lots of good stuff. Unclenny had me grinning instantly - that's a great tune.

A few of them seem a little on the hot/crushed side, tho... Maybe it's an artistic choice, I dunno. but when my hard-rock type tunes is lower on the monitors than something less "loud" it seems odd.

Thanks to everyone for sticking your neck out and posting some samples! I love hearing what other people are doing with their stuff. Keep 'em coming!

ryan

[thestranger]

This is a remix-style industrial mix...

Mixed in Pro Tools LE.

HARDWARE:
Digi 002
Digimax FS pres, a/d, clock
ART Pro Channel
TC Electronic m300

SOFTWARE:
AnalogFactory Synth
Waves Ren EQ & Comp
Massey L2007 Mastering Limiter
Massey THC Distortion
Massey TD5 Delay
Reason 3
Native Instruments Massive
Native Instruments Guitar Rig
Native Instruments Battery
Steven Slate Drum Samples
Autotune 4
Xpand

MICS:
Blue Bluebird Condenser Mic
Audix i5 and AKG D112 on guitar cab

GUITAR GEAR:
Marshall JCM 800
Fender Telecaster
PRS Singlecut SE
Fender P-Bass
Home-made Fuzz Pedal


http://www.naturalanthem.com/ajonsite/kamikaze.mp3

[what?speakup]

um . . .

Presonus FP10
G5 Macintosh/ Macbook pro
Digitech TSR-24
Digitech RP-1 (remember those?)
sp-1 LDC (2x)
(cringe) Behringer C2 SDC (2x)
57
Event Project Studio 6
Ableton Live 6
Reason 4
Kubicki Telecaster
Fender Squire P-Bass
Morley Volume/Wah
OLP stingray knockoff-(awesome)
Axiom 61
Random drum samples
A real drummer once in a while.
Headphones-Various (can't wake the kids!)
Friends

MySpace.com - LABCF - Online and Beyond - Experimental / Progressive / Rock - www.myspace.com/lameassedbarchordfux

[TheRealRoach]

My main gear is:

Quad 3.0ghz XP system
2x Motu 896
Cubase 4
Waves SSL
Eventide H910
Korg Stage Echo (tape)
TC Electronic M3000

A bunch of mics... blah blah

[theory84]

xp 2.21 GHz 1G ram

Cubase 4.5.2
Liquid mix
Tascam dm4800
Avalon 737 sp
sm57 x 2
akg c451 b x1
se 2200 a x 1
audix d6 or 7 'I m not sure (there are 7 mic in the box)

this is it for now
i will also take a behringer headphone amp , and maybe a joemeek sixQ or oneQ.

[tamakid1292]

This is low end
and im proud to say its my set up

[str1ke4ce]

[QUOTE=hourglass;3523858]Here's one of the latest things I've done. Any comments are welcomed and much appreciated:

http://www.ryanadam.com/studio/BringItOn3.MP3

Photo of the studio is here:

http://www.ryanadam.com/studio/sm-IMG_3389.jpg

Gear used for that song:................
Sounds decent, not for nothing though..the vocals stand out real sh@tty. Do yourself (and your band) a big favor, and don't use that Eureka for your vocals. Of coarse I(and most) would say get the avalon, but even DBX tube pre's sound nice, for now..throw a plug or somethin on em.

[hourglass]

Originally Posted by str1ke4ce

Sounds decent, not for nothing though..the vocals stand out real sh@tty. Do yourself (and your band) a big favor, and don't use that Eureka for your vocals. Of coarse I(and most) would say get the avalon, but even DBX tube pre's sound nice, for now..throw a plug or somethin on em.

Can I be so bold as to ask you (or anyone else who has listened) what's "sh@tty" about the sound/tone of the vocals? I'm certainly not asking about the performance - I don't think you were talking about that.

Anyhow, for what it's worth, I don't like the Avalon. Not to mention you're talking about a $2000 preamp vs. my Eureka which set me back $300 and a few minutes to slap in some (free, sample) Linear Technologies chips.

For vocals, I'd rather have something clean and neutral - and that's exactly what I'm getting out of the Eureka.

If I wanted a colored pre on the vocals I could use my Chameleon labs pre & EQ then maybe even run that through the Eureka compressor. But, like I said, I like a cleaner vocal path.

ryan

[ckreon]

Originally Posted by hourglass

Can I be so bold as to ask you (or anyone else who has listened) what's "sh@tty" about the sound/tone of the vocals? I'm certainly not asking about the performance - I don't think you were talking about that.

Anyhow, for what it's worth, I don't like the Avalon. Not to mention you're talking about a $2000 preamp vs. my Eureka which set me back $300 and a few minutes to slap in some (free, sample) Linear Technologies chips.

For vocals, I'd rather have something clean and neutral - and that's exactly what I'm getting out of the Eureka.

If I wanted a colored pre on the vocals I could use my Chameleon labs pre & EQ then maybe even run that through the Eureka compressor. But, like I said, I like a cleaner vocal path.

ryan

I thought the vocals sounded good. Sat well to my ears also - the mix wrapped around them - in a way which i'm not used to, but i enjoyed it none-the-less.

no need to be cookie-cutter! keep up the good work thumbsup

[Herman Munster]

[quote=str1ke4ce;3526767]

Originally Posted by hourglass

Here's one of the latest things I've done. Any comments are welcomed and much appreciated:

http://www.ryanadam.com/studio/BringItOn3.MP3

Photo of the studio is here:

http://www.ryanadam.com/studio/sm-IMG_3389.jpg

Gear used for that song:................
Sounds decent, not for nothing though..the vocals stand out real sh@tty. Do yourself (and your band) a big favor, and don't use that Eureka for your vocals. Of coarse I(and most) would say get the avalon, but even DBX tube pre's sound nice, for now..throw a plug or somethin on em.

Not cool man. Not cool at all..... Ryan, I'd peacefully ignore this "advice". Keep fightin' the fight....

[hourglass]

CK & Herman -- Thanks for the words of encouragement. Every little bit is very much appreciated.

I'll post another one or two here when I get them finished. Working on the mixes now, so I'm gonna get back to that.

ryan

[RUSTE]

This is mine but i think i can get pro results. Infact im getting a small project studio built very soon.

Focusrite saffire pro 26 io with behringer ada8000 8 mic pre given 16 channels of in out with Art headphone amp all in a nice portable rack case.

quadcore pc with cubase sx 3 inc loads of plugins. also dualcore laptop for live recording.

tapco s.5 monitors & some big hifi speakers for monitering.

Presonus faderport.

Set of audix mics.. i5 2x d2's d4 d6 2x adx-51's

2x studio projects b3's 1x studio projects c1

2x se electronics se1's

1 shure sm57

Loads of cheapish mics. Like 15 or so that are good to have around inc some d112 copies.

Cheap yamaha guitar. Cheap bass. Nice big sonar 2007 birch drumkit "great sounding kit" Also a yamaha dtxpress III "pretty naff"

Thinking about it it might end up more than £7000 or £3500 but not by that much.

I think the next thing for me is a nice big anologe mixing desk to add that little something to my mixes as i think there just a bit to digital... Better get saving

Russ

[Jesse Mangum]

Download the "Wizard of Ahhhs EP" by Black Kids (torrents are everywhere, and it was a free release initially, so you won't be breaking any laws!)

The whole thing was recorded with a Presonus Firepod and 2 Shure SM57's... that's about as low-end as you can get!

[Yung]

bump for more setups

[Ken Walker]

Until my new little studio is complete, this is my set-up:

MOTU 828mkii
Langevin DVC
Toft ATC-2
Brent Averill 500 series 312A
Purple Action compressor
Cubase4
Roland V-synth

No plugs baby!

This is the only file I can upload due to size.