Home studio setup

Peyton · 16th October 2005

Would i be able to get a decent sounds out of this recording set up

ok sounding room
Shure SM 57 (guitar/snare mic)
Shure PG drum mic kit (drums)
Shure KSM27 (vocals/drum overheads)
RNC (or any other suggestions)
Presonus Firepod
Cubase SX

if you have a suggestion or think i should be using somthing else (same price range) let me know

AdamJay · 16th October 2005

i've heard excellent recordings made with less.

so i'd say the answer is yes.

you might consider adding a better preamp for your vocals.
the GT Brick or an RNP would do the job. the RNP might give you more bang for buck though as its a 2 channel pre.

also i'm an ex-RNC owner and a current RNLA owner. its a little more gooey, great for the extra few bucks. i'll probably get a 2nd RNLA soon.

just my $0.02

good luck!

opentune · 19th October 2005

What about a pair of monitors?

Peyton · 19th October 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by opentune

What about a pair of monitors?

i'm not sure on what to get

MixingStick · 19th October 2005

Might want to get an outboard F/x unit or some dynamics, but looks like decent place to start.

opentune · 19th October 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peyton

i'm not sure on what to get

Did you get the opportunity to compare some monitors in the past?
Or are you at the very beginning?

Either way you have decide how much you can spend on that (important)
piece of equipment. Also you have to find out if you wanna go for some active
monitors or (in case you have a poweramp) if you better choose some
passive ones.

aussie_techie · 19th October 2005

good monitors and forget the pg mics, just get a kick mic and some decent O/H mics than add tom mics later

**matt thomas** · 19th October 2005

yeah that'll be fine. I know people who've made good sounding stuff on their (cheap
) stereo speakers, but decent monitors would definitely help, I'd put them before the outboard compressor..

[edit] "before" in order of purchasing not signal flow!

narco

manning1 · 19th October 2005

peyton....
my suggestions....
1. mics....ive always been a fan of beyer and electrovoice RE series mics.
a sennheiser 421 doesnt hurt either.
for a cheap condensor to muck around with look at the mca sp1 for 40 bucks.
2. for a nice mic pre the audioupgrades.com mic pre l;ooks pretty impressive
spec wise and clean...for little money.....but youll have to do a little diy work.
3. for monitors i always recommend people look at the yorkvilles for value for money....plus get a small car speaker for mono mix checking.
4. for multitrack software....i recomend powertracks that i use...from pgmusic.com. youll save a bunch of money you can put towards where it really counts ie...mic/micpre/soundcard convertor signal chain/room conditioning.
just be open minded , talk to other powertracks users on the forum at pg...
and they will tell you its fantastic.....with a huge number of multitrack features
space limits me describing including built in fx thus saving you buying plug ins.
another plus is no dongle to worry about. just try the demo.
it also runs smooth and never crashes.......not once on me.
day to day stability is very important to me.
when you try the demo in audio preferences set your drivers for wdm.
tell me how you get on....peace.
ps....it also has a host of midi features built in and softsynth capability you might want to explore.

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Peyton Gear nut Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 145 Thread Starter	Home studio setup Would i be able to get a decent sounds out of this recording set up ok sounding room Shure SM 57 (guitar/snare mic) Shure PG drum mic kit (drums) Shure KSM27 (vocals/drum overheads) RNC (or any other suggestions) Presonus Firepod Cubase SX if you have a suggestion or think i should be using somthing else (same price range) let me know

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16th October 2005	#2
AdamJay Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,825	i've heard excellent recordings made with less. so i'd say the answer is yes. you might consider adding a better preamp for your vocals. the GT Brick or an RNP would do the job. the RNP might give you more bang for buck though as its a 2 channel pre. also i'm an ex-RNC owner and a current RNLA owner. its a little more gooey, great for the extra few bucks. i'll probably get a 2nd RNLA soon. just my $0.02 good luck!

19th October 2005	#3
opentune Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: good ol´germany Posts: 1,553	What about a pair of monitors?

19th October 2005	#5
MixingStick Gear nut Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Keizer Posts: 89	Might want to get an outboard F/x unit or some dynamics, but looks like decent place to start.

19th October 2005	#7
aussie_techie Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2,709	good monitors and forget the pg mics, just get a kick mic and some decent O/H mics than add tom mics later

19th October 2005	#8
matt thomas Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Zealand/Switzerland/guitar case Posts: 7,949	yeah that'll be fine. I know people who've made good sounding stuff on their (cheap ) stereo speakers, but decent monitors would definitely help, I'd put them before the outboard compressor.. [edit] "before" in order of purchasing not signal flow! narco

19th October 2005	#9
manning1 Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: canada Posts: 3,998	peyton.... my suggestions.... 1. mics....ive always been a fan of beyer and electrovoice RE series mics. a sennheiser 421 doesnt hurt either. for a cheap condensor to muck around with look at the mca sp1 for 40 bucks. 2. for a nice mic pre the audioupgrades.com mic pre l;ooks pretty impressive spec wise and clean...for little money.....but youll have to do a little diy work. 3. for monitors i always recommend people look at the yorkvilles for value for money....plus get a small car speaker for mono mix checking. 4. for multitrack software....i recomend powertracks that i use...from pgmusic.com. youll save a bunch of money you can put towards where it really counts ie...mic/micpre/soundcard convertor signal chain/room conditioning. just be open minded , talk to other powertracks users on the forum at pg... and they will tell you its fantastic.....with a huge number of multitrack features space limits me describing including built in fx thus saving you buying plug ins. another plus is no dongle to worry about. just try the demo. it also runs smooth and never crashes.......not once on me. day to day stability is very important to me. when you try the demo in audio preferences set your drivers for wdm. tell me how you get on....peace. ps....it also has a host of midi features built in and softsynth capability you might want to explore.