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30th January 2007, 07:49 AM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Philly,Pa
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| What would the one piece of gear you would recommend to a new Engineer?? What would be the 1 piece of Gear you would recommend to someone just getting into engineering sessions alone?? |
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30th January 2007, 08:04 AM
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| A Cable Internet Connection, so they can go to amazon.com and buy the essential audio books. http://gearslutz.com/board/search.php?searchid=3507100 Not being a smart ass... seriously I reccomend that everyone reads up on the standard books. There are a ton of threads, just try searching for them. Look for "Books" in Thread Titles Only. Other than that, your ears are the most important peice of gear. I don't care if that sounds cheesy, close your eyes when mixing or recording, and you'll know what I'm talking about. Good luck man. |
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30th January 2007, 08:24 AM
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30th January 2007, 08:29 AM
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 | Great monitors. Sessions blow if you can't hear what your doing. It's happened to me too many f'n times. You can tote them around.
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30th January 2007, 08:30 AM
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| A good pair of nearfield monitors that you know really well. |
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30th January 2007, 08:50 AM
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| Xanax. And something to hit. 
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30th January 2007, 12:05 PM
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| As for the piece of gear- The coffee machine,of course, and good skills in making one.  |
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30th January 2007, 06:28 PM
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| Monitors are everything for me...I can make almost any gear get the job done as long as I can hear whats going on.... |
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30th January 2007, 06:29 PM
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30th January 2007, 07:48 PM
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Man, you've got me thinking... I meant the cup of coffee, but maybe we could open new thread about creating balanced tube coffee machine and its potential use in filtering.  | |
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30th January 2007, 08:03 PM
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The next pieces would be microphones. Bargains abound, but try to get the best you can afford after trying a wide variety. Do you see the pattern? Transducers. If you were a DJ, I'd say headphones, phono headshell/cartridges, and a voice-over mic. The rest of the pattern is small/light and valuable. You rent the big iron (big mixers, tape decks, big monitors/amps) and the real estate (studio space) as you need it. Best of luck, and pay in cash. kk.
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30th January 2007, 08:07 PM
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| A killer stereo mic pre (or 4 ch mic pre) Kick & Snare - then every overdub after that... or if you have 4 of em, kick, Snare & Overheads - then every overdub after that... Presuming the 'new' engineer will be doing low budget sessions in low budget rooms? Which type to get? That's up to you...  but own set of self powered monitors.. is a close second..
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30th January 2007, 08:10 PM
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30th January 2007, 08:14 PM
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 I would add, although there are many other great books, you get these two first: Mastering Audio - Bob Katz Mixing With Your Mind - Michael Stavrou
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30th January 2007, 08:41 PM
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| Hey Treymonfauntre, Does that come with a Vari-AC + Bias Adjustment?  Scott As for the thread : +1 for the Mic-Pres & Transducers. Many good engineers / producers try and build a small rack with the essentials in it. Many I see often have : -Preamps -Headphone Distro -Tuner (Sometimes) -Compressor -Often they're Audio Interface -A locked 2 or 3 space drawer with essential stuff in it. Mics, Tools, Cables, Moongel, Whatever. |
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30th January 2007, 08:48 PM
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| A balanced function generator (after coffe mach. of course). Ron Allaire, Skyline |
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30th January 2007, 09:19 PM
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| (for rock music) A strobe tuner for guitars would be handy too... and knowledge how to intonate Gtrs
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30th January 2007, 10:30 PM
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| Ear Plugs. Save your ears. Your welcome. |
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30th January 2007, 10:33 PM
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30th January 2007, 10:41 PM
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| A knowledgable assistant. A good one will be a life saver in pressure situations.
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30th January 2007, 11:12 PM
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30th January 2007, 11:23 PM
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| good producer.
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30th January 2007, 11:25 PM
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30th January 2007, 11:30 PM
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31st January 2007, 10:01 AM
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12th February 2007, 01:12 AM
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| books, monitors - the best you can afford, room acoustics done good. thats a start ... once you go, you can never come back ... im warning you ... start working
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12th February 2007, 01:16 AM
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25th March 2007, 08:31 PM
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26th March 2007, 03:26 AM
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| I would have to say a good room. Spend the money on acoustics and treatment so your mixes translate. Killer monitors won't make up for a room with major node issues. After that. Buy one of everything! Two if you can!! |
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26th March 2007, 04:01 AM
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|  ... after your first few sessions, you may need this......( either for your butthead clients, or for yourself )..
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