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| Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2007
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Thread Starter | The weakest link in the chain
Wanna do some studio upgrades, but I'm a little unsure where to start, so I thought I'd ask. What do you think is the weakest link in my recording/production chain? The first thing you'd exchange/complement with another piece of equipment. My setup, from source to the computer. Room: Good sounding, accoustically variable Mics: Brauner C, two AKG451C (stereo pair), two SM57 Cables: Normal mic cables Mic pre: Amek CIB Sound Card: Fireface 800 Computer: 2x2.7ghz macG5, Logic 7.2, waves Gold, SSL, V-Series Monitoring: Samson C-control, Genelec 8040, Sennheiser HD600 Anything catch your eye as the first thing you would upgrade? |
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| Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: US
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the Brauner and CIB are good tools, but imo there are better mic/preamp combinations (of course it REALLY depends on what YOU want and are going for; that may be a superb combination for your purposes).... nothing wrong with the Gennies (i love 'em) and nothing wrong with the FireFace. nothing wrong with your computer and acoustically treated room == thumbsup thumbsup then maybe consider an outboard compressor if you go with a seperate preamp and not another channel strip.... just my 2 pennies. ~j.d.
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| Lives for Jesus Joined: Oct 2005 Location: orange county ca.
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Yes more mics ! then save your $$ for some more mics ![]() |
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| Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2007
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Thanks for the tips guys! Anymore suggestions? Any mic models you'd like to recommend that would complement the Brauner and AKG's nicely? One thing I've been thinking of getting is another stereo pair with less narrow angle. The AKG's are great, but tend to hear quite precisely what you point them at. Has been a problem sometimes when recording marimba, piano, and stuff like that that needs a more balanced intake throughout the length of the instrument.. Thoughts? |
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| Gear Guru Joined: Jun 2002 Location: New York City
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| Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Middlebury CT
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upgrade your cables
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| Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2007
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Thread Starter | I've been thinking about that. It really does make a significant difference? What brands would you recommend? Heard of Monster, are there any other brands I should know about? Quote:
Generally striving for a clean, crisp, but still slightly vintage sound, not too hifi.. Recording a lot of vocals and percussion, also accoustic guitars, horns, strings, bass (but DI though). Had the pleasure of getting a full size marimba in the studio, what a treasure! So will record that too.. Feel free to check my myspace for lot of listening examples http://www.myspace.com/rasmusfaber | |
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ditch the samson and get a coleman (there's one in the classifieds right now, & TB) or SPL, or NTHpro or... |
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| Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Nashville, TN
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You've got good stuff, you just need more of it for variety. Start with a few new mics, then go to pres and comps. C414's are a good place to start, they sound good on most sources. Get a ribbon mic, that's a flavor you don't have, a Royer 121 would be great for what you do. A 500 series api rack would be good too, lots of different modules available for that.
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