inexpensive gear that made you happy?

nukmusic · 28th March 2005

thumbsup SUP folks? I wanted to know any inexpensive gear that made you happy or produced good results while recording or mixing.

I know many folks like the Shure sm57, DBX 160(X,XT, A). Any others?

**DrDeltaM** · 28th March 2005

Check the whole Low End Theory forum!

To answer your question, I've been very happy with my JBL/Urei LA-22 thumbsup

warhead · 28th March 2005

dbx242 eq's. Very versatile units, it's the last Orban design and can handle lots of sources well. Can be quite surgical if needed too.

War

Riad · 28th March 2005

Tech21 SansAmp RBI $300.

StoneinaPond · 28th March 2005

Guitar stand - $25

thethrillfactor · 28th March 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrDeltaM

Check the whole Low End Theory forum!

To answer your question, I've been very happy with my JBL/Urei LA-22 thumbsup

Urei LA-22's are not inexpensive.

They go for around $800-$1200.

zimv20 · 28th March 2005

1. stedman pop filter
2. $40 music stand
3. post-it note that covers the DAC-1 LEDs

insomnio · 28th March 2005

Joemeek C2 for drums.
I

insomnio · 28th March 2005

I forgot, Oktava 012 mics.

chetatkinsdiet · 28th March 2005

Considering that's most of my studio....

cheap EV dynamics....RE15, RE16, RE18......

new coated REMO ambassador heads....

a single NOS Mullard 12ax7 in the first stage of just about any tube amp.

MXR Dual Limiter...

any cheap, rackmount delay unit....

while I'm on the subject, any cheap, analog delay stompbox. Ibanez AD9 is the current fav.

last but not least, there's nothing finer than a 6pack of Shiner Bock.....

Later,
m

maxim · 29th March 2005

beyer m69 $100
appledesign speakers mk1 $20
2x oktava 216 $90

nothing i own is expensive and that makes my wife happy which makes me happy

the only expensive thing i have is my acoustic custom-made 12 string $2500

it also makes me happy

my son also makes me happy (fun and cheap to make, inexpensive to maintain)

29th March 2005

Alesis Wedge reverb. I have two - one for live and one for home. Every time I use it clients love it. For $99 one of the best investments.

I knwo it ain't premium high end gear, but it do please people!<L>

Exsanguis · 29th March 2005

I love my Tech 21 Sansamp RBI, my Oktava 012's, my ART Tube MP(great for nasty bass sounds), and my Lexicon Alex.

XHipHop · 29th March 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lou Judson

Alesis Wedge reverb. I have two - one for live and one for home. Every time I use it clients love it. For $99 one of the best investments.

I knwo it ain't premium high end gear, but it do please people!<L>

Out of curiosity, how do the verbs in the Alesis Wedge and Alesis Quadraverb 2 compare? Has anyone compared them?

Beezoboy · 29th March 2005

Ashly Sc-50
Art Pro VLA
TC Electronics M300
Shure Sm-57
Radio Shack Tom Mics (the ones that were like Sennheiser e604's)
Peavey 520i
Ev 635a
Studio Projects B-1's
DigitalFishPhones Plugins

Beez

kudzu · 29th March 2005

Read somewhere that Bob Clearmountain uses little beige apple speakers (1996/97 I think, pre G3) to check mixes. Searched high and low for them....stumbled opon them one day lying in the back of my local Apple dealer's store room.....he didn't know they were there, boxed, never been switched on......He just gave me them (I'm a good customer!!!!!!!)
U should get these little guys, they're fantastic.........thanks Bob

sleepwalker · 29th March 2005

Fender Mini Twin
Pignose
Creative Nomad 3(Can record 16bit 44.1 via digital optical input)
Cool Edit Pro(Adobe Audition)
UAD-1 Precision Limiter

Robert Randolph · 29th March 2005

new drumheads.

syra · 29th March 2005

Tech 21 Sansamp

insomnio · 29th March 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beezoboy

Ashly Sc-50
Art Pro VLA
TC Electronics M300
Shure Sm-57
Radio Shack Tom Mics (the ones that were like Sennheiser e604's)
Peavey 520i
Ev 635a
Studio Projects B-1's
DigitalFishPhones Plugins

Beez

What Radio Shack mics are those?
I

maxim · 29th March 2005

appledesign speakers mk I (not II, 'coz like everything else (bar software), quality goes downhill with every revision)

best small powered speakers by far (apple actually tried to please us, the sound guys)

usually, a few floating around e-bay

i paid $20 for mine, and it cost me $40 to get them shipped to france

toque-eh! · 29th March 2005

definitely my matched omni pair of MC012's. the card's are highly bang-for-the-buck too...

i'm also a regular SC-50 user. great value.

warhead · 29th March 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxim

my son also makes me happy (fun and cheap to make, inexpensive to maintain)

I agree on all points, but do NOT let the little guy jump around in a top bunk bed...! The emergency room trip will blow the maintenance schedule / pricing all to hell.

War

beechstudio · 29th March 2005

Old BIAMP 212 graphic eq.

MASSIVE Master · 29th March 2005

Art Pro VLA. I'm still not giving that up any time soon...

Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 (original). Mind blowing for what they are.

Sirocco · 29th March 2005

Rane C4 Quad Compressor

shapemod · 29th March 2005

Quad 405 Poweramp for my NS10s! Lots of 'bang' for the buck!

Wiggy Neve Slut · 29th March 2005

Line 6 delay modeller in the rack.. indespensible!

does the TC 2290 better than the real deal!

Wiggy

Jules · 29th March 2005

SPL Transient Designer
DBX 160 VU compressors
Radio Shack PZM mic
Moon Gel (for drums)
Hot Cake pedal (gtrs)

**Blast9** · 29th March 2005

LOL! djui5 beat me to it...

Behringer composer (actually not the pro version)... Great for sampled beats and levelling... Did I just say that?

Also the Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive (£35.00)... Its analog too... Chuck out your Tube Screamer. this gets more useful TS-style tones and more gain too (dare I say "boutique"?)

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nukmusic Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, TX / New Orleans, LA Posts: 4,667 Thread Starter	inexpensive gear that made you happy? thumbsup SUP folks? I wanted to know any inexpensive gear that made you happy or produced good results while recording or mixing. I know many folks like the Shure sm57, DBX 160(X,XT, A). Any others? __________________ . Docta'J aka Big NUK Practice Makes Progress www.twitter.com/nukmusic

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DrDeltaM Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,301	Check the whole Low End Theory forum! To answer your question, I've been very happy with my JBL/Urei LA-22 thumbsup __________________ Mathijs Indesteege aka Mathew Lane mixing - mastering - audio restoration - plugins http://www.mathewlane.com DrMS. Focus on your stereo field. - NEW v3.2 OUT NOW! DrMS spatial processor - native RTAS/AU/VST plugin » Digital Audio Product Support Joystick Audio - Benelux High End Distributor http://www.joystick.be

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warhead Jai guru deva om Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 11,910	dbx242 eq's. Very versatile units, it's the last Orban design and can handle lots of sources well. Can be quite surgical if needed too. War __________________ Warren Dent - Owner of: www.ZenProAudio.com Where You Get Gear Now & Zen Email via Gearslutz

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zimv20 Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,622	1. stedman pop filter 2. $40 music stand 3. post-it note that covers the DAC-1 LEDs __________________ She's tidied up and I can't find anything

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maxim Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 216	beyer m69 $100 appledesign speakers mk1 $20 2x oktava 216 $90 nothing i own is expensive and that makes my wife happy which makes me happy the only expensive thing i have is my acoustic custom-made 12 string $2500 it also makes me happy my son also makes me happy (fun and cheap to make, inexpensive to maintain) __________________ cheers max sydney, oz "I find love the most important thing in the world. It’s much more important than songs or music or bicycles or cars or mansions. And so, I’ve always chosen to write about love." Harlan Howard

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Riad Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Monroe, NY Posts: 1,097	Tech21 SansAmp RBI $300.

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StoneinaPond Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,134	Guitar stand - $25

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insomnio Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,209	Joemeek C2 for drums. I

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chetatkinsdiet Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,493	Considering that's most of my studio.... cheap EV dynamics....RE15, RE16, RE18...... new coated REMO ambassador heads.... a single NOS Mullard 12ax7 in the first stage of just about any tube amp. MXR Dual Limiter... any cheap, rackmount delay unit.... while I'm on the subject, any cheap, analog delay stompbox. Ibanez AD9 is the current fav. last but not least, there's nothing finer than a 6pack of Shiner Bock..... Later, m

29th March 2005	#12
Lou Judson Guest Posts: n/a	Alesis Wedge reverb. I have two - one for live and one for home. Every time I use it clients love it. For $99 one of the best investments. I knwo it ain't premium high end gear, but it do please people!<L>

29th March 2005	#13
Exsanguis Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 202	I love my Tech 21 Sansamp RBI, my Oktava 012's, my ART Tube MP(great for nasty bass sounds), and my Lexicon Alex.

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Beezoboy Gear addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 495	Ashly Sc-50 Art Pro VLA TC Electronics M300 Shure Sm-57 Radio Shack Tom Mics (the ones that were like Sennheiser e604's) Peavey 520i Ev 635a Studio Projects B-1's DigitalFishPhones Plugins Beez

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kudzu Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scotland UK Posts: 709	Read somewhere that Bob Clearmountain uses little beige apple speakers (1996/97 I think, pre G3) to check mixes. Searched high and low for them....stumbled opon them one day lying in the back of my local Apple dealer's store room.....he didn't know they were there, boxed, never been switched on......He just gave me them (I'm a good customer!!!!!!!) U should get these little guys, they're fantastic.........thanks Bob

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sleepwalker Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,228	Fender Mini Twin Pignose Creative Nomad 3(Can record 16bit 44.1 via digital optical input) Cool Edit Pro(Adobe Audition) UAD-1 Precision Limiter

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Robert Randolph Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,274	new drumheads.

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syra Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: L.A. Posts: 2,096	Tech 21 Sansamp

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toque-eh! Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: vancouver Posts: 141	definitely my matched omni pair of MC012's. the card's are highly bang-for-the-buck too... i'm also a regular SC-50 user. great value. __________________ ciao, marc headphones suck!

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beechstudio Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,104	Old BIAMP 212 graphic eq.

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MASSIVE Master Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago (Schaumburg / Hoffman Est.) IL Posts: 2,632	Art Pro VLA. I'm still not giving that up any time soon... Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 (original). Mind blowing for what they are. __________________ John Scrip - Massive Mastering, LLC - www.massivemastering.com Spoon-feed a newb some answer and he'll mix for a day - Get him to think about it and figure it out for himself and he'll mix for a lifetime --- JS

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Sirocco Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,115	Rane C4 Quad Compressor

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shapemod Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Berlin Posts: 147	Quad 405 Poweramp for my NS10s! Lots of 'bang' for the buck!

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Wiggy Neve Slut Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,194	Line 6 delay modeller in the rack.. indespensible! does the TC 2290 better than the real deal! Wiggy __________________ If i see another 'Which neve clone is better thread... im seriously gona go postal!!!!!!!"

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Blast9 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: London Posts: 4,490	LOL! djui5 beat me to it... Behringer composer (actually not the pro version)... Great for sampled beats and levelling... Did I just say that? Also the Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive (£35.00)... Its analog too... Chuck out your Tube Screamer. this gets more useful TS-style tones and more gain too (dare I say "boutique"?) __________________ :: New Album "Rooms" out now http://www.andymitchellmusic.com :: twitter > http://twitter.com/mitchellmusic - http://www.twitter.com/theyardbirds

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