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21st July 2005, 08:46 PM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC
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 | does anybody in here have less than $10K worth of equip? It seems like I'm the only guy here on a budget, lol Event 20/20 Monitor Speakers - $750 SR Audio SR8 Preamp - $100 Rode NT2 Condensor Mic- $400 Shure SM58 Mic - $100 (2) Shure SM57 Mics - $180 Shure PGDMK6 Drum Mics - $400 Korg Triton - $1,500 DigiDesign 002 Console - $2,200 AKG K240S Headphones - $100 Cables, Etc - $150 Soundpoof Vocal Booth - $750 $6630 i mean, obviously, I know I'm running trash, but it seems like you guys all have $100k studios setup. I wanna see where my real budget guys are, what kinda setups they have. Also: any recomendations on where to start next would be great, I eventually would like to build this into a respectable studio. |
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21st July 2005, 09:31 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK, North East
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21st July 2005, 09:47 PM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: manchester UK / helsinki
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| yeah im just building a new studio, it will mostly be DIY (compressors, reverbs, preamp, subwoofer etc ) and unknown but good vintage gear, as well as software estimated gear cost is under £2000 peace |
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21st July 2005, 10:32 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Miami, FL
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__________________ www.thejoti.com www.myspace.com/thejoti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR116su2Uuo ¨But, then again, I'm British and think you Yanks with your fancy pre for each track are a bunch of weirdos¨ Mark | |
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21st July 2005, 10:39 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hillsboro, OR
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| Here's my list: Mackie HR824 Digi 001 RME ADI-2 AD/DA Manley Vari-Mu AT4050/CM5 3 SM57's 1 SM58 Beta 3 Sennheiser drum mics AKG D112 Audix D6 2 ART TPS Pre's P4 3.2GHz with Asus P4P800 Motherboard, 180GB HD That's probably well under $10K, but I don't feel like adding it up. |
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22nd July 2005, 12:05 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NYC, NY
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| I've got more than 10k worth of lumber in my place 
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22nd July 2005, 12:21 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005
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| here's the little list gefell m300 shure ksm44 shure sm58 daking pre/eq (2) distressor rme adi-8 ds dyn bm6 used power amp (carver) and preamp (harmon cardon)for speakers (CHEAP on ebay but actually works well!) logic 7.1 mac g4 867 then there's the instruments... the recording stuff is around 10k total depending on how you "value" stuff. took about 5-6 years so far. one step at a time...next step is to replace the rme w/ better converters.... |
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22nd July 2005, 01:01 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Aug 2004
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| I never added up my gear but I guess the d8b alone would be 10k, that's what I paid for it new quite a few years ago. Anyway... D8b w/ Apogee clock card and 1 UFX card Sony Vaio PC 15" LCD Monitors (2) Alesis HD-24 PTLE / MBox Cubase SX Sony Vegas Waves Platinum Alesis Monitor Ones Alesis RA-100 MOTU 2408 (2) M-Audio Duo DBX 576 Behringer ADA-8000 Behringer Autocom Focusite Voicemaster Lexicon MPX1 Yamaha REV 500 Alesis Q2 (retired) Tascam DA-20 MKII AT4055 Rode NTK Rode NT1 V69 Mogami Edition Oktava MC-012 (2) Shure Beta 52 SM 57's (6) Another $200 tube mic I can't recall right now.. "Off Brand" studio drum kit whose name I don't remember... 3 Additional Snares Sony MDR 7506 Headphones (6) Fender Jazz Bass Proteus 2000 Korg X5 DR Roland D5 Fruity Looops Studio Wavelab A "gaggle" of other plugins, samples and stuff" 8 USB port midi device Room treatment (bass traps, foam, plexiglass etc...) Reading this list one thing becomes apparent, I don't own any "high end" outboard gear and a lot of the old standby's like the RA-100 and the Monitor Ones are still serving me well. Oh... I love my Sony headphones! "If it 'aint broke don't fix it..." Lawrence |
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22nd July 2005, 01:17 AM
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| Gearslutz.com admin  Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK
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| Hats off to the under $10K gang, I am OFTEN being blown away by productions friends and aquantences do with set ups in that budget range... I mean... past a certain point.... Taste and talent simply OVERTAKE any expenditure... I bow my head low in respect to the under $10 masters! 
__________________ Jules "It did proove the soundproofing we have is good, as I heard no gunshots." - Led |
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22nd July 2005, 01:35 AM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania
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| I'm sorta on the budget end of things................................ Sony Vaio (are we counting computers?) Cubase Sx Fruity Loops Every Waves plugin A crapload of freeware plugins Way too many sample libraries, even though I never use them! M-audio ozone Art Mp Boss sp505 Electribe emx1 Korg triton Le88 2xNumark 1650's Numark Matrix3 mixer Vestax Pmc-03A mixer Behringer B300's (ICK!) 3 Sm57's 1 Beta 52 Akg c2000b Mxl 990 Joe meek jm27 Realistic handheld Esp B104 bass Old Hondo acoustic Jackson Custom Mg Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet w/ Bigsby tailpiece Rogers Holiday Series Drumset Random percussion Random old toy keyboards from childhood I consider myself budget since all my equipment is on the lower end of things. Peace!
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22nd July 2005, 01:43 AM
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| There is only one  Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: asheville NC
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im still blown away by my friends $500 setup that he did his album on it is kills.
__________________ "i must invent my own systems or else be enslaved by other men's'" william blake __________________________ send me a buzz @ barrett's mad laboratory 828.242.4366 email: barrett [at] alphajerk [dot] com | |
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22nd July 2005, 03:28 AM
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| Jai guru deva om  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina
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| You kiddin' me? I spent $1,100 this week on one used tube mic and 2 proper boom stands...! Last week it was $900 on a keyboard but that was technically for the kids... War
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22nd July 2005, 03:58 AM
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| Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne
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| my setups pretty flash compared to the shit setups some of my friends have. and they make really nice tunes on them! mackie 624 + 1642 vlz pro AMD 2200XP 512 ram m-audio delta 1010 oktava 319 evolution midi keyboard logic 5.5 thats pretty much all i need and want atm. yes i'd like a g5/nicer soundcard etc but it does me just fine. but then again by the time im 40 im sure ill have at least 100k worth of shizzle.  |
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22nd July 2005, 04:23 AM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto
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| Oh, I'm sure its under $10k if its just recording gear. Here's some estimations in USD: Mics: Apex 420x2: $400 AT4047:$400 Beyer M99:$350 M88:$150 M201:$100 Revox 3500:$100 Shure Sm91:$100 Tape Op Ribbons:$200 (pair) =$1800 ? Console: Ramsa DA7 $1200 Cables $500 Stereo Amp NAD2200: $300? Boston Acoustics CR8 Speakers: $350 Computer: $400 (athlon xp3200+,etc) $200 for Motu 2408 There, thats under FIVE thousand. I think I spent more money getting there though with upgrades and stuff. But I spend a lot more money on musical instruemnts, thats for sure. Amps? Guitars? Drums? That stuff adds up. |
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22nd July 2005, 04:39 AM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gold Coast, Australia
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I'm doing a radio mix for a band that had Andy Wallace mix the singles on their previous album and I'm using- NS10's with a Bryston 2b and a cheapo consumer sub, Mix Plus w/ ADAT Bridge (the 20 bit one! Anyone have a 24 bit one they'll sell me cheap?) G4 1.25ghz Mackie Big knob and a cheap home stereo all set up in my garage with DIY acoustic panels. Everything was purchased second hand for bargain basement prices except the Big Knob.
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22nd July 2005, 04:43 AM
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| Gear nut  Join Date: May 2005
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| i have a decent portable rig that ive grown found of. my studio setup has a lot more, the portable rig is my pride and joy: macintosh 15" powerbook G4 Digi 002R alesis AI-3 Audient Sumo home made 1272's Dynaudio BM15A's, Dynaudio BM5A's AKG D112 Senn 421 EV RE20 SM57's AKG 451's Telefunken RFT M-16 SE Electronics Z3300's various plug-ins at the studio we have (other than the above): neotek series IIIc with custom mods and vintage transformer balancing API 512's API 3124 API 312 (4) aurora GTQ-2 telefunken V72's (4) audient ASP008 LA3A (4) Distressors (3) Drawmer 1969 aphex compellor urei graphic eq tc M300 klark reverb rev 500 apogee psx-100 hhb cdr rme fireface and a lot of stuff i cant even remember.... but we do have a life size spider-man peace |
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22nd July 2005, 05:05 AM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canton, OH
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| Definitely in the bunch here. Plus most of my stuff was bought on discount, used, or given as a gift G4 Powerbook 1.33 Sony Vaio 2.8 Cubase SX3 Presonus Firepod Metric Halo ULN-2 Tascam M-208 mixer Klipsch 2.1 speaker system Sony 7506s AT4047 AT2020 Suplerlux stereo pair Shure Beta 58a Shure 545sd Superlux kick mic And cables and stands and other things, but not too much, so I am definitely in the low budget crowd. |
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22nd July 2005, 05:40 AM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2005
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| Before this week: Digi 001 G4 2 AKG 414s 3 SM 57s 1 KSM 27 1 MXL V67 2 chnls neve clone TSR-8 8 track TEAC and Mackie mixers (junk). Event 20/20s Id say maybe around $4-5 depending on new or used prices (mostly bought used). BUT I just added about $5000 worth of gear this week, so Im getting into that plus 10k bracket. Im sure the quality of my recordings will take a while to catch up though ;)
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22nd July 2005, 06:05 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey
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| i only got 4k and im working as a local mastering option URS Everything Bundle Waves .... oh well i feel i can do it all.. and these 100 dollar phones, seinnheiser hd280.. are the master of reference. i SWEAR
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22nd July 2005, 07:10 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chennai, India
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|  just thought somebody will be interested in what it is to be a third world slut: me and my partner run this place in chennai, india. composition is his first language, and production is mine. this is 'third world' and $1 will buy us both a great meal. i am very generous  and pay $10/month to the cleaning lady, $30/month to the tea boy, $60/month to my assistant and $30/month for a 'once a week' accountant. $150 rent for 650 prime square feet of space. on a good month we turn over $3500, but we can make do with $2000. our work gets heard several times a day on television and radio and we are quite well known in the circuit we operate in. you can certainly call us self sufficient professional musicians. to the point: yamaha msp5 + hsu research sub motu 2408 mk3 uad1, cubase, powercore, waves platinum bundle se z5600, cad m179, shure sm 58, avenson sto 2, cascade xyz ldc rme quadmic pres dbx 168 compressor (no one seems to have heard of this, but it suits me fine) boss se70 behringer little mixer and headphone distribution amp (i never hear it, only the 'talent' does :) yamaha an1x keyboard stylus rmx, arturia mini moog, ni b4, battery, fm7, pro 53, korg legacy. lots of sample libraries from the old days ('97-'02). a couple of additional computers with random sound cards and speakers for the spare room where the assistant and accountant do their thing. theres a lot of soundproofing in my little control room and iso booth though, and everything sounds clearer than most 'pro' studios here. so you see, i'm so lowly that your average 'low end theory' guy's setup will better mine :), however i am sort of clued into every piece of gear that get gets talked about here, and i'm still young ; one day i'm going to have all of 'em  cheers self. |
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22nd July 2005, 07:15 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey
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| haha...you said the b word... im with you man..i got no interest in upgrading to all this fancy mercenary hardware and the like....i get great responses to my stuff but however i plant o get one outboard eq so i can use waves q-clone to throw it on a bunch of channels and the 2 buss. good times we live in!
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22nd July 2005, 08:44 AM
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| Gear Guru  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 7 acres near Columbus, Ohio
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| Many thanks to under $10G studios doing great music ... keepin me busy! I spent that much this month
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22nd July 2005, 09:55 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North West Coast, UK.
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a) hurt? b) irritate the f^^k out of you? c) influence future purchases? (not trying to be a smartass here, btw, I just think I would be feeling sick if I'd put that much out on a d8b knowing what I could have got...)
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22nd July 2005, 12:32 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004
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If you've never used one (or seen a pro use one) you wouldn't really appreciate it's power. Just for kicks, name a new digital console for sale now that has the following features... Full 24 channel meter bridge Daw control with metering (HUI) 72 total audio channels at mixdown, standard not optional The best automation system I've ever seen on any console. Really. Subgroups (uh... The Sony doesn't have any I'm told) Unlimited channel patching (line to tape to FX etc.) to "borrow" dsp Very, very good compressors on 48 ch's with OS 5. 24 full sized faders 12 effects sends UV22 HR Session backup via ethernet Now... how much does that new board cost? How much for the "accessories"? $1200 meter bridge? $3-400 each for additional I/O cards that should be standard? What is it missing in comparison to the newer boards? Touch sensitive faders and 96k. That's about it. I'm sure some of the newer digital boards have converters that sound "better". I giggle when I see some of the VGA displays and automation systems on some of these newer 5k consoles. A used d8b for costs 3k now and is a GREAT value if you find one wothout problems. I don't regret buying a new one back then. If you can't do a pro mix on it... "it aint the board!". I'm not sick at all. :) I love my d8b. It was worth every cent. It produces great mixes and my clients love it. Lawrence | |
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22nd July 2005, 12:44 PM
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| does it count when your $ 20,000 protools system is worth $200 on ebay? cheers SP
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22nd July 2005, 11:57 PM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Apr 2005
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| Funny, when I started writing this I thought I wouldn't come close to 10 f***ing thousand dollars...funny, this is almost the exact amount on my credit card... Nonetheless, I have what I consider to be a pretty decent setup for the $$$. My next priority is to build out a dedicated TREATED room and get some monitors. Oh, and pay off my damn credit cards! Recording Gear: Mbox Factory: $500 Waves Diamond Bundle/Auto-Tune/NI Guitar Rig: $(fell off the back of a truck) Apogee Rosetta 200 AD/DA: $1550 Great River ME-1NV: $1029 FMR RNC1773: $185 Studio Projects C1 Mic: $175 SM57: $80 PODxt: $250 Apogee SPDIF cables x 2: $70 Mogami cabling misc: $80 AKG 240S Headphones: $80 Recording Total--$3,750 Instruments: Gibson Melody Maker (P90 equipped): $300 Epiphone 335 Deluxe: $350 Fender Mexican Bass: $300 Gibson J45 Rosewood: $2k Taylor 310 (LR Baggs equipped): $1200 Mesa MKIII 100W Head: $900 Rivera 1x12 widebody cab: $400 Equipment Total: $5,450 Grand Total: $9,200 |
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23rd July 2005, 01:13 AM
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| Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2005
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| oh god am I on a budget. Just about everything was either bought used, on ebay, or got a great deal on. I don't think I paid list for anything. Computer: Athlon 64 3200+ ASUS mb 1gb RAM 1 80gb HD 1 250gb HD etc Presonus Firepod M-Audio DMP3 RNC Samson headphone amp Wharfedale 8.2a monitors using cubase le that came with the firepod =( but i did spend the money on drumagog, which helped out quite a bit lots of free plug ins Rode K2 MD421 2 Audio Technica At4040 3 SM57 Audix D6 some other cheap ass mics some foam thrown on the walls to at least tame the horrid little room the absolute cheapest cables you can find thats pretty much it. next on my list is to replace the firepod with some good converters, an api lunchbox with a couple of pres, and more RNCs ;) |
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23rd July 2005, 01:58 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2004 Location: 410
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| I just pulled all kinds of triggers. I worked some sweet deals so I am way under 10k for my modest setup Great River MP2NV Crane Song Hedd Mac dual 1.8 G5 (3 gig of RAM...woohoo) Lynx AES16 SX3 Gefell M300's (matched pair) Gefell MT71S Beyer M-160 M-Audio Keystation Scarbee Vintage Keyboard gold bundle $7600-ish I'll spend about that much on my monitoring next year...for now it's cans, but I can do what I need to do with cans. Drums and mixing will be handled elsewhere. |
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23rd July 2005, 02:51 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London
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| Are you all adding in the cost of all the software you use? |
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