Inheirited Gear

[byerssound]

My father recently gave me his studio gear that he has had for years here is the list.... all of which that he is the orginal owner of. Can you all tell me which gear is worth keeping and which is not.

Recording gear:
Fostex E-16 recorder
Seck Model 1882 MK II console
Digi 002 Rack
Presonus Digirack LT
LA 610 MKII
G5 Mac 32 inch monitor

Monitors & Poweramps:
JBL 4311
EAW MS-30B
Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube
BGW headphone amp
Hafler Dm-220

Outboard Gear:
BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
Alesis Micro Verb
Korg SDD-2000 Digital Delay
Lexicon PCM 70
Aural Exciter Type C
2 DBX 163X

Mics:
3 Sennheiser 421's
2 Sennheiser 441u's
Akg D12e
Akg c451e
Studio Project c4's (Stereo Pair)
MXL 993
EV 644
5 Sm 57's
5 Sm 58's

I would just like to know what you all thought of this gear as a whole I brought in the G5, 002 rack and the digimax lt . The rest of the stuff was his . I feel very fortunate to have been given this gear but if i can update by selling somethings that isnt that good thats what i would like to do... so im open to all suggestions

[cyrano]

I'd keep it all!

[old ghost]

People need more information if you want help bud.

I.e. if you exclusively played techno club music completely in the box with no actual live instruments ever being recorded and had no intention of recording anyone else you could sell a bunch of mics and buy yourself a workstation..... etc.

Lot of good stuff there though. thumbsup

Edit - I would immediately sell the sonic maximizer though, no matter what you are recording. :D

[byerssound]

im recording bands no techno no rap lol... the studio is located behind my house

[youngrob]

keep it all. Work with it then see what you don't need.

[joeq]

Originally Posted by old ghost

Edit - I would immediately sell the sonic maximizer though, no matter what you are recording. :D

BBE is actually quite useful as a single-ended noise reduction device for transferring tired old recordings.

[old ghost]

Originally Posted by joeq

BBE is actually quite useful as a single-ended noise reduction device for transferring tired old recordings.

Huh, I've never had the need to do that but that makes perfect sense now that you mention it. IMO they do more damage than good for most mixes, especially for people who are relatively new to the game.

[TTatman]

OK, I'll bite. I currently own, have owned, or have used extensively all of this equipment except those pieces for which I've offered "no opinion". Over the long term, some of this gear has gained acceptance as industry standard recording tools, specifically: the Auratones, the PCM-70, both Sennheisers, both AKGs, and the SM-57s.


Recording gear:
Fostex E-16 recorder - Keep It
Seck Model 1882 MK II console - No Opinion
Digi 002 Rack - Keep It
Presonus Digirack LT - No Opinion
LA 610 MKII - Keep It
G5 Mac 32 inch monitor - Keep It

Monitors & Poweramps:
JBL 4311 - Dump It
EAW MS-30B - No Opinion
Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube - Keep It
BGW headphone amp - Keep It
Hafler Dm-220 - Keep It

Outboard Gear:
BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A - Dump It
Alesis Micro Verb - Keep It
Korg SDD-2000 Digital Delay - No Opinion
Lexicon PCM 70 - Keep It
Aural Exciter Type C - Dump It
2 DBX 163X - Keep It

Mics:
3 Sennheiser 421's - Keep It
2 Sennheiser 441u's - Keep It
Akg D12e - Keep It
Akg c451e - Keep It
Studio Project c4's (Stereo Pair) - No Opinion
MXL 993 - No Opinion
EV 644 - Dump It
5 Sm 57's - Keep It
5 Sm 58's - Dump It

[24-96 Mastering]

All the stuff on the list is ok, but dump that Fairchild, it's too old. PM me and I'll take it off you for a tenner...