Upgrading gear advice please.

daydreamstudio · 9th February 2012

Hey fellow bloggers, i have stumbled over this website numerous times when browsing the web for advice and after excellent tips i finally decided to register and learn more from the members here. So to cut a long story short im trying to make a big upgrade from a beginner stage....like; Interface:M-audio mobile pre, Monitors: Rokit 5s, Mic: CAD GXL3000 condenser, Controller:Oxygen 25 and Daw: Fl Studio 10. As u can see im a beginner here, my music is fairly good but not as good as i want it to sit, esp my vocals ((Thin Vocals)). My first upgrade is to change my mic to a Shure ksm44 ($800). Will this make even a inch of a difference in my vocals? and what other upgrade to my gears can i make to complement my shure mic's performance?

I have also attach a file of one of my most recent recording sessions tell me what u think

ssprod19 · 9th February 2012

not sure what your musical goal is, but if you're a beatmaker or engineer, sonically, it sounds pretty good, considering I only listened on my Macbook Pro speakers. If you're an artist, I'd invest more time in improving the lyrics/concepts. Just my 2 cents

daydreamstudio · 11th February 2012

Thanks, but im more on the engineering side. Those were just some friends i recorded fooling around. But the quality of the recording was the reason for uploading that song, to here you guys opinion

daydreamstudio · 11th February 2012

Thanks you

, but im more on the engineering side. Those were just some friends i recorded fooling around. But the quality of the recording was the reason for uploading that song, to here you guys opinion

jdomini00 · 12th February 2012

whoa man. That sounded very good. I don't think the vocals are thin. I think maybe you're being too hard on yourself.

daydreamstudio · 13th February 2012

Yea, i like that quality, its good enough for a home Studio to me, but that was before i moved like a month ago and now the new place im staying is killing me, the room is kinda small just a bit smaller than the last...but i cant seem to find that sweet spot in the mic anymore. Im planning on getting that Se Electronics pro Rf tho hopefully it helps

12th February 2012	#5
jdomini00 Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 151 1 Review written	whoa man. That sounded very good. I don't think the vocals are thin. I think maybe you're being too hard on yourself. __________________ soundcloud.com/prizebeatz1

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9th February 2012	#2
ssprod19 Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 699	not sure what your musical goal is, but if you're a beatmaker or engineer, sonically, it sounds pretty good, considering I only listened on my Macbook Pro speakers. If you're an artist, I'd invest more time in improving the lyrics/concepts. Just my 2 cents

11th February 2012	#3
daydreamstudio Gear interested Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 21 Thread Starter	Thanks, but im more on the engineering side. Those were just some friends i recorded fooling around. But the quality of the recording was the reason for uploading that song, to here you guys opinion

11th February 2012	#4
daydreamstudio Gear interested Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 21 Thread Starter	Thanks you , but im more on the engineering side. Those were just some friends i recorded fooling around. But the quality of the recording was the reason for uploading that song, to here you guys opinion

13th February 2012	#6
daydreamstudio Gear interested Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 21 Thread Starter	Yea, i like that quality, its good enough for a home Studio to me, but that was before i moved like a month ago and now the new place im staying is killing me, the room is kinda small just a bit smaller than the last...but i cant seem to find that sweet spot in the mic anymore. Im planning on getting that Se Electronics pro Rf tho hopefully it helps