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Re: Complete studio - pro level |
In Reply to: Complete studio - pro level posted by Dimpy on October 27, 2000 at 10:33:26 PM:
I won't venture into the room design, but just the equipment.
A fully discrete API board (or Neve will do)
Pair of Neumann U67s.
Three pair of Neumann U 87s.
Pair of Neumann m149s.
Telefunken C-12.
2 pair AKG 414 mics.
2 pair each of SM57 and SM58s.
An old U47 and U49 for hype and vodoo purposes.
EV RE20, Senheiser 421's and 441's, and a few pair of
"pencil" condenser mics.
Analog Studer 24 track (or stephens if you've got one around).
Also a digital multi-track (cant' help you on which one).
Analog Studer 1/2" track for mixdown.
Outboard.
With digital, Stick with Pultec,manley, or other hi-endy tube
pre's and limiters for tracking.
With analog, tube isn't an ABSOLUTE necessity, but
still nice (however, if you track with tube mics
you may not gain anything using tube rack gear). Try UREI 1176 limiters
(simple but good)gain brains and kepexes (old but
good). Valley Dynomites are good too. Drawmer gates
are possibly faster (at least they seem that way).
Somthing like a Gates Sta-level works good
on bass when you tracked the bass guitar direct...and usually
also works when tracked by way of microphone.
A super mastering EQ is a necessity, a good solid state
one is the Nightpro EQ-3.
Effects: RMX16 is good, Lexicon 480-L seems to be the "standard"
at this point, although I am much more partial to
a plate verb OR a Lexicon 200 with all the software updates
(doesn't sound near as fake in the mix). Yamaha REV
5's are kind of rare but they sound nice (a lot less
fake than their little brother the REV 7). You should
have one around.
Also, don't forget one all important thing.... you
need to have a lot of CRAP around (such as the digitech,
roland, yamaha, etgc., semi-pro rack gear around because
there are going to be a lot of guys that dont' have
a clue what the "real" stuff sounds like but their
best friend has a DSP 128 and tyhinks it's really cool,
yada yada yada,,, ya get my point. You'll end
up using the crap quite a lot...just remember, it
comes with the territory.
When you wire the studio, make sure you have a couple
of cable runs with all gold connectors and quad cable
(mogami, or canary, or whatever..) Use these for
your vox and overheads.
One last thing, EVERYONE almost, uses dat. GET A PANASONIC<<<
THEY SOUND THE BEST, That's why the studio's all
have them. (they don't record better, they just
playback better.)
Also, for hell sakes, invest in a $1,500 dollar (actually,
I don't know what they cost these days)
3-head cassette deck. It'll sound damn near as good
as a 2 track as long as you keep it calibrated and
use the right tape.
I'm sure everyone will have an opinion on this, but
I must leave out reference to digitral muli-track because
I know very little except,: 1)it's cool as hell,..especially
for editing etc., 2) very inexpensive when you take
in to account tape costs, maintenance, etc.,
, and 3)as of yet the best digital is not
sounding nearly as real as analog.