MapleNuts - Posted - 02/21/2011:  13:39:00

How many of you have setup a home studio for recording?
What type of equipment to you use?

ccravens - Posted - 02/21/2011:  13:47:45

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Originally posted by MapleNuts

How many of you have setup a home studio for recording?
What type of equipment to you use?

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Tom Smith - Posted - 02/21/2011:  14:15:11

Audacity and the mic that came with the computer. Keepin' it cheap! Hoping to upgrade to a decent USB mic, though.

JW Nelson - Posted - 02/21/2011:  14:20:55

I use GarageBand on my MacBook laptop. I run a couple of microphones into a mixer and then into a firewire audio interface to get the sounds into the computer. (Unless I'm feeling lazy, then I just use the built-in microphone!) I have more recording gear, but it's been a while since I have done any really serious recording.

MitchellB - Posted - 02/21/2011:  19:57:46

Cakewalk Home Studio 2004 loaded on the computer, but I use my portable Zoom MRS8 recorder most of the time to record with. It is just simplier to use for me and I like the easy portability of it. I use Shure SM57 & 58 mics, a large diaphram condenser mic most of the time and a couple of matched small diaphram pencil condenser mics.

larry - Posted - 02/21/2011:  21:34:49

I use a Boss BR-8 digital recorder that I've had for about 10 years now. It does everything I want it to.

terrenceZ - Posted - 02/24/2011:  14:22:14

I use the BOSS BR-900 or something like that. The eight track one with the built in CD burner. I use an AT -4040 and Shure KSM 27 at the same time ( stereo ). That recorder is pumped full of electronic crazy effects and a gamut of buttons I've never used . I just record everything flat with some reverb added ,then write it directly to the disc. It does pretty good.

The KIDD - Posted - 03/06/2011:  02:05:46

I know Im a "Johnny come lately" on this thread but I thought Id share my rinkydink bare bones setup with yall.
Im runnin:

Adobe Audition 1.5 from the late 90's
Interface with an older Mackie board with italian preamps.
Going IN analog (Via RCA) into an OLD Creative Soundblastercard from 95..
AD/DA coverters with ASIO drivers from a puter thats over 10yrs old...
The best mic I had for vocals and banjo was an MXL 993 which crapped out on me so Im tryin to figure out a mic with its same feq curve to replace it. (DONT get any Studio Projects mics'....)
Main banjo mic now is a Peavey I 2 which JOEMAC got me for Xmas.
Usin 21 yr old Yamadog Nearfields (no sub)
AND...get this..., a Alesis Midiverb going IN (for vocals) from 89.
Still use the ole faithful Ensoniq SQ1 from 89 for Drum triggering and other Poly Synth needs along with her Data Disk (3.5 floppys)
Needless to say, with this rig, my EARS are my best tool...
..
KIDD

bfloyd6969 - Posted - 03/06/2011:  05:20:03

MXL 990/991, large and small condenser mic combo - Native Instruments I/O USB interface (which I got with Guitar Rig) - Reaper recording software. I like to keep things simple as well.

I have been wanting to get a Zoom H2 or H4 to slim things down even more. Just record into the zoom and then transfer the files to Reaper for editing.

Edited by - bfloyd6969 on 03/06/2011 05:20:51

The KIDD - Posted - 03/09/2011:  16:56:52

Heck Bryan, just use the Zoom's mics to interface the computer /Reaper directly. Ya oughta hear John Bouldings H2 miced tracks over on BHO. Clear as a bell with no nasty mids or boomy lows. Real easy to do!.. I borrowed an H4 for an evening but it does NOT have any Pe EQ features lick the H2?. My gtr tracks were a bit boomy. Sounded fine after I rolled off 60-250HZ.. Im tempted to get me an H2 just for the mics and do away with the board for acoustic recording.
KIDD

elevate155 - Posted - 03/12/2011:  04:18:35

AT4050 mic with SONAR 8.5 through a Presonus FP10 audio interface connected to my PC. My monitors are KRK 5s. I've also got a Line 6 UX2 that I use occasionally for modeling and direct line stuff.

flatpickle - Posted - 03/12/2011:  09:44:28

I've been using the Zoom R16 (an inexpensive multi-track recorder) to record onto an SD card. Then I plug the SD card into my computer and do whatever mixing/EQing I want to do with Reaper.

For microphones, I mostly use an Audio-Technica AT3035, sometimes a MXL V67M.

You can hear some of my recordings on my blog (flatpickapprentice.blogspot.com/) or my flatpick.ning page (flatpick.ning.com/profile/DaveWarner). The stuff on my blog is generally not carefully recorded--some background noise here and there.

Fretmentor - Posted - 03/20/2011:  15:31:57

I have a studio that I use for my website fretmentor.com as well as my personal and band recordings.

i run it off a Apple I-Mac

I use an apogee ensemble interface. I also use new Mackie MR 8 studio monitor.

I also have a duel set of audio technica Series 40 microphones.

All equipment works quite well.

Dave
fretmentor.com

Paul Ryan - Posted - 03/21/2011:  18:35:30

For guitar, I normally do two simultaneous tracks of the same recording. So for mics, I use an AT 4041, and either a ribbon, Kel HM1 or another mic (depends on the sound I want). Run the 41 through a Grace pre, and the complimentary mic through a tube or warmer pre. The ribbon works best with a Special Projects VTB-1, and the Kel and other mics work well with my Meek 6Q. For other instruments I have similar setups but use totally different mic/pre combinations usually. One thing I like to do is combine a "pure" detailed sound (Grace preamp) with a warmer but less detailed tube signal. Then by adjusting the gain of the two versions of the performance, you get a real nice blended (for want of a better word) "flavor" for the track. It's somewhere between absolute pure reproduction and a less defined tube sound. It is especially strong for guitar, and sounds far more natural than when we EQ a single performance recording imo. For vocals I do a pure double track setup, which I won't bore with here on the detail. Anyway all those raw tracks go into a Roland 1880, then are mixed in Adobe Audition, and finally to a pro studio production house/Nuendo for the final mix and master.

Barry1963 - Posted - 03/22/2011:  17:15:44

I use a condensor mic ran through a MobilePRE USB interface into my desktop computer. I use audacity as my recording software.

Humbled - Posted - 03/23/2011:  05:48:12

I have the Boss BR too.