What's your setup?

[AdlerAugen]

My recording setup:

Alesis 8 channel USB mixer plugged into computer via USB, serves as my soundcard instead of my now unused soundblaster audigy.

my output is my bose 2.1 speakers or my JVC stereo, whatever I'm in the mood for, unless I go for the headphones.

Beyond that, it's just comp specs and my mic, guitars, and basses. Just figured it all out so my mixer works as output and input for my computer, so I can ebay that soundblaster audigy =)

oh, my mics are so cr*ppy they aren't worth giving specs, because they're 1/4" akai mics that came with a really old reel-to-reel machine my dad bought wayyy before I was born.


So what's your home studio like?

[MattD]

I run ProTools LE and Logic 6, either on my Imac or Acer laptop. Depending on what i'm recording i'll interface through an Mbox 2 or M-Audio projectmix. The monitors i use are powered Edirol desk top monitors, that give a great flat response for mixing. I have a small M-Audio key station MIDI controller. Mics, i own a couple of shure sm 57's and a Red 5 Audio RV-10. I'm a music tech student though, so whatever i need that i don't have i'll just borrow form uni.

[The Owl]

RECORDING GEAR:

Windows XP PC
M-Audio 2496 Soundcard (analog audio, S-PDIF, MIDI in/out)
Alesis 16 channel Multi-Mix
CUBASE SE
Magix Audio Cleaning Lab
Seagate 200 gig external HD
M-Audio BX-5 monitors
Tons of VST plug-ins (some effects, mostly vintage keyboard emulations)


INSTRUMENTS:

Schecter Stiletto Custom 5-string fretted bass
Epiphone/Gibson SG guitar
Ibanez AEGN 10 Electric Classical guitar
Casio WK-3200 keyboard
Yamaha Magic Stomp effects processor
E-mu B-3 Organ module
Traynor YCV-40 tube guitar amp (1X12")

Mic's:

Apex Electronics pencil (2-omni/cardoid w/ interchangable capsules), medium(cardoid 1) and large diaphragm(1 with switchable patterns) condensers
Shure SM-57
CAD KBM 412 Kick Drum mic

[Danimal00]

Current Setup:
Instruments:
Fender Custom Classic Jazz five string Bass - Ash with Aged Cherry finish
Peavey Unity Series 4 string bass
Upright bass
Brian Moore i88 synth guitar with VG8 from Roland
Ovation Nylon Classic model 1763
Takamine Santa Fe Acoustic/Electric EAC11C
Yamaha Acoustic FG401
Taylor 110CE Acoustic

Studio Gear:
Sweetwater Creation Station Rack computer
Digidesign Pro Tools HD2Accel system
(2) Digidesign 192|io audio interfaces
Digidesign 96i audio interface
Digidesign Digi002Factory
Digidesign MIDIio
Glyph Companion hard drive
Presonus ADL600 preamp
Apogee Rosetta200 convertor
Apogee Big Ben master clock
Presonus Central Station,
Presonus ACP22 compressor
Kurzweil Rumour reverb
Genelec 8030A monitors
Kurzweil KME61 keyboard
Monster Power Pro2000 power conditioner
Tons of plug ins and software

Mics:
Blue BlueBird
Blue BabyBottle
Audio Technica AT3035
AKG C1000s
Audix D6
Audix OM5
RODE NT2A

Other Misc Gear:
Mackie 1620 Onyx Mixer
Mackie SA1251 PA speakers
Vintage Feder Vibrasonic Reverb silver face guitar combo, 4x12 Univox cabinet
Peavey KiloBass Bi-amp head
Peavey 410TFX with horn cabinet
Roland DB500 Combo bass amp

[AdlerAugen]

Nice stuff, you must have been collecting for quite some time. My instruments include an Ibanez 4 string (SRX300, dark blue slightly translucent), holton trumpet, vito clarinet, alvarez and martin acoustic guitars, and an acoustic bass I don't remember the name offhand, yamaha electronic piano, ovation mandolin, sonny D ukulele, and two banjos. Most of that I don't actually use (mandolins and banjos)


By the way, is takamine a good brand, because we have a friend that bought a takamine classical guitar at a swap meet and knows nothing of the brand--$75 dollars for it.

[Danimal00]

Originally Posted by AdlerAugen

By the way, is takamine a good brand, because we have a friend that bought a takamine classical guitar at a swap meet and knows nothing of the brand--$75 dollars for it.

Thanks, I really like my Takamine. I use it primarily plugged in at church when I am not on bass. It sounds great through the PA that way. It also sounds good acoustically for recording. Takamine has guitars in a very wide range of prices, from very inexpensive to very expensive. If it is in fair/good condition, I think that the $75 would be worth it for any of the models, even the lowest end models.

[geoffkhan]

Schecter Stiletto Elite bass, fretless Fender Squier P-Bass w/ EMG active pickups, Fender Strat, Dun Huang Erhu, Roland FP-3 88-key synth, Alesis QS6, Roland RD-450 amp, Real Tube II tube preamp, M-Audio Ozone, AKG boom mic stands, CAD pop filter, Rode NT-2A Studio Condenser mic, Shure SM57 (of course), Blue Audio cables, Sennheiser HD280 pro headphones, IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik, Rayzoon Jamstix, RM IV, NS Kit 7, Garritan JABB, Garritan Strad 2, ChineeErhu, ChineeWinds, ChineeKong 2, various other VSTs/VSTis

[rob2966]

- Pentium 4, 1G RAM, 80GB and 200GB HDs. Dual LCDs.
- Mbox2 interface running ProTools LE 7.3 (with assorted plugins)
- Line6 POD Pro
- Patchbay
- Mackie 1202 Mixer
- Mackie HR824 Monitors (absolutely sweet)
- HHB Tube Pre/Compressor
- Sansamp Bass DI

- Korg X3R
- Yamaha S-80 88-key fully weighted
- Hart Dynamic Custom A eDrum Kit
- PRS Custom 22 Guitar
- Vintage Hagstrom "Swede" Guitar
- L'Arrivee LV-09E Acoustic
- Pedulla ET5 Thunderbass

- Mesa Boogie DC-3
- David Eden WT-500 w/ 410XLT

- Shure SM57
- Shure SM58
- Shure KSM32

- Assorted pedals, etc.

[anderbass]

I'm into live band recording (24 track)

Console:
Allen & Heath GL 2200 (24 ch.-10 bus)
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Recorders:
Alesis HD-24
Ampex 300-2,(1/4") transport
2-Ampex 351 electronics (black dot)
Tascam CDRW-700 (CDR)
Sony RCD-w1 (dub deck)
Sony TC-we435 (casette)
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Mic-preamps:
Groove Tubes "The Brick" (4)
FMR-Really Nice Preamp
Joe Meek Twinn-Q
Ampeg 351-black dot (2)
ATI M-100
Symetrix SX 202 (2)
M-audio DMP-2
M-audio DMP-3
Yamaha MLA-7
Studio projects VTB-1
ART- tube m/p (2)
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Mics:
Beyer-Dynamic:
M-700
M-600-(sound star III)
M-88
M-69
M-400-(soundstar-II)-(pair)
TGX-480

Sennheiser:
MD-441
MD-421-U5 (3)
MD-421-II
MD-21-(2)
MD-531-(2)
MD-405s
E-609-silver
MD-512

AKG-3600

Shure:
SM-7
Unidyne-III 545-(6)
SM-58-(2)
unidyne A 5805a
Unidyne B 58sd
Unidyne c 5895
414a

E-V RE-11

Blue Ball

A/T 220XL

Oktava MK 012-(2)
Studio Projects B-3
Studio Projects C-1

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Compressors:
FMR-Really Nice Compressor
Joe Meek Twin-Q
DBX 128
Ashly CL-50
Behriger composer mdx-2100
Alesis CLX-440

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Reverbs, FX and EQ:
TC electronics M-1
TC electronics M-300
Lexicon Alex-(2)
Electro-voice EVT 4500
Rane MPE-14
Univox pro-verb
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Monitors, playback and PA:
JBL 4311-B
Carver Amazing silver
M-audio BX-5
Bang & Olufsen beovox 545
DCX CM-17
EV-SH1502ER
JBL MR-825

[Fenderjazz6823]

I have the new fire pod

It's great recorded 4 drum mic's my bass rythem and lead and vocals just no back up ran out of ports but when your done you can solo any mic you need i have it going into a +2200 hp pavlillon (i'm computer fixer got it for free) using cubase le that takes up to 24 ports so you can connect 3 fire pods together i also got the beheriger powered mixer that also works good any qustions I can try and help

[BassJunkie730]

MacBook Pro
Focusrite Saffire Pro
AKG mics
GarageBand
Headphones

(baby steps folks baby steps)

What I'd like to have....
1 gig more RAM
a SATA Express 24 Card for a 250gig 10K rpm extrnal drive
Logic Pro
Ableton Live
and as many sample libraries as possible

[DougP]

G5 Quad
Firepod
Monitors are Event 20/20
i have some outboard tube pres and a Carvin optical compressor

my main controller is a Roland D-70 and i have a Virus KC for the crazy stuff. i also have a PadKontrol for the percussion (i am still learning how to use it).

my guitars are both made by me and i have a Carvin six string bass as well as my own fretless 5 string that i made.

Software:
Logic Pro 7
Absynth 3
Reaktor 5
Battery 2
Guitar Combos
Reason 2.5
Amplitube 2
Ampeg SVX
T-Racks 24
bunches of other plug ins

my laptop is a dual core PC running Ableton Live 6 (still havent learned much about that program yet) with a M-Audio 49 controller that is currently in the process of being painted multiple hideous colors.

and two egg shakers for when i really start rockin' out

[joebingo]

Home

currently

Computer
windows xp PC (home built)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
1 GB corsair RAM
Creative Audigy 2 ZS Platinum (with the audio/midi interface)

Software
Cubase SX 3
Guitar Rig 2
Sound Forge 8

Instruments
Ibanez JS100 electric guitar
EKO 6 string acoustic
EKO 12 String Acoustic
Squier 5 string bass (really cheapo)
Cort Action Bass (P/J)
Fender Jazz 24
Squier Silver Series Precision.
Yamaha DGX 200 midi keyboard

and a TGX 58

works well for anyhting from rock to drum n bass!

However, I'm looking to get myself a mac with logic pro 7 (Can anyone tell me if that comes with EXS24)

up and coming additions:
Alesis Multimix 16
some good monitors

School

apple G5 powermacs, logic pro 7 and various different interfaces, I think theres a couple of m-audio and a couple of tascams or whatever they are.

[ERIC31]

LMAO!!! I feel like Fred Flintstone!!

All I've got is a Fostex X-12 4 track analog recorder and a Shure microphone! Works for me!

[dalley]

DAW / Recorders

Sonar 5 Producer Edition
Waves Diamond Bundle Plug-In Suite
Toontrack DFH EzDrummer
Ampeg SVX
Intel P4 3.2Ghz / 500G SATA / 1G RAM / 19" LCD, WinXP
Echo Layla 3G Audio Interface
Tascam DA-20 Dat Recorder
Yamaha Dual Cassette Deck

Microphones

Audio-Technica ATM33R (2)
Beyerdynamic MC740N
Beyerdynamic M260N Ribbon Mic
Electro-Voice N/D267
Electro-Voice PL6
Groove Tubes GT66 Tube Mic
Sennheiser MD-421
Shure SM57
Shure SM57 Unidyne III
Shure SM81

Preamps / Outboard

True Systems P-Solo (1 channel)
Joemeek TwinQ (2 channels)
Mackie VLZ (4 channels)
Echo Layla (2 channels)
Alesis 3630 Compressor/Limiter
ART Multiverb II

Monitor System

Event 20/20P Active Monitors
Rane MH4 Headphone Amp
Sony MDR-CD250
Audio Technica Series 66 (2)

Instruments / Misc

Kawai P2000 Digital Piano (88 key, weighted)
Fatar 49 key Midi Controller
2005 MusicMan Stingray
1992 MusicMan Stingray
Gallien-Krueger 1001RB-II
SWR WorkingPro 4X10
Fender RT1000 Digital Tuner
2004 Fender Stratocaster
2004 Fender D71W-N Acoustic
Marshall 4203 Artist Combo (1986)
Mesa/Boogie Studio .22+ Combo
Fulltone Bassdrive
Digitech BSW
BOSS Bass Chorus
DOD Bass Stereo Flanger
Aphex Punch Factory
Morley Wah

... it never ends

[Fathand]

Hardware:
Windows PC (AMD Athlon 64, 1GB)
Echo Audio Layla 3G (8 I/O etc.)
M-Audio Studiophile Monitors
POD II
Bass POD II
Shure SM58 for vocals
Behringer Rack EQ
Alesis 3630 Rack compressor

Basses:

Spector Legend Custom (D)
Warwick Corvette Standard Bubinga (Drop-D)
Fender MIM Fretless (D)
Ibanez SR406 (B)

Guitars

ESP Eclipse I (D)
LTD EC-400 (D)
Dean VX (B)

Up and coming:

Mbox 2
G-rack bundle for Pro Tools (Sansamp PSA-1 plugin etc.)

(Just got notification that last two have arrived, gotta wait until monday to get them though. I have some school assignments to finish. )

After I get the Protools setup running, I'll probably sell the Echo Audio card, the rack gear & the PODs, as I don't really need all the I/Os and I'll have the EQ's/compressors/modellers as plugins.

Next in line for my living room studio: a pair of Genelec 8020s

[dalley]

Originally Posted by Fathand

Hardware:
Windows PC (AMD Athlon 64, 1GB)
Echo Audio Layla 3G (8 I/O etc.)
M-Audio Studiophile Monitors
POD II
Bass POD II
Shure SM58 for vocals
Behringer Rack EQ
Alesis 3630 Rack compressor

Basses:

Spector Legend Custom (D)
Warwick Corvette Standard Bubinga (Drop-D)
Fender MIM Fretless (D)
Ibanez SR406 (B)

Guitars

ESP Eclipse I (D)
LTD EC-400 (D)
Dean VX (B)

Up and coming:

Mbox 2
G-rack bundle for Pro Tools (Sansamp PSA-1 plugin etc.)

(Just got notification that last two have arrived, gotta wait until monday to get them though. I have some school assignments to finish. )

After I get the Protools setup running, I'll probably sell the Echo Audio card, the rack gear & the PODs, as I don't really need all the I/Os and I'll have the EQ's/compressors/modellers as plugins.

Next in line for my living room studio: a pair of Genelec 8020s

I'll buy the layla from you!

[Fathand]

Originally Posted by dalley

I'll buy the layla from you!

Are you sure you want to? It's a long way from Finland to Phoenix, AZ, USA. And the euro/dollar rate isn't that that great for you, either.

[hyperlitem]

DAW:
Sony Vaio running pro tools 7
URS suite
Waves diamond Suite
lots and lots of other plugins
DIGI002r
250gig lacie external

vintage DDA console
Event studio precision 8 monitors
various midi controllers

Mics:
vintage Senn md421
Rode k2
Mojave audio ma-200
vintage sm-58
Rode nt5 matched set
akg d112

[chrisp2u]

I was putting together a list of all of my stuff just the other day. Here's most all of it (minus some model #'s)... composed of what is essentially a home recording setup, and a remote sound/recording setup that's at my band's practive space...

Computers:
1 - Apple Dual 1.8 G5 w/3Gb RAM
1 - Apple G4 17” laptop w/1.5Gb RAM
1 - FW External removable dual-bay drive enclosure

Mixers:
1 - Mackie ONYX 1220
1 - Mackie ONYX 1620 w/FW interface card
1 - Shure Auxpander

Recording Interface:
1 - Digidesign 002R (w/full Black Lion Audio mod) – PTLE 7.3.1 w/various plug-ins

Controller Interface:
1 - Frontier Designs Tranzport

Outboard/Rack Gear:
1 - Antelope Isochrone DA wordclock distributor
1 - Lavry DA-10 D/A convertor
1 - Audient ASP008 – 8-channel preamp w/ADAT out
1 - Joemeek TwinQ – 2-channel preamp/compressor/EQ
1 - DBX 166XL 2-channel compressor
1 - Focusrite Voice Master Pro – 1-channel EQ/preamp
1 - M-Audio DMP-3 preamp – 2-channel preamp
1 - Presonus ACP-88 – 8-channel compressor/limiter/gate
1 - Alesis DEQ-8 – 8-channel digital EQ
1 - Furman PL-8 rack power
1 - Furman PL8-II rack power
1 - Furman M-8D rack power

Monitoring:
2 - Event 20/20 BAS
1 - Hear Technologies Hearback system w/5 personal mixers
1 - Sennheiser HD600 headphones
1 - Audio Technica ATH-M40fs headphones
1 - Westone UM2 IEM’s
1 – Apex AHA4 4-channel headphone amp

Microphones:
2 - Beyer Dynamic M80 (vintage) - dynamic
2 - Realistic PZM (1 – ¼”, 1 – XLR) - boundary
1 - Shure SM58 (w/stand mount) - dynamic
2 - Shure SM57 (w/stand mount) - dynamic
1 - Shure Beta 52A - dynamic
2 - Studio Projects C4 (w/shockmounts & omni/cardoid caps) - SDC
1 - Sennheiser e609 (w/stand mount) – dynamic
1 – Red Mics Type A w/R6, R7 & R8 capsules (w/PSU, cables & shockmount)
1 – Red Mics Type B (cables & shockmount)
2 - Cascade M37 (w/shockmounts & cardoid caps) – SDC
1 - Audio-Technica AT4050 – LDC
1 - Audix i5 – dynamic

Instruments:
Guitars:
1 - Stratocaster (‘80’s jap-mex-warmoth-hybrid)
1 - Stratocaster (Warmoth chambered hardtail)
1 - Carvin electric
1 - Takamine Acoustic/Electric

Bass Guitars:
1 - Lakland 55-94 5-string
1 - Lakland Darryl Jones 5-string
1 - Stambaugh custom single-cut fretless 5-string
1 - Warmoth Gecko 5-string
1 - DeArmond Ashbory

Keys/Synth:
1 - Yamaha EX5

Drums:
1 – Roland TD-20 kit with 2 extra tom pads and 2 extra cymbal triggers
1 – '80's Tama Swingstar 5-piece w/various zildjian cymbals
1 – Vintage Ludwig marching bass drum
1 – Philco custom piccolo snare
1 – old Slingerland snare

Amps:
1 - Ashdown MAG300-210 combo w/115 extension cab
1 - Peavey TKO 75
1 - Dean Markley K-20
1 - Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

Pedals:
1 - Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synth
1 - Dunlop Cry Baby
1 - Line6 POD 2.0 w/floorboard
1 - Line6 Bass POD Live XT
1 - SansAmp Bass Driver DI
1 - DOD Envelop Filter

Other:
1 - sE Reflexion Filter
5 - OnStage boom mic stands
2 - short mic stand w/mini boom
- tons of cables.

Other Software:
1 - Tracktion 2
1 - Ableton Live 5
1 - Fxpansion BFD w/Deluxe expansion

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