best proffesional recording?need your help guys
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Posted on Dec 06, 2007 12:51 am
capellino
Member Since: Dec 06, 2007
hi...i am ready to open my own studio and i ve done some research..i want to open mostly digital studio..so i dont need to many thing..for audio interface i ve picked the MOTU HD 192 UNIT and for mic preamp the focusrite red 1 abd rge rme micstacy..and mixer the YAMAHA 01V96V2 what do u thing?i want your opinion?is this the best things i can buy?i really would like your help guys..i think i ll have a great sound in my comp if the mics pass throught that mixer and these mic preamp..if you have better segestions please tell me ..i want to make the best music studio i can but i dont want to work with mac and digidesign stuff so i am waiting for your opinions and suggestions
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Keith WarrenMans reach exceeds his graspMember
Since: Oct 23, 2007
Dec 06, 2007 01:26 am What DAW do you plan on using? What kind of computer are you working with? Ram? CPU? HDD?
Also, if you're going to open a studio, you can't just go by whats good- you have to figure out whats right for your specific needs. Is this going to be a public studio? Private studio?
Dec 06, 2007 01:44 am i have the best pc money can buy thats not the problem..its i public studio..i am working years with music but i dont know about equipment so much..i live i greece so we dont have too much knowlege here about equipment all the pro audio stores seel yamaha and presonus and stuff like that..i dont know too much..for example why di i need also an adat external recorder?is that nessecery?from what i looked for.and from what i saw from the studio that i use to record which has a great soun he has the rme hammerfall the rm octamic mic pream and a yamaha mixer..thats it..of course it has great mics too...i ll get gret mics but i want the best audio interface and mic pre
and i from what i looked from thomman and some profesional suggested me..i go to go with motu..what do u think?
Dec 06, 2007 07:50 am No, you wouldn't need an ADAT, you recording will be stored on your computers hard drive. That said, you still didn't answer Keith's question, that being, what DAW (software) do you plan on using? Cubase, Sonar, ProTools?
Define "the best PC money can buy"...spec it out, speed, amount of RAM, etc?
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Dec 06, 2007 09:47 am Only if it has two disk drives is it a true powerhouse.
edit: No, not 3.5" as those are for sissies. Real men use 5 1/4" and play wizardy.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Dec 06, 2007 11:32 am 5 1/4" and a 3.5" ?
Mine doesn't have either one =(
Back to the drawing board, I guess =).
Dec 06, 2007 12:56 pm of course i have rwo 5 1/4
the pc is not an issue..my pc costs 6.000 euros..my audio interface is my problem...whta should i get?the motu hd896 or the 192 hd? i want for a pro studio so i want 12 tracks at lest to record at the same time the motu 192 has 12 but only analoge..but the 896 has 8 analoge and 8 adat and i am comfused wich is best
Dec 06, 2007 12:58 pm oh i must ad i work with the new nuendo 4..i bought it..not cracked and stuff like that ..the real thing..and its awesome
Dec 06, 2007 12:58 pm What the PC costs means nothing...why are you so reluctant to post the specs...some interfaces and software works better or worse on different hardware. It sometimes matters regarding recommending of DAW's and interfaces.
Keith WarrenMans reach exceeds his graspMember
Since: Oct 23, 2007
Dec 06, 2007 01:03 pm weaving his topics in and out of threads... this is confusing.
capellino, give us your hardware specs dude. We wont hurt ya.
Keith WarrenMans reach exceeds his graspMember
Since: Oct 23, 2007
Dec 06, 2007 01:25 pm Do YOU think it's a good setup? Is it going to work for your needs?
Dec 06, 2007 01:26 pm yeah..i think is a good setup...but i not new in music but i am new in equipment..but from what i ve done my research ..they are good to make a good studio?what do u think?
Keith WarrenMans reach exceeds his graspMember
Since: Oct 23, 2007
Dec 06, 2007 01:32 pm Sure, seems like it would work to me. But it still comes down to what kind of clients you'll be working with, etc etc.. Are you new to recording? It seems like, from reading your other threads, that you're just getting started in the recording field, is this a safe assumption?
Keith WarrenMans reach exceeds his graspMember
Since: Oct 23, 2007
Dec 06, 2007 01:43 pm Opinions are like abigtoes- everybody's got one. I would go with the Motu 896 to start out with.
Any other brain busters?
Dec 06, 2007 01:45 pm Yeah, I take any question with the word "best" in it pretty loosely..."best" is relative.
Dec 06, 2007 01:48 pm i know what you mean..i asked it like that to have a better opinion of you..but i want to record at least 12 tracks at the same time..and the 896 has 8 analoge so does the rme micstacy..so i should connect the mixer with the moty and take some ins from the mixer via optical?and so i have 16 ins in my motu right?
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Dec 06, 2007 07:45 pm capellino, if you are looking to do more then 12 inputs you can stack the 192 up to 4 units on one 424 card.
But if you are spending that kind of money you may want to look at the MOTU 24I/O which is here. www.motu.com/products/pciaudio/24IO
I have done several set ups with this unit and it is a super clean interface. Again these can be stacked with up to 4 units on one 424 input card. That would give you up to 96 channels of audio in and out.
Dec 07, 2007 03:37 am i thought about the MOTU 24I/O but i dont know why i rejected it...so u suggest to go from the preamp.to the mixer and then to the MOTU 24I/O?
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Dec 07, 2007 05:05 pm No, you can go directly from the pre amp to the inputs of the 24 I/O. The mixer will have onboard pre amps, which are good but not like a dedicated outboard pre amp.
Myself I just come directly out of my mixing desk using its pre amps and then run a pre amp type pluggin in the software.
Dec 07, 2007 11:01 pm the 24i/0 has only trs connections of what i see...so u say i use the preamps of the mixer and get no preamps at all for starters and connect the mixers out on the trs inputs of the 24i/o but where i ll get theouts of the mixer? i will get the yamaha v16 or the tascam dm32000
and i think both have adat and optical outs
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Dec 08, 2007 12:57 pm The mixer should either have buss outs which can have any channel or channel's assigned to them. As well a mixer of that caliber should have direct outs for each channel the mixer is capable of. You simply run them to the 24 I/O.
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Dec 08, 2007 02:30 pm I have a similar setup honestly in regards to input output. My mixer is an ART phantom, it has 8 mic pre's that all have seperate 1/4" ouputs. I run the outs into Layla which has 8 1/4" inputs (no pre's). Now if I had 8 kickass pre's seperate, I would rip the mixer out of the loop in a heartbeat.
Dec 08, 2007 08:08 pm so u say not to use adat connections and use xlr or trs cables right??
Dec 09, 2007 04:09 am once the signal has been converted to digital, it's best to keep it that way....so if your Yamaha mixer has digital outputs (ADAT and/or SPDIF) then it's best you use those to go to your computer....which means you need a digital card for your computer....check out RME's Hammerfall...it's got 3 ADAT optical i/o which means at 8 channels apiece, that will give your computer 24 total channels of connectivity...
there is no reason to convert to digital (your mixer does this automatically) than reconvert to analog (via your analog *TRS, or XLR) than re-convert to digital with a redundant interface....
man, please STOP spending money right now! you need a game plan....heck if you want, ya can fly me out and i WILL put a good studio together for you....just an idea hehe! but seriously, STOP SPENDING MONEY TODAY....it's frustrating knowing you have the money to put together a studio, but at the same time, it's like you have no idea (no offence) about what you need to make it functional.....
heck i bet i can save you thousands if you invest in a plane ticket for me to come out and assess the situation.....
no joke, i'll totally offer my services for far cheaper than what it seems you're ready to blow way more money on getting gear you don't need.
think about it, it's a win-win situation.
