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Studio Rigs
Rig #1 Entry Level Budget Firewire Rig #2 Ultra Flexible and Sonically Inventive Analog/Firewire Mixer Based iMac Rig
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music store. I'll point out what works with what , nudge you in a few directions when I know something is o, so- cool, and give you a sense of the options you have for recording. On this page you will hopefully find a studio that may best meet your musical vision . There is indeed a home studio solution for everyone who wants to record music . It's just a matter of knowing what 's out there and how the pieces fit together. That's the information you are about to receive. There are so many products in the home studio arena that it can be a challenge to figure out which items you want for your studio. Below you see some suggestions I have come to after years of helping people put together their rigs. I did a fair amount of research on these rigs . That does not mean that I tried them all. As always do your own research and consider these suggestions as a starting point on what to research further. What is a rig? Its the term I use for " the basic studio components working together as a system". There are many ways to put together a recording rig correctly. There are more ways to do it wrong. By studying my rigs you can get a good sense of what works and what does not. Use the info towards building the ideal rig for your projects and your budget.
Rig #3 Entry-Level PC-Mixer- based Home Studio System that can Get the Job Done with a minimum of cash Rig #4 Dream Home "Mixerless " Software Studio --Mac Platform Rig #5 Project Mix System Rig #6 Old School Hip Hop Studio Rig #7 Classic Computer Based All-Purpose Analog Mixer Rig Rig #8 Sonar V-Studio 700 Rig (PC-based) Rig #9 Goin' Mobile Mac System Rig #10 Reasonably Priced Mixerless Laptop system with plenty of features Rig #11 Pro Tools MBox 2 Rig Rig #12 Pro Tools LE Studio by Digidesign Rig #13 Electronika Superior Rig #14 Sound Developer' s Hi End Workbench Studio (Mac or PC) Rig #15 Software based Home Mastering Rig
All rigs contain : 1. various input devices (microphones, midi controllers , keyboard synthesizers, control surfaces) 2. an audio i /o system (audio interface or soundcard, or mixer ) 3. a recorder ( i.e., Sequencer, multi track recorder, MPC, etc) and processors 4. monitoring system (i.e ., active or passive speakers )
Rig #16 The "It's Gotta Be Digital " Large Multi-track and DAW Rig Rig #17 Large Computer based or Multi-track based Analog Installation Rig #18 Dual Purpose Full Band Gig / Recording Rig Rig #19 Acoustic/Electric Songwriter's Studio Rig #20 It' s got to be simple keyboard/ guitar/vocal /Studio--No Computer! Rig #21 Cassette Tape Based Studio
PC (or Mac) Mixerless Home Studio for Desktop or Laptop Who its for: Ideal for the solo composer recording him or her self one track at a time; or for the recording of a small small ensemble overdubbing the parts, one or two mics at a time. Good for Hip hop and all forms of electronica and dance , as well as acoustic guitarists, synthesists , vocalists and songwriters. The Firestudio Mobile will work with Macs or PCs You can plug in your guitar and mic on the front panel and connect a synth in the back. This interface is rich in inputs (8 analog, stereo s/pdif digital ) but only has 2 outputs, which is nearly
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perfect for a mixerless approach. Finally , you' re going to be recording at 24 bits, just like many pros do. Hooking up this rig: Utter simplicity. Firewire cable from firebox to computer. Mic to XLR input. Keyboard controller to any USB input. Active Monitors on the main outs. Done. Done . Done! So easy a caveman could.. I mean, ugh, even your drummer could do it. If you have a keyboard or module with sounds then it connects to the firebox line inputs 3 and 4 on the back. If you have a keyboard with no USB use the onboard 5 pin MIDI jacks .
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Mackie MR5 or KRK RP5 G2 add your PC or Mac Sony MDR 7506 or less, depending what you can afford Other option for PC: Emu 0404 USB 2
Choice of Mac/PC Sequencer M-Audio Oxygen 25 v3 25- Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
Discussion of Rig #1
Its amazing how little it takes when you really get down to it. The cool thing about this rig is great sound in a tiny easy to set-up system. You can operate with a minimum of wires and use it on a laptop or a desktop. Because both the firebox and Xboard are bus powered, take along some phones and you could record on a road trip. Of course you want to make sure you have a high performing laptop with a fast hard disk, or just use it with you home firewire equipped desktop. The Studio projects B1 is currently winning our poll at studio- central for best condenser around $100.
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Discuss This Rig This rig can be discussed here: Rig #1 Entry Level Budget
Firewire
Who its for: Ideal for bands, the advanced home composer, studios that need a lot of mics and those who demand flexibility and superb quality to do whatever they want . Dummers will like the rig, and so will the studio that hosts bands. Its good for multi- room operations where you have a control room (say a bedroom) and a studio room ( where people perform) say the living room. It will also do a respectable hardware electronica studio where you need hi power instrument inputs for vintage gear. In both cases the ADAT expandability is there when you need it, with an extra 16 channels with inexpensive converters. Hooking up this Rig: Note that with the MOTU 896 mk3, you get into an audio interface that has all the basics for recording a 4pc band ( 8 mic preamps) , yet offers amazing expansion options that will allow you to grow with this interface. The 896 mk3 has dual ADAT i/o, can be turned into an addition 16 ins and outs if you record at a sample rate of 44 .1 (and you should !) This gives you a 24x 24 system when expanded , not counting the additional s/ pdif and AES/ EBU digital i /o. The M3 in our example above would have its audio outs connected to the 896mk3's instrument inputs or via ADAT through the line inputs of a Behringer ADA8000 converter. For MIDI the M3 could connect by USB, However, remember the 896mk3 has no MIDI i/o so if you want to use older synths you need a MIDI interface. That is where MOTU midi express 128 ( or other ) MIDI interface comes in. It just connects to a USB port. You connect all your 5-pin Standard MIDI cables to it . Your sequencer will see all those MOTU midi ins and outs and all the audio ins an outs of the 896mk3. Pretty amazingly simple for a huge system that can do full bands! The rest you do with the mouse inside the application. Keep in mind that a non- gigging studio- only musician does not need a keyboard with sounds. You can get by with a keyboard controller and use software synths exclusively .
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Choice of Mac/PC Sequencer ( if going with the iMac try Logic Pro)
Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) MIDI Express 128 8 x8 Bus Powered Interface
Discussion of Rig #2
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This rig can be discussed here: Rig #2 Quality Home Studio for Bands, composers , drummers
EntryPC- MixerRig # 3 Entry - Level PC- Mixer - based Home Studio System that can Get the Job Done with a minimum of cash
Discuss This Rig
Who its for: Ideal for solo composers and small ensembles, especially for those with old computers and little cash. You can record up to two tracks at once easily. Hooking it up: With a desktop computer just take the alt 3-4 outs of the Xenyx and connect them to the 2496 line in jacks . The 2496 line out jacks can go back to any 2 unused line inputs on the Xenyx , such as the Tape ins or 2 unused channels . The keyboard' s audio outs have to go to the mixer' s line inputs plus MIDI must also be connected, in and out, to the 2496 breakout cable. Mics, of course, go into the XLR mic preamps on the mixer . Active Monitors go on the mixer 's control room outs . If you are using the passive monitors I listed, then you connect the control room outs to your stereo amp or receiver . See our member nmodi's setup pic of the UB1204 connections. This rig can be discussed here: Rig #3 Entry- Level PC-Mixer- based Home Studio
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Headphones of choice Behringer XENYX 1204USB 12- Channel Mixer with USB or more upscale the Yamaha MG 124CX Stereo Mixer with Effects
Sonar Home Studio or Cubase Studio Just add a desktop computer , even this one! But if your computer looks like this best to slow down on those plugins, Jack! Behringer Di- 100 Direct Box for guitar and bass
Alesis Monitor One MK2 Studio Monitors (connect to Hi Fi ) Yamaha MM 6 61- Key Synthesizer or similar keyboard with sounds
Discussion of Rig #3
The advantage of this system is low cost for high performance. The M- Audio 2496 has well-tweaked fast drivers that put it ahead of consumer cards . It can do software synths quite well and with low latencies . It also has a MIDI port, which is a money saver as you don 't need a midi interface. Its also been around a long time so it 's compatible with a wide range of computers , new and not so new . The Behringer XENYX 1204 has the ALT 3-4 bus which makes it a breeze to send any channel ( or channels ) of the mixer to the soundcard while you monitor the other channels- -great for recording. The mic preamps are good and " airy" which will give your vocals a crisp sound. You can add condenser mics to this system. Though it' s not a condenser, I include the Shure SM57 here for it' s low cost and the fact that it can record almost anything. This is the most popular recording studio mic in the world. I have chosen the AKG Perception as a good all around condenser mic, which has a crisp sound and is good for both vocals and acoustic guitars. The system will record electric guitar plugged in direct , but you can improve the sound considerably by adding a simple direct box like the Behringer DI-100. Any keyboard with a MIDI out will work if you are just controlling soft synths and samplers. I picked the Yamaha MM6 due to its low cost and that it has sounds of its own . I think its great for electronica, hip hop and RnB. For a little more look at the Korg X- 50, which is smooth and ambient . Also Consider the Juno D by Roland . By using a hardware synth you don't have to always use cpuintensive softsynths on every track. Working this way, this system can get good results even on older, average desktop PCs. A strength of this system is its ability to add hardware like synth modules, a compressor, hardware effects boxes and up to 4 mics.
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Mackie HR824mkII
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Logic Studio
Apple 30 Inch Cinema HD Display (there are many alternatives with a Mac Pro )
MOTU 828Mk3 , or MOTU Ultralite , 8 pre Traveler, 896mk3 or more upscale, the RME Fireface 800 or 400 or an Apogee Ensemble .
Shure SM81 ( or alternate small condenser) (get two if you record drummers)
You can add premium preamps to upgrade this rig and I recommend supplementing the onboard preamps of the 828mk2 with some really good ones.
Bias Peak
Any MIDI keyboard, sounds or not . ( Logic has everything most people need.)
Headphones of choice
Discussion of Rig #4
The Mac Pro is now the standard for Mac based studios. One great thing about them is you can connect many video monitors and hard drives to the system, ensuring a maximum of eye candy (consider 3, 4 or 8!- - 23 " or even 30 " monitors side by side-- awesome!) and enough storage options to store years and years of projects. MOTU interfaces and Apple computers have a great history of compatibility . I can verify my MOTU 828mk2 works great on the latest Mac pro. Logic, of course, is Apple's own and it works well. NI's Komplete bundle is also
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Waves and Native Instruments fully support Apple's Core Audio. The Komplete5 gives you nearly all the great NI softsynths and soft samplers to augment Logic 's impressive array. Waves Platinum is used by the pros. Note that the latest Macs are PCIe based. If you want to go with UAD systems for plugins, I suggest to get the PCIe version of the UAD -2 card , which is available now. I personally prefer the sound of the Universal Audio plugins. A MacPro desktop system is not cheap, but you already knew that. Any MIDI keyboard will work, but I am a believer that you need at least one device that makes sounds outside of software. But its not necessary to get a full keyboard " workstation". If you get Logic and Komplete 4 you will have plenty of samplers. A Korg M3 88 , with its 88 keys, would really be the dream keyboard for the dream rig. You can add an external processor to the MOTU 828mk3 or Apogee Ensemble via its hardware outputs on the back. You can also add more MOTU interfaces to the 828mk3 system or get an ADAT 8x 8 AD/ DA to extend either the Apogee Ensemble or Motu 828 systems system to 16- 18 analog i/o if you are interfacing a hardware analog mixer or a lot of hardware processors. One way to do this is to add a MOTU 8-Pre to the 828mk3. You can also add more preamps to the 828mk3 using the ADAT protocol, for example , with a Focusrite Octopre LE and ADAT card or a Presonus DigiMAX FS or a Mackie Onyx 800R . But you don' t need a mixer with this system. Inside Logic you can make as many mixer channels as you want and with the Power of the Mac Pro you can add processors and softsynths thinking only of their artistic merits, and not on how much CPU power you have left . Its truly a rig for the creative professional.
Discuss This Rig This rig can be discussed here: " Mixerless" Software Studio- -Mac Platform
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