Got my Rig At Last

[JayPH]

Hi Guys

Just took delivery of my very first home recording rig.

Big job of rearranging my room and installing all the hardware and software.

I was researching this for 4 months. trying to get it all in for under a grand. My aim was the best quality components but also future proofing. i wanted to get a rig that I will be mainly use to record a track at a time but could be used to record a full drum kit and be able to add stuff on if need be to record full bands.

Here's what I got for £975

2 x Yamaha HS 80M Monitors
1 x Presonus FireStudio Project Audio Interface
1 x Rode NT 1A Mic Vocal Pack
1 x M-Audio Oxygen 49 Midi Controller
2 x MoPads
2 x XLR Leads

Will be using Reaper as the DAW

Got a good deal by contacting Dolphin direct and asking them for a quote.

Please don't start telling me my Audio Interface is a dog or my Monitors are sh*te because it's too late.

I haven't got a fecking clue how any of this sh*t works but I'm going to have fun finding out. Hopefully I'll have somthing to post soon.

Any Pre-Setup Tips would be most welcome.

PS - DIY Bass Traps are next

[WHUFC BASS]

Good choice on the monitors and (you probably don't want to hear this) but where you went for the:

1 x Presonus FireStudio Project Audio Interface
1 x Rode NT 1A Mic Vocal Pack

I personally I would have gone for the

1 x Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP
1x Rode NT 2 Mic Vocal Pack

Works out roughly the same price. Anyway, enough of that sh*t! LOL!

Are you going to be recording guitar ? I would also get hold of an SM57 for cab mic'ing. I don't really buy into the using two mics (condenser and directional) for guitar cab mic'ing. I think the SM57 does the job admirably on its own.

I've just set up a studio in my spare room and have recorded my bands second album in there. Quite happy with the results and of course it saves £££££ on going into a pro studio.

Edited April 22, 2011 by WHUFC BASS

[51m0n]

Any of you interested in micing guitar cabs really ought to invest in a Cascade Fathead II ribbon mic.

Blows a 57 or in fact any condensor away in that role, also double as a loevly mic on a strident vocalist and a great room mic or drums....