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Originally Posted by cryptowonderdruginvogue
My buddy and I got a bunch of gear yesterday and setup shop here
We need to get a mixer/board deal, what do you guys recommend?
Honestly, we don't really know what we're doing
How much do small studios usually charge per hour?
Here is a list of the gear we have so far:
-1 Yamaha Motif XS
-4 AKG Perception 400 Microphones
-2 KRK RP8 Rokit Powered Monitors
-1 KRK RP10S Active Subwoofer
-Digi 003 Rack
-MacPro tower + Bootlegged copy of Pro Tools I can't get to work
What other gear should we get?
I'll post some pics of the "studio" when we're done setting it up
Most of the shit is still in boxes
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You will have trouble getting a bootlegged copy of PT working but you should have got a free copy of LE with the 003. I would not use the sub for mixing unless you are doing mix downs for film or theatre soundtracks, it gives you a false perspective of what you are actually hearing unless you know how to balance your monitor system properly.
I would sell three of the perception 400's and buy a couple of sm58's , sm57's and some RODE NT5 matched pair pencil condensers. A selection of different microphones is better than a slection of 4 of the same average microphone.
You say you don't know what you are doing so you should not be charging. Use protools, digital performer or cubase. Don't spend money on cheap microphone preamps to make cheap microphones sound better, buy better mics. Use Canare starquad mic cable with neutrik connectors, good cable is one of the most important things you can buy.
Obviously budget is a consideration but buying good stuff first really is the best way to build a studio.
I have a problem with KRK monitors myself they are not very transparent and give a false bottom end response.
As far as mixer goes, what is it you want to spend? I can recommend a board but without knowledge of your buget it is very difficult. Do you want to learn how to run a a digital board or an analog board. I would recommend digital but they are complex beasts and you will need to learn about wordclock and other sync issues the more gear you get. Otherwise you could just buy a midicontroller.
This probably won't be very helpful but you are starting on a path that is not a normal business beast. PM me if you want more indepth info.