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How do you like the Korg Zero 8? Do you do any DAW work with it or just DJing? What DJ programs do you use?
Im thinking of getting a Zero 8 and passing off my NI Audio 8 DJ to my brother.
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How do you like the Korg Zero 8? Do you do any DAW work with it or just DJing? What DJ programs do you use?
Im thinking of getting a Zero 8 and passing off my NI Audio 8 DJ to my brother.
Forget the monitors and invest in Beats Headphones by Dr. Dre. They put my Sennheisers to shame. A lot of producers mix strictly on headphones.
Yah those are wicked headphones. Butttttt, i want speakers.. I cant stand using headphones on my computer. Dont ask. Drives me NUTS
I don't know if I would use the Beats headphones for mixing. I couldn't find a published frequency response chart so they probably would add a lot of color to your mix, meaning it would translate very well to other listening devices. I would recommend getting yourself some decent monitors (since you said you didn't like using headphones). But I would also pick up a set of studio quality headphones such as Sony MDR-7506 or AKG K240. Both have a flat frequency response and won't add a lot of coloration to the mix. When mixing switch between headphones and monitors just to listen on different sources. Your mix may sound excellent coming out of one source but when you play it on a different set of speakers your mistakes may be quite noticeable.
(Sorry for the tangent, but I am trying to help)
(Sorry for the tangent, but I am trying to help)
Thought I would post my setup
Above is an over view of the studio, the Mixer is homemade, styled on the Gates Studioette (I have an obsession with old Gates equipment). However inside hides 'modern' electronics.
Above is a close up of the desk, good old vintage vu. I find these rotary style mixers just easier to operate, nice and clunky.
Close up of the insides - the whole mixer took just over 3 months to build. Was a great project that was truely rewarding.
Although the studio is stereo I use a Mono valve monitoring amp. This again is homemade and uses a simple valve line up - 2 12AX7, 2 EL84 and a EZ81. This amp sounds amazing, and was relatively cheap to build.
Close up of the filaments glowing late one night.
Above is an over view of the studio, the Mixer is homemade, styled on the Gates Studioette (I have an obsession with old Gates equipment). However inside hides 'modern' electronics.
Above is a close up of the desk, good old vintage vu. I find these rotary style mixers just easier to operate, nice and clunky.
Close up of the insides - the whole mixer took just over 3 months to build. Was a great project that was truely rewarding.
Although the studio is stereo I use a Mono valve monitoring amp. This again is homemade and uses a simple valve line up - 2 12AX7, 2 EL84 and a EZ81. This amp sounds amazing, and was relatively cheap to build.
Close up of the filaments glowing late one night.
It sounds amazing. I spent a fair amount of time working on getting the noise level down - which is right around -64db which I think is pretty good. As for sound quality it sound better than any previous mixer I have owned (mostly Behringer). The valve amp just adds to the sound in the studio giving it extra warmth.
Looks good but all those cables would drive me absolutely crazy! How do you cope??
Thought I would post my setup
Above is an over view of the studio, the Mixer is homemade, styled on the Gates Studioette (I have an obsession with old Gates equipment). However inside hides 'modern' electronics.
Above is a close up of the desk, good old vintage vu. I find these rotary style mixers just easier to operate, nice and clunky.
Close up of the insides - the whole mixer took just over 3 months to build. Was a great project that was truely rewarding.
Although the studio is stereo I use a Mono valve monitoring amp. This again is homemade and uses a simple valve line up - 2 12AX7, 2 EL84 and a EZ81. This amp sounds amazing, and was relatively cheap to build.
Close up of the filaments glowing late one night.
You have that pretty down packed. The desk looks like it's out of the 60s.
You learn to live with it, every cable has a purpose. I guess im just not very fussy when it comes to cable clutter - if it works thats all that matters - keeping it tidy is secondary.
Nice room dude!
I love a studio with unrestricted sightlines to the live room, how's your isolation?
oh it's great. There are 2 thick pieces of glass between the rooms with about a foot of dead air in between. If you get over to where the mains are (while in the tracking room) you can hear a little bit of the low end coming through, but it's not a big deal.
I'm looking to start recording and will be purchasing a mac around the end of the year.
What processor speed, size RAM, and hard drive size do you guys recommend? I'll be buying a MacBook Pro, most likely the 15". I'll be using garage band to get my feet wet in the process and in a couple years I hope to upgrade to a mac pro with logic set up, but that will be down the road.
What kind of interface do you guys recommend?
I'd like something pretty user friendly, yet quality enough to really do good work on.
The Tascam DP-02CF digital portastudio is one of the interfaces i'm looking at...unless i misunderstood how it functions and it can't connect into my future macbook.
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Tascam-DP02CF-Digital-Portastudio?sku=241796#new
What processor speed, size RAM, and hard drive size do you guys recommend? I'll be buying a MacBook Pro, most likely the 15". I'll be using garage band to get my feet wet in the process and in a couple years I hope to upgrade to a mac pro with logic set up, but that will be down the road.
What kind of interface do you guys recommend?
I'd like something pretty user friendly, yet quality enough to really do good work on.
The Tascam DP-02CF digital portastudio is one of the interfaces i'm looking at...unless i misunderstood how it functions and it can't connect into my future macbook.
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Tascam-DP02CF-Digital-Portastudio?sku=241796#new
I must say, that room is amazing. Russ Berger knows his stuff and I have a feeling that this room is amazing acoustically.
Hey guys, sorry to ask this very novice recording question, but what essential gear do I need to start recording? I'm pretty much at a loss for where to start. Any thanks is appreciated!