After googling and searching the forums trying to wrap my head around all of my options I thought I'd just go ahead and make a thread. I'm a 19yo new to audio engineering and I find it fascinating. I have some experience here and there with recording, and I'm currently taking classes to become more well rounded on the subject.. which brings me to the point- I want to make a good decision on what to invest in.
My plan is to build a home studio and record myself, friends, and local bands in my area. Some live sound opportunities may come up as well. Once I start to think about all the gear I need and the cost of everything, my thoughts get jumbled in my head and I get overwhelmed a bit. I don't know what's most important. I need good entry level gear that can get me started.
I guess I'll start with what I need:
1. I want to be able to mic a full rock band with the occasional horn section. I was thinking around 16 inputs. I'm trying to decide which is more important: an interface or a mixer? Or maybe a mixer with a built in interface? I'm very new to gear and haven't used many mixers at all, so I'm often unsure of what's good and what's bad.
2. A good all purpose microphone for recording a variety of instruments from guitar to trombone to vocals. Also a good overhead pair for drums.
3. A good set of studio monitors.
....I guess it's probably most important that I get all the inputs I need and be able to record them into my DAW (Protools).
That being said, I really like the physical aspect of working on a mixer: turning knobs, moving faders, etc. I know I could just get an interface and record directly to PT and then simply mix in the box.. I know this could get the job done just fine. But a mixer, in my opinion, is important to me. I want to get good at working in front of a console instead of clicking all night with my mouse.
Noob questions I'm to embarrassed to ask in real life:
-If I decide on a mixer, do I necessarily need an interface as well? Are there any mixers that have a built-in interface? Maybe a USB Mixer?
-If I get a 16 I/O mixer, will I need a 16 input interface to match that? Let's say I hypothetically want to route each channel from my mixer into a separate track in Pro Tools. Does that mean I need a 16 input interface?
-If I'm mixing on a console, does that mean that the signal was first routed from the microphones to the console ---> into Pro Tools to be recorded ---> back to the console to be mixed?
It's all just very confusing to me, and I'm finding it difficult to sort these things out. I am on a bit of a budget, but nothing is out of the realm of possibility at this point.
I guess I'm just seeking advice- I want to make the right decisions. I'm willing to put my money towards the right gear that I could work with to make good quality recordings. That's basically the end goal.
Any older heads ever experience the indecisiveness and confusion at their earliest stages like I'm experiencing now? Do the hundreds of choices on gear ever feel daunting? Did you ever doubt yourself?
Any and all help is appreciated. Feel free to PM me at anytime.
Thanks,
Dan mezed
My plan is to build a home studio and record myself, friends, and local bands in my area. Some live sound opportunities may come up as well. Once I start to think about all the gear I need and the cost of everything, my thoughts get jumbled in my head and I get overwhelmed a bit. I don't know what's most important. I need good entry level gear that can get me started.
I guess I'll start with what I need:
1. I want to be able to mic a full rock band with the occasional horn section. I was thinking around 16 inputs. I'm trying to decide which is more important: an interface or a mixer? Or maybe a mixer with a built in interface? I'm very new to gear and haven't used many mixers at all, so I'm often unsure of what's good and what's bad.
2. A good all purpose microphone for recording a variety of instruments from guitar to trombone to vocals. Also a good overhead pair for drums.
3. A good set of studio monitors.
....I guess it's probably most important that I get all the inputs I need and be able to record them into my DAW (Protools).
That being said, I really like the physical aspect of working on a mixer: turning knobs, moving faders, etc. I know I could just get an interface and record directly to PT and then simply mix in the box.. I know this could get the job done just fine. But a mixer, in my opinion, is important to me. I want to get good at working in front of a console instead of clicking all night with my mouse.
Noob questions I'm to embarrassed to ask in real life:
-If I decide on a mixer, do I necessarily need an interface as well? Are there any mixers that have a built-in interface? Maybe a USB Mixer?
-If I get a 16 I/O mixer, will I need a 16 input interface to match that? Let's say I hypothetically want to route each channel from my mixer into a separate track in Pro Tools. Does that mean I need a 16 input interface?
-If I'm mixing on a console, does that mean that the signal was first routed from the microphones to the console ---> into Pro Tools to be recorded ---> back to the console to be mixed?
It's all just very confusing to me, and I'm finding it difficult to sort these things out. I am on a bit of a budget, but nothing is out of the realm of possibility at this point.
I guess I'm just seeking advice- I want to make the right decisions. I'm willing to put my money towards the right gear that I could work with to make good quality recordings. That's basically the end goal.
Any older heads ever experience the indecisiveness and confusion at their earliest stages like I'm experiencing now? Do the hundreds of choices on gear ever feel daunting? Did you ever doubt yourself?
Any and all help is appreciated. Feel free to PM me at anytime.
Thanks,
Dan mezed
A newbie's attempt to make decisions (the right decisions)
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