Hi,
Couple of years back I decided to concentrate on building a strong foundation of gear for my bedroom studio where I mainly mix and overdub guitars, vocals and percussion. I did this so I could learn the basics of classic gear and understand their sounds and strengths.
I record and sum through a Focusrite 2802 and Apogee Ensemble, monitor with Focal Solo 6's and compress with UA 1176's and an LA2A in a (not so great) room treated with GIK acoustic panels.
To fully utilise the 2802 I'm thinking of ditching the Ensemble for an Antelope Orion which would also give me additional patch points to use as DAW inserts for my growing outboard.
The position I currently find myself in is wondering which piece of gear to add next that will be most constructive for my work.
I've thought about a Bricasti M7 as a lot of my mixing duties would benefit from better ambience in the recorded tracks and I know this unit excells at doing so.
Tied in with mixing there's the desire for outboard EQ, this is a bit of a minefield and I've toyed with the idea of diving into 500 series API's, Harrison's and the like. The new Warm Audio EQP-WA is also on my radar.
Having recently watched "Sound City" for the hundreth time (you can see where this is going)... the Neve 1084 is also something I'm lusting after (maybe a 1081 granted I'd be mixing)
As you can see I'm a bit spoilt for choice and obviously can't afford everything (yet) so I'm mainly looking for advice on which gear your experience tells you would be the most benefit to me. My mind says Bricasti but my heart wants 1084's for tracking and mixing mojo.
As always, I appreciate any opinions or advice you care to give. I understand this isn't a new topic so it means a lot if you care to take the time.
Kind Regards,
Shaun
P.S: If you require more information regarding my background I'm a guitarist, drummer and bass player of 15 years and have played in bands just as long. I've studied Music Tech at University (College for those stateside) and started recording when I was 16. I currently earn no money from this but would like to one day provide a cost effective on-location recording/studio-based mixing solution to local bands. Buy cheap, buy twice and K.I.S.S. are two mantras I try to adhere to.
Couple of years back I decided to concentrate on building a strong foundation of gear for my bedroom studio where I mainly mix and overdub guitars, vocals and percussion. I did this so I could learn the basics of classic gear and understand their sounds and strengths.
I record and sum through a Focusrite 2802 and Apogee Ensemble, monitor with Focal Solo 6's and compress with UA 1176's and an LA2A in a (not so great) room treated with GIK acoustic panels.
To fully utilise the 2802 I'm thinking of ditching the Ensemble for an Antelope Orion which would also give me additional patch points to use as DAW inserts for my growing outboard.
The position I currently find myself in is wondering which piece of gear to add next that will be most constructive for my work.
I've thought about a Bricasti M7 as a lot of my mixing duties would benefit from better ambience in the recorded tracks and I know this unit excells at doing so.
Tied in with mixing there's the desire for outboard EQ, this is a bit of a minefield and I've toyed with the idea of diving into 500 series API's, Harrison's and the like. The new Warm Audio EQP-WA is also on my radar.
Having recently watched "Sound City" for the hundreth time (you can see where this is going)... the Neve 1084 is also something I'm lusting after (maybe a 1081 granted I'd be mixing)
As you can see I'm a bit spoilt for choice and obviously can't afford everything (yet) so I'm mainly looking for advice on which gear your experience tells you would be the most benefit to me. My mind says Bricasti but my heart wants 1084's for tracking and mixing mojo.
As always, I appreciate any opinions or advice you care to give. I understand this isn't a new topic so it means a lot if you care to take the time.
Kind Regards,
Shaun
P.S: If you require more information regarding my background I'm a guitarist, drummer and bass player of 15 years and have played in bands just as long. I've studied Music Tech at University (College for those stateside) and started recording when I was 16. I currently earn no money from this but would like to one day provide a cost effective on-location recording/studio-based mixing solution to local bands. Buy cheap, buy twice and K.I.S.S. are two mantras I try to adhere to.
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