Howdy,
My name is Ted, and I'm "newb" to the forum.
After being a semi-pro bassist and dabbling as a live sound engineer (I won't out semi-pro behind that because I am not that good) for the last 20 years, I finally took a plunge into the abyss of home recording by trading a bass for a Pro Tools M-Box set up. It will arrive Friday. The goal is to be able to 1) To be able to complete a decent quality demo at an affordable cost and 2) To be able exchange song ideas via e-mail with two of my other band mates.
Since I made the trade, I have been doing a bit of research (well, reading all I can tolerate, I should say) and made a rough plan for the so called "studio". Please check them out and lend your suggestions because, well, I'm ignorant on the subject. This is just a studio for me to record song idea with and I am on a very limited budget.
I did go out and purchase a set of Event TR-5 Monitors and some AKG S240S headphones to get me started. Here is the rest of the plan:
Mics:
Sure SM-57 (general micing- amps, etc)
AKC C100OS (acoustic micing, etc)
Rode NT-1000- (vocal recording I am undecided on this though)
Pre-amps:
Demeter Bass pre-amp (it is what I have in my rack currently)
Guitar POD (I just need a versatile piece that will lend many different textures)
Mic Pre-amp
I am undecided on a good budget minded tube based Mic pre-amp. I need to look in the $300-$500 price-point range. I have been told a tube pre-amp will add noticeable "warmth" to the vocals that normally would be lacking with this set up
Misc:
DBX patchbay- I will have only 2 input pre's on the M-Box, and I don't want to spend the time wearing out my equipment by plugging/unplugging stuff.
Does this look like a good start? Am I missing something? Currently to get started my mic needs will be met by borrowing a friends MXL 990 from when he was a beginner.
Thanks for your input.
Ted