Oh well sorry I blew up and that my thoughts mostly come out in flood like fashion.
I can afford it, just not all at once, or a crate full at a time even as I would really prefer rather than a piece at a time, cause I am in a hurry to accomplish an old dream before I die. I don't have stacks of extra cash about so piece at a time is it less I win the lotto...I'd better start buying tickets though if thats going to happen.
All I want is 8-16 tracks of professional grade equipment. I don't need every liitle luxury extra efx, microphones that cost in excess of 2.5K. I'd spend that for a preamp, like a MEQ1NV or something as I think a higher quality pre is the more important piece of gear, barring anything that is actually flawed in the chain. All I want to do with those tracks is make simple recordings of the best quality I can. Might only do live stereo recording but want a modest option to multitrack, and I really want to record live in a studio. I'm an old school soul.
What I don't know is what pre to get. Is some 4 channel for 4+K, 8 months for me to pay for but 4 channels, or in 4 months time that 4 channel for 2.5K as capable? Better I get that 2 channel for for 3.6K, 6-7 months to get for 2 channels, because how could a serious studio not have at least one? Should I just go for straight ahead pres, or get Pre/EQs, or Pre/CLs, or Pre/EQ/CL channels to track with. The DVC or the 737sm? Would 4 to 8 RNPs be just as good to track and forget all those high brow big bucks pieces? Should I get some sort of nice used console, or something like a LiLo or would I be just as well off with an 8816 & 8804? I want to DAW of course.
I can spend/save to spend, if things go well, around .5K a month on this, some months maybe a full 1K, and some months only .25K or nothing.
Again, sorry for the flood.