What equipment do you use?

orest · Post by **orest** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:59 am

Impressive list you all have, especially you Mazz..! Well, I have just started, and I agree with some of you that the composing process is the most important thing. But, the sounds gives you inspiration as well, and you have to have good software if you want to be there amongst the top composers..

gatorjj · Post by **gatorjj** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:11 pm

Fun thread Orest!Equipment / Software Lineup: DAW- Core2Duo PC-----------------------------RiffWorksMackie Tracktion 3Favorite Plugs-----------------------------EZDrummerSampleTank 2.5XLIzotope Ozone 3Kjaerhaus Classic ChorusAmplitube 2Monitors-----------------------------KRK Rokit RP5KRK RP10S subInterfaces----------------------------Focusrite SaffireMetric Halo ULN-2 ExpandedGeetars-----------------------------Carvin DC127TLCarvin C850LIbanez GS200LMics-----------------------------Studio Projects T3Rode NT5 matched pairPeavey PVM22Acoustic Treatment by AuralexWhat I'm missing: time J.J.

chriscarter · Post by **chriscarter** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:12 pm

Some of you folks have a pretty good sized amount of gear!It's never really occured to me to make a list of all the gear I own... mainly because nobody who hires me really cares what I use. That said, I have what I would consider a pretty decent studio (good enough for the major label projects I've done), but the MOST important thing I have in my studio is something that I'm suprised nobody has mentioned. I have a plethora of Owens Corning 703 rigid fiberglass. Acoustics are critical for any studio, especially if you do mixing. I've built up quite a rep as a mixer, but honestly, if my room wasn't properly treated (it sounds pretty damn nice, I must say), it wouldn't mean anything because my would start sounding crappy.

jonathanm · Post by **jonathanm** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:04 pm

Feb 12, 2009, 11:57am, mojobone wrote:...hi-tech saliva control mechanism, (tube sock)...Right there with ya, mojo!

crystallions · Post by **crystallions** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:15 pm

Feb 12, 2009, 11:25am, timbehrens wrote:Hi Lydia,I just love that you play the viola. It's such a beautiful instrument. I keep telling myself I'm going to learn to play violin. I have one that I inherited, but the bridge needs some work and I'm certain that it would take some time to move past the 'every note I play sounds like the last breaths of a dying animal' phase. I have a saxophone that I used to play religiously, but that sounds about the same now (ie also a dying animal). That is one beauty of the sample libraries and VSTs... everything is in tune, articulated, and ready to go. The other is that, when you can take the mic out of a situation, it doesn't matter where you are putting your music together. Every time I record a guitar right now, I have to turn the heat down so that the blowing air vents don't end up being a major part of my track. I'm starting to think I should have put the thermostat on my equipment list.You made me laugh talking about the dying animal... (it is true though... That is really what it sounds like for some time)If Kansas wasn't so far away I would have loved to take a look at your violin. (put on new strings, polish it etc and give you some pointers on how to get started) Do you have anyone who could teach you? It's never too late to learn.I started with the violin and switched to viola several years later. I still play both but mainly viola. The violin is fun for playing things that are difficult technically. It is a perfect instrument for showing off and often gets to play the melody. The viola fits me better. It has a rich mournful sound and tends to be accompaniment rather than soloist. I think that fits my personality a little better.I should really record more pieces with real solo strings since I could - but like you said it is a lot of hassle too. Turn of blowers, set everything up, learn the piece... EW always plays in tune and in time. (the trick with that though is to make it sound realistic... I guess there are always two sides to a coin...)

crystallions · Post by **crystallions** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:15 pm

RLD - You are amazing!!! Thank you so much!!!

mazz · Post by **mazz** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:14 pm

Feb 12, 2009, 7:12pm, chriscarter wrote:Some of you folks have a pretty good sized amount of gear!It's never really occured to me to make a list of all the gear I own... mainly because nobody who hires me really cares what I use. That said, I have what I would consider a pretty decent studio (good enough for the major label projects I've done), but the MOST important thing I have in my studio is something that I'm suprised nobody has mentioned. I have a plethora of Owens Corning 703 rigid fiberglass. Acoustics are critical for any studio, especially if you do mixing. I've built up quite a rep as a mixer, but honestly, if my room wasn't properly treated (it sounds pretty damn nice, I must say), it wouldn't mean anything because my would start sounding crappy.I found a company called Ready Acoustics that sells the OC 703 and some cool DIY bags that you put them in to make 2'X4'X4" panels. 3 panels cost about 200 bucks and made a HUGE difference in the sound of my room (small roughly 10X14). Those and the Lucid clock and the Benchmark D/A were the best investments I've made in the sound of my mixes (and made my speakers sound much better!).I'm glad you mentioned this, Chris!Mazz

orest · Post by **orest** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:25 am

So, now that you have listed your equipment, do you have one or more favorites amongst the things? Why these? I also wanted to ask you guys/Gals if you know any good library featuring hip-hop and R'n'B sounds?

orest · Post by **orest** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:31 am

I also forgot to mention my microphones. I use JJlabs, ADK, Golden Age and Shure.

chriscarter · Post by **chriscarter** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:13 am

Feb 12, 2009, 11:14pm, mazz wrote:[quote author=chriscarter board=nick thread=12152 post=120523 time=1234494750]I found a company called Ready Acoustics that sells the OC 703 and some cool DIY bags that you put them in to make 2'X4'X4" panels. 3 panels cost about 200 bucks and made a HUGE difference in the sound of my room (small roughly 10X14). Those and the Lucid clock and the Benchmark D/A were the best investments I've made in the sound of my mixes (and made my speakers sound much better!).I'm glad you mentioned this, Chris!MazzHUGE difference is really the key word. I hear people constantly talking about this converter or that converter, this mic or that mic, this EQ or that EQ,.... I hear the phrase "if I only had __________". But they really overlook the acoustics. I should mention that while nobody I've worked with (major, indie, or unsigned) has ever bothered to ask me what equipment I use, even if they are IN the studio, EVERYONE mentions the sound of the room when they walk in. I have huge floor-to-ceiling bass traps in all four corners as well as in the computer closet at the back of the room where the wall meets the ceiling. I have all first reflection points (including the ceiling) and the ront wall plus spot areas in the rest of the room. Monitors are on Primacoustic recoils which are on sand-filled stands on spikes. In the mix position it's INSANELY accurate and you can sit ANYWHERE in the room and the curve doesn't change by more than a couple dB at most. So if I have a client at the studio, they don't have to keep sitting where I'm sitting to hear how the mix sounds - they can sit anywhere.I honestly don't understand why some people will spend so much freakin' money on all kinds of toys and ignore the most important toy at all. Maybe because acoustic treatment doesn't have any blinking LEDs

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