Music Equipment

[charliefoy]

True. Also Mackie Mr8's are £380 in at Chemical Records.

Saw Icicle uses them in his production video, mmmmm gear lust...

So did I That video is so good

[natasha2010]

for setting up a home studio you need all these

* A good quality microphone
* A basic mixer
* An audio interface for your computer
* Computer
* Studio monitors (speakers) for previewing your broadcast (optional, depending on your requirements). If your broadcasts will be listened to primarily on a computer, then a good computer speaker system should be adequate. However, if you want to create broadcast or podcast-quality audio, you should have professional-quality studio monitors.
* Other sound sources, such as musical instruments, turntables or CD player


Monir Sider

[RmoniK]

What the hell do you need a mixer for?

[mindcontrol]

Hey thanks everyone for the input, much appreciated
so bought the akai lpk25 and the lpd8, now looking for monitors and soundcard

Lets talk more about Monitors.. so far you guys have mentioned these monitors..
Alesis M1 Active MkII, KRK RP8G2 Rokit and the Mackie Mr8's

any other products to consider?

here is a recent poll
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much- ... daily.html

also some information on monitors
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?doc_id=100904

[sinestro]

Im using Behringer Truths, B2030A. Got a pair from a company in Auckland that i found with pricespy.co.nz (im in nz too). I paid about NZ$600 for them brand new, discounted from about $800 i think. I've seen them pop up on trademe too from time to time for around that price range. I've heard good feedback from everybody i've spoken to about them, including a few excellent producers who use them and a guy who deals in PA and studio equipment. They usually say that they are really good value for money, and an excellent entry level studio monitor. I've really liked them so far, but they are my first pair of monitors.

Sorry to hijack the thread but I'm looking to add a small studio mixer to my setup, my usb audio card is annoying to record into and I'd like more control.What are some good entry level 4-6 channel studio mixers. Do i need to get one with USB?

been looking along the lines of something like this:

http://rockshop.co.nz/04/shop/product-f ... =ALMMX6USB

http://rockshop.co.nz/04/shop/product-f ... e=LEEHM824

Cheers

[nowaysj]

From that poll, krk is king of entry level, for a reason.