FP..
I've been given the green light tonight to use $300 of my BillMeLater on eBay to upgrade a portion of my studio lol. (Green light by the wife that is... married men, you know how important this is.) Now is a great time for me to upgrade since my son is 6 weeks old and I literally have no time for music anyway until he's a little bit older and not as demanding 24/7. If I upgrade now... i can have time to set up shop, and then go to town when he's older.
So.... this is a tough decision needless to say. I know exactly what options I want to add to my setup... but I just can't decide on one. I don't know what I want the most.
Just as some background for you.. I do a little bit of everything... which is what's making this so hard. On the recording side of things.. I record myself and other artists/poets/singers. I produce.. and am always looking for a nice instrument... and I mix semi-pro songs for clients and myself of course.
Here's my list:
Yamaha HS50m pair (or JBL LSR 2325 even?)
Korg Kaossilator Pro
AKG c214
SM7b
FMR RNC
All of these fall within my $300 budget.
Yams
- I've been craving these for a minute. It's all in the mix right? My MAudio BX5s are bass heavy... and i've been trying to either ditch them... or keep them as reference speakers (which I think i really want to do... this i'm sure i could still use them to spot check mixes on). The Yams are right up my alley b/c I want an accurate representation of what I'm listening to. And I honestly just don't get that w/ the BX5's. I never really TRULY know what my music sounds like when i'm mixing... until i do 100 spot checks on different systems. This would probably be the smartest choice for me.
Kaossilator Pro
- I'v been joensing for this. I love new toys when i'm producing music, and lately i've had an itch to add something like this. I see peopel getting reeall creative on it. This purchase is my sexy choice. I have a big crush on this unit lol... I wanna see what I could do w/ one, and how I could improve my production with it.
AKG c214 or SM7b
- I've been wanting to upgrade my mic for a minute. Could this be my opportunity?!?! I currently own an AKG Perception 120 and a StudioProjects VTB1 (and Echo AF4 stock preamps). I guess since I can't afford a realy good high-gain preamp that kinda throws the SM7b out of the running for now huh? So... should I grab the AKG c214? Will I be so happy with the improvement in sound that i'll forgot about now getting the Yams or the Kaossilator Pro?
FMR RNC
- I've been itching for an outboard compressor to add a slight tough of compression going into my signal chain. However... I don't know if I should throw it after the VTB honestly.. b/c i'm starting to use the AF4's stock preamps more. Should I loop the audio out of my DAW, into this compressor, and then back in? Will I be happy w/ that?
Ahhh... this post is helping my narrow down my list a little bit as I type it.... i think i'm stuck btw the Yams, the Kaossilator Pro, and the C214 mic.
This is tough.... anybody wanna make this decision for me? haha.
.... another option is for me to sell the MAudio BX5's and put that money towards one of these items. I dunno if I want to do that... i kinda want to keep em as the reference monitors if I get the Yams.
FP! Help!
---------- Post added at 12:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 PM ----------
and on second thought.... the BX5s are not on my vision board. So perhaps I should sell them and try to get 2 things on this list. Ahh... I just.. don't... know.
I've been given the green light tonight to use $300 of my BillMeLater on eBay to upgrade a portion of my studio lol. (Green light by the wife that is... married men, you know how important this is.) Now is a great time for me to upgrade since my son is 6 weeks old and I literally have no time for music anyway until he's a little bit older and not as demanding 24/7. If I upgrade now... i can have time to set up shop, and then go to town when he's older.
So.... this is a tough decision needless to say. I know exactly what options I want to add to my setup... but I just can't decide on one. I don't know what I want the most.
Just as some background for you.. I do a little bit of everything... which is what's making this so hard. On the recording side of things.. I record myself and other artists/poets/singers. I produce.. and am always looking for a nice instrument... and I mix semi-pro songs for clients and myself of course.
Here's my list:
Yamaha HS50m pair (or JBL LSR 2325 even?)
Korg Kaossilator Pro
AKG c214
SM7b
FMR RNC
All of these fall within my $300 budget.
Yams
- I've been craving these for a minute. It's all in the mix right? My MAudio BX5s are bass heavy... and i've been trying to either ditch them... or keep them as reference speakers (which I think i really want to do... this i'm sure i could still use them to spot check mixes on). The Yams are right up my alley b/c I want an accurate representation of what I'm listening to. And I honestly just don't get that w/ the BX5's. I never really TRULY know what my music sounds like when i'm mixing... until i do 100 spot checks on different systems. This would probably be the smartest choice for me.
Kaossilator Pro
- I'v been joensing for this. I love new toys when i'm producing music, and lately i've had an itch to add something like this. I see peopel getting reeall creative on it. This purchase is my sexy choice. I have a big crush on this unit lol... I wanna see what I could do w/ one, and how I could improve my production with it.
AKG c214 or SM7b
- I've been wanting to upgrade my mic for a minute. Could this be my opportunity?!?! I currently own an AKG Perception 120 and a StudioProjects VTB1 (and Echo AF4 stock preamps). I guess since I can't afford a realy good high-gain preamp that kinda throws the SM7b out of the running for now huh? So... should I grab the AKG c214? Will I be so happy with the improvement in sound that i'll forgot about now getting the Yams or the Kaossilator Pro?
FMR RNC
- I've been itching for an outboard compressor to add a slight tough of compression going into my signal chain. However... I don't know if I should throw it after the VTB honestly.. b/c i'm starting to use the AF4's stock preamps more. Should I loop the audio out of my DAW, into this compressor, and then back in? Will I be happy w/ that?
Ahhh... this post is helping my narrow down my list a little bit as I type it.... i think i'm stuck btw the Yams, the Kaossilator Pro, and the C214 mic.
This is tough.... anybody wanna make this decision for me? haha.
.... another option is for me to sell the MAudio BX5's and put that money towards one of these items. I dunno if I want to do that... i kinda want to keep em as the reference monitors if I get the Yams.
FP! Help!
---------- Post added at 12:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 PM ----------
and on second thought.... the BX5s are not on my vision board. So perhaps I should sell them and try to get 2 things on this list. Ahh... I just.. don't... know.