Sometimes when people cant afford they gotta work with what they got. Things is real hard this side but I've been upgrading with money I earned producing local artists. They actually pay to get their tracks produced over here in tampa. I got my eyes on a bock audio 195 and i wanna find a good sounding preamp for it. I use my samson usb mic to lay down practice version of tracks in my bedroom so I can get a feel for the track over a few days then I record it official with a better setup.
To the OP. If you can produce your ass off you can get good sounding vocals from your mic but only expect them to be good. Sorry for the hijack.
I plan on coping
the Bock 195 and running it with a Mic Preamp
Vintech model 273
2-channel Class A, Transformer Balanced Mic Pre With EQ Based on Neve 1073 $1,700.00
that's $2,700
and the best way to get equipment fast is to have good credit and run the 3 or 5 payment plans through
www.sweetwater.com or americanmusician
and have a "real job" lol.. so you have steady cashflow coming in....
I think it helps to look at the long term.. once you get knowledge of how to work equipment and tools such as eq,compression,reverb,etc..
this my long term studio plan
here the budget
LISTED IN YEAR ORDER AS WELL PURCHASE ORDER
Year One
1. Monitors
JBL LSR4326P Pak
Bi-amplified Studio Monitor System with 6" Woofer, 1" Tweeter, and DSP Room Mode Calibration (pair)
$1,000
2.Computer 1
built from parts brought at newegg $1,200
3. Dual 24" (1920x1080 res.)Com Monitors $400
4. Komplete $500.00
5. Cubase Computer keyboard $100.00
6.
Universal Audio UAD-2 Duo Flexi
PCIe DSP Card with 2 SHARC Chips, 7 Mix Essentials II Plug-ins $1,000
TOTAL 4,000
YEAR TWO
1. Mic
Bock Audio 195 Large-Diaphragm Cardioid FET Microphone
$1,000
2. Mic Preamp
Vintech model 273
2-channel Class A, Transformer Balanced Mic Pre With EQ Based on Neve 1073 $1,700.00
3. Apogee Rosetta 200
2-channel 192kHz 24-bit AD/DA Converter $1,800.00
TOTAL $4,500.00
YEAR THREE
1. Headphones (1)
Audio-Technica ATH-M20
Closed-back, Circumaural Professional Headphones $50X2 = $100.00
2.
Behringer Powerplay Pro XL
HA4700 Headphone Amplifier - with 4 Nady Headphones $150.00 x(2)=$300 (HAD THESE AMP BEFORE GREAT FOR ARTIST MIXES)
3. Power Conditioner(2) Furman M-8x2
8-outlet Rackmountable Power Conditioner with Wall Wart Spacing on Rear Outlets - 15 Amps $120.00
4.Desk On-Stage Stands WS7500
3-shelf Studio Desk, Rosewood/Black Steel
with
two
On-Stage Stands WSC7500
Corner Desk Extension for WS7500 Workstation - Rosewood with Black Steel
with
Raxxess RB-22B
Upper-Shelf for Configuraxx Side Wings (modelfied to fit the on-stage desk)
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RB22B/
and
Raxxess SFRK-4B
4-space Rack for Config-U-Raxx - Ebony
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SFRK4B/
(also modelfied to fit the on-stage desk) $500.00
5. Audio Interface
Steinberg MR816 CSX $1,000
6. JBL SUB $1,000
7. Auralex Atom-12
Acoustic Foam for Corners with 4 x 12" Cornerfill Cubes and 12 LENRD Bass Traps — Charcoal
$500.00x(2)=$1,000.00
TOTAL $4,000
YEAR FOUR(home purchase year)
1. Acoustic Treatment $500.00 worth
DIY acoustic panels/reflection panels and diffision brought through auralex
2. Antares Auto-Tune Vocal Studio Native w/AVOX Evo $500.00
3.Control Surface Mackie Control Universal Pro/2
Mackie Control Extender Pro $2,800
4.
Digidesign Mbox 2 Micro
USB Audio Interface with Pro Tools LE Software - 24-bit/48kHz USB Playback Interface $250
(to drop Cubase Session OMF files in and make them Pro Tools files to be sent off to mix and Mastering Engineers)
TOTAL 4,250
YEAR FIVE
1.Roland V-Drums V-Stage
TD-12KX-S $3,800
2. VST Drum Plug-in comp. with the V-Drums $200
TOTAL 4,000
Year Six
1. Compressor
Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5043
2-channel Compressor/Limiter with Independent and Linked Operation Modes $2,000.00
2. Mic Preamp
Vintech model 273
2-channel Class A, Transformer Balanced Mic Pre With EQ Based on Neve 1073 $1,700.00
END OF WITH FOUR CHANNELS OF CLASSIC NEVE SOUND
GRAND TOTAL $25,000
I think I can bring the price down $1000 to $5000 by purchasing b-stock and ebay items on comp.monitors and things like that...
but I'll cross that road when it comes