hip-hop studio - what do you have?

13.3 inch Macbook, 2.4 Ghz, 4 gigs RAM 160 internal HDD, 1 TB external
Pro Tools 8, with the Mbox 2 and DigiRack & Waves Mercury Bundle (Unbelievably dope)
Abelton Live Suite
Reason 5
Logic (this one was a freebie, don't really use it.)
Recycle (Same)
Serato Scratch

M-Audio Oxygen 49, second gen I believe. Solid little solider.
Roland MV-8800
Akai MPC 2000 (Not the XL, and it's seen way better days.)
KRK Rokit 8's
T2's w/ the TTM57

Some pre's, mics and hardware compressors in there, as well.
 
Computer:
Dell 15" Laptop
Intel Duo Core
4 gig Ram
500 gig HD

Software:
Cubase SX3
Pro Tools 8 LE
Nuendo 2
FL Studio 10 XXL
- w/ a ton of VST's
Reason 5
Waves Mercury
TRacks 3.0
Ozone Izotrope 4

Hardware:
Focusrite Liquid Channel
MBox 2
MXL V63M Condenser Microphone
MAudio Oxygen 25 Key

Headphones:
Sony V900HD
Sony MDR7506

Got more to come but currently that's all I have
 
Acer netbook
fl studio 9 demo
Lex Luger drumkit
casio piano
Sony monitor headphones
:P
 
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PC (build it myself, building a new one soon)
Macbook for travelling

Software:
Fl Studio 9
Pro Tools 8
Cool edit pro 2
+ plugins, a lot of samples

Listening:
Behringer b2030a monitors
AKG k240 headphones

Hardware:
Korg TR workstation
M-audio soundcard
Behringer xenyx mixer (don't use it really)
 
Here's my setup, still in progress but I can make due with what I got for right now

Computer:
Dell Inspiron 1510 Laptop
Intel Duo Core
4 GB Ram
500 GB HDD
Operating System: Windows XP SP3

Software for Beats:
FL Studio 10
w/various types of plugins (to many to name)
Reason 5
w/roland x, korg m3, yamaha xs refills & etc.

Software for Recording:
Cubase SX3
Pro Tools 8 LE
Nuendo 2

Software for Mixing/Mastering:
Waves Mercury Bundle
TRacks 3
Izotope Ozone 4

Hardware:
MXL63V Condenser Mic
Focusrite LiquidChannel Mic Pre
MBOX 2 USB
MAUDIO Oxygen 25 Key MIDI Keyboard
Sony MDR7506 Headphones
Sony V900HD Headphones
- No monitors (wish I had some) I use my headphones for mixing and mastering.
 
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Computer:
macbook pro 15 inch unibody 6g
256 samsung ssd + 7500 scorpio black

Software:

Pro Tools 9.3
Reason 5
Waves Mercury
Ozone Izotrope 4

Hardware:
apogee duet 2
focusrite saffire( selling it
rode nta1 mic
mpk49
mpc2500
krk rokit 6s
beats by dre studio
mkg240
se reflexion filter

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Gonna get a imac in a couple months to use that as my main recording computer instead of laptop
 
imac
digi002
mpc2500
roland phantom rack
motif rack
krk rokit 8s
a old big ass triton keyboard im tryin to get rid of..
protools
reason
recycle
youtube
and futureproducers.com :cool:
 
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I literally sleep in my studio LOL (Or my studio is in my bedroom, same thing ;)) But this is what I am working with right now at my apartment.

Computer
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DELL Studio XPS 13
Core2Duo @ 2.4 GHz
4GB RAM DDR3
500GB HDD + 3TB External HDD

Software
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Ableton Suite 8
Reason 5
Pro Tools 8 LE
and a bunch of VSTs

Hardware
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AVID Mbox 3 Mini
AKAI MPK88 Midi Controller
M-Audio BX8a Deluxe
Rode NT1a Vocal Condenser
Audio-Technica ATH-M50s

Future Purchases (I would love some advice/comments whether it is necessary)
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M-Audio SBX10 Woofer (I use the sine Bass a lot in my tracks, and I can't hear all of them if I go to low)
SE Project Reflexion Filter (I get a lot of white noise with my recordings for some weird reason)

*I heard any preamp under $800 won't have any huge difference compared to the Mbox 3's preamp.
 
Hardware:

Apple Mac book Pro Intel chip 2.53 ghz
M-Audio Fast track pro
Behringer truth b2031a
Akai MPD 24
Evolution (old school Midi keyboard)
Rode Nt1a Mic

Software

Logic Pro 9
Native instrument suite
Minimonsta
Predator
Blue
Korg legacy pack
Waves plugins
Lexicon reverb
Ozone

and a whole list of other plugins!!
 
Computer 3.4ghz quad-core 8gb ram
M-audio Keyrig 49
Yamaha HS80M
Focusrite saffire pro 10
M-audio fast track pro
External HDD
Blue Spark Mic
Shure SM58 mic
Numark mixtrack
Presonus studio one 2
Lots of VST's
 
3 POS PCs (buying MBP next week)
MAudio Profire 2626
Maudio Venom
Roland RD500
Yahama DJX
Squire Precision II Bass
Teisco electric guitar
KRK Rokit 6
Alesis M320
Gemini turntable

My question though is about setup...
Im trying to set everything up so i can listen to them (rd500/venom) if i just want to play but be setup to record without reconfiguring if that makes sense.

Do i need to add in a mixer?
I do own a patchbay.... Was thinkin the Mackie Big Knob for playback and routing for DAW, 2KXL, and turntable.....?
 
i feel like no matter what i do, or how much i spend(not a lot) i'll never be able to record vocals with quality

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How do i get the best sound quality out of recording vocals? whats the best microphone to suse
 
Haha, here goes mine, can't up the pics yet but you should get the idea..
Pioneer CDJ 800, gemini PS 676i, and tech 1200
Alesis multimix 8 usb
Akai LPD8, MPD18
Oxygen 8
M-Audio Monitors
Akai APC20
MacBook OSX 10.6.8 maxed out
Volcano
Crates and Crates of Records
Ableton 8, Reason 3
Jar of CA's finest (present at all times)
XXL condenser Mic
AKG Headphones
Beats by Dre Solo headphones.
iPad running iMaschine, iDjay and miniMoog
 
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The best one for the project at hand.

It could be anything from a $100 dynamic to a $3,000 Neumann depending on the project. It's good to have a few options and learn how they manipulate vocals. The right freqs on one vocal won't be the same for the next.
 
I remembering reading an interview with RZA, saying that he had all sorts of different mic's for all the different members of the Clan, different compression settings etc, when you put it in perspective like that, it makes his production that much more impressive..
 
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