I know it was asked millions of times before, but, what is the basic set up of a musican who wants to have an ok (ok meaning not expensive) I don't want any kind of recognition and i dont have any kind of pretension, i will only make music for myself to hear, so i am not willing to spend very much cause it's just for me. So, what should i buy? i wanna record voice, keys, programmed drums, bass, acoustic and eletric guitars

Frank or Beau might be able to help you with that one. Try his board: http://frankaxtell.com/phpBB2/

am ok home studio

My opinion.
Get a MAC. One of those i-macs are fine.


I do a lot of video and high res print work, so I need the bigger one, this less expensive model should do fine though.

i-life. (it may already come with the new macs)


This comes with garage band.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

You'll need some imputs for your mic, guitar and keys
firewire or USB or get yourself one of those adaptor interfaces where you can plug all kinds of different cables into.



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7salles said:

I would get a digital 4 or 8 track recorder on ebay, about
200 bucks or less. A cheap yamaha keyboard can provide you with drum beats and synthisies bass. A guitar, I dont know if your beginner or not, but alot of us have started on the
fender squier side. A les paul or tele will give you better sounds. As far as mikes you cant beat the shure SM57. its cheap, around 60 on ebay, and an excellent mike for recording instruments and vocals. If you have a computer,
you cant go wrong with a digitech rpx400. you can record 4 tracks at a time, and you computer turns into your studio.
hope this helps.

Hey 7.

I just added a new article to my recording section at funkmusician.com:
http://www.funkmusician.c.../index.php

Covering the difference between analog and digital recorders (thanks Ashley!) which might give you some tips.

If you plan to just record yourself, at home, like most of us, the low-end digital recorders will work for you perfectly. They have only 2 simultaneous inputs (can only record two tracks at a time - like stereo guitar, keyboard, guitar and vocal, whatever) and then you can record 8-10 total tracks.

If you plan to record a whole band all at once, or, a live drumkit, then you'll need a recorder with more simultaneous inputs. I've tried to record a drumkit with just two simultaneous inputs and it's a challenge.

Recorder
As always, my suggested setup for a home studio is:
Zoom MRS-1044: $400 on ebay:
http://search.ebay.com/se...m+mrs+1044

This thing is the low-budget home studio powerhouse. It's got mastering capabilities, a built in drum machine, bass sequencer, 10 tracks, amazing effects like guitar/bass amp simulators, vocal processors, keyboard effects, reverb - this is the best purchase I've ever made for my home studio. (don't get me wrong, I love my Tele, but it wasn't a bargain like this thing).

Bass
I recently bought the OLP Stingray - a musicman knockoff. Got it off of Musician's Friend for $139 (it was a returned product) and it sounds awesome. I've used it on the last three songs I've posted - "Everybody Everybody", "Swing Down" and "Do Ya Wanna Funk". Go give a listen. It sure SOUNDS like a Musicman Stingray and plays great.
http://www.soundclick.com...dmusic.htm

Mic
Since you're just starting out - you should only get one mic. The question is, will the mic be for vocals and acoustic guitars, or will it be for all that AS WELL as miking guitar cabinets, drums, etc?

If you're just doing vocals and acoustic guitars, (in other words, QUIET stuff) I'd suggest a large-diaphragm microphone. There's a few at musiciansfriend.com for under $100. Remember though that all of these require phantom power to make them work - the MRS-1044 HAS phantom power, but, if you go with a different recorder, (like the Boss BR-8) be sure to get a phantom power source.
http://www.musiciansfrien...phragm+mic

IF you're miking guitar cabs and drums, then get the industry standard, the Shure SM-58.

As far as keyboards - you can spend under $200 and get a demo-quality yamaho/casio, but if you want a serious keyboard, get ready to spend $500-$750 for a used one. They're just like guitars. You can GET a guitar for $99 - it'll have 6 strings, some frets, a knob or two, but it ain't REALLY gonna be a guitar.

hey thanks everybody for the input , i will look forward to the zoom 1044 and the mic, for the start, i already have a ok keyboard, good gear for the guitar and the guitar itself is very good. So in the future i'm gonna go after the bass and a new keyboard. I'm not gonna record with drums, i can't do much more than play are you gonna go my way on the drums and i don't have one, so i'm gonna use drum machine. I am listening lots of Nine inch nails lately, i won't try to do industrial or imitate trent, but i will try to make some things on my own and experiment. thanks again to everybody.

a simple mac with digidesign mbox for recording. a Shure sm-58 for recording voice and a midi interface.

the mbox comes with the protools program, and these days they give you the amplitube plugin for guitar. so you need no other effects for guitars. it also comes with Reason, meaning you have all the sounds you need for programming drums, keys and synth bass.