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ok, so you have no budget, and the space is basically unlimited....what would you include? you need mics, monitors, something to actually record, a board, etc....

should be pretty fun...

Oh man, this could take years.


Originally Posted by vinterlandOh man, this could take years.fun though!

I have to start with the rooms. Maybe 2500 sq ft for the main room and I'd like a nice engineering room as well with an attached lounge. A couple of vocal rooms and a couple iso rooms for amps and a seperate drum room would be nice. A kitchen area and shower facility is almost a must. If I am going to live in this place I don't want to be hungry or funky.

Thats all for now.

I don't know about 'ideal', but I'd just like to add some nice outboard compressors, amp; a few mastering plug-ins to my current stew-dee-oh.

I'd put the Yellowjackets as my backing band.

Some dynaudio bm 6's or some adams S2.5's for nearfield monitors. I'd also get some dynaudio M4 midfields and crank those suckers!

Andy Sneap's studio, pretty much.


Originally Posted by vinterlandSome dynaudio bm 6's or some adams S2.5's for nearfield monitors. I'd also get some dynaudio M4 midfields and crank those suckers!

I've got a pair of Dynaudio bm6's. They're muy bien!


Originally Posted by seafoamerI've got a pair of Dynaudio bm6's. They're muy bien!

SWEET! those are some nice sounding suckers. They are just a little too expensive for me at the moment though I plan on owning some dynaudios soon enough. I must say you have a hell of a studio setup from the pieces of gear you randomly mention on here.

Ideal? NO budget at all?! Not a damn computer in the building is rule number one!

-Consoles
Neve 51 (Baby V) 36 input
Neotek Elite
Neotek Series II
-Monitors / Amps
Genelec 1030A Active Powered Monitors
Mackie HR824 Active Powered Monitors
Yamaha NS10
Live room playback: JBL speakers w/ Crown and Altec 128-B amps

-Tape Machines
Studer A 820
Studer A 820 MCH
Ampex ATR 102
Studer A80VU Widebody 24 track 2quot;
Ampex MM1100 16 track 2quot;
Studer A80RC 1/2quot; Stereo
MCI JH110-B 1/2quot; Stereo
Studer 810 1/4quot;
Ampex 440-C 1/4quot; Stereo 15 amp; 30 IPS
Scully 280-B 1/4quot; Stereo 7.5 amp; 15 IPS
Scully 280-B 1/2quot; 4 track 15 amp; 30 IPS
Phillips Dual Hi-speed CD Recorder
Sony 2300 DAT
Tascam 122 cassette

-Microphones
Lomo 19a-13
Lomo 19a-18
Lomo 19a-19
Lomo 19a-4
Lomo 19a-9
RCA 44DX
RCA 74-JR
RCA BK-5A
RCA BK-11
Telefunken SM-2
Neumann:
U-67
U-64
U-47 FET
KM184
Schoeps 221 B
Sony C-37A
Altec M-20 (cokebottle)
Altec 639
RCA 77DX
Coles 4038
Beyer M-130
Beyer M-380
Beyer M-201
AKG
C-60
C-414
D112
C-28 with CK-4 capsule
Audio-Technica 4033
Audio-Technica 4031
Sennheiser 421
Sennheiser 441
Electrovoice RE-20
Electrovoice 666
Shure Model 55
Shure SM 98A
Shure SM 57
Shure SM 58
Shure Green Bullet

Compressors
Universal Audio 1176LN
DBX 160 (vu)
DBX 161 (vu)
Skibbe Electronics 5-9C
Altec 436-C
Teletronix LA-3A
GE BA-9-b
Fairchild Model 600

Mic Pre-amps
Neve 1066
API 312A
Telefunken V-72
Telefunken V-72A
Altec 1566A
RCA BA-31-A
RCA BA-31-B

EQ's
Cinema Eng Co Passive
GML Model 8200 (stereo 5 band parametric)
Effects
EMT 162 ST Stereo Plate Reverb
AKG BX-20 Stereo Spring


Originally Posted by the guy who invented fireIdeal? NO budget at all?! Not a damn computer in the building is rule number one!

I like the logic behind that idea, though there is just too much editing that can be done VIA a computer so I can't say my studio would be computerless.

NO Budget? I think I'd just buy Electric Ladyland. Who cares what gear is in there? All I want is the MOJO !

I would have Studio A at Sunset Sound Studios (though I would be happy to take Studio B or C )

Sunset Sound Studio A
Studio A Features
Control Room: 19' x 13'
Performance Area: 26' x 16' / 20' (L shaped)
Iso Room #1: 20' x 13'
Iso Room #2: 14' x 9'
Machine Room: 12' x 7'
Studio A features Monster Cable wiring
(microphones panels, tape machines and monitors)
CONSOLE

Custom A.P.I. with Flying Faders Automation (Version 3.1)
36 inputs/ 16 buss / 29 monitor with 4 effects return channels.
38 Channels of Flying Faders
50 Flying Fader inputs amp; 2 auxiliary Flying Faders w/Neve 5302 Melbourn Mixing Console
33 Auto Monitor Mutes
69 line inputs in mix mode - 83 total inputs in mix mode w/Neve 5302 Melbourn Mixing Console.
MONITORS Big Red Monitor System - Altec 604E / Utah Sub Woofers
with Mastering Lab Crossover System
Yamaha NS-10's
Auratone 5-C's
TAPE MACHINES LIMITERS/COMPRESSORS amp; GATES

Studer A827 24-track (additional 24-track -extra charge)
Ampex ATR 102 2-track with 1/2quot; or 1/4quot; heads (additional 2-track - no charge)
Panasonic SV3200-3700-3800 DAT Mach’s A.P.I. 525 Comp/ / Lim. (6)
DBX 160X Comp. / Lim. (2)
DBX 165A Comp/Lim
DBX 902 De Esser (3)
DBX 903 Comp. / Lim. (3)
DBX 904 Gate (2)
DeMaria Labs ADL-1500 Stereo Tube Comp
Drawmer DS201 Dual Gate (3)
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor
Smart C2 Stereo Compressor
Teletronix LA2A Leveling Amplifier
Urei 1176 LN Limiters (2)
Urei LA 3A Leveling Amplifier (4)
Valley People Kepex II Gate (8)
REVERBS/DELAYS
amp; MULTIPROCESSORS OUTBOARD EQUALIZERS
EMT 140 Stereo Plates (Martech Upgrade) (2)
Eventide H3000 SE (Sampling/Kitchen Sink Mod)
Klark-Teknik DN-780 Digital Reverb
Lexicon 224XL Digital Reverb
Lexicon PCM 70 Digital Effects Processor
Lexicon PCM 80 w/effects cards
Lexicon Primetime II Delay
Roland SDE 3000 Digital Delay (3)
T.C. 2290 Digital Pocessor (24 sec. sampler)
Yamaha Rev-5
Yamaha SPX 90 II Multi Effects Processor
Yamaha SPX 900 (2) A.P.I. 550A(16)
A.P.I. 554 (4)
A.P.I. 560A (2)
Amek/Neve 9098 EQ/Mic Pre (2)
B amp; B Audio EQF-1 (2)
ITI MED230 Dual Channel EQ
Lang PEQ-2 (2)
Pultec EQP-1A
Summit Audio EQP 200A
MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENTAlesis Masterlink
Custom Mackie 14 Channel Cue Sys (4 stations)
DBX 929 Dual Channel Noise Reduction (2)
HHB 850 CD Recorder
Marantz PMD 520 Dual Cassette Machine
Pioneer PD-6300 CD Player
Steinway Grand Piano (Model B)
Sunset Industries Discrete Mic Pre Amps (16)
TimeLine LYNX Time Code Module (2)

* Studio C has tie lines to Studio A and can be used as an additional editing / production / recording area — additional charges apply.

Additional Equipment
ADDITIONAL TAPE MACHINES Ampex ATR 104 _ 4 track
Studer A827 24-track
(additional 24-track - extra charge)
FLOATING EQUIPMENT (first come, first serve)
Ampex VS10 Varispeed (2)
API L200 Rack:
2-205L (instrument DI); 2-215L (sweepable Filter);
2-225L (Comp/Lim);
2-235L (Noise Gate/Expander)
Auratone T-6 monitors (1 pair)
Cooper Time Cube Delay Line (2)
DBX 160 VU (2)
Denon DP-30L II Turntable
Dytronics CS-5 Tri Stereo Chorus
EMT 251 Digital Reverb w/250 Program
Eventide 949 Harmonizer (2)
Hammond B-3 Organ / Leslie
Lang PEQ-2 EQ (2)
Langevin EQ 259A Hi / Low Filter
Little Labs STD DI System (2)
Manley Variable Mu Stereo Tube Comp
Neve 33609 Stereo Compressor
Retrospec — Juice Box Tube DI
Smart C1 compressor (original model)
Smart DI System (2)
TrekII Lesie Pre-Amp
Urei 530 Custom Stereo EQ
NOISE REDUCTION
Dolby XP Rack Cat. No. 431 (SR extra charge)
Dolby 363 Cat. No. 300 Modules (SR extra charge)

Microphone List Upon Request.


Originally Posted by kmcguitarsNO Budget? I think I'd just buy Electric Ladyland. Who cares what gear is in there? All I want is the MOJO !

We'll be partners in it!

Might go with Albini's place or Boogie Hotel as well. Though Boogie is a Real Estate office nowadays I bet the big room could be put right back to the way it was.

I'd buy an old brick industrial building and completely gut it, then rebuild the interior to my liking. There would be a central control room surrounded by live rooms of varying size and character. The big one would be plenty large with a high ceiling and a huge pyramid skylight (I like natural light, and pyramids) - a very lively room, the type that makes drum kits come alive. I'd have at least two medium-sized rooms with lower ceilings and some foam on the walls, and a small vocal room. I'd make sure to put monitors in every room to avoid the use of headphones whenever possible. I'd also have lots of art and plants all over the place to make it feel less like a studio and more like someone's house, and most rooms would have a couch. The big live room would probably have two.

For gear, it would definitely be ProTools HD 192 based. My computers would be top-of-the line Macs, and I'd be running 48 tracks. The only outboard gear would be mic pre's and maybe a compressor or two - the rest would be plug-ins (and I'd cram that mofo with every freakin' plug-in on the market). I'd have the fully pimped-out ICON console too. As for mic's, that would take me all night to list. Let's just say I'd have pretty much anything I could possibly need. Control room monitors would be a pair of Mackie HR824's and a n HRS120 sub. If I go with surround, I would add an HR626 for the center channel, and a pair of HR624's for the rear.

Here's my stoo-dee-oh. Not exactly the Record Plant, but I do my best.Soundtracks 24/8
Mackie HDR 24/96
Roland Fantom XA
Behringer Truth Monitors
ART Pro MPA tube mic pre
ART Pro VLA tube comp
Roland SRV 2000 reverb
Ashly comp
DBX 166 comp
Phillips CD burner
Boss DR-770 drum machine under Coco Montoya's roadcase.

GT 66 tube condenser mic
Earthworks SR-66
Audio Technica 4041 3/4 cond pair
2 Sennheiser 421's
3 Shure 57's
1 Shure Beta 52 kick

other stuff like patch bay, a couple Furman rack power units, 10 mic stands.

Omg... is that a mechanical mouse? n00b...


Originally Posted by seafoamerI've got a pair of Dynaudio bm6's. They're muy bien! from : localhost/cgi.ebay.com/Dynaudio-BM6A-Ac...QQcmdZViewItem27 available.....


Originally Posted by vinterlandSWEET! those are some nice sounding suckers. They are just a little too expensive for me at the moment though I plan on owning some dynaudios soon enough. I must say you have a hell of a studio setup from the pieces of gear you randomly mention on here.word...hey foamy...how about listing your studio!