BTW, complete non-sequitur: What are DBing guitarists using for home
recording? (-Carl Edlund Anderson)
Good question. I'd like to know what other people are using, too. This is my setup- I'm including prices for some things, just to show that you can have a great system without paying $30,000 for a bunch of DigiDesign stuff.
Computers: 733 G4 tower with 1Gb Ram, 100Gb (a 60 & a 40) HD 677 G4 PowerBook with 384Mb / 30Gb HD 120Gb Lacie external firewire HD
Input / Output: M-Audio Firewire 410: 6 in/10 out. A great box for around $400.
Software: BIAS Deck: ($400 total- upgraded from the $99 Deck LE) Multitracker with 64 playback & 999 virtual tracks, VST, 5.1 surround mixing, and a buttload of other features. BIAS Peak LE: (included w/ full version of Deck) A waveform editor with VST and AU support. DoggieBox: Our favorite drum machine :-) Myriad Melody Assistant: Composition software with MIDI and a host of other features. At under $20, it has the same capabilities of programs retailing for $300-$700. Apple GarageBand: Love it! Great for experimenting with arrangements. Various software filling supporting roles: SimpleSynth, MidiKeys, Apple Soundtrack Loop Utility, Dent Du Midi, Audio Hijack, and iTunes.
Microphones: 2 Oktava MK-310 Condensers ($699 list, Guitar Center was selling a truckload for $99 each) 2 Shure SM-57 1 Shure SM-58 1 old Fender mic that works great with my particular voice.
Other Stuff: A Fender Roadhouse Strat, Samick bass, cheap Casio keyboard I keep meaning to replace, and a big horkin' pile of effects pedals, cheaper guitars, miscellaneous junk, cables, other instruments and whatnot. Also, a PowerBook 5300 that I stuck into my pedal board to keep my sheet music handy.
-Mike
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