Post by RicFoxx on Feb 7, 2015 11:56:51 GMT -6
I guess this is mostly for singer/song writers but anyone can play...Id like to hear everyones story of how they got involved in recording...heres a short overview of mine and what I would do if I were 20 and starting off.
First off, Im not a professional engineer...I am someone who inspired to be a singer songwriter and bought a 4 track cassette recorder when i was 20. With that, an Alesis SR-16, SM57, Alesis Reverb and a Korg Pandora guitar processor I had the most fun ever. I learned how to use all of those things to the max and it was like crack...it made me irresponsible because all I wanted to do is sit in my room and record. I just wrote, played and recorded. I kept that setup for a while only upgrading the recorder to a tascam 8 track cassette recorder until I read one day about something called Pro Tools and the Digi 001. I immediately put one on my credit card along with a computer that was Pro tools certified, I think that is where the madness started. When I found PurpleSlutz it was like fuel on a fire. All of a sudden I didn't think I could make a good song if I didn't have Preamp X or converterX. I truly have enjoyed learning gear and the different sounds but it deterred me from my ultimate goal of writing and recording songs.
So...after this long journey in which I have thoroughly enjoyed...If I were me 21 years ago and my goal was to write and produce my own album on my own, I would buy an Apollo Twin and focus on my playing and buy only quality instruments and demo work at home and thoroughly enjoy it and then I would find the best local producer/engineer that I had a connection with to collaborate and record in a great facility with quality gear.
So this is my story...whats yours???
First off, Im not a professional engineer...I am someone who inspired to be a singer songwriter and bought a 4 track cassette recorder when i was 20. With that, an Alesis SR-16, SM57, Alesis Reverb and a Korg Pandora guitar processor I had the most fun ever. I learned how to use all of those things to the max and it was like crack...it made me irresponsible because all I wanted to do is sit in my room and record. I just wrote, played and recorded. I kept that setup for a while only upgrading the recorder to a tascam 8 track cassette recorder until I read one day about something called Pro Tools and the Digi 001. I immediately put one on my credit card along with a computer that was Pro tools certified, I think that is where the madness started. When I found PurpleSlutz it was like fuel on a fire. All of a sudden I didn't think I could make a good song if I didn't have Preamp X or converterX. I truly have enjoyed learning gear and the different sounds but it deterred me from my ultimate goal of writing and recording songs.
So...after this long journey in which I have thoroughly enjoyed...If I were me 21 years ago and my goal was to write and produce my own album on my own, I would buy an Apollo Twin and focus on my playing and buy only quality instruments and demo work at home and thoroughly enjoy it and then I would find the best local producer/engineer that I had a connection with to collaborate and record in a great facility with quality gear.
So this is my story...whats yours???
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