ok...STOP!!!

Posting the same thing in three different forums is just annoying. I know...you want as many people to see it as possible so you figure you'll post to as many places as it might apply. It's a sound strategy, but annoying nonetheless.

I wish I could give you some advice but my budget dictates what I use and I just can't afford one of those mics.

It's not the preamp. It's not the microphone. It's not the analog-to-digital converter. It's the engineers experience, skill and talent. So you should take your money and perhaps enroll in a recording school?? Having A-B & C, will not equal the sound you want to get. You can get the sound you want on any kind of equipment you have, provided you know how to use it?

So if you want to drop some $ or, pounds, I suggest Jenny Craig.
Ms. Remy Ann David

But Remy.............

REMY, I was hoipng that By setting up my stuff as good as possible, perhaps with the help of a good engineer, Id have the ideal situation to record in. After messing around at my own pace and getting down the music as I want, the files could be sent to a remixer for them to liberally spray their talent on.

Is this not a practical way of doing things? Do you really think it wont reap results if there's no engineer during the actual take? I mean how difficult can it be??????????

If you are not a recording pro with years of experience, you should use the money and hire one. Spending $12k on gear is overkill if you're not sure what you're doing, or if your rooms aren't treated acoustically. What's more, $12k will give you several weeks worth of recording sessions in a good studio.

If you want to get some gear to learn and experiment, take it easy. It's more or less voodoo to find the right mic and the right preamp for the job, and what works for one singer might not for another.

My favourite gear for recording my vocals is:

Neumann TLM 49
Drawmer 1960 preamp (it's not even a tube)
Lake People A/D, hooks into the optical in of my Power Mac
Logic Pro 7

But then, that's just me.

sali wrote: REMY, I was hoipng that By setting up my stuff as good as possible, perhaps with the help of a good engineer, Id have the ideal situation to record in. After messing around at my own pace and getting down the music as I want, the files could be sent to a remixer for them to liberally spray their talent on.

Is this not a practical way of doing things? Do you really think it wont reap results if there's no engineer during the actual take? I mean how difficult can it be??????????

Wow, how insulting. Although, it can probably be attributed to ignorance, but still. I don't know that I would trivialize someones career (hobby) choice when asking them for help or advice in performing an aspect of their job (hobby). This might not be the best analogy, but it's like a cop pulls you over for speeding. As soon as he approaches the car, you say "Cops are nothin' but Donut munchers!" and make other demeaning comments about him. Then you turn around and ask him for "just a warning" instead of a ticket. This is probably not the intention of your comments, but just be mindful that there are many people out there that are very passionate about music/recording/mixing/mastering, etc. To belittle that (especially while asking them for help) isn't cool. Just an FYI. As for the question at hand: I also agree that with your budget, it would probably be smarter to by a cheap interface, mic, and preamp. Use that stuff to record and figure out how you wanna do things, then just go to a professional studio and record everything at once. This way you get to take your time and figure out how you wanna do things, but then you also will be able to record with high quality equipment and in a appropriate environment. Plus, hopefully you can hire a competent engineer and send the tracks off to be mastered at a good mastering firm so that they can "liberally spray their talent on (it)," as you so simply put it. Sorry if I sound like a dick. I'm really not.

I agree with freesignal

I agree with freesignal

If you believe this "I mean how difficult can it be??????????"

Then buy these;
cut the tracks and they can then go to a studio if you want,
or if it's good enough you can burn a CD.

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cant get any easyer for under 2 grand

Let the dude buy the guy gear and see for himself how complicated it is. Then when it doesn't work out as expected, people like me can snatch up his gear for a decent price when it is dumped on ebay.