What's your equipment chain?

Heather Cooper · **Voice Talent** Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 472

I use Windows XP
Shure SM59
M-Audio Fast Track
Sony Sound Forge Audio 8.0
No head phones.....just haven't know what type to buy, besides inexpensive.

Colin Campbell · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007, 17:05 (GMT) Post subject:

Sony MDR-7506 phones. $99.

Heather Cooper · **Voice Talent** Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 472

Thanks Colin, your always a wealth on information!! Smile

Oh, yes they will be mine!! (In my best Wayne(Mike Meyers) impersonation! Laughing

Colin Campbell · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007, 17:38 (GMT) Post subject:

Those are some AWSOME headphones. You won't be disappointed. A lot of studio people use them. Most people have them for YEARS. A good investment. My pair is the predecessor (MDR-V6) which are exactly the same and I've had mine for about 15 years. Just recently replaced the foam ear pads, you can buy replacements.

Erik Sheppard · **Voice Talent** Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1317

Thanks Colin. I just started researching headphones because I desperately need an upgrade to my M70s and your judgment is usually spot on. Now I just have to figure out what powered monitors I am going to get. Maybe I'll start a new topic........

Mike Cannon · **Voice Talent** Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 90

Here's my set up.

MXL 909 Mic
Symetrix 528
Mackie ONYX 1620 Mixer
Pro Tools LE with Mbox
Windows XP media edition. (no problems with pro-tools for me)
Sony MDR 7506 headphones

I bought almost all of my gear on eBay including the Tascam CD and Sony Mini-disc recorders, distribution amp, Tascam cassette recorder and the BEST mic arm known to man for $30.

I call it eBay one, lovingly.

Ronald T Robinson · **Voice Talent** Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Posts: 1008

Although I am delighted with my sE 2200A mic, I just did a project at another studio and we chose a Neumann 103.

Holy snappin' arseholes!

Who do I have to insult, wound or kill to get me one of them little suckers?

It Loves Me! (An' I love it right back!) Smile

Brian Hart · **Voice Talent** Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Posts: 326

Erik Sheppard · **Voice Talent** Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1317

I have used the TLM 103 many times and have always found it to be amazing. Sooner or later I am definitely getting one of my own. There are a few folks here who would say that it is overpriced and/or overkill but to my ear it is one of the best.

You will need a dead quiet room with it though because it is super sensitive.

Ed Gambill · **Voice Talent** Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 585

DAW, Sound Forge 9.0, Vegas, Nuendo 1.61, WaveLab
Computer 1 is custom built rack mount with AMD64 with 2000Pro and Mackie Control
Computer 2 Gateway with Intel Dual Core P5 With Vista Home for mobile recording
Computer 3 Compaq with AMD 64 for auditons
Microphones as needed;
RCA 44(ribbon)
Peluso 22-251(tube condenser)
AKG- 414 EB or AKG-414 ULS (all large condenser)
AKG451 EB/CK1 Or CK2, AKG 480/CK61 ULS(all small condenser)
Nylon mesh screen pop/blast screen,

I/O Edirol UA-25

Headphones Sony MDR7506 or Sennheiser HD280 Pro

Monitor Mackie HR820 THX certified

Room equalizes to SMPTE 202M specs Txc

Power conditioner and UPS backup

Ed Gambill · **Voice Talent** Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 585

Sorry for the big text, new to driving this thing. My foot got stuck on the gas and counld not find the breaks. Honest officer

Embarassed

Erik Sheppard · **Voice Talent** Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1317

Dang, Ed. Thats a pretty impressive collection.

I used the UA-25 for quite a while and I am quite happy to be rid of it as it introduced a lot of hiss if it was turned up past 5. A lot of folks love it so maybe I had just had a bad unit.

Colin Campbell · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007, 04:35 (GMT) Post subject:

There is a person I respect very much in audio engineering who just doesn't like Ederol at all. Just FYI.

Jon Robbins · **Voice Talent** Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 267

behringer eurorack mx 1804x mixing console
shure sm7b dynamic microphone
behringer b-1 condenser microphone (wonderful for the $$$)
electrovoice 635a dynamic omnidirectional
microphone
dual symetrix 528e microphone processors
crown d-45 power amplifier
bowers and wilkins dm303 passive speakers
m audio delta 1010 rack mounted sound card-
interface
sony mdr-v600 dynamic stereo headphones
cool edit pro 2.0 wave form editing program
sony vegas movie studio platinum
ats room acoustics
telos one digital adaptive hybrid
sony hi-md mz m200 minidisk field recorder with
sony stereo mic

Seriously thinking about (ok dreaming about) a TLM 103 and would love to test drive an LA mic---also heard that the tube mic MXL V69ME is suppose to be nice.

Colin Campbell · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007, 04:54 (GMT) Post subject:

Jon... radio background? Thinking of adding an SM7 to my arsenal. How do you like it.

It's come to my attention that a man does not live by a condenser alone.