Alesis Control Pad

Alesis Control Pad

I am putting together a recording studio...?

What else should I add to my list of things that I am going to buy? (let's pretend I already have an isolation booth)
Lexicon Omega Studio USB Audio Interface, Behringer HPM1000, Behringer MS16 Active Personal Monitor System, Audio Technica AT2020, Cakewalk Software Pyro, Reason 3.0, Akai MPD16 USB MIDI Pad Control Surface, Alesis Multimix 8 USB Mixer with USB Audio, Ultra 6350BK Microphone Stand with Boom, Peavy Dual Delta Fex Stereo Effects Processor, RaXXess Stoppit Pop Filter with Goose Neck (6 in.)

With this equipment and software, you may only have the capabilities to do personal guitar and vocal work. Aside from the computer, the most expensive and powerful toys of digital recording should be the software and interface hardware.

The Lexicon is a good starter interface, to get yourself practice recording. I strongly suggest getting something besides cakewalk. Cakewalk substitues abilities for being over-user friendly. Meaning a child could program it but it can't do much. I suggest using the Cubase LE software that came with the Lexicon.

Your Peavy effects rack will not be used much once you see all the VST effects on board Cubase. External effects should be something specificly off-the wall. Cubase already has reverbs, delays, chorus's, etc.

Once you practice with the Lexicon, upgrade to something with 6-8 simultaneous inputs. The omega has 2 XLR's. With 8 you can practice drums or full bands.

*look into what your computer needs for a dual monitor system. It makes life so much easier.

Alesis Control Pad

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