If you just joined the fray, we've been shopping together on Amazon
for the last week.
Yesterday we awarded some prizes to some really great shopping lists but today it's my turn.
My hypothetical $1,000 will be spent in a variety of ways, and I'll argue my case for each piece of gear.
Wants VS Needs
First off, instead of drooling over replacing stuff I already have I'll be looking at stuff I actually need.
This is something I think is important and should be stressed. When you're shopping for gear, think about needs rather than
wants.
Sure, I'd LOVE a new high-end monitoring system but do the THREE separate monitoring systems that I have do the job?
Abso-fucking-lutely.
So in that regard I'm all set. Don't need to look at monitors, however much I'd
like some new ones.
I don't actually want new ones, but for the sake of argument let's assume that I think a fourth monitoring system would be a good idea...
I'm also relatively set on acoustic treatment. My home studio is pretty well treated, as you may know from the expert advice I got from Auralex (and how I saved over $300 by finding simple alternatives to their expensive treatment).
So that leaves a few things that I actually want,
which fall into two categories:
- More inputs - I've realized that my small home setup is still large enough to adequately record drums so I've been meaning to increase the number of channels I can record. At this point we usually set up an extra interface from my drummer to record drums but I'd like to minimize the hassle and have the option whenever I need it, not just when we want
to record.
- More microphones - With that enhancement I'll be needing more microphones. I already have a selection of dynamic and condensers but I don't have a particular set of microphones for drums. Besides, it's always good to have more flavors to choose from so I wanted to see what's available that's fairly multi-purpose.
I have a very specific method for shopping that helps me get the biggest bang for my buck while also not getting the cheapest stuff that sounds awful. I give you a thorough overview of how to do the same in my Recording & Mixing Strategies bundle.
Here's what I got for
my hypothetical thousand dollars, leave a comment and tell me what you think!