For discussion about setting up your studio and advice on the gear and equipment within it.
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By Tapuno Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:22 am
psr wrote:not here to judge .... but hey we all got opinions right?? what the hell can u do with alllllllll them damn Blue mics? try something out man. dont buy everything just cause u can. all them damn ipads. bunch o damn mpcs and synth workstations wow kid. lmao. its like a cat walking around with 50 new hats on at once. lol. geez kid... take it easy. thanks for the laughs. respect though (i think)

I agree 100% with this. Its like you got 50 grand and went str8 to guitar center, and just started pointing at shit. You have a MacPro 8-core, thats more then enough power anyone will ever need/ Just throw 5 1tb HD's in there and you got storage for millenia. On top of that, yopu have another Mac Pro, and Imac, 4 IPads, a mac mini....wtf do you need that many mac products for? Plus the MPC 5000, mpc 500, Yamaha Motif, and a Roland Fantom x6? What the hell you need that many samplers for? Plus you got Blu's whole damn mic locker, and each one set against the wall.....I understand the mic-whoring, but keep em covered, one stand in the booth, mics in the cases. Thats how diaphrams get dusty, dog! With all that gear,m I thaught u knew better. Maybe I just liek to keep things simple, but good job with the studio. I really hope u aint the "sunglasses in tha boof" guy, cause thats arrogance at its finest. I also hope you put out quality music with all that gear, not this new age euro hip pop trash we hear nowadays. Ide rather listen to Hollywood Undead than the trash that guy(sunglasses) was spewin.


But other than that, if you want to get really hard core into beatmaking(I read it was a hobby in an earlier post) may I suggest the old saying less is more? I used to have like 4 drum machines, a MPC 1000,3 synths, and a DJ setup in which I sampled from, and let me tell you, downgrading to an older MPC 2000xl, 2 cheepo electronic keyboards, and one turntable, my beats are 10x better. Maybe not as good as some cats, but a definate improvement on myself overall.




But yeah, I totally feel you on the mic obsession.
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By Tapuno Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:24 am
Lu Scola wrote: If somebody didnt like the beat, then I myself woulda prolly said "nice studio, but I wasnt really feeling the beat in the backround" Instead I hear some extreme comments, so I got a little pissed. Lu
lol, gotta get used to that mane, cats around here are extreme, and asshole-ish, myself included. Word of advice, dont ever ask someone about smething that you can readily find in the manual.
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By krush777 Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:59 pm
Tapuno wrote:
Lu Scola wrote: If somebody didnt like the beat, then I myself woulda prolly said "nice studio, but I wasnt really feeling the beat in the backround" Instead I hear some extreme comments, so I got a little pissed. Lu
lol, gotta get used to that mane, cats around here are extreme, and ****-ish, myself included. Word of advice, dont ever ask someone about smething that you can readily find in the manual.


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By wudsiba Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:00 pm
Fukkk em. Buy what you want. We ALL wish we could buy everything on our wish list. You can eat of that gear if you want.
By Lu Scola Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:06 am
My mics are always kept in there cases when not in use. I had them out for the video. When I have somebody in the booth I only have one stand in there, and the mic they are using.

As of this past friday, me and my friend are planning to lease a nice building to build a high end recording studio. We are going to be looking for talented musicians, and one or two people who make beats to join our new record label. He is a NFL player, and has alot of industry connects. If any of you guys know someone who would be interested, please PM me, to discuss in further detail. He will be in the lab with me this friday coming up. Were gonna make a video promoting our new studio. The new lab will have the state of the art everything from the floor plan, acoustic treatment, to gear. We are trying to come up with a name of our label, and a logo.

Lu
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By josephnicks Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:39 am
whoa.. my dream setup doesnt even have that much gear..
By triton3k Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:09 pm
Keep doing your thing. I use to be a gear head years ago and would literally just buy shit and not fully use them. Nothing wrong with that.
I think a C24 would suit you best than the 2 control surfaces your using. Thumbs up bro.

Lu Scola wrote:Wow, is what comes to mind over the hate in a few of the replies. To clarify a few points, the post was about checking out my studio. No where did the post say "hey check out the beat I made". Secondly my 14 year old son made the beat like 10 min before I made the video, and it was probably his 3rd time using the MPC. So just to be clear, yes Im nice with the 5000. The stickers on the Macs have been on there for 2 years from when they were hooked up at my store. The reason I have 2 control surfaces is so I have 16 active faders when Im mixing tracks in Pro Tools right there without nudging. I like that kind of workflow, it works for me. Im getting a new Digi control surface in a few weeks, either a C24 or the newest one they have out now, so Ill unhook these 2 when I get it. The MPC500 I use in my Escalade hooked up to the Pioneer Navigation so I can mess around with it when I go places. It plays thru my truck speakers. I have all the Blue mics because I like how they sound. I have a U87 because I like how it sounds. I buy gear for my studio that will get use out of it. I have a few celebrity clients/friends that record music at my house so I try to provide nice gear for them to use, its not a"napolean complex as someone stated". I may be have money but I dont act like a arrogant ****. I have friends who dont have money, and I dont act like Im better than them. Im sure I could find your studio pics somewhere and tell you how **** your gear is, but thats not me. I do like producing beats but thats something I do when I have time. Im more on the engineering side of the music industry. Ill post a video of me making a dope beat to pacify you, but then again you'd probably still have a negative comment. Just cant please everybody. To those who seen my video and werent rude, Id like to say thank you. Lu 8)
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By Bee Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:41 pm
Lu Scola wrote:My mics are always kept in there cases when not in use. I had them out for the video. When I have somebody in the booth I only have one stand in there, and the mic they are using.

As of this past friday, me and my friend are planning to lease a nice building to build a high end recording studio. We are going to be looking for talented musicians, and one or two people who make beats to join our new record label. He is a NFL player, and has alot of industry connects. If any of you guys know someone who would be interested, please PM me, to discuss in further detail. He will be in the lab with me this friday coming up. Were gonna make a video promoting our new studio. The new lab will have the state of the art everything from the floor plan, acoustic treatment, to gear. We are trying to come up with a name of our label, and a logo.

Lu


Damn that sounds cool, shame im based in the UK

If you need a dope logo desinged hit me up ([email protected]) my rates are good and being that i'm also a beat maker/producer myself, gives me a good eye for music related design jobs.
By triton3k Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:46 pm
Lu Scola wrote:My mics are always kept in there cases when not in use. I had them out for the video. When I have somebody in the booth I only have one stand in there, and the mic they are using.

As of this past friday, me and my friend are planning to lease a nice building to build a high end recording studio. We are going to be looking for talented musicians, and one or two people who make beats to join our new record label. He is a NFL player, and has alot of industry connects. If any of you guys know someone who would be interested, please PM me, to discuss in further detail. He will be in the lab with me this friday coming up. Were gonna make a video promoting our new studio. The new lab will have the state of the art everything from the floor plan, acoustic treatment, to gear. We are trying to come up with a name of our label, and a logo.

Lu



where are you located?
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By vinyl_junkie_1620 Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:45 pm
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Will clear this mess up tomorrow...bad news is my Emagic AMT-8 is now broken :-( good news tomorrow I get one of my synths I had in 2003 back
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By wudsiba Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:32 pm
Great picture right there Junkie...
By Lu Scola Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:49 am
I am in Baltimore, Maryland. My partner lives up here too, but he also lives in Miami wheres he from 2-3 months during the off season until camps start up. Anybody close to Maryland, DE. NY. NJ. PA. VA. N.C- S.C. GA. FL. is a plus but not necessarily a requirement.
By namotu Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:34 am
josephnicks wrote:whoa.. my dream setup doesnt even have that much gear..


haha, damns ain't that true...