Whew. A windfall month working on a play at Philadelphia Theater Company has allowed me to upgrade many pieces of my studio.
First thing is a new/old PowerMac G5 tower with Dual 1.8gHz processors and 4 gigs of ram. Recording and mixing now clips along like the computer barely even notices plugins and other processing. An AudioTechnica 4033 mic came in, and some patchbays are en route.
The biggest gap in my setup has been nice preamps, and by a stroke of luck, I stumbled across a stupidly amazing deal on a recording console which will completely revolutionize the way I track and mix. It is a Peavey AMR 2400 console, with 36 mic inputs, 24 busses. I will basically be able to track an orchestra live if the need arises! I can’t wait to pick it up and clean it up. More details and photos wil be posted under a new “Studio” heading on this page.
