My boyfriend is finally getting his own studio. he has almost everything except a tape machine and a console. I would like to get him one or the other for Christmas but I know they're expensive. Any suggestions on really kick ass stuff. This is also for my benefit as I am sick of hearing things done digitally. Yes there is a difference and I can hear it. That is another convo. I just need help with finding some good equipment.

nocturnalstate wrote:My boyfriend is finally getting his own studio. he has almost everything except a tape machine and a console. I would like to get him one or the other for Christmas but I know they're expensive. Any suggestions on really kick ass stuff. This is also for my benefit as I am sick of hearing things done digitally. Yes there is a difference and I can hear it. That is another convo. I just need help with finding some good equipment.

You might try this forum:

http://www.electrical.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=5

The vagueness and location of this title is to keep my boyfriend from finding out what I am doing. I will try to think of something clever but he reads every inch in the tech room!

nocturnalstate wrote:The vagueness and location of this title is to keep my boyfriend from finding out what I am doing. I will try to think of something clever but he reads every inch in the tech room!

You can probably get the info you need by searching the forum.

Thanks guys! You are great. The studio had a great neve console that was used to record the kinks but the guy gave it away or something equally ridicules! I would have paid ever penny I could to keep that console but we didn't have the space at the time.

We'll find something. I just don't want to surprise him with some piece of crap. So I will do some research and ask for opinions on which ones are best for getting that great live rock sound he's known for. But i do know it's more the man on the machine then it is the machine.