Helpful hints on getting your micro-studio set up.
Guitar Amp Modeling
There are a few amp modeling applications out there and it's tough to weed through them to determine which one is really the best.
Amplitube
This is a sweet system. Easy to use and very versitile. Highly recommended.
Guitar Rig
You can get some really great distortion sounds, but for classic clean tube-like thickness, this system was lacking.
I wasn't that impressed with the system. But, like everything, it's a matter of taste.
Pod XT (Hardware)
This is a pretty good unit to have hanging around for ease of setup and quick jam session.
Here are some tunes created in my micro studio:
Computers
Get a Mac. Any Mac will do. If you get a PC, you'll end up just banging your head agaisnt the wall.
Software
Logic
Great for recording and generating unique sounds. But it's a little tough to do searious mixing and editing.
Protools
The industry standard. You just can't beat the user interface and ease of operation (once you get the hang of it). Unfortunately, the software is tied to hardware, shich kind of sucks. But for mixing and editing, you really can't beat this system.
Talyor T5
This bad-boy give you a great range of tones.
Keyboards
Roland Fantom X This purchase was overkill. All I really needed was a small little keyboard, like the Axiom 25
Recording
Fostex MR-8
Having a non-computer based recording system is great because it helps keep the creativity rolling without having to be all hunched over a computer. Most tracks in the playlist above were created on a Fostex unit.
