[What Do You Tihnk Of Massey Plugins?]

hey Andy

Thanks for the link. i'll take a look, perhaps write up a review for Songstuff too if I have time.

Yeah, they are great plugins... what did you think of them?

[Any Pro Tools & Reaper Questions? Just Shout!]

Hi all.

Not sure how many Pro Tools or Reaper users there are here, but thought I'd see if anyone needed any questions answered? If you are wanting advice on buying a system or need some help with the setup or operating.... I'll do my best to help.

I've been using Pro Tools for many years for location recording, studio recording, film and audio and all that. Got experience with LE and HD rigs.

Additionally we started using Reaper for Mixdowns last year, its a great bit of software... if ya get any problems just shout and I'll see if I can suggest an answer.

AndyC

[What Do You Tihnk Of Massey Plugins?]

Hi guys, Not sure if its been mentioned on here before, but last year we discovered a 'one-man' plug in making company called 'Massey'. We love the EQ, Compressors and Limiters. Its worth taking a look and trying them out if you havent already?

I think the guy used to work for one of the big programming companies... not too sure, but he sure knows his thing! Really easy to use and they sound great. PLUS they are FREE to try! here is a link: http://www.masseyplugins.com/

Let me know what you think of them.

[Wat Do U Think Of Massey Plugins?]

Sorry... new to this... ignore this post!

[My Equipment Sucks! Lol Where Do I Even Begin?]

My advice on the recording front... Get an apple mac and a pro tools rig. Lots of options out there, so it can work to your budget, but honestly once you switch to apple you'll have no worries about recording.... just hit record and away you go! I'm a big fan of the M-Box range... perfect for home production. I use a 003 alot for getting ideas together, then you can take it into a larger studio running HD for track laying and mixing. Works perfect for me!

Microphone wise I invested in a Neumann 8 years ago... best investment I've made. Great for putting down guide vocals and general acoustic sound sources.

It all depends what you want to do with your recordings? But for me its really worked having an high quality basic set up for any home work... means that your time is spent creating music and not spent fixing problems or wondering why things dont sound how they should.

I run a Apple Macbook Pro and have an M-Box 2 and 003 (so can choose which set up depending on what im working with), then have a G4 for standard home recording and getting the ideas down. We then use studios that run HD rigs (and acoustically treated rooms... meaning great drum and vocal recordings) to track lay guitars, drums and vocals. It works really well... as you get the quality and cross compatibility of session files. (ie... we take in our pro tools file to the studio... and take away the pro tools file at the end of the day and edit back on the 003 (LE setup).

Other thing to consider... getting good monitor speakers. If you cannot push the budget for quality speakers at this stage, I'd start with good quality headphones... so you can hear whats going on.

Sorry for the ramble... maybe some of this helps? lol

AndyC