homestudioguy's Electronic Studio Setup
This is my work station. I have the Apollo Solo and Mackie Onyx 1620 w/FireWire set as an aggregate device to a Mac mini. I have a quad satellite which goes great with the solo. I have the aux 1-4 sends set to the WA-73, Liquid Channel, Eleven Rack, and the Fostex 4-Track. Here, I have the WA-87 R2 and the CopperPhone that I’ll use on low bass male vocals. I’ll mix about 25% of the CopperPhone in. I’ll trigger the Crave and Subharmonicon with the Thereimini cv, and send the audio to the Eleven Rack for some great sounds. I also have the Korg Triton and Crave triggered along with a bunch of midi instruments muted in logic, that way I can change instruments and hear different orchestrations easily. Usually, I’ll improvise and record everything continuously and I’ll play a bit of everything.
Gear in this photo
This rig
~$10,972
Value by category
- Studio Equipment 52.3%
- Keyboards and Synthesizers 14.5%
- Guitars 10.0%
- Studio Gear 9.6%
- Microphones 7.9%
- Bass Guitars 3.5%
- Studio Monitors 2.2%
Price mix
A wide range of price points
Avg price: $412.32
Great 16 channel interface
I see a lot of conflating in these reviews. The 1620 has 16 channels in; 18 if you include the stereo mix it sends as well, with FireWire option card. It is not the same product as the 1620i. I’ve been using it on Macs since its release, and it has never had a problem. No driver needed on Mac. It has 8 xlr’s with 48v and 4 stereo TRS channels adding another 8 inputs. Each channel with XLR also has a line input with TRS. The first two channels have a hiz switch for instruments.
Avg price: $1,500.00
Great!
I’ve had this for years and it’s essential. It great to have any pre and compressor chain in one device without having to go into the computer and change settings. These are hard to find for a reason. I’m a big fan of convolution over modeling. Great results easy for an affordable price.
Warm Audio WA73 Microphone Preamp
Avg price: $567.58
Warm
It’s what they advertise, it can be used with nearly everything and when driven add that saturation.
Avg price: $495.00
Avg price: $643.56
Great device
This is a great device. Unison pre’s are great, but with one processor it’s not enough, but if you pair it with a satellite and it’s a great deal. Kind of a pain to have to go into the computer to change settings like you can with something like a liquid channel, but those are hard to find and this is the next best thing, for the price.
Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite QUAD Firewire DSP Accelerator
Avg price: $413.71
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Avg price: $545.52
Yamaha A3R Acoustic Electric Guitar
Avg price: $1,101.37
Great acoustic guitar for recording
This particular guitar has a DSP unit attached to the pickup. The roomers are that this uses convolution. The DSP can be turned on and processes the sound to sound like it’s been recorded with perfect placement of a royer 121 and a Neumann. There is also a bled control for different amounts of each mic. The rosewood causes the guitar to have a relatively flat eq response.
Hofner (Höfner) 500/1 Ignition Cavern
Avg price: $379.00
Avg price: $752.30
Avg price: $537.10
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Avg price: $173.30
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Avg price: $381.80
Avg price: $254.24
Avg price: $234.72
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JBL 305P MkII 2-Way 5" Active Nearfield Studio Monitors (Pair)
Avg price: $245.60
Apple 15" MacBook Air: 512GB - Space Grat
Avg price: $1,499.00
Avid Eleven Rack Guitar Multi Effects Processor and Pro Tools
Avg price: $175.00
Quality box
This was killer when it came out and it’s great quality and a great addition for the money these days, but I don’t think it’s the best on the market anymore. Well worth the money.
Warm Audio WA-DI-A Active Direct Box
Avg price: $179.53
Avg price: $316.67
Magic
Mix a little of this on a vocal track with an 87 and it’s a little magic.
About this setup
This gear photo by homestudioguy features 24 pieces of gear, including Mackie onyx 1620, Focusrite Liquid Channel, and Warm Audio WA73 Microphone Preamp. The setup spans Studio Equipment, Keyboards and Synthesizers, and Guitars, with a wide range of price points. Artists with this kind of gear are most often found in the Electronic, Rock, and Pop scenes.
