What to spend $USD 200 on?

drush · Post by **drush** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:04 pm

because monitors are one of the most important things in your studio. even if your studio is the corner of your bedroom.

john gordon · Post by **john gordon** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:31 pm

for 250 you can get your teeth whitened professionally.

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:34 pm

The Photon X 25:

Audio i/o

Midi Knobbers, Keyboard and xyz controller in one spiffy package.

$200

djadonis206 · Post by **djadonis206** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:03 pm

Yeah, memory - a bigger flat LCD monitor, monitors or even a firewire hardrive...

but what I really want to say and I'm totally trying my hardest not to is...

$200 bucks? Treat yourself to an 8 ball and some porn - crass i know but I just had to - $200 (viola!)

peace

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braj · Post by **braj** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:12 pm

A half oz of primo indica?

spiderprod · Post by **spiderprod** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:12 am

live 5 is coming soon !!!
that's where i would put my money .

montrealbreaks · Post by **montrealbreaks** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:18 am

Someone said earlier to replace the weakest link in your signal chain.

The difference between a $200 audio interface (Echo Indigo) and a $2000 interface (MOTU Traveler) is there, but minimal compared to the difference between $200 monitors (Tannoy Proto J's) and $2000 monitors (KRKs with a sub) or something similar.

That's why a lot of people say save for good monitors.

But, excellent monitors will not work properly in a poor listening environment. I still say acoustically treat your room - it's the cheapest, most "bang for your buck" improvement you can make to your sound.

anonymouse · Post by **anonymouse** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:32 am

I guess you were looking for some evil tip that would recommend you buy the XS3000 groovebox/mixer/synth/sampler from a small company in Czechoslovakia that comes with 4GB ram as standard and the flexibility of Reaktor, Metasynth and a Dave Smith Evolver combined, integrating a beautiful brushed steel interface with 3 joysticks .

But the advice to save up for decent monitor kit is bang on. It will transform your approach to composition.

The only other useful suggestion I would give you is a nice vel-sensitive semi-weighted keyboard. Or perhaps Reaktor 5. Either of these will transform your world dramatically. It depends on whether you are more of a keyboardist or a tweaker.

My original point still holds - less gear is much better. Where you think your set-up is missing something, innovate and use a free alternative. You need something special to make your mark, and there is nothing healthier than lack of funds to drive the artistic beast.

SimonPHC · Post by **SimonPHC** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:03 am

Microphone!

'Cause now, it's Sing-a-long time with your own tunes!!

the voice is one of the most inspiring sources of sounds, and so is the rest of your surroundings. Hit that garage port for massive reverb !!

DustCookie · Post by **DustCookie** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:24 am

I really think if you want to spend it wisely you should spend it on me..

Diskclaimer · Post by **Diskclaimer** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:33 am

i think some new monitors are in order

thx1138 · Post by **thx1138** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:34 am

montrealbreaks wrote: But, excellent monitors will not work properly in a poor listening environment. I still say acoustically treat your room - it's the cheapest, most "bang for your buck" improvement you can make to your sound.

100% agree

kick_kick_snare · Post by **kick_kick_snare** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:06 pm

buy your self a selection of fine wines and single malt whiskys, either that or just blow the lot on fast women and cheap drugs - sorry, I mean cheap women and fast drugs... erm... no... er...

I mean, yeah, save up for good monitors.

or spend the money on trying to recreate your favourate scene from a film, get all of your friends to watch and then tell you how great you are. or just buy all of your friends a drink.

I know, just walk into a busy bar and shout 'the drinks are on me!' and see what happens.

gamble. put it all on a horse. but don't put it all in a hore.

go to your local thrift store and buy everything.

give it to charity.

take you mum and dad to dinner at a really nice resturant.

spend it on aromatherophy.

spend it on night school and learn french.

Buy you self a set of decent chefs knives.

boots. really nice leather boots.

sponser a class of 9 year olds to go to the circus.

buy loads of rice and vegtables and make the worlds biggest stir fry, then hold a competition to see who can eat the most stirfry in one minute, charge $5 per entry and make some of your money back.

save up and get monitors.

mikemc · Post by **mikemc** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:43 pm

mike holiday wrote:
Captain Screwbarb wrote:What's so nice about getting better moniters? Really I don't know.

well there was a mention of needing better monitors but not haveing the cash flow

BTW have you ever upgraded your monitors? going from not so good to good gave me a big

Ok, so, Mike, what was your not so good and what did your good end up being?

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:18 pm

Two days of personal coaching via Internet. And what do you know -- I have a couple days open next week! =^_^=

What to spend $USD 200 on?

If you have the equivalent of $USD 200, what do you buy?

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