"James Perrett" wrote in message
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sreekant wrote:


I was thinking of creating a soundbooth with double layered styrofoam
kind of material with dimensions of approx 6ftx8ft. Would it still give
boxy sound or would it be fine. I need quite good quality sound but
after counting the amount of hours possibly needed for all the voice
chaps at studio, the bill seem to run too high, hence the home
recording.

If you are looking at mixers under 100 pounds then a Soundcraft Folio
Notepad is worth looking at. Go to http://www.studiospares.com and
browse their cataloge.


I agree that the Notepad is very good. The Behringer you mentioned is the
right kind of mixer, the earlier 2 were aimed at DJing. Soundcraft also have
a new series (see
http://www.gear4music.com/index.php?...pcode=RW5677UK on the
site you previously mentioned) which apparently have been set up for ease of
monitoring when used with computers. However, since you are using a
computer, you may find it better to forget the sound card and mixer and go
for a dedicated computer interface. I use an M-Audio Firewire 410
(http://www.gear4music.com/index.php?...&pcode=FIRE410 ) with a
Mac laptop, but there are cheaper alternatives.

I had no idea that the Studio Projects B1 mic was now available for £59.
They get a good write up amongst the bedroom studio brigade. I might buy a
pair myself. The AKG C1000 is one of the classic mics for recording acoustic
instruments but a bit pricey (though not for the performance).

Oh and yes, as mentioned before, read Sound on Sound. The website
http://www.soundonsound.com allows you to look back at older articles free
and is a goldmine of information. There is also an excellent reader's ads
section.

Roy.