First than anything non english speaker here!

Hey what up guys, Im building a studio and i need some help with equipment selection and i want to see if anyone can help me out checking on the list i have and see is looks good and i need to change / add anything else...

1 - UAD 2 APOLLO 16 MKII ( Audio Interface) Twin Par
1 - Neumann U 87 Ai - (Microphone)
1 - Manley Reference Cardioid Microphone
1 - Manley Variable Mu (Limiter/Compressor)
1 - Avalon VT-737sp - (Mic Compress)
1 - SSL Matirx or XL-Desk
1 - Console With DESK
2 - Focal Trio6 Be 8" Studio Monitor
2 - Yamaha HS5 ( Small Speakers )
1 - Genelec 7360A Subwoofer
2 - Furman M-8Dx Power Conditioner
1 - Blue Microphones Headphones
1 - Beats PRO - Headphones
1 - Native Instruments S61 (Keyboard)

Addos: Racks, Patch b
Others:
Computer: I'm getting a custom mac pro.
Headphones: Thanks for the roast! but seriously i do really appreciate for the help...

I'm was thinking on:

1. 1 (Beyerdynamic DT 150)
2. 1 (Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro 250 ohm)
3. 1 (Beyerdynamic DT 1770 Pro) for personal use.

Any suggestion on my new selection of headphones?

Acoustics: I'm working on it.
Videos/Pictures: Working on it.

any suggestion is always welcome.

thanks.

 

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Room conditioning?
Also i would look for better headphones then beats, you want headphones that give you as much of a flat frequency response as possible. Probably get two different sets, some people recommend audeze/akg/Seinheiser. There are frequency response curves on the web which will tell you how colored the headphones are.
Also maybe something like a Mackie Big Knob for both of your speakers?

 

Well that's some SERIOUS studio you're building there! Did you won at Euromillion or something?

Only thing that I find "weak" is your Headphones choice, lack of true monitoring headset!

Appart from that, your whole list is made of legends/references so...

What about room acoustic though? You can't get first class gear like this and set it up in a un-treated room!

 

About the room, im going to have somebody to build the studio for me.. i was thinking on seinheiser but my ignorance won this time.. im goIng to check them out. Thanks

 

the choise of headphones tells alot about you
Anyway Why only 2 set of speakers?

this seems more like a whishlist to me

 

No

Well is the payoff of 11 years of hard work

Any good set of headphones of your choice?

Any another speaker controler beside the mackie that SyNtH recomend me?

I need find some really good acoustics panels too.

 

Pardon my ignorance

 

Change the headphones. They suck. i would look into AKG, sennheiser or beyerdynamic headphones.

Maybe, change the Avalon channelstrip to a 500 series system and build your own channelstrip? For the money You could get some nice modules and add preamps if you think you need to have some different flavour.

But except the headphones thats a really nice setup.

 

dont worry about it. if you have the money for all on that list, then go for it and enjoy it

 

Thanks bro, i already change it on my main list "
(Im looking at the momemt for like 3 pair of headphones).. about the channelstrip can you give me like an idea about? Api stuff? Etc.

 

I have 6 headphones and tried tons, my personal favorites are : Beyerdynamics (in general) DT770 and Custom One Pro (flawless for Electronic Subby Music), AKG K240 (A classic like DT770, you can never go wrong with those) and Sony MDR 7506 for a more Hi-Fi point of view. Could keep going with more references but they are the most solid imho.

Here is all the valuable (imo) brands for monitoring : Beyerdynamics, AKG, Audio Technica, Fostex.
Sennheiser is well known too but I find their products lacking of global quality/durability, but the sound is good for most over 100 bucks references. Sennheiser HD25 is the most used and appreciated I believe, but I personnally dont like tiny headphones and soft noise cancelation. I prefer highly isolated closed headpones

Outsiders ++ : Focal, Ultrasone, Pioneer, Sony
Outsiders -- : Shure, KRK, Blue, Low end Sennheiser.
Garbage (or close to) : Everything below 100 bucks (sad truth), Beats, Marshall, Samson, random brands with chinese membranes

About acoustic panels, Auralex is one of those well-known recommended brands, but even the kits from Thomann (T.akoustiks I believe) are completely relevant IF set up correctly (with metering microphone into some dedicated software and mounted by an experienced dude), brand is less important for this domain, set-up, expertise and valuation are the main keys to a well treated room.

 

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I love to spend other's money on gear so thanks for the opportunity.

What do you intend on recording? That can make an impact on choices.

Yes, your monitoring is a weak spot, the headphones and your monitors, and of course the treatment of the room should take top priority. How big is your space?

 

Isn't his monitor speakers choice way better than average? I thought Focal Trio 6 were Adam-class type of speakers (= flawless) ?

And being a proud of owner of HS5 kit + HS10w Sub, I can say it's the best kit in this price range. Altrough there is tons and tons of way better kits, look at the opponents of this kit in the same price range : KRK Rokits, (only valuable ones but SO over-rated bassy and far from flat Kit in compare with Yam's) and tons of garbage like Mackie, Presonus, M-Audio, JBL... No 5" kits below 500 bucks do better than Yam's imho.

 

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I would suggest this:
Get the Allen and Heath QU-24 console to replace the SSL Matrix,
Get the UAD-2 Quad card to replace the UAD interface,
Get the Yamaha MDR headphones for the Beats,
And get the Avantone Active Monitors for the HS monitors.

How I envy you!

 

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Sennheiser HD 600 - most flat and comfortable in it's price range <$400.

 

Are you going to record bands, yourself, singer/songwriters, men, woman, acoustic guitars, wind instruments...microphones, preamps, external stereo buss comp...would you like to record with stereo pairs...cable...PATCH BAY....

 

Its a really good headset but you can't recommend some Hi-Fi opened headphones as studio monitoring headset... And they are far from flat that's why they are so enjoyable to listen to (and that's why it makes them unsuitable as flat monitoring headphones, and opened headphones = bad recording headphones too)

 

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I have not used either of the boards you mentioned. Check out this thread from people who have...
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/high-end/1105930-api-box-vs-ssl-xl-desk-ssl-matrix.html

 

Youv will need "Dangerous Music 2-Bus" for analog summing this really important and for speakers go for the JBL 308 and you won't need a sub at all and its by far better than yamaha ones
Good Luck

 

Here's an unusual choice of headphones: David Clark 10S/DC. Hi Audio version of the well known aviator's set, comfortable like nothing else with very effective ambience attenuation (and spillback prevention) of around 30 dB.