Build a Personal Studio on Any Budget
Sep 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By the EM Staff
Five personal studio designs from budget to high-end.
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| Items | Price |
|---|---|
| AKG K240 Studio headphones | $165 |
| AKG K44 (5 @ $43 each) | $215 |
| Apple Logic Pro | $999 |
| Event Tuned Reference 8XL | $699 |
| i3 DSP Quattro | $149 |
| M-Audio Oxygen 61 | $249.95 |
| Mackie Big Knob | $389.99 |
| MOTU 8pre | $595 |
| Rolls HA43 headphone amp | $100 |
| Samson 7Kit drum mic pack (includes two pencil condensers) | $374.99 |
| Shure SM57 (2 @ $170 each) | $340 |
| Studio Projects C3 | $479 |
| Total | $5,005.88 |
| Items | Price |
|---|---|
| AKG K55 (5 @ $52.40 each) | $262 |
| AKG 451B ST (matched pair of pencil condensers) | $1,513 |
| Audix DP5a drum mic pack | $1,149 |
| Bias Peak Pro XT5 | $1,199 |
| Dangerous Music D-box | $1,599 |
| Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro | $799 |
| Drawmer DL241 Compressor/Gate/Expander (Dual Channel) | $899 |
| Dynaudio BM5A monitor pair | $1,250 |
| FMR Audio RNC 1773 Really Nice Compressor | $199 |
| Furman HA6-AB headphone amp | $445.99 |
| JBL LSR4328P Pak monitor pair w/accessory kit | $1,699 |
| M-Audio Keystation Pro-88 | $599.95 |
| M-Audio Octane | $749.95 |
| Mackie Control Universal Pro | $1,549.99 |
| Mojave Audio MA-200 | $995 |
| MOTU Digital Performer | $795 |
| Native Instruments Komplete 4 | $1,499 |
| RME Fireface 800 interface (2 @ $1,799 each) | $3,598 |
| Rode NT2000 | $899 |
| Royer R-121 | $1,295 |
| Shure SM57 (2 @ $170 each) | $340 |
| Sony MDR-7509HD headphones | $265 |
| Sound Toys Native Bundle | $495 |
| Universal Audio Ultra Pak | $1,495 |
| Total | $25,588.89 |
| Item: Windows (Mac) | Price |
|---|---|
| Cakewalk Sonar Producer Edition 6 (MOTU Digital Performer 5.0) | $619 ($795) |
| Event Studio Precision 6 Active monitors | $1,199/pair |
| Garritan Personal Orchestra VST plug-in | $174 |
| Garritan Jazz & Big Band | $224 |
| Kurzweil SP88x keyboard controller | $1,395 |
| MakeMusic! Finale 2008 | $600 |
| M-Audio FireWire 410 | $399 |
| Total | $4,464 ($4,640) |
| Item | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe CS3 Production Premium |
| $1699 |
| Applied-Acoustics Tassman 4.1 | $349 | $349 |
| Cakewalk Sonar 6 | $619 |
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| IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik |
| $599 |
| Kurzweil PC2X | $2,730 | $2,730 |
| MakeMusic! Finale 2007 | $600 | $600 |
| Modartt Pianoteq | $330 | $330 |
| MOTU Digital Performer 5.0 |
| $795 |
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| UltraLite | $595 | $595 |
| Native Instruments Akoustik Piano |
| $339 |
| Native Instruments Kontakt 2 |
| $449 |
| SoniVox AfroCuban (Latin) Percussion |
| $99.95 |
| SoniVox Complete Symphonic Collection | $2,995 |
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| SoniVox Silk Road Middle Eastern Instruments |
| $249 |
| Sony Vegas/DVD Architect | $559.96 |
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| Tannoy Precision 8Ds | $2,058 (per pair) | $2,058 (per pair) |
| Tascam GVI | $369 |
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| Tascam GigaViolin | $129 |
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| Virsyn Cantor 2.1 |
| (c.) $465 |
| Zero-G Leon | $199 |
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| Zero-G Lola | $199 |
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| Total | $11,731.96 | $11,356.95 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Apple Final Cut Express HD audio/video editing suite | $299 |
| Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro Factory interface/software bundle | $899 |
| Edirol R-09 stereo recorder | $450 |
| E-mu Xboard 61 USB/MIDI keyboard | $249 |
| Event ALP 5 powered monitors (pair) | $429 |
| Fostex T20-RP headphones | $119 |
| M-Audio Solaris large-diaphragm condenser mic | $349 |
| Native Instruments Kontakt 2 sampler | $449 |
| Native Instruments Reaktor soft synth bundle | $449 |
| Rode NT4 stereo mic | $899 |
| Vir2 VI.One sample player | $399 |
| Total | $4,990 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Apple Final Cut Studio 2 audio/video editing suite | $1,299 |
| Digidesign 003 Factory interface/control surface/software bundle | $2,495 |
| Digidesign DV Toolkit expansion suite | $1,295 |
| Digidesign Music Production Toolkit expansion suite | $495 |
| Earthworks P30/HC Periscope condenser mic | $995 |
| Grado SR125 headphones | $150 |
| JBL LSR4326P Pak powered monitors | $1,399 |
| Korg DR-1000 stereo recorder | $1,499 |
| Kurzweil SP2 piano | $1,390 |
| MakeMusic Finale music-notation software | $600 |
| Native Instruments FM8 soft synth | $339 |
| Native Instruments Kontakt 2 sampler | $449 |
| Native Instruments Massive soft synth | $339 |
| Native Instruments Reaktor soft synth bundle | $449 |
| Novation Zero SL control surface | $499 |
| Rode NT2000 large-diaphragm condenser mic | $899 |
| Rode NT4 stereo mic | $899 |
| Rode NTG-2 shotgun mic | $369 |
| SoniVox Muse sample player | $595 |
| SoundToys Native Effects plug-in bundle | $495 |
| Universal Audio LA-3A compressor | $1,749 |
| Universal Audio UAD-1e Expert Pak plug-in bundle | $1,299 |
| Total | $19,997 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Audix OM-2 dynamic vocal/instrument mic | $149 |
| Digidesign Pro Tools M-Powered digital audio sequencer | $299 |
| M-Audio IE-10 earphones | $129 |
| M-Audio Ozonic FireWire audio interface/keyboard | $599 |
| M-Audio Solaris large-diaphragm condenser mic | $349 |
| M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 powered monitors (pair) | $199 |
| Native Instruments Guitar Rig 2 Software Edition | $339 |
| Native Instruments Kontakt 2 sampler | $449 |
| Native Instruments Massive soft synth | $339 |
| Waldorf The Waldorf Edition plug-in bundle | $149 |
| Total | $3,000 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Apogee Ensemble audio interface | $1,995 |
| Audio Ease AltiVerb 6 convolution reverb | $595 |
| Audix i5 dynamic instrument mic (2) | $358 |
| BIAS Peak Pro XT 5 audio editing suite | $1,199 |
| FXpansion BFD virtual drummer | $399 |
| FXpansion BFD Percussion sample library | $349 |
| Genelec 8020A powered monitors (pair) | $890 |
| IK Multimedia Total Workstation Bundle soft synths | $699 |
| Line 6 GearBox Plug-In Gold guitar-processing bundle | $699 |
| M-Audio IE-30 earphones | $299 |
| Mojave Audio MA-100 small-diaphragm tube mic | $995 |
| Native Instruments B4 II virtual organ | $229 |
| Native Instruments Kontakt 2 sampler | $449 |
| Native Instruments Massive soft synth | $339 |
| Novation ReMote 61 SL keyboard/control surface | $899 |
| Rode NT2000 large-diaphragm condenser mic | $899 |
| Royer R-122 ribbon mic | $1,895 |
| SoundToys Native Effects plug-in bundle | $495 |
| Steinberg Cubase 4 digital audio sequencer | $999 |
| Synthogy Ivory sampled piano | $349 |
| Total | $15,030 |
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