I have recently purchased my first house and moving from a small flat in Central London, so finally have space for a proper home office / guitar practice area.
I am practically starting from scratch and so would really appreciate any advice on what to get.
I currently have:
Office equipment:
- Electronic standing desk (that my partner was given from a previous job)
- MacBook Pro / Keyboard / Mouse
- PC Tower
- PC Monitor
- Herman Miller Aeron chair
Guitar equipment:
- Les Paul 1959 Reissue
- Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue
- Taylor 414ce
- Ironman II Mini Attenuator
- Couple of pedals
- Music stand
Items I would like to add:
- Apogee Duet 3 (as a recording interface)
- Acoustic Microphone - probably a Neumann KM184 single or matched set
- Electronic Microphone - *open to suggestions*
- Monitor speakers - *open to suggestions* (including an amplifier if I go for passive monitors)
- Drum stool
Is there anything else I should consider adding and does anyone have any suggestions from the above list.
I am very much a novice with all this and having never had the space to do this in the past, it is quite exciting!
Appreciate any help…
Comments
in addition you might need to look at how many electric sockets you have, and potentially wall hangers for the guitars. Cupboard / shelves for tools, strings, etc .
enjoy
I'd maybe not spend as much on mic's if the acoustics of the room you are recording in are not that great. Ditto for monitors... better to buy a less expensive pair of monitors and get some room treatment than have really expensive monitors in an untreated room.