 | Apple Mac Pro Desktop (Two 3.0 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon Processors, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, 16x SuperDrive)
Buy new: $4,099.99 The heart of my studio (2 3.0 GHz quad core, 8 GB RAM, 4 500GB internal HD).
The NEW Mac Pros do NOT have FW 400 ports.
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 | Apple Cinema HD Display - LCD display - TFT - 23" - 1920 x 1200 - 400 cd/m2 - 700:1 - 14 ms - 0.258 mm - DVI-D
Buy used from: $500.00 I have two of these. Incredible, beautiful, and very useful when mixing.
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 | Monster MP PRO 3500 with Clean Power Stage 3, Tri-Mode Protection, and 12 Outlets Pro 3500 Rack Power Center
Buy new: Too low to display My power cleaner. I plug everything I can into this. I trust this with all my gear.
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 | Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 34270
Buy new: $70.29 I use two of these with my Mac Pro.
One for Time Machine.
One as a clone of that Time Machine.
Yes, I'm back-up crazy.
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 | Digidesign 003 Factory FireWire Audio Interface with Pro Tools LE
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $1,800.00 Get your "hands-on" experience, and use your ears to mix, not your eyes. Mine came with Pro Tools LE 7.4
I 'might' upgrade to PT LE 8, but I'm in no hurry. PT 7.4 works just fine for me.
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 | M-Audio AXIOM 61 Advanced 61-Key Semi-Weighted USB MIDI Controller 9900-51413-10
Buy new: Too low to display |
 | Glyph GT 050Q 250GB Quad Interface Tabletop Hard Drive
Buy new: $209.00 Many of these, and many more of these in 500GB as well.
I can't back up my important data enough.
Eventually, ALL hard drives will fail.
I'm ready. Are you?
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![Apple Logic Studio [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qZixtZULL._SL75_.jpg) | Apple Logic Studio [OLD VERSION]
Buy new: $499.00 / Used from: $334.99 |
 | Pro Tools for Musicians and Songwriters by Gina Fant-Saez
Buy new: $37.11 / Used from: $30.80 Covers so much great, USEFUL stuff in Pro Tools. I would be lost without this in my library.
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 | The Musician's Guide to Pro Tools by John Keane
Buy new: $26.39 / Used from: $15.87 Yes, this one too.
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 | Editing Audio in Pro Tools: Skill Pack by Michael White
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $14.88 |
 | Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools by Roey Izhaki
Buy new: $27.93 / Used from: $33.67 I have yet to hear a any negative things about this book. It's intense, and HUGELY useful. Get this, and KEEP IT in your library. You will use this over and over.
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 | Mixing in Pro Tools - Skill Pack by Brian Smithers
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $10.00 |
 | The S.M.A.R.T. Guide to Mixing and Mastering Audio Recordings (S.M.A.R.T. Guide To...) by Bill A. Gibson
Buy used from: $34.02 The entire S.M.A.R.T. series is incredible. Money well spent. Great investment.
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 | Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware, Version 7.4 (Book & DVD Rom) by Digidesign
Buy new: $26.05 / Used from: $18.28 |
 | The Studio Business Book by Mitch Gallagher
Buy new: $25.54 / Used from: $15.50 I love music, and making music.
The other side of all that, is making money at it. This is a vital part of my library.
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 | RECORDING & MIXING VOL. 1
Buy new: $34.95 |
 | Secrets of the Pros Pro Tools DVD Vol. 1
Buy new: $35.00 |
 | Secrets of the Pros Advanced Pro Tools DVD Volume 2
Buy new: $24.95 |
 | Secrets of the Pros Advanced Pro Tools DVD Volume 3
Buy new: $24.95 |
 | Detective Explained - Tutorial
I have this and other valuable tutorial videos from Brainwerks and Grooveboxmusic videos (not offered here, but other web sites).
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 | Propellerhead Reason 4.0 Recording Software
Buy new: $399.00 / Used from: $350.00 I use this sometimes. I have videos, and a few books on how to use it.
Many professional schools (and some books on Pro Tools) teach using Reason with Pro Tools.
Super cool.
Almost as cool as Digidesign's Transfuser. Almost.
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 | Reason 3 for Windows & Macintosh by Joe Lyford
Buy new: $21.89 / Used from: $1.00 Reason 3 is what I started with, then upgraded to Reason 4. Not a very tough switch.
Reason 4 has some very cool upgrades, like THOR.
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 | Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro 8 and Logic Express 8 by David Nahmani
Buy new: $37.79 / Used from: $30.00 |
 | Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro 8: Beyond the Basics by David Dvorin
Buy new: $46.79 / Used from: $38.00 |
 | Sony MDR7509HD Professional Headphone
Buy new: Too low to display GREAT headphones, for late night mixing, and just for chillin'.
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 | Sennheiser HD-280 Professional Headphones
Buy new: $78.00 / Used from: $87.97 Awesome backup phones, and for when recording with a friend.
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 | Studio Projects C1 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
Buy new: $249.00 Incredible mic. I use this with all my vocals and acoustic guitar work.
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 | Shure KSM 44 Professional Studio Microphone
Buy new: $749.00 Yes, it IS worth it. I use this in addition to my C1.
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 | Shure SM58-LC Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone
Buy new: $99.00 / Used from: $84.99 Yes, yes, and yes. Get several of these.
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 | Shure SM57-LC Cardioid Dynamic Microphone
Buy new: $99.00 / Used from: $53.99 Can't have enough of these either. Use them on drums, guitar cabinets, and vocals. Absolutely essential.
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 | Apple Ultra Thin Final Cut Pro LogickeyboardTM
This is not the exact one I use, but logickeyboard does have skins for PT (I use the PT skins for the old plastic apple keyboard, and the new thin aluminum apple keyboards.)
These are GREAT, and easy to get used to. They DO keep my keyboards clean.
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