The MYN Ultimate Podcasting Recording Setup - What’s in my studio

I get asked quite a bit what equipment I use to create my shows. It’s not any kind of secret but I decided it was time once and for all to just lay it all out in a post and point where you can find these tools of the trade if you’re looking to upgrade your sound. There’s all kinds of other odds and ends here including a pair of 16 year old JBL 4206 studio monitors that you can’t find anymore but what you see below makes up the main part of my recording rig.

Heil Sound PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone Heil Sound PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording MicrophoneThe Heil Sound PR-40 is a full-range dynamic microphone designed for broadcast and studio applications. The PR-40 is the only dynamic mic with the ability to reproduce frequencies as low as 28Hz. The unique, copper-wound voice coil uses a mixed metallic magnet structure that creates a magnetic field 10 times stronger than most mics. Coupled with a large 1-1/2″, low-mass, quilted aluminum diaphragm, this makes for tremendous low-frequency response and low distortion throughout the PR-40 mic’s wide frequency range. A unique dual pop screen design ensures that breath blasts never hit the diaphragm directly. To top it all off, it also comes with an extremely durable aluminum case for protection on the road.

Heil Sound PL-2T Overhead Broadcast Boom Heil Sound PL-2T Overhead Broadcast BoomThe PL-2T overhead boom uses a system of perfectly balanced internal springs rather than the unsightly, mechanically unstable outboard springs used on booms of much lesser quality. Handles microphones up to 3-1/2 pounds in weight. Remove the top and back plates to thread the mic cable inside the boom with ease. No more cable connectors to remove and replace! Ships with a standard C-clamp mount.The PL-2 accepts industry standard 5/8″ threaded mic clips or shockmounts. The chrome threaded stem can be locked into place depending upon the exact type of microphone or shockmount.Counterweight included to accommodate lighter microphones.Need to mount the PL-2T permanently to a desk or table? See the FL-2 Permanent Flange Mount (sold separately).

Heil Sound SM-2 Spider Shockmount for PR-30 and PR-40 Heil Sound SM-2 Spider Shockmount for PR-30 and PR-40The Heil SM-2 spider shockmount is for use with the Heil PR-30 and PR-40 mics.An 8-point flexible suspension support system isolates the mic from mechanical vibrations. The 3/8″ threads will mount on to the PL-2T overhead boom and other standard microphone stands and booms. The stem is long enough for mounting your station’s call flag. Champagne finish. Also available with black finish.

Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel Tube Mic Pre Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel Tube Mic PreThe Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel Tube Mic Pre is an indispensable broadcast station tool. Youll find them in the production room, or installed as a permanent on-air feed-through for pumping up voices. The Aphex 230 also makes a powerful and easy-to-use channel for home and project studios with its reflected-plate amplifier tube mic preamp design plus compression, gating, de-esser, parametric EQ, aural exciter, and a bottom booster.

Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire 8-Channel Analog Mixer Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire 8-Channel Analog MixerThe dual-purpose Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire 8-Channel Analog Mixer is a FireWire interface with real faders, knobs, and EQ. The MultiMix 8 is also a rockin’ standalone analog mixer with quality Alesis effects and flexible signal routing. Each input channel on the mixer (plus the stereo mix) is sent into your computer and a stereo output is received from the computer for monitoring. The versatility of the Alesis Multimix 8 will fit your needs in your project studio, for live sound, portable recording with a laptop, sub mixing, and radio/TV production.You get preamps with XLR and 1/4″ balanced ins and phantom power on mono channels; balanced 1/4″ ins, aux send, and stereo aux return on stereo channels; 28-bit effects; 3-band EQ on each channel; 1/4″ balanced main and monitor outs; a headphone jack; and 24-bit, 44.1/48kHz A/D/A conversion. Steinberg Cubase LE is included.From studio to stageThe MultiMix FireWire lets you record your band during the day and mix your live gig at night. Every input plus the stereo mix is sent to the computer while a stereo pair returns from the computer into the MultiMix for monitoring (and headphone mixes).24-bit, 44.1/48kHz operationThe MultiMix 8 uses the same A/D and D/A conversion as the esteemed Alesis HD24 recorder for clean, pure, and totally professional conversion.Next-generation FireWire technologyAlesis MultiMix 8 uses the brand new, high-performance TC Applied Technologies Dice II FireWire chip. Tha means superior clocking, state-of-the-art interfacing, and robust drivers all come standard!Alesis effects built inThe MultiMix FireWire has 100 of Alesis’ 28-bit digital effects built in. Reverbs, choruses, delays, and other effects can be mixed into your recording path or just used for zero-latency headphone mixes (the performer hears reverb in the headphones, but the track is recorded dry into the computer).Rack it upAlesis makes the MultiMix 8 rackmountable, with easy-to-attach rack ears available.

Apple Logic Studio Apple Logic Studio

Logic Studio software from Apple marries the Logic Pro 8, MainStage, and Soundtrack Pro 2 toolkits with three ample plug-in sets: Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, and Studio Sound Library. You get an amazing amount of recording studio software in one convenient package. Whether you’re recording hot rock licks, making a movie soundtrack mix, or need a tool for live performance tricks Apple Logic Studio’s is your all-in-one, go-to source.Logic Pro 8 A next generation, single-window design and simplified interface is just the beginning. Logic Pro 8 offers a region-based take management system for smoother multi-track recording, editing, and processing. It’s also equipped with new precision audio editing and automation tools, optimized mixer views, a plethora of compatibility choices, realtime notation, soundtrack synchronicity assistance, surround production, more mobility options than before. If that sounds like a lot, it’s just the tip of the iceberg of what this powerful toolkit can do for you in terms of collecting your rough ideas and reshaping them into polished gems.MainStage As we continue to move through the digital age, it’s more and more common to see a laptop on-stage as much as it was to see a quartet thrashing about in the 80’s. You can still bang your head, keyboard, guitar, or drum pads, but MainStage makes managing plug-ins and switching performance functions headache free with an intuitive hardware controller learning system and full-screen tuning to ensure fluid live shows. Utilize professionally designed instrument templates, or customize them to your preferences. The high-resolution graphics on the highly modifiable interface are easy-to-read in long distance and low-light situations, so before you take the stage, see how MainStage can make you a better live performer. Soundtrack Pro 2 Have you ever been moved by a piece of music playing along to some video, or in a special part of a movie and said to yourself, “I want to do that!” Soundtrack Pro 2 will help you on your journey to becoming the next John Williams with a streamlined multitrack interface; advanced audio editing and dialogue tools; and time-saving stereo and surround mixing controls. You’ll also get seamless compatibility with popular audio and video applications like Final Cut Pro. Soundtrack Pro 2’s extensive library of royalty-free sound effects and music beds can provide you with the right aural nuance to complete your soundtrack. You can also easily add third party sound libraries, or use compressors, delays, and reverbs to reshape existing sounds into your original concepts.Studio Instruments This collection includes 40 instrument plug-ins to play around with. Ultrabeat has more than 50 new drum kits, 400 new patterns, and more than 1000 new sounds. Synths features six different synths, each with their own characteristics, from the classic analog style to an 8-voice polyphonic type for more ensemble-like parts. The

dbx 266XL Compressor/Gate dbx 266XL Compressor/Gate

The dbx 266XL Compressor/Gate features stereo operation with OverEasy compression, True RMS Power Summing, and XLR ins and outs. It also cuts no corners on visual feedback. A full complement of input/output metering as well as gain reduction metering shows you exactly what’s going on. Square lightpipe switches make it easy to read and also easy to find in the dark.


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