What Equipment Is Best For Starting Out?, Starting new studio using Mac G4 Options

[everybodysnobody]

Hey everyone.... I'm looking to start a new recording studio using a Mac G4 w/Digital Performer... I'm just curious what equipment you'd recommend to start out with. (i.e. - what mixers, midi, monitors, mics, preamps, synths, etc....) Basically just looking for some different ideas for complete studio setups for starting out using the mac g4 w/Digital performer. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[The King of Hell...]

Hi there,
The Motu 828 has two mic preamps, the Digi 002 has four mic preamps.But besides this there are more differences between them.Unfortunately I have never been able to compare them myself, the really interesting thing would be to know if one sounds better than the other for whatever reason (AD converters, the mic preamps themselves, etc).I finally went myself for the Motu for a question of budget and knowing that many people thinks it is a good option and it sounds alright, at least to me!!!!.
What you need to get from there is a question of budget, you need more preamps up to the point you have as many as tracks you want to record simultaneously (limited to 8 analog inputs in the Motu 828 and 8 as well in the Digi 002 as far as I can remember).
It is recommended a compressor as well to get the best signal to noise ratio inserted after the mic preamp and before the AD converter.That way you avoid digital compression while having a good signal recorded.Specially indicated for percussive instruments.
It is recommended to have an external hard drive (running at 7200 rpm) dedicated to record and playback your audio files.
Besides this the sky is the limit!!.Anyway as I said it depends on your budget, if you can´t afford a compressor buy it later but start recording anyway.If you can´t afford more than two extra mic preamps, you will have to make do with the ones you have.Imagination and good taste can´t be bought with money!!!!!!!.Sometimes I think we worry too much about the gear (me included), it´s all about music!!!!!

Good Luck!!!!