shopping list
So it's fairly safe to assume that I'm going to make a fair amount of money this summer. I did so last year as well but I had no clear plan for what to do with the money so it was squandered on purchases that were not well thought out.
Thus I will now create two categories, "Buy As Soon As You Can Afford It" and "Possibly Buy Later". Also, each item will be rated from 1-5 (5 being the highest) for how much I really want/need it.
Buy As Soon As You Can Afford It
--Recording--
Firepod (10ch recording interface) - $600 - 4/5
5 x MS7510 mic stand/cable package - $100 - 3/5
MXL 990 large-diaphragm condenser mic - $70 - 4/5 (or Audio Technica AT2020 for $99, we'll see)
--Putars--
An Intel Mac Desktop machine (iMac or Mac mini) -$800 or more, up to $1500 - 2/5
Possibly Buy Later
--Putars--
A Macbook (Pro) - $1200+ - 4/5 (waiting until they get all the kinks worked out and build a dream machine)
Studio Monitors? - $200
1.5TB+ RAID5 setup for Galactica - $1200 - 3/5
There was some other stuff I dreamed up... we'll see what Apple announces at WWDC in August. An HD camcorder would be nice too, then I can really be *the* digital production guy. But the consumer end HD stuff is really not mature yet, they're still recording to tape.
LJ is the safest and most convenient place for me to keep things like this, blah blah blah. At least I put it behind a cut.