Building a studio help with equipment

[HLStudios]

Hello everyone. I am a recording engineer who used to work at HL Studios in a little country of south america called Ecuador. Currently i am in the process of building a mid-size studio in association with a long time friend and cousin. I would like for the nice people here at Unicornation (since i am a big MOTU fan) to help me in the decision of which equipments i could buy to complement what i have already bought.now here at ecuador we basically do many music genres and we also do some radio jingles. Most of this equipment i have bought through e-Bay and some are new. any one know what else i can buy that can be of good use in my studio. now have in mind that over here we dont manage BIG amounts of money. so here is what i have:

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz Processor
Apple 20" Display
MOTU 2408 MKIII
MOTU PCI 424 card
MOTU Fastlane MIDI
Mackie SR24x4 VLZ Pro
Focusrite Octopre Platinum
Event 20/20 bas Monitors
Line 6 Bass POD Pro
Alesis 3630 Dual-Channel Compressor/Limiter
Lexicon MX100 Effects Processor
ART 355 Graphic Equalizer (Dual 31 Band)
Shure 52/57 Drum Mic Kit
Electrovoice RE20
Shure SM58
Neumann TLM 103 Condenser Microphone
Audix OM5 Dynamic Hypercardioid Microphone
Digital Performer 4.61
Bias Peak 4.1
Propellerhead Reason 2.5
Apple Soundtrack Pro w/ Loops
T-Racks Mastering Suite 24
Waves Diamond Processors
Waveart PowerCouple
PSP Vintage Warmer

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[KWEBB]

Youre rockin good Man. Heres a few ideas
Mxl v69 tube mic- Cheap and good. Grab 2 for stereo room drums.
Headphone distrabution amp. rolls makes a 6 channel for little cash.
Decible meter- radio shack. Keep it under 90db Most of the time.
Fmr audio makes great affordable gear. Compressors and pres.
1 nice fender tube amp.

[HLStudios]

Thanks for the feedback. you know actually i was thinking of getting a pair of RODE's nt5 condenser mic which is roughly $400 for the overheads/room mics. what do ya think? that FMR Audio compressor looks really nice im really going to think about getting a pair of those. I havent bought headphones yet but i might be getting Yamaha's RH2C. definetly gettin the decibel meter (how could i forget??) and about the amp i have a stereo Crate guitar amp..i was also thinking on gettin Guitar Rig 2 but that i will decide later. Just one question, what do most DP user use for mastering??at once i started using IK Multimedi's T-racks, im currently using Waves masters (L2/LMB..) in the future i expect to get TC Work's Finalizer.

[giles117]

Thanks for the feedback. you know actually i was thinking of getting a pair of RODE's nt5 condenser mic which is roughly $400 for the overheads/room mics. what do ya think?

I am opinionated as heck. I dont like the Rode mics as they are too bright for MY taste......

The V69 is a warmer sounding mike that stacks well. The V67G is cool as well although not as clean around 400-500Hz as the V69 is.

[KWEBB]

what do most DP user use for mastering??at once i started using IK Multimedi's T-racks, im currently using Waves masters (L2/LMB..) in the future i expect to get TC Work's Finalizer.

I play around with multiband compression and mess with mixes for fun,
But I Cant get the sound im lookin for on a computer.
Neve EQ -Ampex ATR 1/2 inch deck= two of the many things I'll never have.
Alot of pro mastering guys work for around $600 per album..
With all that said ---The new multiband compressor in the UAD-1 extras is very cool.