How I PAID for MY GEAR
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- My Career story of how I got all my gear.
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Gear In This Video
Monitor Controler sweetwater.sjv.io/6ePboN
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Best Vocal Mic Under $100 imp.i114863.net/nazLR
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Best Budget Studio Monitors imp.i114863.net/EkaeW
My Gear:
Ultra Wide Monitor amzn.to/3DaYR2G
Monitor Arm amzn.to/3cV7mo8
Microphones
Lauten Audio Atlantis sweetwater.sjv.io/xkEL05
Lauten Audio Eden sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ4aAR
Manley Reference Cardioid sweetwater.sjv.io/5ga5XL
Lewitt LCT 1040 sweetwater.sjv.io/VmaxL3
Neumann TLM67 sweetwater.sjv.io/JzbKga
Neumann KM184 sweetwater.sjv.io/oqRNR9
Warm Audio CX12 sweetwater.sjv.io/XYymQa
Byerdynamic M201 sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZQ9kV
Shure Beta 57 sweetwater.sjv.io/6eWyBr
Shure SM57 sweetwater.sjv.io/3eAJVB
Shure SM7b Modded (send message) / trace_audio_official
Shure SM7b Standard sweetwater.sjv.io/MmnKnK
Shure MV7 sweetwater.sjv.io/75eXey
Lauten Audio LA-120 SDC Pair sweetwater.sjv.io/m5R4RX
Lauten Audio LA-220 LDC sweetwater.sjv.io/xkEJE5
Lauten Audio LS-208 sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ4E4R
Royer R-121 sweetwater.sjv.io/k0g4gN
Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun sweetwater.sjv.io/anRNRZ
Sennheiser MKE 400 sweetwater.sjv.io/VmaOa3
DJI Lav Mic sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZQGQV
Mohave sweetwater.sjv.io/nLk4k7
Rode Video Mic Go II sweetwater.sjv.io/OrBYBN
Phone Mic trashtalkaudio.com
Rack Gear
Rupert Neve Newton Strip sweetwater.sjv.io/B0P53q
Distressor sweetwater.sjv.io/k0Mgkz
Audioscape V-Comp www.audio-scape.com/products/...
Audioscape Spring Verb www.audio-scape.com/products/...
AudioScape 260 VU www.audio-scape.com/products/...
UA 1176 imp.i114863.net/DVBq25
SPL BiG imp.i114863.net/7m66XO
Pope BAX 2020 EQ www.popeaudio.co.uk/copy-of-n...
Interface imp.i114863.net/QBO46
Drum Bus / Vocal Comp imp.i114863.net/RzynX
Radial EXTC imp.i114863.net/vnvj4v
Mix Buss Comp imp.i114863.net/2Or50
CAPI Mic Pre www.capi-gear.com/
Coil Audio Mic Pre coilaudio.com
Power Conditioner imp.i114863.net/qndKG5
Interface imp.i114863.net/QBO46
Monitor Controler sweetwater.sjv.io/6ePboN
Budget Monitor Controller imp.i114863.net/Po04R
Patch Bay imp.i114863.net/oAe0W
Monitors / Headphones
Favorite Monitors imp.i114863.net/15WKQg
Second Monitors imp.i114863.net/YOgNe
Make any Speaker SOUND BETTER imp.i114863.net/mgbnNy
Favorite Speaker Stands imp.i114863.net/LPv4yV
Budget Speaker Stands imp.i114863.net/rnvOqj
Best Mixing Headphones imp.i114863.net/MXmdAo
Tracking Headphones 1 imp.i114863.net/0bJjO
Tracking Headphones 2 imp.i114863.net/X6qYy
Bose Bluetooth imp.i114863.net/DV1aqd
Plug-ins
Fabfilter imp.i114863.net/e42J5g
Noire Piano imp.i114863.net/b3MJR9
Komplete 14 imp.i114863.net/WDMrBP
KIT (Neve) Channel imp.i114863.net/ORZK9W
Melodyne imp.i114863.net/e4JLvr
Waves Tune imp.i114863.net/6vjYN
Slate Trigger imp.i114863.net/4eL13G
Waves Element Synth imp.i114863.net/jWD9Xe
Instruments / Amps
Handwired Fender Deluxe Reverb sweetwater.sjv.io/Gmbyo2
GTR Load Box / IR sweetwater.sjv.io/mgDzR1
Favorite Synth imp.i114863.net/5b6qKo
Acoustic Guitar imp.i114863.net/P0qKgX
Resonator Guitar imp.i114863.net/x9gOG3
Maschine imp.i114863.net/EkaJD
Keyboard imp.i114863.net/bL32M
GTR Amp imp.i114863.net/WbEKJ
Iconic Guitars iconicguitars.com/
Lauren Audio www.lauren.audio/
Camera Gear
Main Camera bhpho.to/3P0Iyt1
Main Lens bhpho.to/3ZqcHHi
Vlogging Lens bhpho.to/3ykQG1F
B Roll Lens 1 bhpho.to/3l61Qj3
B Roll Lens 2 bhpho.to/3sj70Mh
Telephoto Lens bhpho.to/3CCYLQD 
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I’ve known colt for 2 decades. He recording some songs for me about 10 years ago in Peoria. I remember him at Flores. His story is 💯 true. He worked his way up from the bottom and worked his ass off. Period.
It’s not financial advice, it’s Work Ethic advice 🔥👊🏻 , you put the effort in, you eventually reap the benefits
Bruh, you paid for it all. Your assets are a great example of building value the right way. No hype, no bs,…just heart and grit. You deserve to be where you are and if another person who sees this video started out picking lettuce, then digging irrigation furrows, then highways, …the progression looks similar. I hope you take good care of yourself and prosper for a long long time. We’re proud of you.
This is inspirational. I wish I had the drive to follow my passion in my 20s and not live in fear. Well done Colt. You deserve all the good that comes your way 🙏
Your drive is there, just fill up the tank. Some are born to move the world -
To live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about
The things we’d like to be
Sadder still to watch it die
Than never to have known it
For you - the blind who once could see -
The bell tolls for thee…
@@Tru-Luv-is-2-Giv I read this yesterday, and had to breathe for a second. I also may have shed a little tear or two. Thank you. Things aren’t good right now, but they also could much worse. Thank you for the reminder of the light at the end of the tunnel; a little motivation to keep me going a little bit longer ❤️
@@Tru-Luv-is-2-Giv A truly wonderful song
It always amuses me when people ask me how I bought all the gear in my studios, because my simple answer always seems to short circuit their brains. I have a job that pays me money. If a piece of gear can make my job easier or help improve my results I'll take that money I make at my job and buy that piece of gear for my job. I never see these people asking a carpenter or a plumber how they bought all of their tools, because that answer would be too damned obvious.
Show me a plumber or a carpenter that has a room full of tools where each peice cost potentially thousands of dollars…
@@SeabornProductions How about multiple vehicles, cranes, lifts, bobcats, backhoes..? We've already racked up several hundred thousand dollars there and I haven't even mentioned a hammer or nail gun.
I would love a pair of Adam s3v’s… not because I’m an engineer or something. I just want a decent pair of speakers, and an acoustically treated room
@@SeabornProductions I'll answer the question because I have done both. I funded a huge project studio I had in the late 90's from the proceeds I made from my wireless company and a Guitar Center and a Musician's Friend credit card. In total I spent well over $40K. I bought a lot of rack modules on eBay, but my Mackie board was $10K all by itself. On the contractor side, I flipped the profits from most of my jobs into newer and better tools. I also had a $10K Home Depot card and a $5K Lowe's card to help. I had every tool you could think of and sometimes doubles for my helper. I housed the extra tools and supplies in two adjacent storage units that I rented. The truck was an animal all by itself. You would be surprised how quickly things add up. And to be clear I didn't rent or lease anything. But yes... people ask me all the time about both setups how I bought all of my stuff. I always said "I worked really hard" because in the end it was really none of their business!!! EDIT: BTW I'm in Baltimore.
I agree with you.
But the analogy doesn’t work. Hence why people are still surprised :
Plumbers are essentials. Everybody with a roof over their head may need a plumber at some point.
Music producer/musicians aren’t essentials. Not everybody with a pair of ears need musicians or even need to pay for anything music related.
Hence why people are still surprised that, despite that, you manage to collect a lot of gear.
So kudos to you 🙌🏼.
Colt it’s people like you that are doing stuff for real and we’re not just stuck in the fantasy of doing it. My story is very similar. I started running sound for bands. I bought a truck to haul equipment, and every nickel I could was reinvested into my gear. Most of the time I didn’t have a girlfriend. I never had a car payment or credit card debt. All of the money I earned went towards equipment, and I kept my life incredibly simple so that I could do that. So here I am, with no debt, a 56 channel Neve desk, $40,000 worth of microphones, and I own the building my studio is in and it’s not in my house… It’s a commercial building that I own. And I’ve had so many people just like you that say “must be nice”… And they have no idea of what it takes. The people that are envious are the people that don’t have the tenacity to do it themselves and they would rather live in fantasyland because it’s easier and doesn’t take real effort. But the people that are doing stuff for real do it for the love of the gear and what you’re able to do with it. God bless you brother.
Never knew that about you Colt. Looks like we both left home at 19 with little possessions and started working at music stores. Music stores were a great way to get into buying recording gear and meeting other musicians. I started out working full time in Manny's music on 48th St in New York City. Changed my life. Write on! ~CM
Also, having some sort of background in sales, I think is a very valuable skill set! Thanks for the comment!
@claymillsmusic
Thats me!
Left a Management job, and was being melded into being a state manager, following to national manager...
Then... I Quit.
Moved to a music store in the hitch section in Sydney (1990)... And bought equipment ever since... Luckily, many a classic...
So mush more to the story, but in the end, its what YOU need to do in music... From serving coffee , to tape op ect ect ect .
Theres a reason we have done it.... Because it was the right thing people like us, need to do.
@@Rhythmattica Totally agree! Write on!
I'm still sad that Manny's closed. I have a Martin guitar I bought there in the early 00s. It will be passed on to my kids with a story.
@@hooplapedals9299 Truly no place like it then or since. I bought a Mannies tShirt online the other day feeling nostalgic.
Inspiring story. I've fallen prey to jealousy when watching youtube videos. But, really, your story illustrates that with diligence and smart purchases, anyone can build a great studio. Plus, you are grateful. Good video! Thanks.
I worked in music stores for over 20 years. One patron gave me a '73 Telecaster (gold sparkle!), a Roland BR8 digital recorder, Danelectro bass and some effects. He was moving to Hawaii and thought I would use this gear. It was incredible- I spoke to the guy a few times, nothing crazy. Your story resonated with me- the kindness of people, those who see your work ethic or willingness to go the extra mile with customers. We sacrifice so much to indulge in our passion- sleeping on cold floors while on tour, eating peanut butter sandwiches instead of hot meals, and couch surfing. Thankfully, those days are long behind. It's great to look back and realize it was all worth it. I hope to give back in the ways you have, Colt.
Fantastic story! For some reason folks think successful people just became that way overnight and don't understand the decade or more that they were just grinding and hustling to get where they are. Great video. I love the transparency.
It's so great to hear that you pushed on through until you ended up where you are now! Respect, man!
So gooood. Also yes, for sure- shoutout Sweetwater here as well. Good dudes. I bought some used gear from Guitar Center and it got damaged in shipping and when I let them know, they were like “well you know it’s used right? We can’t help you there” and I had to purchase replacement parts myself from the manufacturer. And just yesterday a demo pair of monitors I bought from Sweetwater was damaged in shipping and they just had me send em back and sent me a brand new pair. Super easy, super great customer service 👌🏼 If I ever start doing some mixing videos on RUclips I’d definitely love to have an affiliate partnership with them as well so thanks for the confirmation ha
Hard work, passion and determination. There are never any shortcuts. Great video.
I started performing professionally when I was 14 and I was able to put every penny into building my studio. There were periods where I was performing 8-10 sets a week. I even got part-time side jobs in retail to furnish my stage wardrobe, and I’d pick up a shift or two if I ever had any downtime in between sets. I easily spent more time on the road than at home in my studio. It was a serious hustle. I was separated from my friends, my family. I missed Thanksgiving, Christmases, birthdays.
Colt, I've got nothing but massive respect for what you do. And that was before you published this story. I don't know of any other mixing engineers on RUclips that come across as approachable and humble as you do on your channel. It's pretty obvious how serious you take this stuff. And you're also serious about sharing as well. It's not like any other successful mixing engineers are strapping GoPros to their caps and showing us everything they are doing. Thanks for all your content. We really do appreciate it.
Great story! Thanks for sharing 🤘🏻
Pure passion. Great story, Colt.
Nothing but respect for you, Colt! Thank you for sharing your story.
Mad respect to you brotha! I appreciate your work ethic. Thanks for sharing your story. Very inspirational.
Love the story Colt. You inspire so many up and comers. Great Video.
Thanks for laying it out there and for keeping on going. Your mixing advice has helped me immensely in the past few years. Can't wait to see the new build videos.
You are an inspiration! God bless you! Thank you for sharing your story and advice with us !
Great video and great insight! thank you for posting this! I needed it!
I definitely appreciate this channel a lot more knowing the hard work behind it. Thanks for this Colt!
Man you're the best, you inspire us all. Thank you so much.
Excellent, Colt - you worked your tail off and you deservedly have a lot to show for it. Keep it going!
Been a long time subscriber, lived in the Peoria myself for awhile. Rendleman, had mentioned ya but I think we must have just missed meeting each other. Inspiring to hear your story! Not surprising though the Peoria folks are some of the most talented and hardworking people I have ever met
Great Vid, its always good to see vids like this, no BS, just giving us a honest peak behind the curtain that lets us know it is posible to achieve goals that may seam almost unreachable at the moment, hard works always pays off
So much respect for you after hearing your story. Thank you for being open with us. Truly inspiring! I will definitely use those Sweetwater links next time I purchase!
This is one of my favorite videos that you have ever done. I really enjoyed hearing your story!
Great video man!
I've always admired you as the person you are presenting stuff you do .. I once critizised you (when you promoted a new VST along with 500 others at the same time) .. But I'm still here enjoying your videos :-) .. and yes, you're right ..its non of our business what you do .. no hard feelings :-)
God bless you, Colt. Thx for sharing all this with us.
Good for you, and obviously your work ethic is commendable.
Good on you, bro. Love seeing honest, hard working people have success like this.
You are truly an inspiration man!!!! thank you!
Great testimony Colt!! I think everyone should listen closely to your story and the encouragement that it can give to keep going and work hard! Bravo brother!
Great video Colt. Your content is so inspiring. Keep crushing it. Cheers
Thanks bro! Love your show.
Thanks Colt. Honesty and Hardwork - a great recipe for success. Keep it up my friend
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Definitely inspiring as things don’t usually happen overnight.👊🏾
Your story is very similar to mine, hard work is always the key and never giving up even when it gets hard. Amazing story!
It’s great to see this level of honesty from a RUclipsr. Kudos
I'm coming too Colt, love the channel. It's a life long journey
Amazing video - so motivational! Don't listen to anyone and continue doing what you're doing - they are not on the same road as you are even though their road may cross yours or is adjacent to yours
so inspiring...love it x
Nice to hear your story 😊
Love your commitment and focus. Totally agree concerning Sweetwater. Amazing company and products.
Hoping nothing but the best for you Colt. Very inspirational. 🎶
I feel so seen. I started way later, but it's all hustle all the time. Thank you!
This is exactly how you do it! It's how I did it and it's how many others I know did it. Maximize your skill set. Good work is the key to good fortune!
After a couple decades of playing live and recording (while waiting tables and bartending for the first decade or so), I’m right on the cusp of getting into the content part of the industry, which seems unavoidable at this point. I don’t like social media and what it has done to modern culture, but you know what they say, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join em!”.
Thanks Colt, I needed to see this today. We’ve never met, but follow each other on IG, and I remember you congratulating me when my son was born, which you definitely didn’t have to do. That was cool 😊
WELL DONE SIR !!!! What a great testimony to a person being committed to WHAT they are doing, BUT more importantly, HOW they treat others. Life is ALL about relationships !!!!
Insanely massive respect, inspirational af🔥🔥🔥
Good job man, really inspiring
Im late to the party here but you're an impressive dude and a perfect example of what I think we should all strive to be in this business! I love this channel and i learn SO much! Thank you man!
New subscriber here diggin all your content man keep up the good work! Learning a lot from this channel so thank you!
Great Video, Great Story, Your an inspiration and a wealth of knowledge, with this line of thinking you deserve all the good in life..Thank you from Australia..!!
You know, I really have been coasting a bit as of late. Thanks for this video. I think it just put me back on track.
Invest in what you love and do ! Nothing comes easy....work hard an never say die ✊️ Good stuff Colt ,always bro !
I totally identify with your journey. Thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Colt your a beautiful man. Your passion and love for what you do, your goodness and honesty and your strive for fairness and honesty will take you to bigger and better things in the audio industry. its time for you to start producing and working with the biggest Artists. your time has come to go get them. Stay positive you can do it all if you really want.i believe in you.
YEAH MAN!!! Hustle, hustle, hustle... sleep/ eat, then hustle MORE!!! THAT'S how you do it! Thx for reiterating what I ALWAYS tell people. Get it man - 👊🏼🤘🏻❤️
Kudos to you! Inspiring!
This resonates... this mirrors my journey almost play by play.
This is GREAT advice, dude. I just started this channel and I haven’t uploaded anything yet. I have two others not focused on music that are doing alright. You have to put in the work and know the ins and outs. RUclips is not a sprint. Just start. Press record and keep going.
Amazing testimony bro! 👊🏾💯
Absolutely Awesome!!
❤Love it 67 still rocking and recording,your awesome ❤
God Bless ya brother....Great story, truly inspirational. I watch guitar/music type RUclips vids all the time and have seen nothing like this......
super interesting story, thank you
the T-shirt is FIRE!!!!!!!!!!! where can I buy it?
I second that motion!
You inspired me man 🙏🏿🙏🏿I appreciate you
True story... I remember young Colt! All that and... a very cool & down to earth guy, which goes back to the "be a good hang". That goes a loooong way!
SOOO GOOD!! Thank you
Hard work, respect 🫡
That’s super awesome and very inspiring!! Thanks man I really need it to hear this. You moved me to push forward on building a RUclips channel and keep my music career going ! So thank you x 1000!! Your awesome and deserve everything that has come your way and continue to get more! 🫡🙏🏽‼️💯⚡️
I’ve been watching your videos for two years and JUST realized I’m not subbed 😭 great video, it’s inspiring 🙏🏿
I'll have to check that store out. I a little bit north near LaSalle-Peru. ANYTHING other that Guitar Center is a godsend.
Love this, big ups Colt. For us it was either first a mortgage on a house or a studio, we picked the latter 😅 no fancy cars, no holidays like you said. It’s up to you isn’t it! Don’t think people realise all the other things they’d have to miss out on
Loved this video my brother! Been thinking about the RUclips thing but honestly... I feel like I'm too old to do it now. I did do a short video on some Temu guitar effects pedals I got recently but that's it. I spend most of my time now just creating a few tracks here and there. (I'm retired after 31-years from law enforcement. That's why I have time on my hands now😂😂) But again, this was an EXCELLENT video!! Much continued blessings and success!!👊🏾🙏🏿
The advantage back then working in a music store , it was Pre internet...... And you knew the decisions of what to buy, and why.
Loved the 80's / 90's I experienced in one of the most loved music stores in Sydney.... And the other bonus was everyone , besides their musical capabilities, had some form of "common" humour...
Great times.
As for your channel, RESPECT
Same ! Started playing guitar at 9 (25 now), studies in audiovisual, and now I’m sound tech in TV, a few FOH gigs twice a year and gigs as musician.
Invested most of the money back in the music and sound gear. Still a long way to go !
Few things that I keep with me when it’s coming to gear:
- Be really clear about your needs, your reality and your projects. Do I need that 2k tube amp or may a 300$ amp sim pedal would work given that I need a lightweight setup? (Works for every piece of gear)
- buy trusted gear, aiming for the long run. I just bought an X32, which is crazy overkill for my current needs (1 voice + 1 guitar), but now I can gig with bands, record albums etc (without spending 45 grands on consoles) instead of spending half the money on a smaller console that would not let me do these works + easier to resell
- buy second hand !!! It’s ecological, and you can find amazing deals (I spent hours in second hand shops and found some pretty good gear)
Hope someone finds this helpful!
I did something very similar. I can relate to what you did. You have to be willing to work around the clock!
What I got from this video was, work, work, work. Those of us who know, know.
Good for you, Duder...That was a helluva a grind and you ain't gonna do this unless there simply is an innate love for this vocation. I didn't have the love and drive you do (did) well check that, after interning with some real heavyweights in the 80s, I had the unexpected gift in the form of a daughter and simply had to bail on the dream and step up. But while still quite driven and blessed with a degree of natural talent for this stuff, I never went hard like this.
seems my life... not thaaat intense but... ;)) cool story man, great to hear!! you lived it!! thanks
Hearing this gives me more encouragement for my future cause I feel like my path is pretty similar
I played in a band in the '80s and we had this young kid do our sound mainly hired because he had a lot of equipment and a PA system....I realized that he was learning the craft and I guess he was a rich kid because he had all the latest gear in his rack. A couple of years later he took over a recording studio from a guy who went out of business, a few years later he built a whole studio in his basement....I was amazed that he still had all the cutting edge gear and always wondered how he could afford it....I mean we all know that musicians have no money to spend on recording so they all have to have cut rate deals. He's still in the business and even does stuff for Disney! I used to wonder how he could afford to keep up with the tech as gear becomes obsolete and depreciates pretty fast.
Great video. Always nice to have perspective given rather than letting people speculate.
“No debt in music gear right now” translation….I finally purchased the analogue console of my dreams 😅😅😅.
Crazy the greats come from Peoria IL! My home Town
Thanks for sharing a portion of your story! Hope to run into you at Martin’s BBQ sometime.
What a Great Journey:))
I truly appreciate how you broke this down. I have put over $20k into my home studio so far and its all from working hard year after year!
I have respect for people born with the "Hustle Gene". It's a lot of damn work!
Great story! Not exactly the same, but related: "You're so talented!" Yeah and I played 340 dates a year for years and practiced until my fingers bled. Talent was maybe 5-10% of that and the rest I worked my ass off to achieve. Keep up the good work, Colt - your videos are excellent, concise and to the point, and the knowledge and experience you're sharing are much appreciated!
Just a tip for anyone out there, if you have a buddy that works at guitar center (i know we all use sweetwater now but what really is the difference) ask him to use his employee discount, guitar center employee discounts are how much guitar center pays for them! A simplified Example: if you see a microphone that costs $700, he will get it for what guitar center paid for it which could be around $400
Great video. But where can we get that shirt homie?!! It’s awesome!
Sooooo your a hustler? Dig it! Keep it up dude love your channel been a subsciber pretty much since the beginning. Do you still use a DigiTech TSR-12? I saw it in your rack in a video a while ago and was curious about it.
I love that mentality
Got a like for naming your acoustic duo "Colt 45 and Johnnie Walker"
This was fascinating! So everything you know about recording and mixing came from experience?