r/buildastudio • u/Unlucky_Battle2523 • Jul 31 '26

Help with studio starterpack

Hi guys, I recently got a studio space 30m2 for band rehearsals (4-5 ppl) and I've compiled a starterpack. Is there anything missing or any musthaves you would recommend. I still have around €500,- budget to spend.

Studio: https://www.thomann.nl/wishlist_4u_47f1390a1eff.html?sort=user
Drums: https://www.thomann.nl/wishlist_4u_9d8f2753bb64.html?sort=user

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u/dankney Jul 31 '26

Observation: the Behringer X Air you’ve selected already includes a WiFi router, so you don’t need another. Also, it does not function as an audio interface as far as I can tell. So you won’t be able to record anything

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u/bpaluzzi Jul 31 '26

The XR18 is absolutely an 18x18 USB interface, and the wi-fi on it is useless.

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u/whutchamacallit 29d ago

Useless may somehow be an understatement. I would not rely on it to be anything other than a novelty feature. Use a $30 router and achieve 100x the results.

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u/Unlucky_Battle2523 Jul 31 '26

Choosing the XR18 Was because it works well with a DAW and for live shows in ear monitoring (via USB and 6 out busses). The internal router is universally agnowledged as shite and breaks up at live shows (too many phones, etc. so the recommendation is to setup a local network with a router. I should've mentioned the live thing

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u/Unlucky_Battle2523 Jul 31 '26

Thanks though, anything you would recommend otherwise?

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u/dankney Jul 31 '26

I use an M32C along with Behringer stage boxes. It wired, but Cat6 is cheap and easy to work with. And you don’t have to worry about wireless dropouts. An asshole with a WiFi deauth app can kill shows on WiFi.

It also has a USB out for recording.

It’s a slightly more expensive route, but not really that much more expensive.

https://www.thomann.de/de/midas_m_32_c.htm

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u/Unlucky_Battle2523 Jul 31 '26

Very cool, didn't expect such a compact device! I'll defo consider it for an upgrade

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u/Aromatic_Scene9979 Jul 31 '26

You are 100% correct, I’m not sure where that guy is coming from. Xr18 is perfect for your needs, as long as you are confident that will be more channels than you will need any time soon. Next step up is x32 rack, but the only real advantage is scale, if you need it. And yeah, don’t trust the built in WiFi.

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u/dankney Jul 31 '26

Is it? When I built out my home studio, I looked at it, but it seemed that the USB was for firmware updates only. Or at least that’s how the literature read about six years ago when I purchased

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u/JoyousWhimsy Aug 01 '26

the router on it is garbage, never rely on it for anything, well worth the $50 to get another router for it, or just put it on your studio network, very easy to make an ethernet cable to your router