Hey guys, my name's Chris. I'm new here, but not so new to the recording world. Let me explain my situation....
For the past 2 years or so, I've been using my Macbook Pro laptop to record all of my drum track, as well as to record my band. I don't really have the money to spend on interfaces, mixers, mics, etc. So all I do is plug my mics into my 5-channel Behringer mixer board, and from the board's main output's, I run it into the line-in jack of my laptop. The idea works fine, it's just that everything is recorded onto one track in Garageband. It's not like a pro recording software where each mic gets its own track. So I'm very limited with what I can do as far as how each mic sounds. My recordings sound ok, but eh. I've been using a snare mic(SM57), kick mic(PG-52), and two overheads(MXL 604's) to do my drum recordings.
This past week I borrowed my friend's 24-channel Mackie board and some more drum mics to try and mic more things since I had a bigger board to work with. I was using a Beta 52 kick mic, and a Behringer B-1 Large Diaphragm condenser mic as an overhead, which I really liked. I realized though that with using Garageband, it sounded like crap micing everything (toms, cymbals). So I just went back to using the 57 on the snare, the Beta 52 on the kick, and the Behringer condenser as the overhead, and got a pretty decent sound.
So my question is, does anyone else record with Garageband and what's your system?
My plan is to sell my MXL 604's, and get two of those large diaphragm condenser mics that I now like. I'm also going to sell my PG-52 and get either a Beta 52 or an AKG D 112 (which one?)
Any suggestions on mics as far as what to get or how I'm using them?
Thanks guys,
Chris
For the past 2 years or so, I've been using my Macbook Pro laptop to record all of my drum track, as well as to record my band. I don't really have the money to spend on interfaces, mixers, mics, etc. So all I do is plug my mics into my 5-channel Behringer mixer board, and from the board's main output's, I run it into the line-in jack of my laptop. The idea works fine, it's just that everything is recorded onto one track in Garageband. It's not like a pro recording software where each mic gets its own track. So I'm very limited with what I can do as far as how each mic sounds. My recordings sound ok, but eh. I've been using a snare mic(SM57), kick mic(PG-52), and two overheads(MXL 604's) to do my drum recordings.
This past week I borrowed my friend's 24-channel Mackie board and some more drum mics to try and mic more things since I had a bigger board to work with. I was using a Beta 52 kick mic, and a Behringer B-1 Large Diaphragm condenser mic as an overhead, which I really liked. I realized though that with using Garageband, it sounded like crap micing everything (toms, cymbals). So I just went back to using the 57 on the snare, the Beta 52 on the kick, and the Behringer condenser as the overhead, and got a pretty decent sound.
So my question is, does anyone else record with Garageband and what's your system?
My plan is to sell my MXL 604's, and get two of those large diaphragm condenser mics that I now like. I'm also going to sell my PG-52 and get either a Beta 52 or an AKG D 112 (which one?)
Any suggestions on mics as far as what to get or how I'm using them?
Thanks guys,
Chris