My friends and I were planning on getting a band together to write and record some songs (a few parodies and covers is about it). I'm just wondering if there's anything we should have for our recording setup that I don't know about.
We're just a normal enough band (guitar, drums, bass, vocals, maybe but not likely keyboard) so there's nothing too out of the ordinary.
What we already have:
2 electric guitars
An acoustic-electric guitar
An electric bass
A set of acoustic drums
High-end headphones
Passable Logitech monitors
A few cables with 1/4" plugs.
Is there anything else we will need or that would be very useful (besides mic and computer)?
I'm going to be getting a new Macbook Pro soon anyway so I thought we could use Garageband to try and record. It looks easy enough to use and the range of amps and effects for guitar and bass are fantastic. We won't be needing any of the advanced features seen on other software, the most editing we'll do will be just syncing up the tracks. I'm just not sure of exactly how to record on it.
I've heard of some sort of Firewire interface to plug the guitar or mic in. Is this necessary or is there some other way to do it? And how much do they cost?
Is it possible to record more than one track at the same time? Most of the stuff will probably be separate but it might be nice to be able to do more than one at a time sometimes.
What sort of mic is good to start out with? We won't be needing CD-quality recordings or anything, this is only for fun and most will end up on Youtube at most but it should at least be listenable to and I'm not sure how much I should be looking to spend on a mic. Hopefully it won't be too expensive though because we may end up needing backing vocals too.
What's the best way to record acoustic drums on a budget? We might have access to an electronic drumkit and if so, is it possible to plug the MIDI connection straight in?
We're just a normal enough band (guitar, drums, bass, vocals, maybe but not likely keyboard) so there's nothing too out of the ordinary.
What we already have:
2 electric guitars
An acoustic-electric guitar
An electric bass
A set of acoustic drums
High-end headphones
Passable Logitech monitors
A few cables with 1/4" plugs.
Is there anything else we will need or that would be very useful (besides mic and computer)?
I'm going to be getting a new Macbook Pro soon anyway so I thought we could use Garageband to try and record. It looks easy enough to use and the range of amps and effects for guitar and bass are fantastic. We won't be needing any of the advanced features seen on other software, the most editing we'll do will be just syncing up the tracks. I'm just not sure of exactly how to record on it.
I've heard of some sort of Firewire interface to plug the guitar or mic in. Is this necessary or is there some other way to do it? And how much do they cost?
Is it possible to record more than one track at the same time? Most of the stuff will probably be separate but it might be nice to be able to do more than one at a time sometimes.
What sort of mic is good to start out with? We won't be needing CD-quality recordings or anything, this is only for fun and most will end up on Youtube at most but it should at least be listenable to and I'm not sure how much I should be looking to spend on a mic. Hopefully it won't be too expensive though because we may end up needing backing vocals too.
What's the best way to record acoustic drums on a budget? We might have access to an electronic drumkit and if so, is it possible to plug the MIDI connection straight in?