home recording drums

[drummersteve]

ok, im new to this website and all the home recording thing, so excuse me if there is any incorrect use of technical grammar here
now, my friend has his own little home recording system set up at his house, its an 8 track..cant remember what make, hooked straight upto his PC. he then uses the Acid software to mess around with recordings/samples he may have and create. he can get an ok sound from this very simple set-up.
im looking on developing on what he has. i dont hav an extrenme amount of money 2spend, but i have a fair bit. now where do i start? i know how to use music software, obviously how to use the different programs vary from one to another, but i know how to use Acid really well.
ive bin doin research for the last few days on forums on the website, seeing which are the most popular drum mics (i am a drummer), which are best when you have a limited amount of money, how to position them, and many different ways of going about doing things (triggering etc). of course more research is needed, but everyone has to start somewhere. i have a new computer with a decent processor, memory space etc.. but a new better sound card would be required. what other equipment is needed? mixing desk, preamps etc.. if you could jus give a rough list of vital hardware needed to get a decent recorded sound, and possibly some good makes/models of the hardware so i could do research on them, it would be most appreciated!! cheers, steve

[powerkor]

a good sound card is important if you want to be able to split the tracks up into seperate ones for just mic. They cost anywhere from 130 or so to 400... I don't have one of these yet, and it sure makes recording alot more difficult.

Look into buying a sound card that can split a digi in to 8-tracks. If you serious about recording, maybe get some monitors. Mics, of couse (im assuming you have these)... I use shure sm57s for most of the recording, but its all about personal preference, Im sure if you want, others could recommend mics to you. Acid, though, ive never used it, seems like a great program to use... Ive heard some great mixes come out of it.

There's lots more that I could get into but basics first. Also, if your room isn't acoustically friendly, try researching on room treatments or looking up how to use rigid fiberglass (1"-2")...

hope this helps, later - powerkor

[drummersteve]

cheers dude for that, you know any good makes of soundcards i could look into? yeh, ive noticed the shure sm57 being a very popular choice of mic. thanx for that. what else would be needed to have a good setup to start from? what makes are good for each area? sorry its quite vaigue, but all im really looking for are the fundamental things needed and maybe a few suggestions on makes, maybe what other people have experienced from them jus so i have more of an idea of where to start! cheers

[powerkor]

the sound card depends on what your mixer is compatible with. Look in the manual if you dont know. I really can't tell you a good one off by hand, because I haven't really didn't enough research my self, look on the home page of homerecording, im sure they have tips to help you find your way.

my band and I all have bought different types of shure mics...

the guitarist uses a beta 57a, for vocals we use 58a, and bass drum beta 52... there's plenty of good mics other than shure, but its just what I fimilar with, I'm sorry I can't help more, maybe someone else will be kind and post too.