Recording Setup Help!

[XxDrUm4LiFexX]

OK so i am the drummer and i plan on recording a couple demos for my band. I have a behringer 1202 mixer, a behringer firewire interface, and plan on getting a preamp, compression and equalizer. In what order should i hook all of these up?? I'm a total noon when it comes to all of this, i just keep getting more confused. Ive been using the red and white outputs of the mixer and going to the microphone input but i know i can get better sounding music by using the interface. Thanks!

[Trumpspade]

Originally Posted by XxDrUm4LiFexX

OK so i am the drummer and i plan on recording a couple demos for my band. I have a behringer 1202 mixer, a behringer firewire interface, and plan on getting a preamp, compression and equalizer. In what order should i hook all of these up?? I'm a total noon when it comes to all of this, i just keep getting more confused. Ive been using the red and white outputs of the mixer and going to the microphone input but i know i can get better sounding music by using the interface. Thanks!

I'll take a stab at it!

I'm assuming you have a computer, although you didn't mention it nor the program, but firewire is what lead to my assumption. I am not sure if your eq and compression is software or hardware, so you need to elaborate!

But for everything else; Mic(s) into pre-amp, into mixer, into firewire interface, into computer.......I'm not sure how you have been using red n white outputs and going into a mic's input and got anything other a loud pop and bang; maybe even a poof...........

None-the-less, welcome o the HR Family..................
Elaborate more on what you have it you can probably be served better!

[XxDrUm4LiFexX]

sorry lol. yes im using a laptop with audacity as a software. the eq and compression are both hardware. the question being is where do i place the compression and eq in that chain.

[Massive Master]

I'd keep it out of the tracking chain when at all possible.

Otherwise, you have no choice - After the preamp. The EQ and comp are line level devices. A mic is not. Whether the EQ goes before or after the compressor is up to whether you need to compress an EQ'd signal or EQ a compressed signal.

But all that said, I'd avoid it if at all possible.

[XxDrUm4LiFexX]

alright thanx. i posted another thread in the mixing forum that if you could take a look at thatd be great because you seem to know what your tlking about lol and inform us noobs for the better.