Depends on your definition of inexpensive. Foam bass traps aren't too bad, but they also aren't the best ones out there. check out auralex or something like that first.
JTC
If you'd like to submit a sketch, your budget, etc., I'd be happy to take a look and make recommendations as to what would be the best bang for the buck for your needs.
Bryan
Keep in mind: these were recorded in an unifinished basement. I think my mic choices & mic placements helped a lot, but I'm pretty sure I could've never gotten this sound without the panels.
The first one is me on all guitars & my son in law on drums. The second one is a band I recorded.
(No I don't work for GIK. I'm just a firm believer in decent treatment--and my GIK panels fit the bill!)
Holy Crap Stratman, Color Me Gone is very sweet. I think your guitar is sitting a little low in the mix (don't be so shy) but it's nice and tastey, and the drums kick ass. He knows how to work those sticks.
I ordered 4 244s and 3 242s for my room. Ugh, I've spent so much this week.
Thanks man! Color me gone was all about the drums, so I was very focused on them--that may be why the guits are down a bit in the mix. It was the first time I ever tracked with real drums. I've got a kit, but don't play--and when I thought I had read & researched enough (and got the right mics) I asked Josh to come over and play for a while. He played by himself, just messing around with a few different beats & I added the guits the next day.
He was just my daughter's fiance then--now he's in the family. I see recording sessions at get togethers over the holidays!
Is he a working drummer or just someone messing around? If he's not out playing, he's pretty good for someone who's just having a little fun.
hehe...i'm sitting here typing on my laptop as I'm backing up the entire C drive from my desktop onto a new 1tb external drive I got today and when I went to submit this post, I grabbed the mouse and I couldn't get the cursor to move. I start getting pissed thinking my laptop was screwed up but the mouse is for the desktop. Multitasking is so far above my head it's ridiculous.
He doesn't play professionally, but he does play very seriously. He's played on a couple local/regional releases, and supplements his day job income with drum lessons. He stays fairly booked.
BTW--I can relate to your mouse issues--but for different reasons. My wife got me a nifty wireless keyboard & mouse for my Mac. It works great and I love it, but I'm a slob and I've often got stuff piled around the little receiver for the wireless. The keyboard has a wider "ray" and so I'll be typing and assume everything's fine--but then the mouse is dead.
After I curse and just before I throw it across the room, I always notice the pile of crap blocking the signal...
Hey WhiteStrat,
I also listened to "Color Me Gone". Pretty sweet sound on the kit. (and everything else too) Especially if it's the first time you've tracked drums. Do you think that the "Stonehenge" of GIK panels contributed to the sound you were getting from the kit?
Thanks for the props.