Hi everyone, some of you may remember me posting over a year ago about which analogue mixer I should buy for my fostex B-16 reel to reel, everyone's advice was great, and in the end I mannaged to get myself a soundcraft ghost 24 channel desk.
I then had to wait until our extention had been built, to use as the studio. There were several hold-ups, but we are finally there! So now I am at the stage of setting everything up, buying equipment etc.
I am completely blind, and am a musician and singer songwriter. I play guitar, drums, some piano, and other stringed instruments.
I basically need some advice on good equipment that I am going to need to start recording.
I currently have 2 shure sm57s, a Rode NT2-a condenser mic, and a cad condenser (unsure of model number). The next mic I want to buy is a vintage AKG D12, to use as a kick drum mic.
I think I am probably going to need a couple of condenser mics to use for drum overheads, and am interested as to what people would recommend? It would be useful to have mics for recording acoustic guitar as well, could I use the drum overhead mics for this too?
My other question is to do with effects and compressers. I have an alesis microverb multi unit, and I also have a 1960s tape echo unit called a melos echo chamber. These are linked to my first 2 fx sends and returns on the soundcraft ghost. I also have another rack mount fx unit which I haven't tried out yet. What else am I going to need?
I have made basic multi track recordings in the past, both on 4track cassette recorders and also on the computer, but I have never used compression, so that aspect is a bit new to me.
Am I right in thinking that compressers have to be connected via the channel inserts, rather than the sends and returns? If this is the case, am I going to need several compressers if I wan to apply it to more than one track? Or would I use a patchbay? I have never used one.
I don't have a huge budget, but I do enjoy buying vintage or second hand stuff anyway. What would you guys recommend as good compressers to look out for?
The styles of music I play are varied, but include 60s styles (beatles, psychedelic etc), folk, rock etc.
Sorry for all the questions, thanks in advance for all your help!
Tim
I then had to wait until our extention had been built, to use as the studio. There were several hold-ups, but we are finally there! So now I am at the stage of setting everything up, buying equipment etc.
I am completely blind, and am a musician and singer songwriter. I play guitar, drums, some piano, and other stringed instruments.
I basically need some advice on good equipment that I am going to need to start recording.
I currently have 2 shure sm57s, a Rode NT2-a condenser mic, and a cad condenser (unsure of model number). The next mic I want to buy is a vintage AKG D12, to use as a kick drum mic.
I think I am probably going to need a couple of condenser mics to use for drum overheads, and am interested as to what people would recommend? It would be useful to have mics for recording acoustic guitar as well, could I use the drum overhead mics for this too?
My other question is to do with effects and compressers. I have an alesis microverb multi unit, and I also have a 1960s tape echo unit called a melos echo chamber. These are linked to my first 2 fx sends and returns on the soundcraft ghost. I also have another rack mount fx unit which I haven't tried out yet. What else am I going to need?
I have made basic multi track recordings in the past, both on 4track cassette recorders and also on the computer, but I have never used compression, so that aspect is a bit new to me.
Am I right in thinking that compressers have to be connected via the channel inserts, rather than the sends and returns? If this is the case, am I going to need several compressers if I wan to apply it to more than one track? Or would I use a patchbay? I have never used one.
I don't have a huge budget, but I do enjoy buying vintage or second hand stuff anyway. What would you guys recommend as good compressers to look out for?
The styles of music I play are varied, but include 60s styles (beatles, psychedelic etc), folk, rock etc.
Sorry for all the questions, thanks in advance for all your help!
Tim