Taking this to another level!

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DeanPlaysBass

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Hey there! This is my first post here! I've been doing some home recording for about a year and a half and have realized that I need to upgrade, but what do I need to upgrade? Right now I have:

Interface: Saffire USB 6

Mics: Shure SM57, SM58 and AKG D112

DAW: Logic Express 9

I am younger so smaller price is better. Now I'm not looking to purchase everything at once but overtime. I personally play a lot of jazz. Mostly smaller group stuff (drums, piano or keyboard, electric or upright bass and some horns) So what mics should I get? I want to be able to record piano, bass and drums live on the floor. So I would also need a new interface. And is upgrading to logic 9 necessary? And of course a headphone amp, which one? What else do I need?

Thanks,
Dean (Newbie)
 
What you need to do is ask yourself if there is anything else you can do with the equipment you have before upgrading. You can upgrade to the best equipment in the world but if you don't know how to use it efficiently it is useless. Sit down and figure out what you are going to record. If you can't make it work with the equipment you have then buy more.
 
arcadeko said:
young people don't play jazz!
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Funny you should say that. Today as I drove around, I was listening to Chick Corea's "Return to forever" LP which featured Stanley Clarke, and Return to forever's "Hymn of the 7th galaxy" which featured Stanley Clarke, Lenny White and Bill Connors, all of whom were in their early 20s when these dynamite recordings came out, not to mention Tony Williams who was 17 when he joined Miles Davies' legendary line up in the 60s. Jazz has a history of hot new youngsters being snapped up by older, more experienced players/bandleaders. And being turned onto habits some never escaped, others took a lifetime to shake !
Oooh.
 
arcadeko said:
young people don't play jazz! you shouldn't have to upgrade Logic - but if you want to record live drums you will want at least an 8 channel mixer and if you want to be able to mix all the drums you will need it to be a full-duplex 8 channel interface - read this: https://homerecording.com/bbs/gener...ltitrack-computer-interface-recording-323561/
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Really? Can't each drum be recorded one hit at at time. That would save him several mics and a more expensive sound card. LOL

Of course, you'll probably have to allow 16x as much time to get the final recording. LMAO
 
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