Wanting to do more than just one mic with a 2 piece band

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my brother and i have been trying to record with just one mic on mixcraft. its a behringer mic plugged into an alesis mixer that came with our pa system. To me, everything just sounds like it was recorded through an Iphone.

I want to get a CAD Premium 7-piece drum recording mic set and a TASCAM US-1800 interface and plug it into my laptop and use mixcraft

would that sound good?

My brother plays an old Gibson Les Paul and a cruddy Marshall half stack

I play an acrylic kit

Would this sound good recorded together?

Any cheaper suggestions? I want something nice but not TOO nice or too shitty either
 
People hate on the CAD set, but if you know what you're doing it can actually sound pretty good which is great for the price. But if you're just starting out, that many mics can be overwhelming to manage.
 
Hi Luke,
There is the principle, "G.I.G.O. And you say " cruddy Marshall half stack" If that just refers to the cosmetics and it sounds wonderful then fine, otherwise, GIGO!

The Tascam 1800 is great value for the connectivity and I have not read of any setup or driver issues with them, at least one guy here has one. I am not sure what software it comes with? Suspect it might be Cubase LE5 in which case Larn it!

What sort of computer do you have and of what power? You don't need anything very heavy to grab 8 or so tracks (and record at 24bits, 44.1kHz and keep average levels down at -18dBFS...And if all that was g'gook, ask and "we" will explain. 's'important, gotta know!)
If, post recording (called "tracking") you want to use some serious FX and plug ins on the tracks then you might run out of computer steam but there are ways and means. Basically anything with Win 7 on it will run 8 tracks easily but there might be some pretty serious XP machine going cheap now post The Eighth!

BTW. this old P4 is still running XP in the net despite dire warnings. Had a few troubles, Chrome would not find my BT email account but IE8 is fine!


Dave.
 
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lukied00kie said:
my brother and i have been trying to record with just one mic on mixcraft. its a behringer mic plugged into an alesis mixer that came with our pa system. To me, everything just sounds like it was recorded through an Iphone.

I want to get a CAD Premium 7-piece drum recording mic set and a TASCAM US-1800 interface and plug it into my laptop and use mixcraft

Yes to the Tascam 1800 (I have one and have zero problems with it), No to the CAD drum mikes (I also have a set of them and I admit being one of the haters)

would that sound good?

My brother plays an old Gibson Les Paul and a cruddy Marshall half stack

I play an acrylic kit

Would this sound good recorded together?

It can. Can you fill us in more on what you play and where you want to do the recording?

Any cheaper suggestions? I want something nice but not TOO nice or too shitty either
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Suggestions only. One mic on the cab, one DI for the guitar. Two overhead mics for drum (research "recorder man" technique. Add one SM57 to the snare for taste.
 
mdainsd said:
Suggestions only. One mic on the cab, one DI for the guitar. Two overhead mics for drum (research "recorder man" technique. Add one SM57 to the snare for taste.
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Not disagreeing, but if I had the choice of a third mic, I'd put it on the kik as opposed to the snare.
 
RAMI said:
Not disagreeing, but if I had the choice of a third mic, I'd put it on the kik as opposed to the snare.
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Agreed, but kind of wanted to know more about what and where first :-)
 
Great choice!

CAD Mic set would be a great starting point! Same with the Tascam.

The first thing I would do is check your computer to make sure it will with Cubases LE5. Thats what program will come with the interface.

Be ready to buy cables and a few extra mic stands - Extra Expense I always forget about.

When you start recording, you'll need to do some research on recording drums but this kit has everything you need to get started.

With the guitar, you can use one of the mic's in the kit or use the one you already have. I suggest experimenting with both. Or, since you have the tascam, you can directly plug your guitar in and use Cubase's virtual amp package.

Yes, you can make all of this sound good, to make it sound great? You'll have to get deeper into research or ask a new question directly related to what you are specifically trying to do.

Thats where you'll want to start. Great choice in getting started, but remember, you'll only become a stronger engineer if you practice often!
 
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