I like the look of both the recorderman and glyn johns methods but I'm not so sure my mics can handle them. I have an MXL v67g an sm57 and two sm58 style dynamics which would probably be to directional to use as overheads?
So far recording has been pretty intuitive for me but the one thing that I can't do no matter how hard I try is get a decent drum recording and it's been surprisingly hard to find anything on the web about drum placement that doesn't involve a ridiculous amount of mics. I've got an LDC and three...
Question about phantom power: Can dynamic mics take phantom power? My mixer only has one phantom power switch so i am assuming it applies to all chanelles so can i run dynamic and condenser at the same time?
I have an 2007 2.4Ghz imac. What I would like to know is how good quality of an audio input/soundcard it has. Would I be better suited to use the built in input or a cheap usb interface such as an imic?
My band and I want to start making some recordings so this is what i have come up with as a setup. A behringer 8 input mixer, an sm57, two xm8500's, and an imac. I figure we can do instruments/vocals in one track and then do drums separately because we can't afford much else. My question is...