suggest you try reaper software to get started. if that looks too complex for your needs, try audacity.
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dynamic mics pick up less room tone (a bigger factor in typical acoustically untreated boxy-room home studios) than do condenser mics. the shure SM57 is a good (and relatively inexpensive) work-horse multi-purpose mic which you can use on vocals, drums, guitar cabs etc.
here is an article on budget interfaces that connect to your computer via USB.
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one unit i noticed that combined several of your requirements is the presonus audiobox, with two mic/instruments inputs, midi...
my brother bought the profire 2626 when they dropped the price last year. it has a firewire connection, with ADAT inputs on the back that allows you to expand the track count in the future. the mixer software lets you set up near latency-free headphone mixes. its a nice bit of kit that works...
my first multi-channel interface was a c-port. it uses the envy24 chip.
i have also used the TRS plugs into the mixer insert jacks method into an Alesis HD24 to record my brother's band at a local club. here's what that sounded like after i did some mixing and processing of the tracks at home...
people say they compress tracks that need it. so, what needs compression?
what folks typically mean by the need for compression is uneven levels, where a track may be too quiet in places and too loud in other places. another common item in the need category is the presence of spikes or...
on the front panel on my helix 18 (earlier version - no USB), there are buttons under the firewire symbol where you assign the return from the computer via firewire either to the main outs, control room outs or aux 1. try these various options and see if any of them will pass a signal of the...
you mention that you live in an apt. your room treatment options need to be tailored to not being permanently attached structures. for example; freestanding sound absorption panels and gobos as opposed to material attached to the walls and ceiling.
a simple starter suggestion for sound...
a thin, reedy voice could benefit from a mic that has more low emphasis. a bassy, chesty voice could be balanced using a mic with more high frequency response. the idea here is that, instead of recording with any old mic and later EQ'ing in the box, mic selection is very important to capture the...
the guitar player in my brother's band recently built a control room and asked me to help him figure which resonant frequencies to tame. we used pink noise:
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a behringer ECM8000 measurement mic:
Behringer: MEASUREMENT CONDENSER MICROPHONE...
the standard for sample rate for sync purposes with audio for video is 48k. check to see if your intended recording device has that sample rate as an option. the use of other sample rates will cause you sync issues.
no worries bud. i do see the merit of having a separate click where you as a soundman have the ability to adjust the level on the fly, assuming the guys on stage are calling for that. in this case presumably the musicians have already been rehearsing to the backing track/click combo and have...
i'm good with you doing things the way you want to. hopefully, you would agree that there are multiple ways to accomplish the same basic task.
i started mixing live in clubs for my brother's band back in the early 70s. over the years, club and small festival dates is where i got my soundman...
general principal. other people are going to be doing a similar thing with backing tracks where its not just pre-recorded bass alone going to the board, but perhaps horns, keys, misc percussion etc. as well.
so one side of the stereo feed for the crowd with no click in it, and the other side...
i agree with this post about using not using a DAW. i would however put the backing tracks on both left and right, with the click track for intros and timing only on one side that will feed the monitors. my reasoning is the the players will need to hear the bass track as well for cues, getting...
nope.
but add in a computer whose recording software features automation, configured in mackie control or HUI mode, with the X32 as the control surface, and the X32 faders will move on playback to follow the software automation curves. but this setup begs the question, why use the ADAT?