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    Recording drums... help please!

    I want to record my band as a whole. I used to just be solo doing only guitar and vocals, but I am really itching to record my whole band since we got together. My first question is how many mics would i need to record the drums with a good sound? I have heard 2 is an absolute minimum, and I am...
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    What do these lyrics mean to you?

    wow guys, sorry to barge in like this but i was just reading over this post and it's very interesting. i learned about new techniques that i've really never used before. in regards to the age thing.. i'm a pretty young guy (19 years old) but i can somehow relate to the things you guys are...
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    New Song: Would You Wait?

    this is the newest song i've written.. not really sure how the lyrics are though.. i'd appreciate any feedback. If I were stuck on the dark side of the moon I know you'd be waiting on the other side And if I were to drown at the bottom of the sea Your breath would bring me back to life And I...
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    New to computer recording. needing some opinions.

    ntn.. the quality actually is really good.. i just listened to your song. i am leaning more toward the mbox more than anything right now but we'll see.. i still have to buy a new computer first.
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    New to computer recording. needing some opinions.

    thanks a lot for the posts guys.. ssscientist, i think i will give tracktion a try and i like the tascam interface. i another question though... if i wanted to mic up a drum set could i get a mixer and hook it up to the tascam to record more than just 2 microphones at once? also, how is the...
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    New to computer recording. needing some opinions.

    hi, i've previously been using a fostex mr-8 to record my stuff but it's become a real hassle moving all the tracks over to my PC when the flash card runs out of space, and to edit everything. I plan on buying a new computer soon because mine is ancient (550 MHz 312MB RAM.) I am wondering how...
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    my mr8 sounds like crap!

    Re: mixer i have a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal which i like a lot.. i will definately try your advice on micing up the amp. i will look into the mixer though. right now i am kind of broke. thanks again for the advice.
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    my mr8 sounds like crap!

    thanks for all the replies! but i have another question.. this may sound stupid but.. i am pretty new to recording and everything.. i just started when i got my mr-8 for christmas. so i was wondering, exactly what sort of advantages would i have with a mixer? and would it be connected to the...
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    my mr8 sounds like crap!

    that's an awesome setup, bsr2002. how many channels does the mixer have?
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    my mr8 sounds like crap!

    all i am doing with the inputs is directly plugging in my guitar and using the powerful mastering effect with the us metal amp simulator.. and for the vocals i am using a cheap Nady Starpower mic sometimes with condenser sim. and sometimes with tube sim. the vocals dont sound all that bad...
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    arming track 5/6 on mr8 only producing sound from left speaker

    earlier i was trying to record a bass track onto tracks 5/6 because 1-4 were all taken up by guitars and vocals. when i armed tracks 5/6 i was only able to hear sound out of my left speaker on my headphones. does anyone else have this problem? can anyone help me? thanks chris
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    my mr8 sounds like crap!

    i got my mr8 for christmas and i've been recording and trying my best to mix a professional sounding song on the computer but for some reason my mr8 doesn't sound that great.. is it because i'm using extended mode rather than normal mode? i use extended mode because with normal mode it takes up...
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