Down and dirty recording a live jam

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RFR said:
This was all live. Just mixed everything with 58s ran through a mixer to tape. No overdubs.


Could do the same with an interface provided you had enough inputs for your band.
Currently I have an Allen and Heath ICE 16. 16 I/O . Records to a flash drive or SSD. Then I take it back to the studio and mix the tracks.

Guess it just depends on what you’re looking for.
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Whomever is your drummer is locked in on snare.
 
Papanate said:
I am not bagging on the recording - just that you should back down the gain and use two mics.
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Yes, it was put up as an example of a crappy recording that my drummer made with a handheld.
 
Dave Matthews said:
Man, I knew you were going to ask me that... :ROFLMAO:
Well, this was about 12 years ago I think. I "think" I used an old Zoom R16, and a matched pair of pencil condensers in an X pattern on stands in front of the stage at our studio.
Don't hold me to that though. That was a lot of beers ago...
I would have then taken the 2 tracks left/right, pulled them into a DAW and manipulated the bass etc. as needed.
For reference, here's the stage...



And here's the track...

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I have an R16 I bought in 2016 or so
 
BTStudio said:
Well looks like it’s gonna be a while yet. Jam got cancelled last night and now the next 2 weeks are off due to summer holidays arg. Music is for patient people.
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Rats!
Been a while for my band as well. different people on summer holiday. Haven't played in over a month, ugh!
 
rip chord said:
I have an R16 I bought in 2016 or so
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Dave Matthews said:
It's a good unit overall. Compact, multi input, portable.
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I'll offer a pro tip for recording jam sessions with the Zoom... make sure to press the record button. (this might be from the voice of experience!)


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Check the record light again, just to make sure. Then check the levels and the time counter, and the record light AGAIN!
 
TalismanRich said:
. . .Check the record light again, just to make sure. Then check the levels and the time counter, and the record light AGAIN!
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LOL! I Went through this earlier today with Reaper. I set up a mic for acoustic guitar . . . guitar tuned . . . levels set . . . GO !

I was halfway through when I missed a chord change and looked over to see a track with zero waveform! :laughings::facepalm: I began by hitting the spacebar, not Record :spank::p
 
Not bad BTStudio!
I'd have gone with a cross-stick on that snare. What do I know?
 
I have tried different methods including:
- A Zoom stereo recorder
- Two sm58's
- Two PZM's
- Close mic everything with a stereo pair on the drums.
The last method was by far the best.
 
BTStudio said:
Well finally got something recorded live. Just put a couple small dia. condenser mic’s in an X pattern smack in the middle of the small room we jam in. My intention was to be able to use the recording to improve our live performances and I think this serves that purpose just.
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Yup, those condensers worked well for your setup. Our scenario is different because there's more going on and when I've attempted something similar it just didn't sound good and was difficult to get the levels right.
 
BTStudio said:
Well finally got something recorded live. Just put a couple small dia. condenser mic’s in an X pattern smack in the middle of the small room we jam in. My intention was to be able to use the recording to improve our live performances and I think this serves that purpose just.
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Good job mate!
Nice and clear, and well played!
 
BT, that should serve you well. You can easily tell everything that's being played, so any clams will pop right out.

Back when I first got my Yamaha AW16G, I set things up at practice to capture the drums, one guitar, bass and the keyboard. I didn't get vocals or my guitar. My idea was to have a good backing track so I could practice songs on my own. I never got around to doing that but years later with the extra available tracks, I added a couple of guitar parts and vocals. I thought it turned out much better than expected. I sent copies to the guys that I was still in contact with. I think the one guitar player passed, and I have no clue where the keyboard player is. I managed to get about 5 or 6 tracks all together.

This is one of the tracks that I put together with the added parts:
 

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TalismanRich said:
BT, that should serve you well. You can easily tell everything that's being played, so any clams will pop right out.

Back when I first got my Yamaha AW16G, I set things up at practice to capture the drums, one guitar, bass and the keyboard. I didn't get vocals or my guitar. My idea was to have a good backing track so I could practice songs on my own. I never got around to doing that but years later with the extra available tracks, I added a couple of guitar parts and vocals. I thought it turned out much better than expected. I sent copies to the guys that I was still in contact with. I think the one guitar player passed, and I have no clue where the keyboard player is. I managed to get about 5 or 6 tracks all together.

This is one of the tracks that I put together with the added parts:
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Nicely done sir!
 
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