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YAY!, so i posted a message in the microphone section about this, im not double posting here, im asking something a little different, trying to get the expertise outa this forumn as well, i want to do a good job! So if you didn't see the post in the mic section, i met this guy on the street that is an AWESOME steel drum player (been playing for 20 years or so), and i got to talking with him, and he wants to get together and record some demo's. Hes more of an artist than a tech guy, so he was quite amazed at all of the things a computer could do after i told him...
Anyways, im limited to my current setup, + a few mics i can rent. Im traveling soon so i need all my money for that, im tight budgeted. i
Shure sm58
ART studio MP preamp
sblive card
logic audio
soundforge
fruity loops
+tons of good plugins
Any of you have any tips for mic placement on steel drums? or a good mic to use? I was thinking of a sm57 for congos and bass guitar (btw, bass guitar direct into my preamp then computeR? or mic an amp? can i get decent bass frequencies this way?), and the 57 for the steel drums as well, possible a condensor. After testing a while ago i found the condensor mics to give a much cleaner, fuller sound. A little more sparkly with a lot more information, something i may not want with bass guitar, but would definatly want to capture the full sound of the steel drums
Im also concered about them sounding really small and dead. I know they don't give off a lot of lower frequencies, but they do have quite a presence.
Besides techniques such as doubling up tracks, of having him do two recordings, and panning them left and right, etc.... Anything you'd recomend?
He told me that when he did some recording before, they found the best spot to mic it, so im sure we can fiddle around and find the sweet spot.
I just want to rent the right mics.
any other stuff you'd recomend? If long and MCquade rented out sound cards, i'd pick up the Delta 44 for a month, cause i know it would make a massive improvement, but i don't think they rent out sound cards....
Anyways, im really excited to put my knowledge to work here. All these long hours of reading these forums may pay off! Thanks!
Anyways, im limited to my current setup, + a few mics i can rent. Im traveling soon so i need all my money for that, im tight budgeted. i
Shure sm58
ART studio MP preamp
sblive card
logic audio
soundforge
fruity loops
+tons of good plugins
Any of you have any tips for mic placement on steel drums? or a good mic to use? I was thinking of a sm57 for congos and bass guitar (btw, bass guitar direct into my preamp then computeR? or mic an amp? can i get decent bass frequencies this way?), and the 57 for the steel drums as well, possible a condensor. After testing a while ago i found the condensor mics to give a much cleaner, fuller sound. A little more sparkly with a lot more information, something i may not want with bass guitar, but would definatly want to capture the full sound of the steel drums
Im also concered about them sounding really small and dead. I know they don't give off a lot of lower frequencies, but they do have quite a presence.
Besides techniques such as doubling up tracks, of having him do two recordings, and panning them left and right, etc.... Anything you'd recomend?
He told me that when he did some recording before, they found the best spot to mic it, so im sure we can fiddle around and find the sweet spot.
I just want to rent the right mics.
any other stuff you'd recomend? If long and MCquade rented out sound cards, i'd pick up the Delta 44 for a month, cause i know it would make a massive improvement, but i don't think they rent out sound cards....
Anyways, im really excited to put my knowledge to work here. All these long hours of reading these forums may pay off! Thanks!