Hey,
I've gotten all my recording gear, and I'm a complete newbie. I got Audix Fusion Mics, and I'm using a Yamaha MG12 mixer. I'm recording onto my ibook laptop through the mic input. I'm using garageband, and I've tried many different filters to see if I can make it sound better, but I have no luck.. I've also played around with the mixer alot but still no luck.. First, I'm getting all this noise even when nothings recording. I havn't even setup my tom mics or over heads, I'm just trying to get my bass and snare to sound good first. Everything sounds real muffled. I keep my bass drum mic about 2 inches away from the head, I've also tried taking the resonant head off and recording without it, but I'm having no luck. It's a low, muffled, no attack sound. Sometimes it even sounds like a low tom. My snare sound's better than my bassdrum, but no where near as nice as I want it to be.. Everything almost sounds like its recording off a camcorder or something. Anyone have any ideas or tips? Should I purchase some quality software?
If it wasn't late, I'd make a recording real quick to show you how it sounds.. but I'll probably be able to put one up tommorow.
I also have a recording of a friends drumset that has the sound I'm looking for, if anyone is free to talk to me on AIM and help me a bit, that'd be great.. my screen name is Johnbmx26, I could send you the mp3 too.
Thanks
John
I've gotten all my recording gear, and I'm a complete newbie. I got Audix Fusion Mics, and I'm using a Yamaha MG12 mixer. I'm recording onto my ibook laptop through the mic input. I'm using garageband, and I've tried many different filters to see if I can make it sound better, but I have no luck.. I've also played around with the mixer alot but still no luck.. First, I'm getting all this noise even when nothings recording. I havn't even setup my tom mics or over heads, I'm just trying to get my bass and snare to sound good first. Everything sounds real muffled. I keep my bass drum mic about 2 inches away from the head, I've also tried taking the resonant head off and recording without it, but I'm having no luck. It's a low, muffled, no attack sound. Sometimes it even sounds like a low tom. My snare sound's better than my bassdrum, but no where near as nice as I want it to be.. Everything almost sounds like its recording off a camcorder or something. Anyone have any ideas or tips? Should I purchase some quality software?
If it wasn't late, I'd make a recording real quick to show you how it sounds.. but I'll probably be able to put one up tommorow.
I also have a recording of a friends drumset that has the sound I'm looking for, if anyone is free to talk to me on AIM and help me a bit, that'd be great.. my screen name is Johnbmx26, I could send you the mp3 too.
Thanks
John