Chewie
New member
Ok I have to record 2 vocals, 2 guitars, bass and drums. From what I'm reading here I see that I should record all the parts on something and then record each part separtely. But would I record the drums in this way?
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Vurt
New member
how many/what microphones do you have, and how many inputs do you have for them?
Chewie
New member
I just have one mic and the mic in and line in of the sound card.
AlChuck
Well-known member
It's usually best to record drums to separate tracks for the best possible control at mixdown. For example, in rock mixes bass drums are usually left pretty dry, but snares often have a fair amount of reverb on them. If the drums are all together in one track you can't be very selective about the processing you apply.
However, with one mic and one stereo input to the soundcard, you can't do this unless you can play each part of the kit completely seperately in multiple passes -- just the kick, then just the snare, then just the hi-hat, etc.
However, with one mic and one stereo input to the soundcard, you can't do this unless you can play each part of the kit completely seperately in multiple passes -- just the kick, then just the snare, then just the hi-hat, etc.
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Vurt
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Well, I'm not sure if you were asking whether or not to record each drum separately, but if you were, the answer is no. Put that mic up over the drums and let animal rip. You could then go back and record kick on another track. Same with snare, etc, but you definitely want one track of all the drums being played.
Seanmorse79
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...if you have the inputs, borrow (or rent) some more mics. Trying to line up each drum to an existing track is going to be a nightmare. If you're recording with a PC, you'd be better off recording with separate mics to boom-boxes and trying to line them up in the computer later (although this would suck too).
You can get a decent sound with 2 overhead mics, one on the kick and one on the snare (4 total). I'd shoot for that for starters.
You can get a decent sound with 2 overhead mics, one on the kick and one on the snare (4 total). I'd shoot for that for starters.
Chewie
New member
Well it seems that the best idea is to use about 4 boob boxes and four mics. 2 overheads and 1 snare and 1 kick. Are there any other low low cost solutions to doing this?
Seanmorse79
New member
I was sort-of being sarcastic when I suggested the boom boxes. You can pick up a cheap 4-track recorder on ebay for dirt cheap, unless you can borrow one. That would accomplish the same thing, but it would sound much better.
Chewie
New member
I didn't put it my profile but I'm from Trinidad & Tobago and down here multiple boom boxes is the most plausable thing.