Hey HR, and some advice?

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Hey everyone!
Thank God I found this forum!

Alright, here's the deal. Total noob when it come's to the whole recording scene, but am pretty good with PC's. My band has just started out, and we're recording a demo/mix tape of some sorts. We're waiting for my brother to get his Drum Kit here, so so far we're just writing stuff and recording guitar tracks. I was reading around and saw that everyone's spending alotta money on their studio's...apart from our own guitars and amps, we've only spent $2:):D. What we've done with is, since we have no extra cash to spend on anything other than what we have (we're just H.S. students) what we did is recorded through my Line 6 Spider III (Record Out) straight to my comp. So far, it sounds pretty damn good, and we're using Acid Pro 6 as recording software (which has now expired, so we're in a rut now) Its not the perfect sound you get outta studio's, but its surprisingly pretty good. Thing is, once we get the drums, what do we use to record that? I know obviously mic's need to be used, so could anyone give us a hand on what mics are dirt dirt dirt cheap, but do the job? I've seen some OSP mics on ebay and they same pretty damn good. Your Opinion? And also, if anyone has used Audacity, does it record well?
Thnx in advance,
Danny
 
Well you are going to need a lot more than Just mics, You will also need a preamp for every mic you use or I suppose you could get a Mixer and record the drums through that...Either way $200 just won"t cut it...if I were you I would Try to save up for a while till you get about $1000 and then you could probably afford a few decent mics and some preamps and even a proper recording interface....

also I believe most poeple record the drums first and then add tracks over the drums....That is the way i do it anyways because I find it difficult to play drums allong with a pre-recorded guitar track because the Guitar tracks Timeing is usually a bit off.....

If you are looking for some Cheap mics for recording drums and other instruments then check out the GSL ES-57 ,They are SM-57 clones and sound quite good and can be had for quite a reasonable price....

Good luck
 
check out the local craigslist for deals on a used mixer and/or interface... IMO your best bet for mics would be a handful of 57's... sure you can start to look into special application mics but not sure you'll really see that much difference and 57's will always be in need while that $50 condenser is collecting dust...
 
Thanks a bunch guys. Well, im only gonna get cash rolling in once I get a job, and that will only be in October (When I turn 15) For now, honestly we dont want like super, studio recording quality. We were expecting alot worse, but honestly using Acid Pro 6, which I have the full version now, I had made a mistake, it gets the job done for guitar tracks soo far, because Im recording straight from Amp to Mic In from PC. So until we can get some money rolling in, we're gonna have to make do with what we have. I checked out those mics, they seem really good, and as soon as I get some cash in the pocket I will pick those up. Apart from those, I also found these mics on ebay

OSP DK-7 Drum Mic Kit. Anyone know of these

THey sound pretty amazing. Also, If I just use normal mics to record drums, what will happen? And what really does a mixer do?
Thnx alot guys, really appreciate it
Cheers
Danny
 
4 mics will get you a good drum sound. Make sure you get at least 1 sm57, and a couple of condensors for overheads is nice but not essential.

When you get the mics have a look the Alesis firewire interfaces. This one has 4 preamps http://www.musiciansfriend.com/prod...14-Input-FireWire-Audio-Interface?sku=246030X

Just plug and play. Note I've never use done of these, so I'm not vouching for it. I have a firepod to record drums but I can't recommend that because it's just died on me. YMMV
 
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