Im new, need help-advice

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Ok, as the title says, I am totally new, not only to this forum but to mixing.

I am in a band, and we want to record a demo.

I need help on how to record mix and master, but first thing - Spending almost any money is not an option.

I have
A small Eurorack UB8O2 mixer
Multitrack MRS-1266 digital recorder
Cubase and CoolEditPro as sofware.
A few very cheap Mics

This is a link to a song ive done -

(Ofcorse certain parts need to be re-recorded because they are out of sync etc but you get the idea)

its crap i know it - dunno if its the recording - the equipmet - mixing - dont have a clue.
I dont mind not having instant results, but i dont know where to start learning or anything.

Any tips - How to Mic the drums up better mabie.
The room I record in isnt isolated, any way of making it better?

Best way to record guitars - Mic up the Amp - direct line in?

Just any general advice would be great!

Thanks
 
what version of cubase are you running?

i'd ask a "where is the dongle on your pc" type question, but bah, whatever.
 
Micing the amp is usually better than going direct, you could try a mixture of both though.

If you're getting noise in your room, I don't know if much you can do to get that out. In terms of treating it to make it sound better, if you're looking for cheap solutions try sleeping bags on half of the walls, and pillows in all corners. And when I say corners, I mean even the corners between the wall and the floor, and the wall and the roof. Not that you can get pillows in all those spots, but as much as you can.

You'll have to be more specific with your drum questions. There's lots of good info on recording drums on the site, you can find it using the search function.
 
shiatzu said:
what version of cubase are you running?

i'd ask a "where is the dongle on your pc" type question, but bah, whatever.
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I have Cubase SX but for this i mixed it in CoolEdit
 
ok, well.. since you're using "cheap mics" then i doubt you'll be able to get a better sound than that... seriously, i've bought punk albums that i've quite enjoyed that have been recorded worse than yours was. in fact, the first punk album i made and sold (on tape, dubbed at home of course) was recorded with a ghettoblaster in the room with a blanket over it. it sold well because the songs were good. ...but then again, this was *years* ago and i guess things have changed somehwat.
 
Ok - So does good quality recordings all come down to the quality of the Mics
 
no, but it's somewhat limited by having very cheap mics. what kind of mics?
 
Probably it's pretty crappy, judging by the few specs I see in google, and the price. Still, use it carefully and you might get a passable punk sound, if that's what you're going for.
 
crikey

Hi. OK, so you're using cheap mics. That's no excuse for letting it clip. Also, just turn the second vocal up and balance it out with cool edits automation if u need to. It's not too bad, except for the uneveness and the clipping.

Good first effort.
 
i like the lofi sound and the feel of the song, maybe u can ad a little reverb to the voxes so they blend better into the mix
 
Good first effort. To what degree was this song multitracked? It sounds like a live recording.

a couple of cheap condensers and some sm-57s will work wonders for your sound.

Watch your levels. Also, when the drummer loses the beat, stop recording and start over. You can't rescue a song from an abrubpt loss of time.

-Casey
 
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