Isolating Instruments

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I live in NYC, so obviously home recording is a problem. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to jerryrig something to isolate the instruments in like an apartment or basement. I'm recording onto a 4 track.
 
you talking about Gabo's

are you talking about gabo's? something you can put up that semi-isolates the amps of the band, or are you talking about something like Auralex's MaxWall? the maxwall is supposed to be a sound absorber that you can put up and take down, although the specs show that it does a better job with the highs and mids than the lows.
 
I don't know. I'm just trying to record my band (vocals/backups,1 guitar, bass and drums). I got a 4 track and 4 mics. I'm just learning how to do it. I was thinking more of hanging blankets, putting people in different rooms, etc. I'm mainly concerned with laying the drum tracks, and not having anything else bleed in. The rest I can do.
 
Studios traditionally used gobos.They are easy to build.Make a 2X4 frame 4' tall and 4' long with feet to stabilize it.Fill the interior with fiberglass insulation and cover front and back with corkboard.Two of these will do a good job of isolating a drum kit.
To deal with leakage,point the other mikes away from the drums.
A complimentary idea is a gobo finished with tile,to add a more "live" sound when required.

Tom
 
Scratch tracks

Since you only have 4 mics, why not use say three of them for drums and record a scratch track of guitar and bass on the 4th track direct (use a Y-cable or crappy mixer or something). You can listen to the guitar and bass with headphones when tracking. Then bounce the three drum tracks down and overdub the guitar,bass and vocals separately. The result will be 100% isolation. You can even get more creative if you want a stereo drum mix.

Just a thought.
 
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