Live Recordings...

[vandersavage]

if you could give me some pointers or some website links I'd appreciate it.
basically, my problem with traditional studio recordings (recording one instrument at a time then post mixing) is it doesn't quite capture the right feel of the band when they play live.
is there a certain method of recording live bands that keeps the mic bleeding to a minimum and the accoustics are still really clean and warm?

 

[Cult_Status02]

record a scratch track (basically a rough live recording) then have the drummer play to that, there will most likely be the subtle tempo changes in the live recording that the drummer should be able to "feel" and likewise with the rest of the musicians. At least that's how I do it.

 

[thajeremy]

in the past, the best solution I was able to come up with was something like this....first, you will need the biggest room available...something huge....seperate the amps as much as possible and mic the amps. Then, you will need enough headphones to go around to everyone. In my situation I actually had every amp in a different room and the band was all in one room, and they could hear themselves through stage monitors while their amps were recorded in a different room. There was still some bleeding in the drum mics but if you can back him up from everyone else to minimize that, it would help...

 

[ermghoti]

The overheads will simply become room mics, if everybody is in the same room. Choose mics with decent-sound off-axis characteristics, talk the electric instruments into turning down as much as they can, throw some blankets over amps, and you just have to dub the vocals after. When you mix, start with the OH's, and get the whole room to sound decent. The levels don't have to be balanced, but the sounds should not be offensive. Mix everything else into the OH's. I finish the drumset first, then the main melody instrument, or bass, depending on my mood, and add in the supporting cast in order of prominence in the mix. Each instrument gets adjusted to fit the existing mix. Afterwards, I go back and fiddle with anything that has gone awry in the process.

 

[seismetr0n]

i agree wit thajeremy....

i put drums in my main room(living room)
guitar amp in the bathroom
another guitar upstairs in the bedroom..
etc...

them im free to monitor in my studioroom...

headphones for them all

then retake the vocal track...or put the vocalist in another room..

if you track themalltogether in the same room .. the bleedthrough will make itso you need the whole band to nail it for every track(song)...

if theyre all seperated.. you onlyneed the drummer to get it right...everyone else can be overdubbed..

gl

 

[michaelst]

If your talking about recording a live performance on site, I've used the Alesis HD24, fed by the direct outs on my Midas Venice 320, remixed on a PC.

I've gotten in trouble on another board for claiming this was a live recording. They said it sounded too good, and the performance was too good thanks!

But it is, 100% LIVE - no overdubs or retakes:

Savoy Truffle

 

[BigRay]

www.taperssection.com
www.gearslutz.com in the remote forum
www.3daudioinc.com/3db in the classical/location forum...

that is ALL those folks do...they are experts.