Make-shift Home Studio

[Cody Suit]

OKAY. here we go. first of all im using a new laptop w/ 512mb ram, 1.6 ghz processor, cd/dvd burner, and i have no idea about soundcards or anything. Got Cool Edit Pro 2.1.

i plugged the laptop into a home stereo amplifier and up to some speakers i bought for 20 bucks (good speakers).

i just bought a Crate CSM12 Mixer from ebay, and im thinkin of either getting the Nady's DMK-7 drum mic kit or Shure's 6 mic kit from ebay.

i could probabaly afford the Shure's cuz i know their better, but it'd be nice to spend less and just get the nady's (cuz i heard drums this guy recorded with them [Soul Exsanguation http://www.soundclick.com/bands/2/theanoymousmusicexplosionmusic.htm ]

i need some good headphones that keep the sound out.

all i got is one fairly big room to record in and to have the computer in. i might be able to put the vocals in the closet once i clean it out.

any ideas/suggestions/anything?

 

[TMFK]

soundcards

WELLL... you have a laptop , not nessicarily the best choice for studio use, they arent as upgradeable. However, you can find some decent external soundcards from m audio and creative, look on www.newegg.com and www.tigerdirect.com and www.creative.com for soundcards. as for you speakers, what did ya come up with for only 20 bucks!?


heres the one i currently want for my pc http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=237&subcategory=239&product=10496

*evil laugh*

TheMostFearedKeyboardist.

 

[lykwydchykyn]

How much do you have to spend, and what exactly are you trying to record?

 

[Cody Suit]

thanks for the advice on soundcards

im looking to record drums, guitar, bass and vocals with cool edit pro 2.1

 

[noisedude]

Mics - it's better to get a decent pair of overheads and maybe one, two more mics than to have a whole set full of duffers. Depending on what kind of music you're doing you'd be fine with just overheads and a kick mic anyway. Certainly don't worry about tom mics too much.

If it were me I'd get a pair of Oktava MK012s, an Audio Technica kick mic (either Pro 25 or ATM25) and if I had money left over a 57 or Sennheiser e835 for snare.

Get a pair of Studio Projects B1s for the overheads and you have different sounds for acoustic guitars, vox etc. You can't really do vox on the Oktavas.

If you are just planning on miking one particular singer, find a mic that matches their voice. Go to the Listening Sessions website and try to track down a voice similar to yours and a mic you think it sounds good with.

Soundcards - firewire is marginally preferable but not essential - M-Audio and Edirol would be my ports of call in the cheaper end of the market.

Hope some of that helps!!!

 

[Cody Suit]

i already bought samson's 7 drum mic kit b4 i read this. the music i do is very loud fast noisy and crazy. our singer yells and screams alot and when he sings his voice is really raspy.

last time i recorded on my own without my own equipment we used a bass drum mic to do vocals cuz the time b4 we used a snare mic and it turned out to be very weak sounding. the bass drum mic sounded better but it was way to bassy. i've head its good to use condensers for vocals. espestially large condensers.. but i will only have the small ones. will the be a big difference?