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holler
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Hey guys my band and I are just taking the dive into home recording.
What we previously had done was put a small headset microphone in the middle of our practice room through a laptop and record with Cakewalk. Needless to say, the quality of our recordings weren't exactly top notch
Anyways, we decided it was time to get serious and rather than hitting a recording studio, we went out and bought an Omni Studio w/ Delta 66 along with an Audio Buddy, an MXL 990/991 combo, and an SM-57 to go along with our SM-58 in order to do our demo ourselves. We figured this way, we'd be spending a little more money, but at least we could take all the time we needed as well as be able to do it again when we have new songs.
The first thing I should ask is if our PC is good enough for this recording process? Right now we're going to be using a 1.3ghz Duron with 256 SDRAM, I figure if needed, I could take out another stick of 256 from another PC and stick it in there or I could just go out and buy a stick of 512 DDR ram (the mobo can handle either as long as you dont mix and match) We're using XP Pro as an OS and will be using Adobe Audition to record.
Anyways, after doing some research, I've found that recording the drums will probably be the most painstaking process. How should we go about recording the drums with out current setup? We only have 4 analog channels, so what is the best way to mic the drum set with 4 mic's (SM57,58, MXL 990, 991). We figure we will probably record the guitar with a J-Station through one of the digital inputs while we record the drums, or just layer it on later with a mic'd cab. What do you suggest we do? How/where should we place our mics? How do we keep separate instruments/drum parts from bleeding into another mic track?
Lastly, what exactly does mastering entail? Will we able to do this stuff with our current setup?
Sorry for the essay, but thanks alot and thanks for your time
What we previously had done was put a small headset microphone in the middle of our practice room through a laptop and record with Cakewalk. Needless to say, the quality of our recordings weren't exactly top notch
Anyways, we decided it was time to get serious and rather than hitting a recording studio, we went out and bought an Omni Studio w/ Delta 66 along with an Audio Buddy, an MXL 990/991 combo, and an SM-57 to go along with our SM-58 in order to do our demo ourselves. We figured this way, we'd be spending a little more money, but at least we could take all the time we needed as well as be able to do it again when we have new songs.
The first thing I should ask is if our PC is good enough for this recording process? Right now we're going to be using a 1.3ghz Duron with 256 SDRAM, I figure if needed, I could take out another stick of 256 from another PC and stick it in there or I could just go out and buy a stick of 512 DDR ram (the mobo can handle either as long as you dont mix and match) We're using XP Pro as an OS and will be using Adobe Audition to record.
Anyways, after doing some research, I've found that recording the drums will probably be the most painstaking process. How should we go about recording the drums with out current setup? We only have 4 analog channels, so what is the best way to mic the drum set with 4 mic's (SM57,58, MXL 990, 991). We figure we will probably record the guitar with a J-Station through one of the digital inputs while we record the drums, or just layer it on later with a mic'd cab. What do you suggest we do? How/where should we place our mics? How do we keep separate instruments/drum parts from bleeding into another mic track?
Lastly, what exactly does mastering entail? Will we able to do this stuff with our current setup?
Sorry for the essay, but thanks alot and thanks for your time
