Awx and Fweyd....
First off in any major recording(on the radio per say)the mixers are kick ass. Were talkin $10,000 at the least and 1Mil at the high. Your mixer should be kick ass if your recording. Now your can get away with a lot of shit digitaly, but Behringer is the absolute worst of mixers/specially with the 1010lt. Don't even wast your money. Save a few hundred more and go with a Mackie 10 in 10 out mixer or Tascam. It's still not $10,000 but it will get the job done with proper Pre's. Low budget(and this is the absolute low for decent indi radio quality) your lookin at spending $800 on ebay or $1200 in-store! Next is mics, shit-tons of different mics for different instruments. Drums-you can get away with the shure package$500 not the 57 one, they sound like shit! On Kick always mic at 30degree angle pointed down and to the left(if outer hole is on right front). This will get the Boom of the kick as well as some of the Thwack, without picking up the pedel movements(say if you point the mic directly at the skin). For the snare I use Sehnneiser mdk421(outside rim stationed). Awesome shit! Even without lets say Focusrite Red preamp, it still sounds awesome(but only if you have a good mixer, or decent one_$800). Next mic the toms(you can use that combo mic pack from shure-yes it works, but you get better tones, sound, overtones through the mdk421.) But its expensive, a way to cut around that is using the shure combo kit(not the 57 one) and adding a 8 channel strip, like the Focusrite Octopre dynamic mk2! This will boost all the drums, and you'll be able to compress/noise-gate each drum per channel! IMPORTANT! Then you'll want 2 omni-directional overhead condensors-included with sure combo pack(not 57 pack). But you can upgrad from this shure pack with AKG 414 mathcing par's on ebay for $1800. WOW big diff. But then again if your not looking for Carter Buaford type of stuff you can get away with the Shure kit if you have that Focusrite Octopre Dynamic mk2 channel strip-it's designed for drums and only $699. Then it's on to the bass, use the kick drum mic/ mkd421 to record this. Also run through your preamp and roll off the highs on the kick mic(pref akg d112) or your shure combo kit mic. Then the phase the mkd421 by listening through headphones while placing the mic(long extension cable soley for this purpose-the length of cables tweaks the sound a bit on everything, try to use the shortest cables possible) and moving the mic to wear it sounds sweatest. Also adjust the the mkd421 rolloff to mid or high, mess with it to get the right sound after you've found the sweat spot. Also spend time finding the sweat spot, it's super important. You could spend days doing it if all the gear is not top notch(guitar amps/guitars/bass/amps/strings...etc!) Mic'ing super important! YOU'LL NOTICE A LOT OF SUPER IMPORTANT SHIT WITH RECORDING. IT'S ALL TRUE TO AN EXTENT. I don't want anything less than what happens on the radio so... On to guitar use the Sennheiser mkd421 for low pass(has twisty knob on bottom) then 57 for highs run both through preamp, same as drums if no money. But you will have to mess with the sound for days! If money run through Avalon vt-737 or something simular-(multiple pre-amps is a must when recording, same with mics)And Akg 414 for room noise. Even weeks to get the right tone! Unless your awesome! Ha.
Then Vocs....Most important(everyone listens to Vocs first, and first impressions or the most important). If you don't have money for a Nueman mic(they kick ass)get a Blue-Bluebird condensor and a kick ass pre-amp, Focusrite Vocalmaster Pro Platinum($600-ebay) is ok and will do! But bigger is better! Also your room in which everything is recorded(Drums, guitars, bass, vocals). Soundproofing/reinforcement is essential, without this even with the very best of equipment you shit will sound like shit! So do some homework and experiment. And take some time to learn everything about your equipment that you have/your going to buy/ or that you need to sound proof! Trying to be cost effective only goes so far, many times your much better off saving an additional 5 months to get the proper gear, then settling for crap! This is an outline for cost effectiveness!
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