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[jimbo37]

babe in the woods

I would like to make some decent vocal recordings but I have no idea what equipment I should use. I have a joe veek vc3q and rode 2a mic- been recording thru computer using maudio delta 66 sound card with break out box, computer software is audition 3 from adobe. the set up is not satisfactory- would appreciate recommendations to record. I think the vc3q and rode mic should fit in somewhere. thanks
jimbo37

 

[Adam Pedretti]

G'day from down under groovy cats! Been looking at all kinds of recording info on the interwebs for the last couple of months, and I'm stoked to find this thing. Hope to learn and to share with you all.

 

[AvantGuy]

Greetings, Bob here. Like all of my friends I make music with, I've never had anything resembling a good live room to record in, but we blithely go about tracking and releasing stuff anyway. Of course for mixing I don't have a well-treated control room either, nice of you to ask. Never met an O/S I could hate (how "experimental" I feel determines which one I fire up), and absolutely love every DAW or DSP-toolkit I've ever put my hands on. Sure, some are less inscrutable to me than others, but you gotta hand it to the developers for staying moderately sane cranking out all that complicated code and then trying to make it work for everyone. Oh sure, I love hardware (built my early career on tinkering with it), but I'm pretty much rackless now, including when going live (that makes me a laptop player, I reckon). --Bob

 

[Rappin4bucks]

ok so im just now getting into producing my own music. i am a hip hop artist and at this point all i have is my vocals and i was wondering what i would need to produce music out of my room.
Here is a list of equipment that i plan to buy:
-A mic
-Reflextion filter
-pro tools 11
-2 KRK VXT 8 in. speakers
-KRK KRK 10 in sub
-KRK KNS 8400 headphones
-KRK ERGO room correction system
-Mac lab top
-Studio foam
From doing research i figure i would need all the above items to produce professional music, please feel free to let me know if i forgot something!
and when you buy pro tools does it come with a video or something to teach you how to use the software???

 

[evenflow]

Hello everyone!!

I have been trying to produce music for a year or so now.I have bazillions of unfinished projects and have never finished a track(true story) i always seem to get lost somewhere in the middle bahaha. I have zero knowledge in music theory,i cannot sing nor play any musical instruments either i use ableton 9 live standard with a couple of plug-ins running on a macbook along with a pair of KRK Kns 8400 headphones and a M-Audio Keystation mini32 for making my music. Anyway, psyched to be apart of this great community here and i look forward to learning a LOT in the days hopefully years to come.

P.S please excuse the poor writing skills

 

[DM60]

I would like to make some decent vocal recordings but I have no idea what equipment I should use. I have a joe veek vc3q and rode 2a mic- been recording thru computer using maudio delta 66 sound card with break out box, computer software is audition 3 from adobe. the set up is not satisfactory- would appreciate recommendations to record. I think the vc3q and rode mic should fit in somewhere. thanks
jimbo37

At this point, you probably have everything you need for starters. Not sure if you are a keyboardist, guitar, kazoo (we have a few on this board who can help you to get it mic'ed correctly) but it seems you have everything in place to get started.

As a personal opinion, first thing I would focus on is getting your recording down. Learn how to get the waves correctly, volume level, basic stuff. Next, learn how to use the software and hardware. I noticed you have a compressor, it took me a very long time just to understand a compressor and how to use it (not saying I am good now, just understand better).

Start putting your material together, get mixing, etc. That will take a good 6-12 months just to feel like you know how to record.

To me, a mic, interface and an instrument is all you need to get started. You might want to get some drum plugins to help out with the rhythm, but this should get you underway. I suggest don't buy things until you know it will take you to the next level. Then you can ask and I am sure lots of people can assist.

Welcome.

 

[DM60]

G'day from down under groovy cats! Been looking at all kinds of recording info on the interwebs for the last couple of months, and I'm stoked to find this thing. Hope to learn and to share with you all.

Howdy from the northern hemisphere. Lots of your fellow countryman on the site and they'll be able to help with what you need and where to get it.

 

[DM60]

Greetings, Bob here. Like all of my friends I make music with, I've never had anything resembling a good live room to record in, but we blithely go about tracking and releasing stuff anyway. Of course for mixing I don't have a well-treated control room either, nice of you to ask. Never met an O/S I could hate (how "experimental" I feel determines which one I fire up), and absolutely love every DAW or DSP-toolkit I've ever put my hands on. Sure, some are less inscrutable to me than others, but you gotta hand it to the developers for staying moderately sane cranking out all that complicated code and then trying to make it work for everyone. Oh sure, I love hardware (built my early career on tinkering with it), but I'm pretty much rackless now, including when going live (that makes me a laptop player, I reckon). --Bob

Hey Bob and welcome to the board.

 

[DM60]

ok so im just now getting into producing my own music. i am a hip hop artist and at this point all i have is my vocals and i was wondering what i would need to produce music out of my room.
Here is a list of equipment that i plan to buy:
-A mic
-Reflextion filter
-pro tools 11
-2 KRK VXT 8 in. speakers
-KRK KRK 10 in sub
-KRK KNS 8400 headphones
-KRK ERGO room correction system
-Mac lab top
-Studio foam
From doing research i figure i would need all the above items to produce professional music, please feel free to let me know if i forgot something!
and when you buy pro tools does it come with a video or something to teach you how to use the software???

List looks really nice. I was curious, are you just going to do hip hop recording or maybe perform as well? I would think there might be other software out there that would assist you more in this area than some of the traditional DAWs. But this really depends if you are going to do more with the music or just do linear recording.

Take another look into the DAW and confirm that Pro best fits your needs overall.

Welcome to the board.

 

[DM60]

Hello everyone!!

I have been trying to produce music for a year or so now.I have bazillions of unfinished projects and have never finished a track(true story) i always seem to get lost somewhere in the middle bahaha. I have zero knowledge in music theory,i cannot sing nor play any musical instruments either i use ableton 9 live standard with a couple of plug-ins running on a macbook along with a pair of KRK Kns 8400 headphones and a M-Audio Keystation mini32 for making my music. Anyway, psyched to be apart of this great community here and i look forward to learning a LOT in the days hopefully years to come.

P.S please excuse the poor writing skills

Welcome.

I once read a guy recorded one complete song in a week for one year. His point wasn't that he was making good music, but he was getting experience doing a song from end to end. Now, I am not saying this is the best approach, but there is something to completing a project/song to gain that experience.

You should really take some of those projects and work them through to the end. Even if they are wrong, it is better than them being nothing. Plus, now you have this board to help you through the process of correction (MP3 Clinic). Go ahead, get some of that music out there.

 

[noisydad]

Hi - I've been home recording since about 1993 and I think I'm starting to get the hang of it
I started recording in a rock band I was with from 1992-2007. We self-released two CD's of original material (in 1994 and 2004). The second one sounded way better than the first, so I think we learned a lot over time. I released one solo, self-recorded CD in 2002 recorded at home on my Tascam 4-track cassette. Lately I record on a Fostex DMT-8vl 8-track. My latest release (7/12) is by my band, The Aquatudes, all original surf-style instrumentals. Album title: Unsafe at Any Speed!
I'm here partially because I've found that I can always learn something new from other folks that do this.
Hopefully, I can contribute to some discussions, too.

 

[Paul Mullins]

Hi my name is Paul Mullins....im a song writer and im working on a new album. I think any help nyone can give me is most welcome

 

[deafmode]

Hi! My name is Stefan and I'm a producer from Romania. I produce beats for a year, and now I made with my friend a production team (a.k.a Deaf Mode). The part which I like it is sound engineering, and I work for this now, parallel with beats production.

I accept just any pertinent advice, and I will try to give best advice I can.

What I like to say as a producer: Don't live in the past, don't dream to the future, concentrate your efforts today. - Buddha, of course if you want to live from music.

Big up!

 

[JoyceKimberly]

Hey all, I'm Joyce and I'm a singer.
Originally classically trained, but looking to broaden my abilities.
Atm I'm looking for a band, but I'm also interested in getting more out of homerecording with my M-Audio Fast Track, but as a total recording newb I'm looking for info here!
o/

 

[DM60]

Hi - I've been home recording since about 1993 and I think I'm starting to get the hang of it
I started recording in a rock band I was with from 1992-2007. We self-released two CD's of original material (in 1994 and 2004). The second one sounded way better than the first, so I think we learned a lot over time. I released one solo, self-recorded CD in 2002 recorded at home on my Tascam 4-track cassette. Lately I record on a Fostex DMT-8vl 8-track. My latest release (7/12) is by my band, The Aquatudes, all original surf-style instrumentals. Album title: Unsafe at Any Speed!
I'm here partially because I've found that I can always learn something new from other folks that do this.
Hopefully, I can contribute to some discussions, too.

A guy from CT doing surf tunes, it that allowed?

I think what you will find here is really some good fundamental information, but once you feel like getting into advanced areas, lots of people on the board who have years of recording (analog, digital and hybrid, playing, sound , room acoustics, I mean pretty much the pretty much the full recording spectrum.

If you can't learn something new on this board, you are either: 1- Pretty damn smart or 2- Pretty damn stupid. That is your only choice.

Welcome aboard.

 

[DM60]

Hi my name is Paul Mullins....im a song writer and im working on a new album. I think any help nyone can give me is most welcome

Hey Paul. Best place to start is to make sure you are set up for recording. Take time to get to know the areas on the board to where to ask questions. Lots to learn and it takes time. Be patient and work through it, in the end you will be rewarded with some decent presentable recordings. (Please note, presentable, make sure your expectations of the end result are reasonable.)

 

[DM60]

Hey all, I'm Joyce and I'm a singer.
Originally classically trained, but looking to broaden my abilities.
Atm I'm looking for a band, but I'm also interested in getting more out of homerecording with my M-Audio Fast Track, but as a total recording newb I'm looking for info here!
o/

Hi Joyce, classically trained, you may be helping people on the voice area rather quickly. As stated above. Before you really start recording, get everything setup and make sure you are comfortable with how everything works. This will help you when you are ready to do serious recording. Nothing worse that starting to record and you are fighting technology and machines. It is a mood killer.

Welcome!

 

[BudgetBeast]

hey everybody. it's budgetbeast. i'm been songwriting for years but am just now getting into recording. trying to learn the basics. just got a
computer and now doing the homework to get the gear i need. any recommendations for microphones, cables, instruments, daw's, monitors, and
MIDI keyboards are welcome!

 

[Juantrane]

Hi people, I'm Juantrane, sax player from Buenos Aires. Cheers to all of you!!

 

[canadayjack]

Name's Jack and I have been recording for three years now. Using Cubase 6 elements and Tascam US 1641 24bit interface. Drummer by trade.