*noob alert* crapppp this is hard mann

[dannowillbookem]

ah i'm such a bum and cant record for crap. i have a boss br-8. eight tracks on 100 mb zip disks are very unrestrictive but wow it seems i can never get a song on there. it always comes off sounding like crap. does anyone have tips to make recording easier? cause wow its so tedious....

 

[fraserhutch]

Where on earth did you get the impression that this would be easy?

Fastest way - hire someone who knows what they're doing to record you.

Otherwise, it just takes time, effort and practice.
And then if you're lucky, you have talent.

There are no shortcuts.

 

[TimOBrien]

"Well the world needs ditch diggers too!"
-Judge Smails, Caddyshack

Yup, there are easier hobbies. You can buy all the equipment in the world and it doesn't mean you'll put out a decent recording; look at all the junk the big record companies put out. Then again most high-end recording studios a few decades ago would have killed to have the capabilites of your br-8; the Beatles worked with 2 four-track tape machines manually slaved together.

A) Read everything you can get your hands on. If you don't have any basic recording manuals in your library, go get some from amazon.com. Read every recording mag out there; they put out a LOT of good hints and tips.

B) Practice, practice, practice.

C) Experiment!! Moving mics around even a few inches and twisting the dials and LISTENING will teach you much; presets are generally crap.

D) Practice, practice, practice.

E) Nothing in life comes without work. Even bums have to learn to work the crowd or they'll starve. No "star" ever walked up on the stage the first time and wowed a crowd with a LOT of work first.

If you really want a frustrating hobby, go try hitting a stupid golf ball around sometime...

 

[Dogbreath]

I know what ya mean. There's alot more to it than I realized. I just figured throw up a couple mics, hit record and your there. Well those recordings sucked. Then I sent this guy I know a backup of one of my songs, and he went thru it with a fine toothed comb, typed up an indepth detailed report of suggested corrections ( there was alot) and mailed me back my version and his version for comparison, along with the report. I don't remember how much $$$ it was but it was reasonable. In fact, I'm sending him one of my latest. Kind of like a teacher checkin my homework. If it sounds like something you'd like to check out, PM me and I'll give ya his info.
Hang in there man.....It's all good.

 

[northsiderap]

100mb?

I used to use a 100mb system...

I recorded drums in stereo only. Left & right strategically placed in a decent room. Then bass, guitar vocals.

My songs couldn't usually go over about four minutes and four tracks. If I wanted more tracks, I'd have to real-time bounce my (for example background guitar and bass) down to a track. Sometimes I'd bounce the bass and background guitar on top of the drums, so drums, BG GTR, and bass on two tracks, leaving me two more tracks to do a lead guitar and vocals.

Get a Jazz drive at least. 1 Gig is a little more to play with. Do they still make Jazz drives?

 

[A Reel Person]

Eh,...

The Boss BR-8 has the internally mounted 100mb Zip drive, and won't support an external Jaz drive. Also, it only records 2-tracks simul/max. However, I have heard that the BR-8 will accommodate the 250mb Zip upgrade. Still, I don't think file space was his primary problem, but sound quality.

 

[hueseph]

The Boss BR-8 has the internally mounted 100mb Zip drive, and won't support an external Jaz drive. Also, it only records 2-tracks simul/max. However, I have heard that the BR-8 will accommodate the 250mb Zip upgrade. Still, I don't think file space was his primary problem, but sound quality.

Myabe walters could give yous some edjumacatin.

 

[A Reel Person]

If that's a joke, then...

I don't get it!

 

[Schmange]

Man... 100MB? How the heck do ya do that?
I'm usually up around 3 Gigabytes and 100 tracks by the time I'm finished a song.

 

[A Reel Person]

Hint:...

It's a data-compressed proprietary format!

 

[harpman]

BR-8 and Cakewalk tutor in Tampa Bay

Some of you guys seem very knowledgeable with the BR-8. I'm having difficulty eliminating effects when trying to record dry line inputs. Also, I'm looking for both Cakewalk Home Studio and/or BR-8 tutor in the St. Petersburg, FL area. Thanks in advance for any help.
Harpman