Professional Recordings

[Blor007]

I find a lot of site's with home-recording tips, but i can't really find guides for professionals (not that i am one, just interested in reading that stuff).

On one hand i hear people saying: SM57 on the snare is all you need, best mic , used everywhere... Shure Beta 57 for kick drum is one of the best etc.. etc...
Then on the other hand if i want a really clear sound most of the people say:
buy a condensator mic.
So my question is: what are the best way's to record drums?
And for example the snare: should i record with a condensator mic? a sm57 ? both? should the overheads pick up the signal? what can i do to make the snare sound louder in the overhead mic's? etc...

Then for the Guitars: What is the best : playing the song 2 times, or copying the track with delay.
What is used in professional recordings to create that really ''in front of the speaker sound'' (like sum41, Metallica, and lots of things i hear on this forum).
What is the most important thing? Aiming the mic? Using 2 mic's? The panning? The doubling with delay? Playing it 2 times?

I realize the most answers on this question will be : it depends.
But any tips will help...
Expeccially for guitar wich sounds too much on a distant.

An example of a recording is this :

And i'm not quite satisfied with it.
The guitars sound too far away...


Thx in advance

 

[Raven586]

I dont think the Guitars sound that bad.
The Bass needs to come up a bit for sure.
And the vocals are a little distant.(are you using compression?)
Overall its a pretty decent effort I would say.
Try sub mixing the drums then really sqaush them with compression,
then take this track and play it under your already mixed drum track.
This will give them more edge and power.


Lee.

 

[Massive Master]

The guitars will sound much more in-your-face with less hair on them. The gain is just too hot. There's no "CRUNCH" to them - There's a lot of "FUZZ" on them that's giving you the non-in-your-face thing.

 

[darnold]

i dont think there is a difference between pros techniques and home recording techniques. A condenser (not condensator) might work better for snare but it might not. SM57 has always worked for me. There might be techniques that some pros use but that doesnt mean its going to work for you...or me...or the next project that pro does. Just use what you have, try new things when you get them, and see what works.

Danny

 

[Warhead]

I think if you could clear up those vocals you'd be pretty well off. Just listening through pc speakers and the biggest issue to me would be getting those vocals up front. Try compressing them until they level out and then bring them out of the mix some.

Overall nice effort bro.

War

 

[acquit music]

well shure my answer is a bit late. but for recording drums the best solution is to buy a rme hammerfall soundcard. its got 8 to 16 audio-in. youre then recording directly on your computer with host like cubase, samplitude, pro tools, logic. further you use a standart drum mic set (for every snare, tom etc a mic). like this you can set the volume in the hammerfall display mixer (prelisten) and then record on your host program. for the voices: record them only at the end. that means after you have premastered all instruments! this method makes it easier to set them how you'd like to!