recording basics

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Hi,

I am totally new to the recording field. I have been playing guitar for some time now, and have a decent knowledge of guitar equipment, but know almost nothing of recording equipment. My question is, what would I need to make a small and I mean very small stuido at home? I looked at the all in one studios, but I just dont like them. What core components would I need to do a multi-track recording, and then master and edit it (i dont even know if im using the right termanology!!) Someone PLEASE help me out!!

~thanks
 
Wazzup xxmetal ! The first thing you must take into consideration
is your "BUDGET" !!! After making that determination, read up and learn (even asking your recording questions here) as much as you can about recording prior to making any kind of purchase.
(Why buy a car if you don't know how to drive).
When you have learned "BASIC RECORDING 101" you are then ready to become a "Dedicated Gear Junky" like most of us here!:D

Anyway, to start off in this great world of music recording, you
MUST have these basic items to start with:

A)-Some modicum of musical talent! (I know peeps who have spent thousands upon thousands to buy gear and can't play for jack-sh#t)

B) a good microphone (Condenser mics are great,but a lot of folks swear by dynamics,such as the Shure SM57 or 58)

C)-A decent pair of flat response monitors,active (built in amplifiers) or passive (provide your own amplification). Monitors are used to accurately judge your mixes as regular home stereo
speakers normally are sonically colored and tailored for accentuating various frequencies.

D) A Multi-track recorder. There are many choices to choose from
here.You can go the Analog route,the standalone DAW,or record straight to your pc using the many recording and mixing softwares available. Here is where you need to decide how many tracks you need (the more the merrier and pricier),what features do you want (such as compression,signal processing, auxes busses,phantom power,etc.,etc.etc. .) Again,there is a wide range of models and brands,so you must do your research in this
area.

Basically,I barely scratched the surface for you so if you have any SPECIFIC questions in re to recording/recording purchases, myself and the many peeps here will be glad to assist you!

Good Luck
Peace
Mr.Q
 
might we ask what instruments you plan to record, drums, vocals etc.?

how many muso's you'll be recording at any one time?

what's your p.c. like? (personally i don't like p.c. recording, but it works for nearly everyone else)

and most importantly hows the dollars, we'd be more than happy to help you spend them *wisely*
 
I did this

hey xxmetal,
my own version if you are just doing stuff yourself.
424mkIII-400.00
sm57-80.00
marshall 603s-100.00
art pre-100.00
yorkville passive-250.00
amp-already had
mixdown cassette deck-already had
stand alone cd recorded-250.00
I record and overdub acoustics(guitars, mandolins, electric guitars,
drum machine(100.00) and get as many as 8 tracks before losing to much signal. I do this as a hobby for myself and my other musical friends. The main thing is to have fun. If you love playing as much as I do you will find that this recording stuff will enhance your talent and you will learn more about playing than you have since you first started. Oh yeh, check out ebay if you really are on the budget. I could send you a cd if you like. e-mail
nthompson@gcronline.com
dtb
 
well i have a budget of about $2,500, and I think I have some talent, i play everything ranging from slayer, to satch, to srv, to zepplin, to skinnard and even dare i say, van halen. I am recording everything from guitars, to bass, to drums, and vocals (of which i need lots of help with). Are those all in one studios worth it? Thing is, I want a way to create masters on some sort of removalble media (is that even possible?), and mix it later on (is that possible too?!?!). Thing is, I don't want to use a computer to do all of this. I've been reading through the site, and I've found some things out, but i'm still pretty out there.

~thanks
 
well i have a budget of about $2,500, and I think I have some talent, i play everything ranging from slayer, to satch, to srv, to zepplin, to skinnard and even dare i say, van halen. I am recording everything from guitars, to bass, to drums, and vocals (of which i need lots of help with). Are those all in one studios worth it? Thing is, I want a way to create masters on some sort of removalble media (is that even possible?), and mix it later on (is that possible too?!?!). Thing is, I don't want to use a computer to do all of this. I've been reading through the site, and I've found some things out, but i'm still pretty out there.

~thanks
 
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