recording drums

[rawrsound]

I am looking to start recording my drums. I am going to buy a CAD PRO 7 piece pack but i am not sure on what mixer i should buy and how to connect it to my laptop could someone tell me some good mixers for a low budget and tell me how to connect all that to my laptop

 

[gecko zzed]

I am looking to start recording my drums. I am going to buy a CAD PRO 7 piece pack but i am not sure on what mixer i should buy and how to connect it to my laptop could someone tell me some good mixers for a low budget and tell me how to connect all that to my laptop

You need to consider two options:

1 Buy an eight-channel mixer with USB output. This will allow you to mix the drum mikes on the mixer and send a mixed stereo output via USB to the laptop.

2 Buy an eight channel interface (e.g. a Firestudio or similar), and record eight track simultaneously direct to your laptop. But you would need a firewire card to do this (unless you find an eight-channel USB interface).

 

[BrentDomann]

What kind of music do you plan to record? Depending on the needs of the project, you can get a beautiful kit sound with very few mics (3, 2 if you're lucky, or even 1 if mono will work and you've got a good room).

That might help with the budget issue.

 

[villainrecordin]

What kind of budget are we talking about here? do you have a couple hundred to spend or like 7-8 hundred to spend. I think the best and easiest way would to get an 8 chanel interface. We ordered the M-audio profire 2626 and audix drum mic set. the interface comes built in with a mixer, and has almost no latency or delay. you can mix the drums on the computer and then record directly into your software. i believe that is the easiest and most likely cheapest way to go.

 

[rawrsound]

my budget is 300-400$

 

[Vinnydude]

Your interface alone is going to come to at least that.

I've hit a similar situation.

The 2 interfaces i am considering though are:-

Lexicon Ionix U82S

M-Audio Fast Track Ultra

 

[dastrick]

my budget is 300-400$

Is that for mics and interface?

 

[rawrsound]

Is that for mics and interface?

no just for the mixer or interface

 

[vijsolo]

Check out this two deals

Tascam US1641 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface

Zoom R16 Multi-Track SD Recorder Interface and Controller

The first will give you 16 channels of recording, 8 of those are XRL with microphones preamps.

The secong has 8 inputs with preamps, but it can also work as a controller for your DAW. It also can work as a standalone recorder.

Cheerz!!!

 

[villainrecordin]

some of the presonus ones are good, i still say the profire 2626.. i got it for only 520 off of campuplus.com, but if you show guitar center that they will beat the price by 10% of the difference so youll only pay like 480-490 which is a steal!