recording my acoutic rock band to get a live sound

[lurgan liar]

hey - i play in an acoustic rock band and we have recently recorded our demo cd and it has been received well by local radio stations and music critics ...We have a dylan / neil youung / oasis sound ....

You can listen to our demo HERE - Captain Kennedy

Tomorrow at band rehearsals i am going to have a stab at recording us with my limited recording equipment

An 8 track Alesis Mixer
3 mics : Shure SM 58, £20 Dynamic Mic and a Sennheiser e845 ($140)
and i am gonna record onto a mini disc as our 4 track cassete recorder is crap

We consist of a rhythn guitarist who plays through an acoustic marshall amp
The Vox and backing Vox are miced through this amp as well
A bassist with a bass amp
Myself with epiphone les paul and a 100 W marshall
And a drummer

We usually recording using the line outs in our amps - but i am looking to mic the amps up properly myself ...
And try to mic the drums to create a live sound ....

Can any one suggest the best possible way to record us using this set up ( mic placement) etc etc would be helpful

I use Cakewalk sonar so if i got the drums recorded the rest of the instruments could be tracked later ....

Thanks in advance

 

[jonnyc]

The way I'd do it which probably isn't right is find which mic works best on the snare, which works best as an overhead and which pics up the best ambiance of the room. Then mic the snare, set up an overhead to get your cymbals, then set up a room mic a few feet away from the kit, depending on your room this COULD get you a more "live" recording. If you need more of that live sound then add some reverb to it.