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Saturday I am going to be tracking my band for the last time. We are losing the guitar player to flight school. We always said we wanted to make something we were proud of, so we are going to take saturday to track all our tunes. Now I am going to lay out an extensive background, so I am clear about intent and capabilities, so bear with me.
The only place and time we can do it is Saturday at my drummer's house. His house is a typical army housing place with hardwood floors throughout and thick walls. It makes for a very echo-y place. I was thinking of putting the drums in the living room, to get a nice room sound, but i worry about phase issues. its a square room, where would an ideal place for the set be?
I was thinking about throwing the guitar in the guest bedroom (still hardwood) with maybe a mattress behind the mic to dampen room reflection. Its a SM57, so i think room noise isnt too much of an issue. I would have the Bass use his POD as a pre, and go DI, and add vocals later.
Should I go for the all at once tracking for ease and therefore the ability to track more? Or being the perfectionist I am not, should I do drums with a scratch guitar track and hope the guitar doesnt bleed to bad into the overheads, and retrack the reel deel later? I want it to sound good.
Next up is mic usage.
I have:
that CAD 3-pack drum mic set (2 toms and one kick)
2 x Cascade M37s
1 x SM57
1 x Oktava MK319
1 x SHure ghetto mic (one step lower than a 57)
2 x Fender ghetto mics (came with a Passport I liberated from work)
What would you put where? Given the rooms i am using, what mic techniques would you use? I am not expecting Rami quality chunes, but I do feel as though my inexperience is hampering the sound a bit, and I really want to get it ok.
AAAAAAAAANNNNNNNDDDDDDDDD GO!
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Saturday I am going to be tracking my band for the last time. We are losing the guitar player to flight school. We always said we wanted to make something we were proud of, so we are going to take saturday to track all our tunes. Now I am going to lay out an extensive background, so I am clear about intent and capabilities, so bear with me.
The only place and time we can do it is Saturday at my drummer's house. His house is a typical army housing place with hardwood floors throughout and thick walls. It makes for a very echo-y place. I was thinking of putting the drums in the living room, to get a nice room sound, but i worry about phase issues. its a square room, where would an ideal place for the set be?
I was thinking about throwing the guitar in the guest bedroom (still hardwood) with maybe a mattress behind the mic to dampen room reflection. Its a SM57, so i think room noise isnt too much of an issue. I would have the Bass use his POD as a pre, and go DI, and add vocals later.
Should I go for the all at once tracking for ease and therefore the ability to track more? Or being the perfectionist I am not, should I do drums with a scratch guitar track and hope the guitar doesnt bleed to bad into the overheads, and retrack the reel deel later? I want it to sound good.
Next up is mic usage.
I have:
that CAD 3-pack drum mic set (2 toms and one kick)
2 x Cascade M37s
1 x SM57
1 x Oktava MK319
1 x SHure ghetto mic (one step lower than a 57)
2 x Fender ghetto mics (came with a Passport I liberated from work)
What would you put where? Given the rooms i am using, what mic techniques would you use? I am not expecting Rami quality chunes, but I do feel as though my inexperience is hampering the sound a bit, and I really want to get it ok.
AAAAAAAAANNNNNNNDDDDDDDDD GO!
Poll For Fun!
