My band practice space is pretty small....like 13x17. We've got some acoustic paneling as well as egg-crates up all over the wall with a carpeted floor. Each guitarist has head w/ 4x12 cab. Bass has 1x12 or 1x15 combo. Drums are acoustic. Vox go into the crappy PA.
My question is: given the small space and only 8 channels to work with, what would be the best way to capture that without having way too much bleed-through across microphones?
This is what I'm capturing with 1 large diaphragm condenser about 6' in the air, facing the wall behind the drummer from the middle of the room. Only some minor tweaking on the EQ done. Don't put too much thought into performance....was only our 3rd time playing it LOL. Only recording I have with it setup like this.
View attachment strangers_112911.mp3
Any suggestions you may have help record this situation better will certainly be welcomed.
The gear I have (I know there's still some I need like a kick drum mic):
MXL 990/MXL991 kit x2
SM57s
SM58s
SM58-beta
Focusrite SaffirePro 40
Win7 + Sonar X1 Producer
Behringer 8-channel mixer into amps/speakers (does have limited line-out capability).
Thx in advance.
My question is: given the small space and only 8 channels to work with, what would be the best way to capture that without having way too much bleed-through across microphones?
This is what I'm capturing with 1 large diaphragm condenser about 6' in the air, facing the wall behind the drummer from the middle of the room. Only some minor tweaking on the EQ done. Don't put too much thought into performance....was only our 3rd time playing it LOL. Only recording I have with it setup like this.
View attachment strangers_112911.mp3
Any suggestions you may have help record this situation better will certainly be welcomed.
The gear I have (I know there's still some I need like a kick drum mic):
MXL 990/MXL991 kit x2
SM57s
SM58s
SM58-beta
Focusrite SaffirePro 40
Win7 + Sonar X1 Producer
Behringer 8-channel mixer into amps/speakers (does have limited line-out capability).
Thx in advance.