this wat im working with advice please?-

[gutta dave]

ok i have
mic-audio tecnica 30 series at3525 cardoid condenser mic
compressor- alesis 3630 compressor
mixer-samick board that is old and i dont use
roland cdx1 disclab
and a steel walls that i have acouple sheets of foam but should the foam cover every inch of the boof?
wat program do u ppl recommend i use
i have cakewalk cooledit 2.0 and logic delta wich i hate
wich one is better or should i get a new one
and i have the slitest idea wat to do witht the compressor
like wat setting should i turn the nobbs im jus lost i need some help
and yes i am 17 years old so dont think im some idiot im jus trying to make this work so tell me any aadvice u can give wat should i replace wat should i get ???????
how do i get rid of this nasty reverb my room studio building gives?/

 

[TexRoadkill]

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[nave]

The best advice that anyone could probably give you is to learn how to use what you have before you go out and buy anything else at all. That said, you left out a pretty vital part of your set up. What sound card do you have? If you have a decent sound card (i.e. not a gaming orientated card) then I would say stick with what you got and start learning about your software and mic placement techniques for starters. Read some stuff about the stereo field (i.e. panning) and some other stuff about eq. If you want I can recommend you to web pages about fundamental stuff. As far as your software, you should be fine for starters. What version of cakewalk do you have? did you mention your preamp?


As far as the compressor settings.....Unfortunately, there are no solid ground rules to go by. How you use a compressor is going to depend on a variety of factors, including what instrument you are tracking, what your style of playing/performing is like, and what you are going for....amoungst other things; most of which you'll need to learn via reading and trial and error.


that said, here are a couple of pages about compression that include basic explanations to the common compressor's features as well as some basic settings for various instruments. read 'em.....However, keep in mind that many of those recommended settings are wildly extreme...stick with the low ratios.

http://www.emu.com/products/archives/compression.html
http://members.optushome.com.au/skinah/compressors.htm


Also, use that foam stuff and some blankets to get rid of that 'live' reverb room sound. Hang as much of it as you can all over the walls and then get to work.