What Is The Best And Most Inexpensive Way To Record Live Music At Home?

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Hi. I currently have someone playing the piano (keyboard) and guitar, and a singer with a microphone. I want to record them playing there music at home but do not want to spend a fortune. What do you guys suggest for a quality sound. I know there are digital voice recorders are those good enough? Or are there special recording devices meant for this. Your answers will help, and also wondering what is a good inexpensive mic good for recording. thanks
 
i would encourage you to read around some....

assuming you have a computer (you did post here, so that's a fair assumption), you can get free recording software such as audacity of kristal

there's tons of threads about cheap mics, soundcards, etc. around here, so read around and learn alot
 
If you just want to record the sound in the room with one cheap mic, take a look at the Behringer ECM8000. It's about $40. One of the cheapest mics around and it does a good job. I own two of 'em and they make their way onto at least 1 track of 90% of the songs I record.
 
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What do you think of purchasing these items for home recording..

hi. i want to purchase the Lexicon Omega studio. I need 2 microphones that are good for recording and inexpensive. I have a vocalist singing, and someone playing an acoustic guitar or a keyboard. Need mics for both. What do you suggest? What about purchasing the Lexicon Omega studio for desktops, and getting the mxl marshall 2001 for the vocalist and the 603s for the person playing either the keyboard or guitar?
Let me know.. thanks
 
budget

my budget is about 300.00-400
that could prob get me a Lexicon Omega studio and the mxl mics. i really dont know a thing about recording though.. ive never done it. do you think you can guide me through it?
 
I'd consider a PreSonus Firebox, and a good condensor. I've got a US122 and a Rode NT3 and Cubase LE. You can learn an awful lot with a little setup like that and as you get a better handle on the big picture you'll know how to expand after that.
 
i've seen some seriously impressive things done with a 2 track digital recorder and one of thoes little stereo sony mics that use the "plug in power"
i kid you not, it's all in the placement....... and not having stuff that sounds like crap in the first place.

it can be done.
 
evianwatorr said:
Hi. I currently have someone playing the piano (keyboard) and guitar, and a singer with a microphone. I want to record them playing there music at home but do not want to spend a fortune. What do you guys suggest for a quality sound. I know there are digital voice recorders are those good enough? Or are there special recording devices meant for this. Your answers will help, and also wondering what is a good inexpensive mic good for recording. thanks
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This is easy..Program your entire band to vst instruments(midi). Free.

On a serious note, Ive heard decent recordings off of those Minidisk Recorders..get a decent mic and your good to go..
 
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I would go with the M-BOX digidesign better known as pro tools it comes with usb/fire wire. the only down side is it can only record 2 tracks at one time but it should be good to get you started and it cost 300/400 hundred depending on were you get it from I would also look at a program called cuebass le. It is all up to you I would start buy looking at both of them and see which one will better fit your needs. I would all so get some books on digital-recording process/digital audio/file formats/midi. That is how I started reading every thing I can find that is how I ended up here lol good luck
 
I'm sorry many of you will hate me for this answer.

If your goal was to do a simple live-to-stereo recording, I'd get a vintage cassette deck and a Radio Shack stereo mic. Something like an 80's Technics RS-B50, (48, 57, etc.), or an RS-955 (my favorite), all of which have Dolby C and dbx noise reduction and 1/4" mic inputs.

If your goal was to have better production value, & maybe do a little mixing here & there,... I'd get a used/like-new Tascam 424mkIII Portastudio (4-track cassette), and 4-6 of those ES-57 mics ($20-$30 SM-57 clones).

Thank you. ;)
 
I did some editing/amateur mastering of some very decent live recordings of a jazz combo made with one stereo mic and a minidisk recorder.
 
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