where do the guitars plug into?

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Hi - quick question here.

I have an audio interface.

One person is playing drums (how do i setup microphones around a drum for optimal recording?), one person is singing, and one person is playing electric guitar. Does the electric guitar plugin into an amp or into the audio interface? Not sure what the wired topography is like for this setup.

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Most people would want to plug into their amp, and you mic the amp. You can go directly in for reamping later, but you need a reamp unit, which you probably don't have. You can also use an amp sim as well.
 
You are going to want to plug the guitar into the amp and then place a mic in front of the speaker cone. For drums you are going to at least want one overhead and a kick mic. The first time I recorded drums I used a snare mic, a kick mic, and 2 overheads. I used this article as a reference: Miking the Drumset in Your Home Recording Studio - For Dummies
You may need to overdub the vocals as there will be a lot of bleed in the vocal mic from the drums.
 
thanks Casual Poster. What does overdub the vocals mean? Record them independently (i.e. without any instruments) and then mix them in the software?
 
What interface do you have? What DAW are you using? I suggest you do some extensive reading before buying any more equipment. Tons of info here on homerecording.com!
 
Your interface will need enough inputs to accommodate all the microphones you are going to use. the number of inputs and mics you have available will determine how you place them around the kit.

With the vocals, you would record them later, with the singer listening to the recorded band.

It's probably best to Mic the guitar amp. going direct makes it so the guitarist won't be able to hear himself and he won't get his distortion (if applicable) that he needs to play Tue part.
 
Seafroggys said:
Most people would want to plug into their amp, and you mic the amp. You can go directly in for reamping later, but you need a reamp unit, which you probably don't have. You can also use an amp sim as well.
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Try an amp sim like Guitar Rig - I use that for all guitar & bass tracks, it even has vocal effects though I've never tried them. I'm sure they still have a trial version and it sounds pretty good for software. Even if you mic your amp, you can run that into the interface and user GR for effects you don't have. Also you can record directly in GR and then import that audio into your DAW. I used to run an awful cheap $15 behringer copy (!) interface which worked ok, so most interfaces will sound great.
 
mjbphotos said:
What interface do you have? What DAW are you using? I suggest you do some extensive reading before buying any more equipment. Tons of info here on homerecording.com!
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I bought a Focusrite Scarlet 2i2. I am going to use Audacity.
 
Farview said:
Your interface will need enough inputs to accommodate all the microphones you are going to use. the number of inputs and mics you have available will determine how you place them around the kit.

With the vocals, you would record them later, with the singer listening to the recorded band.

It's probably best to Mic the guitar amp. going direct makes it so the guitarist won't be able to hear himself and he won't get his distortion (if applicable) that he needs to play Tue part.
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I plan to record video as well. So just have her mouth the words while the band plays and then have her watch it and sing later - then merge them together in software?
 
pellouch said:
I plan to record video as well. So just have her mouth the words while the band plays and then have her watch it and sing later - then merge them together in software?
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ohhhh youre making a video.
yeah, generally in those situations audio is either recorded live, or done in the exact opposite way of having her sing to it later - it's recorded first and then the video is shot later.
With the audio playing in the background, clapperboards, and basic editing skills you can achieve flawless synchronicity
 
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