Music Recording..
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- grafiske
Any recording gearheads up in this piece?
I am an amateur at best, but I love to learn more.
I know there are a lot of loop based dudes, but I am more talking microphones, pre-amps. ETCCCCCCETERA!
- lvl_130
get the fuck outta' here with your big talk of mic's and pre-amps. shhiiiiitttttt.
looping for life mf!
kidding aside :) the first names that comes to mind is mg33 and vespa (i think) as far as that goes. also big papes might have some insight.
- lvl_130
...but big papes is on the warped tour for 7 weeks, so he isn't any good to you right now :)
- grafiske0
Actually! Looping. I really want to use ableton for live guitar/vocal processing.. anyone know anything about that?
And is Big Papes in a band?? Shit.
- lvl_130
yeah, he's in doomtree, but he's on the warped tour dj'ing for P.O.S.
- grafiske0
Piece of???
- BaskerviIle0
I used to do quite a bit of recording, even worked in a studio for a little bit.
Used to use protools for everything, now I've gone back to basics and just use Garageband which is actually pretty good as a starting off point for recording.
I have a usb midi keyboard so I can play in bass/keyboard parts etc. It also has loops if that's your thing and it's super easy to create your own
But I tend to just use mics and plug them into my mac via a USB soundcard. I mainly record acoustic guitars and mike up guitar amps etc. It becomes really easy to layer up tracks and build up quite a good quality sound.If you're looking to start 'proper' recording then get into garageband, then Logic and bit of protools.
I wouldn't invest in expensive mics etc until you're really serious. They depend on what you're recording, eg a set of drum mics are pretty expensive!
- grafiske0
Ahyeaah. Garageband is awesome for getting an idea down quick, no adjusting preamps or anything..
I have an Mbox and a Bluebird mic. I am mostly looking for a really good mic that I can use for everything.. some people say a tube mic might be the way?
I am also looking for cheap/free quality plugins (for protools)
I usually just put one-two mics in a room for drums and compress the shit out of it. I dont like studio slick style at all so it works for me...
- ********0
just switched from Pro Tools to Logic and I will never look back.
Logic kills it hands down.
- TResudek0
AKG C414 (get a pair if you can).
Records guitar amps beautifully, records vocals beautifully, records a piano beautifully and records drums beautifully.
The most useful microphone ever.
TR
- BaskerviIle0
sounds a bit like me.
I have a shure SM58 for voacals etc, it's really a live mic but it works fine for lots of stuff.
I have a sure SM57 for stuff like guitar amps and other general sources, since the 58 is a bit rubbish for louder things.
they're the only mics I have but they work fine for most things, if I was into more hi-fi stuff then it would be another matter, but on the whole I just put ideas down like you.
here's a list of suggested mics for different uses (all shure):
Vocal microphone (Shure Beta 58A, Shure SM58, Shure PG58)
Guitar amplifier microphone (Shure SM57, Shure PG57)
Drum microphones (Shure PG52, Shure SM57, two Shure PG81 or Shure SM81)
Piano microphone (Shure PG81, Shure SM86, or Shure KSM27)
Woodwinds (Shure SM57, Shure PG57)
Brass (Shure SM57, Shure PG57)
- BaskerviIle0
TResudek,
good call on the AKG. I've never owned one of their mics but I've heard good things.
- BaskerviIle0
http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/pa…
hmm, the £500 price tag is why I have never owned one I guess!
- grafiske0
That 414 looks pretty awesome. Definitely a candidate for my next mic. I hear real good things about Nueman mics.. anyone ever used those?
Not sure how versatile they are though.
- BaskerviIle0
we used to use neumann mics at the studio I worked at, but that was all proper phantom power mics etc, big boys stuff
- BaskerviIle0
we used to use neumann mics at the studio I worked at, but that was all proper phantom power mics etc, big boys stuff
- TResudek0
Yeah G - the 414s are fantastic.
Used Neumanns but I think everything I've seen from them is supppper pricey.
One other item I'd consider getting for a home studio is a bluetube pre-amp. I think I got one for about 100-150 bucks and it is a nice convenience. Phase reversal, phantom power and a little extra tube warmth.
For a cheap home studio rig:
Garageband
MIDI controller
Decent mixer
Bluetube stereo pre-amp
Alesis 3630 Compressor
A couple of SM57s
A couple of SM58s
Pair of AKG 414s
Shure beta52TR
- BaskerviIle0
plus talent and musical ability ;o)
- grafiske0
Good call on the pre-amps.
I know how important they are, I didnt realize they made cheaper ones. Im gonna look into that!
- nerdtech0
I bought one of these, it's my new favorite thing on earth:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/…
it's pretty sweet.
I've demo'd about three songs a week since having it.
It has a condenser mic built in