Mar 08, 2005 10:07 pm Are you gonna need to record drums?
What else do I need to record?
Posted on Mar 08, 2005 08:28 pm
RollnROCK89i
Member Since: Mar 06, 2005
Hey, I would like to do some recordings with my band.
I currently have a Behringer XM800 mic, a xlr-1/4'' jack cable, and soon to be a M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card. Besides that, what do I need to record?
To minimize costs on mic's we are planning on recording one by one, and putting all the tracks together, will this yield decent results?
An example would be to record the rhythm guitar part first. Then while thats playing, record the lead, then play it back while we record the bass, and then onto vocals. Is this a good strategy, or is there something better to do?
Or would it sound a lot better if we used three mics into a mixer, and recorded the rhythm geetar, lead geetar, and bass at the same time, and then added the lyrics later to that?
Thanks guys for the help, I'm just getting into this.
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Mar 08, 2005 10:07 pm Are you gonna need to record drums?
Mar 08, 2005 10:18 pm Problem is that currently we don't have a drummer, so we were thinking about making some simple drum patterns in fruity loops and using that untill we find a real drummer. Will it be hard to do this? Thanks.
Mar 08, 2005 10:33 pm If you know how to do it, then no it won't be hard lol. It might take some time to learn to use them, but after that it's simple. You will also need some type of software. If your budget is low, I hear cakewalk home studio 2 works pretty well ($100). Oh also, you will need a mic pre or mixer of some kind. You can get a real cheap behringer for like $50. You can email or post if you need anything else. Hope this helps.
Mar 08, 2005 11:18 pm and if you budget is non-exsistent then the pre's on you mixer will do and you can download a decent free muti track software called Krystal (check out the studio gear section for link) . You can record with minimal equipment, and upgrade when you feal you're ready . welcome to HRC.
Mar 09, 2005 10:59 am Yeah, you will need something to boost the mic input up to line level, aka a preamp. You can use preamps that come with mixers, or you can get a dedicated preamp.
I think the process you are describing for recording is the process a lot of people use these days, so yeah, it can yield excellent recordings.
Mar 09, 2005 01:23 pm As far as the recording process goes, I always multi track when I record, unless im recording a jazz band (im assuming your not one). Because my soundcard only has two inputs, and yours does too, it will give you a lot better control when it comes time to mix. If you looking to make an extremely simple demo and set all the levels right as you record it, playing it live will work. But just remeber, if you record it all live, and send it as a sterio mix into the computer, you will only be able to turn up everything at once (e.x. all the guitars at once).
Mar 09, 2005 04:57 pm Thanks alot guys. I hadent thought that if we all played it at once and recorded it, you couldnt control the level of each instrument/voice, or tweak individual things. Seems like a much better idea to have each instrument/voice on its own track so you can control each individually.
Any particulary good mixers in the $50-100 range? I don't know much about them, what are they used for? They sure have a lot of sliders on them, what are they all used for?
so heres what I'm planing to use:
Behringer XM800 mic -> some sort of mixer->M-Audio 2496 line in and then put together with some kind of program and a drum beat from fruity loops. Sound good?
Thanks so much for you help guys, I'm excited to be getting into home recording. I hope I can share some things with you guys if I can get something decent.
Mar 09, 2005 05:09 pm for mixers in your price range check out any of the behringer mixers , i think they start at 50$ and go up . check out musicians friend through the link here.
Mar 09, 2005 05:18 pm The only way that you could tweak the individual levels of you mix would be before you record it. As far as all the sliders and knobs and such on the mixer, it really isn't as confusing as it looks. For example, if you were to get a Behringer UB1002 ($60), you would have two mike preamps (this is where you would plug your mike into. From there, the nobs are divided into colums with each mic input. So really theres only a 3-band EQ section (low, mid, and high) AUX (used for auxillary effects, you probably wont be using this in your case), pan (placement of sound left and right, but if your going to be recording tracks sepretly, I'd leave this till the computer) and volume (self explanitory). If any other questians arise, post away. Good luck with recording.
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