jscoin Posted August 31, 2001 Share Posted August 31, 2001 Hi, im 14 years old, and i have been playing drum set for 2 years now. I want to now to start recording me and my band (mostly me though), so what is a good mic setup to start with (needs to be cheap), and a mixer (cheap also), and what do i use to hook it up to the comp. and record (has to be cheap also), as u can see i am kind of working on a low budget here. thanks, jscoin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted August 31, 2001 Share Posted August 31, 2001 What is your total budget? ------------------ KHAN (Always hopeful, yet discontent) [url=http://www.floydtribute.hpwebhost.com]www.floydtribute.hpwebhost.com[/url] So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFTurner Posted August 31, 2001 Share Posted August 31, 2001 Hi. First step... you might try running a search across all these forums about the topics you've mentioned above. You find a wealth of discussions on the topics I'm sure Lotsa Luck ------------------ William F. Turner Songwriter [url=http://www.csonline.net/wfturner/index.html]turnermusic[/url] William F. Turner Songwriter turnersongs Sometimes the truth is rude... tough shit... get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Aikin Posted August 31, 2001 Share Posted August 31, 2001 To learn the basics of recording, almost any hardware will do. Trying to get "the best" while also trying to stay "cheap" ... well, maybe others on this forum will have some concrete suggestions. Used gear is sometimes the best way to go. Find a used cassette multitracker: They have built-in mixers. (Check it out before you buy it to make sure all of the channels will record and play back.) Then get a used mic, plug it in, and start messing around. You won't get CD-quality results, but you'll learn a lot, and you'll rapidly figure out what you need to buy next. --JA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2001 Share Posted September 1, 2001 The traditional and still one of the best ways to learn recording is to get around people who do it for a living. Volunteer to intern for a local studio for free on weekends, holidays, vacation. They'll make you do all sorts of scut work, but once in awhile you'll get to stand quietly in the back and watch how pro recording gets done. There are lots of great places on the Web to learn about recording for free: EQ magazine http://www.eqmag.com The Harmony Central - Recording Pages http://www.harmony-central.com/Recording/ Electronic Musican Magazine http://www.industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid=33&SiteID=15 Mix Magazine http://www.industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid=141&SiteID=15 Yahoo Home Recording Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Home_Recording All About Home Recording http://homerecording.com/recording.html Home Recording at About.com http://homerecording.about.com/mbody.htm Home Recording Magazine http://www.homerecordingmag.com/ Home Recording Central http://www.dbmasters.net/hrc/ geoff martin's audio pages - lots of info and tons of links http://www.microtec.net/heisen/geoff/ Several books that are very informative are: Craig Anderton's Home Recording for Musicians by Craig Anderton Musician's Guide to Home Recording by Peter McLan The Mixing Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski Look for them at your local library and if you can't find them, pass the word on to relatives around Xmas or your birthday. Worst case, buy them, they're worth it! Recording loud instruments can make you very unpopular with your family and neighbors. You can find out about sound treatment solutions at: http://www.microtec.net/heisen/geoff/ And this site simply has a gazillion links to everything audio: http://www.1212.com/ Most of all, listen, listen, listen. And do that listening at a reasonable volume. 79-85db is the perfect volume for making great mixes. Radio Shack makes an inexpensive analog sound level meter ($39.99 Cat #33-2050) that will save you from blasting your ears into next week. Any old used equipment will get you started. It's how you use it that will make your mixes stand out. Recording is fun! Enjoy the adventure!! Ben Fury This message has been edited by bfury@romp.com on 08-31-2001 at 06:05 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGenius1 Posted September 1, 2001 Share Posted September 1, 2001 yo jscoin.......if u got a low-budget, u should go the radio shack route.......while it's true that some of their equipment is shitty, they do have some decent mics......i just got one recently.....for 30 bucks... the mic comes with a cable (XLR to 1/4") , and then u have to buy separately a small connecter, (1/4" to 1/8" mono (which will plug into the back of your computer's mic in)) ......if i were u i wouldnt bother with a mixer or any of that shit, since you're just starting out and u got a low budget.....it's not really neccessary .....go the digital -recording route......that is, do all your sound editing on Soundforge.....hope this helps.... "Los niños escuchan el 'rap'...que les daña el cerebro" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2001 Share Posted September 1, 2001 One more site: http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html They have a great set of pages on microphone techniques for drums! Ben Fury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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