i was wondering what experiences you guys have with recording of a band, all instruments at once. i find it more difficult to mix, because processing a separate track afterwards, usually means also processing a bit of "background noise" from other instruments, making it hard to find good balances.. on the other hand, for some bands this works really good on the musicians in case of a real live-feel band.
i'm talking rock bands here, what do you guys think are good positions for the musicians and there cabs/drums to make it work for them (no monitoring) and to have decent recorded tracks afterwards to use in the mixing process?
i'm thinking putting all guitars/bass on one side of the room, not in a row, but a bit more like a quarter circle, and the drummer in front of them so they can see eachother playing.. also not too close to eachother..
it's kind of a subjective thing, but what are the things you should keep in mind when recording like this, avoiding phase problems and spill in other mics as good as possible?