thedoc wrote on Fri, 15 May 2009 21:15 |
I would look into hiring an engineer to help out and look at rental equipment for the gig as well. |
Halfway Competent wrote on Fri, 15 May 2009 17:21 |
Hi Steve, I'm not a professional, but I've done some recordings in less-than-ideal situations so I'll chime in. That, and nobody more qualified than myself has done so. Does the music sound good in the church? If so, record there. If you don't like the sound of it there, then record elsewhere. I'm not familiar with the AT DB125 mic, so I don't know what it is. Instrument? Handheld vocal? Anyway, your proposed approach sounds reasonable enough to me. Check with members of your congregation and see if anyone's got a home studio with any decent gear... At least a couple of condenser mics to put over the drums. But also try what you have. The good news is several of your listed instruments (bass and keys, notably) can go directly into the board. The acoustic w/ pickup could also go direct, but also try blending direct and miked. I'm not sure what you'd use your wireless lavaliers for, but if you feel creative, you could probably find a use for them somewhere. I'd avoid putting them on really loud sources like kick or snare, or a really loud guitar amp. (I blew up a rather nice studio mic by using it inside a kick. Oops.) As for what else you HAVE to have... As long as you've got stands and cables for all of your mics, you'll be able to get something. The Tascam unit looks like it probably has EQ/comp/effects in it (maybe?) for use in mixing. To answer your question of whether you can get a CD-ready recording on the NEO... I'm not familiar with the unit, but it looks like it's probably capable of that. I would spend some time to learn the full capabilities of your recorder, and how to use it. A recording session is a bummer of a time to learn a DAW. Good luck, and have fun! |
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I would look into hiring an engineer to help out and look at rental equipment for the gig as well. |
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I would start with recording using the equipment you already have. |
cgc wrote on Fri, 22 May 2009 10:18 |
Steve And recording gear retains value like a used car, so if you do buy take advantage of the second hand values out there. |
Steve A wrote on Sun, 24 May 2009 22:10 |
Ok, so add those to my list. I'm now a little over $1400. Ok. So I am gathering the necessary equipment... Is there any place on line that I can go to read up on proper techniques? |
compasspnt wrote on Wed, 23 September 2009 16:33 |
Use mics for vocals made for live use, such as many dynimics (58, etc) |
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Use normal condensers, but hopefully ones with a bass rolloff switch. |
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be aware that some of the nylon and esp perf/metal ones also can add unnatural sibilance to the vocal sound...and don't use a pop filter on mics with "built-in" ones (58, S1, etc) just by default...only if you need it. |
KB_S1 wrote on Thu, 24 September 2009 04:57 |
Also remember to take into account the pickup pattern of your microphones. If they are cardiod you can get incredible seperation between performers by facing each performer at the null point of the other microphone. I have had great success with 4 singers working in a cross formation. |
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You mentioned that you were not getting results that you would want on a CD you bought. Just remember that you need to be aware of your limitations. The biggest releases have the biggest budgets (generally). It is unlikely you will get something sounding like it was recorded by a top team in a top studio. You can however achieve something unique and brilliant. Aim for something special and work to get it. |