Recording Acoustic Guitar Mics
December 15th, 2008 | 
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What recording equipment Is it necessary?
I have a three-piece band with acoustic guitar, bass and drums. Need to know what type of digital recorder i should get or even what computer program, and what kind of microphones for drums, vocals and guitar at a decent price.
digital recorders can be cheaper at first, but can do much more with DAW (audio workstation digital) software on the computer is for me a no brainer. Do you really want your audio software. There are many different music applications on the market and I've searched in almost all of them. I selected Pro Tools because it is simply the best software for recording music too you can get. Probably 90% of all the music you hear on the radio has been recorded with Pro Tools. Is clearly the industry standard software. Therefore, this is what you need: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Avid-Pro-Tools-Mbox–3rd-gen–106091192-i1552698.gc – This system can record and mix up to four different channels simultaneously. It's probably best to record the guitar and bass on separate mono tracks and record the drums in stereo with two microphones on the other 2 tracks. Voices should always be recorded separately after the music is recorded. To sing and play t the same time, they are more likely to commit mistakes and if you are concentrating on the game, that does not sing as well as you are able to do. Almost all professional music recordings made this way. To record the guitar and bass, Shure SM57 microphone has been an industry standard. To save the battery can use two of these mikes http://www.guitarcenter.com/MXL-MXL-604-Instrument-Microphone-103382099-i1172085.gc as head on both sides of the drums. That is not the best way to record the drums, but it works. The current recommended method is to use a microphone on each drum and more head microphones for cymbals, but it will cost too much into the microphones and you do not have that many channels to record with. If you feel you need more e-channels, there is another Pro Tools set that lets you record up to 8 tracks simultaneously. However, more money. http://www.guitarcenter.com/Avid-Pro-Tools-Mbox-Pro–3rd-gen–H14109-i1552699.gc – If you need to record vocals, you need a different type of microphone. The MXL 990 is good for that. That's what I use and works very well. http://www.guitarcenter.com/MXL-MXL-990-Condenser-Microphone-with-Shockmount-103726204-i1126975.gc – Of course I also need microphone and mic stands. These items are sold separately.
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