Recording mallet percussion

[snazzypadgett]

I am planning on recording 4 parts some time soon...2 marimba parts, a vibraphone, and a xylophone. I really have no idea how to do do this with my resources...I have a friend with loads of mics, his dad is a producer, but I don't know what I should use for this. I'm hoping I can get a good recording out of a simple SM58 or something, and just hook the SM58 into an MBox and record in protools LE...if I can't find an mbox/protools, maybe I'll just plug the 58 into an 1/8" converter so it can go straight into the computer and record with audacity or something?

I'll try to bring someone along that knows more about sound engineering than me (LOL), but I'm planning on recording these parts and dubbing over the rest of my percussion parts with midi and samples.

Did my idea of recording with the 58 + 1/8" convertor sound okay? Or is the lack of the audio interface going to be disastrous?

[audio fidelity]

here are some articles i found that might help lead you in the right direction

http://recording.org/ftopict-9927-marimba.html

http://www.3daudioinc.com/3db/showthread.php?t=11429

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/remote-possibilities-acoustic-music-location-recording/35103-vibraphone-recording-technics.html

i've never recorded mallet percussion so i can't speak from experience

i think the biggest thing here that they speak about is trying different mic placements to complement the room your recording in

good luck

and fyi - you need a mic pre like from an mbox or mixer - don't use you an 1/8 inch connection unless its a last resort