OverClocked ReMix...

The Tromboner · #1 05-29-2006, 07:30 PM

Hello all. Now, I have a mix that's just about ready, but there's one little problem.
It's all live sound.
I have no serious audio recording equipment. I'm a high school student, on a small budget. I need to be able to record live.
These are the instruments it'll need to be able to pick up (* denotes something still in question):
Trombone
Trumpet
Drumset
Bass Guitar*
Standing Bass*
MAYBE a vocalist, but porbably not.

Any suggestions? The most probable final instrument list is: 1 trombone, 1 trumpet, and set.

OverCoat · #2 05-29-2006, 07:35 PM

I'm hoping maybe your school has a means to record audio. Maybe a nearby church?

Otherwise, you might be spending some cash. But if you get a good mixer, and some microphones, you're almost set for the long term.

The Tromboner · #3 05-29-2006, 07:41 PM

I think my school does have a means to record audio, I'm just worried about the quality of said equipment. Getting access to it shouldn't be a problem, I'm in jazz.
The mix is a brass duet of Aria Di Mezzo Carraterre from Final Fantasy VI (sigh, I know, another one, but what can I say, I love the game).
I also have a few others in the works, but I'm keeping those under wrap until a later date.

DZComposer · #4 05-29-2006, 07:42 PM

How small is "small?"

Koelsch1 · #5 05-29-2006, 07:42 PM

A decent mic will cost you around $100. Plus you need a cable and a stand.

OverCoat · #6 05-29-2006, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheTromboneKid

Aria Di Mezzo Carraterre from Final Fantasy VI (sigh, I know, another one, b

What do you mean? There aren't enough! Especially ones that take the vocals and lyrics into consideration!

The only people I know that have even touched the vocals: Daknit, and then later pixietricks.

The Tromboner · #7 05-29-2006, 07:53 PM

Small means I can go upwards of $100-150 at the max.
I don't think I'll be touching the vocals either, but you never know. It all depends on how well I can end up recording auido. I don't want the voices to sound like crap, and have sound quality count against me. If I ever end up doing a vocal mix, it'll be totally accapella, because I'm a crazy man.
And while there aren't enough mixes of the Aria, there are almost too many FFVI mixes. I feel dirty for wanting to put another on the site.

Kriko · #8 05-30-2006, 12:49 PM

If you're just gonna do one recording I'd ask around to rent or borrow a studio or similar that has all the mics, a mixer and all that stuff. Because as said, just one decent mic will cost around 100$ and if you need to record all instruments at the same time, then you need a mic for each instrument (?), a mixer and some form or recording device (e.g a PC with a good soundcard) Well you'd need that anyway. However if you are able to record in layers (one instrument at time) you can get away with just one mic (the drumset is going to be tricky tho..).
I'd go with the "rent-a-recordig-place"

Geoffrey Taucer · #9 05-30-2006, 01:39 PM

$150 is enough for an SM57 and a cheap behringer mixer, which is what I use for recording.

However, without a decent soundcard, quality won't be that great.

Quite honestly, I'd reccomend saving up a bit more. The cheapest way I would reccomend to get a quality recording is E-mu 404 soundcard ($100) + UB502 mixer ($50) + SM57 mic ($90).

Of course, if you already have a decent soundcard, all you need is the SM57 and the UB502.

DZComposer · #10 05-30-2006, 06:14 PM

If you can stretch that to another $50, there is a pretty nice deal at Musician's Friend right now:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tem?sku=701376

M-Audio Delta 1010LT with 2 MXL 990 condenser mics for ~$200.

But you still need 2 XLR cables and 2 phantom power boxes, or a preamp with phantom power support (MXL 990s need Phantom Power) and 2 stands. If you can't borrow those, it could add a bit to the price.