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Home recording studio with these elements

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ogopogo

Dec 23, 2024
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Hello everyone,

I've been reading through some of the posts in this forum which inspired me to post my question here.

I have a few equipment pieces (for a lack of a better word) that I want to use to start recording both music and voice (as in voice overs / radio dramas) at home.
The trouble is, I am not sure how to best connect / use them all.

I have a Shure SM 57 (I know this one's an instrument mic, but would I be able to use it for vocals, as well?)
Boss GT 6B (I was hoping I can plug the mic in it and use it as a voice mic with the effects the processor offers - possible or not?)
Boss RC-2 loop station (is it possible to layer vocal lines with the Shure SM 57 that I can then send to the Boss GT 6B to add effects to them?)
Steinberg CI 1 USB audio interface (is this desperately outdated? Do I need a new one?)
MXR M87 Bass compressor
M-Audio Oxygen 49 3rd gen MIDI controller (is this also too antique?)

I am hoping that somehow I can use my electric bass and my acoustic guitar (with the mic) to create loops on top of which I can add effects from the processor. Ideally, I would also be able to use to record voice that I can then manipulate with the loop station / effects processor.

I understand I would need software as well, so any suggestions are much appreciated.

Thank you in advance!
Ognen
 
#2
Sure you could do what you want to do, you would need an adapter to put on the mic cable to plug into the looper, but mic signal is really low compared, instrument signal.

With that said home recording has lots of cheap and new options compared to like it was 20 years ago.

If you have an IPhone or Ipad GarageBand is free and all you need after that is an audio interface to plug into the device which can purchase fairly cheaply.

You can also buy standalone digital multitrack recorders really cheap as well.
 
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#3
If you’re running a Mac, $200 for Logic is a great value. The built in plugins are great. As are the midi instruments. This is a lot of bang for the buck.

No subscription or upgrade fees either.
 
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well, those are two separate workflows that need different tools: recording and live looping of three instruments. if you want to record, plug the bass in your interface and record it, then do the rest: duplicate the parts, apply fx and so on. repeat for guitar and vox.

cl1 is an outdated budget interface indeed. if you're okay with it, you can upgrade it later. oxygen 49 is nice if you'll need keys or MIDI instruments. sm57 is okay for vocals, later you'll likely want a condenser. micing the guitar might be a pain, try the piezo as well.
 
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i think you’re describing re-amping.

Yes, you have everything you need. If you have a Mac garage band will do the trick.

boss pedals are your reamp box even when off because of their buffers.

Plug mic or instrument into interface and record on garage band.

Plug cable from output of interface into boss pedal -> other pedals -> interface input.

Play out one track while recording a new track. Build your loops and add effects. You might be able to get away with putting the gt6 before the rc2 as long as it has the boss buffers.

Your midi controller is useful if you have a drum machine to trigger. Otherwise you could always just grab the drums off the rc2 using their trigger.
 
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