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What I am missing?
- Thread starter Nappa
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Works fine for me. It has nothing fancy, just the basic functions. But I have never used it anywhere but home, so I can't tell you if it is reliable or not. In fact, it looks quite fragile, but for the use that I make, which is recording thinns on my room, it works fine. I can't tell you about frequencies because I use a quite poor soundcard, that cuts a lot of frequencies while recording. In general, if is just for recording some songs, nothing very professional, I think it is a great deal.
I don't record on the computer so I don't know if the programs will have these.
For vocals a must is:
1. decent mic.
2. good pre amp.
3. compressor with the right settings.
all three are important, but if you don't have #3, and set right, the vocal is going to sound very much like an amateur/ boombox recording regardless of how good the singer is.
Instruments are easier than vocals because they already have compressors in their own signal chain and the volume doesn't spike as wildly as a dynamic vocal.
It's best that the singing is compressed while it's done rather than after, it makes the singing sound better while you are singing and makes for a better vocal performance.
For vocals a must is:
1. decent mic.
2. good pre amp.
3. compressor with the right settings.
all three are important, but if you don't have #3, and set right, the vocal is going to sound very much like an amateur/ boombox recording regardless of how good the singer is.
Instruments are easier than vocals because they already have compressors in their own signal chain and the volume doesn't spike as wildly as a dynamic vocal.
It's best that the singing is compressed while it's done rather than after, it makes the singing sound better while you are singing and makes for a better vocal performance.
Personally, I'd use this instead of the 1202. It's got a USB port on it, so you can connect it directly to the computer to record, instead of buying a soundcard and cables to hook the mixer up with.
A cable that have the right connectors to plug in the mixer and on your computer soundcard. Or like the person above said, get that mixer with the USB connection, looks like it is more pratical, although probably a bit more expensive.
you can never go wrong with a large diaphragm condenser. I'm not gonna recommend any, because I don't know your price range, but you can get them from as little as $50, or as much as $5,000
TBH, you can do a lot, with very little equipment if you know your DAW well enough.
If you have any more technical questions,Link Removed
TBH, you can do a lot, with very little equipment if you know your DAW well enough.
If you have any more technical questions,Link Removed
What form will should this compressor be in/which is best?
Stomp box? Rackmount? Vst plugin?
While studio condensor mics sound really good and are need to record vocalists who are really great, like say Maria Carey, if it's your regular home studio rock project IMO a good sounding performance mic is better.
The reason being, is that unless you have an isolation booth or at least a makeshift one, it's real pain in the ass to try and record vocals without picking up backgroud noise because they are so sensitive.
I bought $600 baby bottle condensor thinking I'd get an awesome recored vocal, compared to my old shure 58 recorded vocal that I hated.
I later bought a sennhieser 945e and then an EV 976 for performance and found I like the tracked vocals better with those than the baby bottle condensor mic, and I can do a vocal in the room without picking up picking up something in the third fricken room over. I think the EV is particularly awesome for recording a rock vocal as it picks up every bump in a rasp voice and handles lows and high very nicely. It also has duel windscreen, so it's very plosive resistant.
Then again the vocal I was looking for was one that sounded a bit live yet cut through + the added perfection of tracking enableing you to do takes over until you get it just the way you want it.
To the guy asking about which compressor. I really couldn't say as the korg dx 16 I bought a couple of years ago came with them onboard.
If I were building a recording station by parts. I would get it right one part at a time and utilize GC's return policy. Try something and see if it works, if it doesn't take it back and get something else.
they're not only for vox though - when I'm recording, I'll always use one LDC set to omni for my drum overhead, instead of a stereo pair. As little phase as possible is always good!
It does obviously depend on the room though, I would never recommend an LDC in a very live room.
Ya, didn't think of that. I always think vocals when I think mics. We go straight in with everything. Bass and guitars are pods and the drums are electronic. Very easy for us to get great sounding clean recordings, then we just add the room in with reverbs.
I would get that, but I am not the one buying the mixer, the guitarist is, I am getting the mics. I'll mention that to him, he is saving up for a drum set, bass guitar, half stack. While driving a car with low gas mileage and working minimum wage. While I am saving for a cabinet and upgrades for my bass. (hardware: bridge & tuner, knobs, drop tuner and thumbrest)
Is http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-Eurorack-UB2442FXPRO-Mixer?sku=631230 a good mixer? Can it be plugged via USB? Will it last? There is one at a pawn shop near here.
Heads up on audacity, there's some MAD latency(sp?) when I use it. It's a pretty easy fix, just leave yourself a few seconds af space before you play, and then delete however much you need to to sync it.
