| name: D. Smith
location: just slightly north of Los Angeles
I am a recycled musician who returned to playing ten years ago after a twenty year hiatus . Back in the day (can you say analog?) I was around some of the Southern Soul recording studios. I play and record with a 5 piece Blues band performing mostly original music. We are now recording our 4th CD in a good studio on Pro Tools HD. As preparation for this last CD I began recording our rehearsals on a (slightly) used Yamaha AW4416 DAW that I bought for $700. It was a steep learning curve for an analog dinosaur but I drew up a flow chart relating the "layers" of the AW to an analog console that helped me to understand its functions and work flow. I had some pretty good results recording 8 discreet (albeit with a lot of bleed) tracks of the band and mixing CD's so the members could review their performances and arrangement.
I would like to use my AW and mics to record live performances at the local community college of jazz bands and instrumental orchestras with an eye to providing (for pay to support my gear habit) recital recordings when I acquire sufficient experience.
I realize location recording and acoustic music is far different from experience with studio recording and close mic'ed instruments. It is to this end that I am participating in this forum.
Thanks.
gear:
AW4416, EV666, EVND468, Sennheiser E609, AKG C505E, AT4051a x2, SM57, EV RE15, ATM25 |