A clip that may interest some... Live tracking with not much gear...

Nut · 7th November 2005

Heya.

A few freinds and i recently took on a project whereby we set up a mock studio and had various musicians drop aound and jam while the tape rolled. It was all my gear for the recording side of things, which i'll list in a sec.

It was all tracked live in one room with no baffelling or isolation... it was a toughy to try and get any decent results, but I think I got some halfway listenable recordings done.

Everything was tracked to my PC through a Delta 66.

Mics: 3*SM57, 1*SM58, 1*Beta56, 2*KM184.

Mixer: Mackie 1402

Pres: Sebatron VMP4000e

Misc: Sansamp Bass DI

For this particluar track I had the 56 on snare, a 57 on kick, the KM184s as OHs, 57s on the guitars, and the bass was DI'd. The Kick, OHs, and bass went through the Sebatron Pres, while the rest went into the smakie.

The drums were submixed to two tracks, and the guitars+bass were submixed to two tracks. When I mixed it I just compressed things a bit (well, maybe a little more than a bit...) added some mild EQ (mostly cuts) and put a tiny touch of reverb on the guitars. And this is the result....

http://members.iinet.net.au/~rpurse/...nk%20remix.mp3 (12M)

Now, the room was terrible, the issolation was terrible, but the performance was good, and the sound is OK.... I think I won.

For the record, the only 'composed' secotion of that peice is the intro. We knew that we were going to go into a reggae feel, but that was it. It turned out to be a bit of an epic. I hope you enjoy.

prismtheory · 7th November 2005

I don't think the recording sounded bad at all. I do, however, stress the importance of a click track...geesh.

I just got finished editing drums and time aligning thousands of little hits...so I'm really sensitive to timing right now...you'll have to excuse me. I need a drink.

-Christopher

Timothy Lawler · 7th November 2005

Got to admit I only listened to parts as it's awfully long... The sound quality's pretty good, especially for the gear used. Performance-wise, bass and drums seemed pretty tight, gtrs less so, but not bad for a live impromptu thing.

Tim

Norman Lindsey · 29th November 2005

Quote:

I don't think the recording sounded bad at all. I do, however, stress the importance of a click track...geesh.

what about a guitar tuner? a tuned up guitar is easier to record.

Clive Banks · 27th December 2005

I thought it sat together very well. the drums sound extra nice toms and all .I would comment on the guitars sounding rather un-dynamic in a sonic context.

7th November 2005	#1
Nut Gear nut Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Waterloo, Sydney, Australia Posts: 114 Thread Starter	A clip that may interest some... Live tracking with not much gear... Heya. A few freinds and i recently took on a project whereby we set up a mock studio and had various musicians drop aound and jam while the tape rolled. It was all my gear for the recording side of things, which i'll list in a sec. It was all tracked live in one room with no baffelling or isolation... it was a toughy to try and get any decent results, but I think I got some halfway listenable recordings done. Everything was tracked to my PC through a Delta 66. Mics: 3SM57, 1SM58, 1Beta56, 2KM184. Mixer: Mackie 1402 Pres: Sebatron VMP4000e Misc: Sansamp Bass DI For this particluar track I had the 56 on snare, a 57 on kick, the KM184s as OHs, 57s on the guitars, and the bass was DI'd. The Kick, OHs, and bass went through the Sebatron Pres, while the rest went into the smakie. The drums were submixed to two tracks, and the guitars+bass were submixed to two tracks. When I mixed it I just compressed things a bit (well, maybe a little more than a bit...) added some mild EQ (mostly cuts) and put a tiny touch of reverb on the guitars. And this is the result.... http://members.iinet.net.au/~rpurse/...nk%20remix.mp3 (12M) Now, the room was terrible, the issolation was terrible, but the performance was good, and the sound is OK.... I think I won. For the record, the only 'composed' secotion of that peice is the intro. We knew that we were going to go into a reggae feel, but that was it. It turned out to be a bit of an epic. I hope you enjoy.

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7th November 2005	#2
prismtheory Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 296	I don't think the recording sounded bad at all. I do, however, stress the importance of a click track...geesh. I just got finished editing drums and time aligning thousands of little hits...so I'm really sensitive to timing right now...you'll have to excuse me. I need a drink. -Christopher

7th November 2005	#3
Timothy Lawler Gear addict Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 319	Got to admit I only listened to parts as it's awfully long... The sound quality's pretty good, especially for the gear used. Performance-wise, bass and drums seemed pretty tight, gtrs less so, but not bad for a live impromptu thing. Tim

27th December 2005	#5
Clive Banks Gear nut Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 83	I thought it sat together very well. the drums sound extra nice toms and all .I would comment on the guitars sounding rather un-dynamic in a sonic context.