HADrummer
Registered
- Joined
- Feb 17, 2014
- Location
- New England
Hey Hybrid Recording Community, I have a few questions/problems. My band is trying to record our debut EP.
I've been dabbling with recording for about a year in a half to two years, so I'm by no means a master, but I learned through mostly trial and error. For my parts we use Superior Drummer, and I use the Waves Platinum bundle for the majority of our mixing. I don't THINK my drum parts are the problem, if anything according to my bandmates they sound like the best thing in the whole mix. Guitars are a giant problem for me, being a drummer. Unless my guitarists are there, I can't really test guitar. So far what we do is connect our Line 6 Pod to the Power Amp and mic the cab. We use very little distortion compared to our live tone. (Pod emulates a distortion pedal with low distortion levels and tube skreamer to boost the signal) and the virtual Amp distortion levels are very minimal. Our two major problems are that I am using a stereo system as monitors currently, and the mic we use to record guitar is a radioshack mic that I assume cost about 20 dollars. Though I know these are problems we still try. What I'm wondering is will our guitar recording quality vastly improve with the SM57? We have light distortion on the guitars for recording, however what is the recommended guitar layering? Should the guitar be recorded mono 4 times and panned accordingly or just twice? If they are recorded this way should they be recorded with the same amp? If anyone has a Pod, do you record direct, or mic a cab like we are doing? The bass though the few times we recorded it was too loud, it still was a giant improvement on the guitar. I also thought about moving my sample rate in Studio one from 44.1 to 48khz. And should the Master bus have anything on it while I'm mixing or should I just master it on a different track? (All these questions being in your personal opinion of course.) I've including short mp3s of the drums and guitar.
Guitar Test: https://soundcloud.com/dominicronchetti/guitar-test/s-iFpDX
Drum Test: https://soundcloud.com/dominicronchetti/drum-test-2/s-lhYUm
Our Gear:
Recording Gear:
M-Audio Fast track Pro
Studio One 2 Producer
Line 6 Pod HD Pro
Guitarist:
Schecter Damien Riot-6
Line 6 Pod HD Pro
QSC GX3 Power Amp
VOX Model V412BK 4 x 12 Cab
Bassist:
(Unsure of bass model at the moment)
Carvin B2000 Bass Amplifier
Sansamp Bass Driver
SWR "Henry the 8x8" Bass Cab
I've been dabbling with recording for about a year in a half to two years, so I'm by no means a master, but I learned through mostly trial and error. For my parts we use Superior Drummer, and I use the Waves Platinum bundle for the majority of our mixing. I don't THINK my drum parts are the problem, if anything according to my bandmates they sound like the best thing in the whole mix. Guitars are a giant problem for me, being a drummer. Unless my guitarists are there, I can't really test guitar. So far what we do is connect our Line 6 Pod to the Power Amp and mic the cab. We use very little distortion compared to our live tone. (Pod emulates a distortion pedal with low distortion levels and tube skreamer to boost the signal) and the virtual Amp distortion levels are very minimal. Our two major problems are that I am using a stereo system as monitors currently, and the mic we use to record guitar is a radioshack mic that I assume cost about 20 dollars. Though I know these are problems we still try. What I'm wondering is will our guitar recording quality vastly improve with the SM57? We have light distortion on the guitars for recording, however what is the recommended guitar layering? Should the guitar be recorded mono 4 times and panned accordingly or just twice? If they are recorded this way should they be recorded with the same amp? If anyone has a Pod, do you record direct, or mic a cab like we are doing? The bass though the few times we recorded it was too loud, it still was a giant improvement on the guitar. I also thought about moving my sample rate in Studio one from 44.1 to 48khz. And should the Master bus have anything on it while I'm mixing or should I just master it on a different track? (All these questions being in your personal opinion of course.) I've including short mp3s of the drums and guitar.
Guitar Test: https://soundcloud.com/dominicronchetti/guitar-test/s-iFpDX
Drum Test: https://soundcloud.com/dominicronchetti/drum-test-2/s-lhYUm
Our Gear:
Recording Gear:
M-Audio Fast track Pro
Studio One 2 Producer
Line 6 Pod HD Pro
Guitarist:
Schecter Damien Riot-6
Line 6 Pod HD Pro
QSC GX3 Power Amp
VOX Model V412BK 4 x 12 Cab
Bassist:
(Unsure of bass model at the moment)
Carvin B2000 Bass Amplifier
Sansamp Bass Driver
SWR "Henry the 8x8" Bass Cab