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I've been very thankful for everything Doug, Fran and Ty have posted on mic's.
It's a real jungle trying to grasp all this, I for one hope you folks will continue, I sure appreciate your labor! |
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doug, that's some tasty fettuccine, done to perfection! a little al dente, not overcooked at all. and all within a modest family's budget. i have to ask myself why you don't have your own show, where each week you show us how to make something nutritious and delectible.
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Congratulations! You liked.... the cheap pair :-) I had to go verify them myself to be sure I answered correctly, it's been a while. They sound different to me, and I prefer the Brauners, but if I wasn't comparing side-by-side, either would work fine.
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Thanks for posting this thread Mr. Young it's great to know more about inexpensive gear and dead simple recording environments. I've recorded in a studio and came away not entirely satisfied because I didn't buy enough time to really do great editing. I didn't know about remastering until I read this thread so I understand now that maybe I could have my cd remastered.
If you or anyone could post and demo an even cheaper recording set up, I'm sure some of us would really appreciate it.
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But if you want to do it yourself for less, one approach is to leverage what you have. You have a computer, a smart phone, an ipad? On the computer, you can get Audacity for free. You could just use a built-in mic on the computer, or get a very cheap mic to plugin to the mic input, or get a USB mic. On the iphone/ipad, there are recording apps for free up to a few dollars. Use the builtin mics or there are external mics you can add. So these paths will range from free to a $100+. Note that the total price is still higher (if you have to buy the computer, iphone, etc), but if you're leveraging what you already have, the incremental cost can be less. Use the google search function at the bottom of the page to search for iphone recording, ipad recording, Audacity, Reaper, USB mic, etc, and you'll find lots of demos. Or you can go with a cheaper hardware device. You could skip the external mics and use the Zoom H6, H4, H2, or H1 depending on your price point. There are similar units from Tascam, Sony, and others. Here's a demo of the H2 from Fran Guidry: http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=226514 Here's a recording from me just using the H6 with the builtin mics: https://soundcloud.com/doug-young/zoom-shootout-take-a Your experience with recording in a studio and not being satisfied is important. It's not about the gear, really. It's what you do with it. If you pay for studio time, you at least have the engineer's expertise (which can vary) covered, but there's also the more important part, which is you. I started doing my own recording also after a less-that-satisfying studio experience. It wasn't anything wrong with the studio or engineer, it was that I realized that I needed to control the whole process, and be able to do as many takes as I wanted, spend as much time as I wanted, learn how my guitar sounds on a recording, and how to maximize that. I also needed to feel free to hit delete, go practice for another week and try again, and so on. I wouldn't focus so much on editing or mastering. That's the basis of the jokes about "fixing it in the mix". Better to get it right going in. Yes, editing can fix a small glitch in a performance, and mastering can add a bit of final polish, but in the grand scheme of things it's not the answer. There's no editing on these clips I posted, and the "mix" track took about 5 minutes, just adding a touch of EQ and reverb.
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