gtrfreak182

Okay, here's the deal, i'm on a very limited budget but have some descent mics to work with. Here's my arsenal: 3 Sm57s 2 St31s 2 Pg58s 2 Pg48s 1 Nt-1 I use a Pre-Sonus Box so i have 8 inputs. I have 2 marshall half stacks, a behringer bass half stack, and a 7-piece drum set. I'm looking to do a live recording. I was thinking 2 Sm57s on the marshalls, Nt-1 on the Bass, Sm57 on the snare, 2 St31s as overhead, and i Pg58 on Kick. The only thing I was really confused about is what to do about the bass half-stack and kick drum. I know that the Pg58 and Nt-1 are the two mics remaining from the drums and guitars that I want to use, I just don't know which to use for which. Anyone who has any experience in recording, please send me some info. Thanks

trust me i know how to isolate. i was just asking if there was any mics that could do it better, but thanks for the info man. keep rockin'! everyone else, keep the info comin

okay, so I play in 2 bands. one is prog rock (been there for 3 years) and the other is a jam/classic rock band (only been around for 1/2 a year). anyway, i am the drummer of both and play the role as the producer as well. we are all addicted to recording, so we don't exactly have the money to go to a studio to record, ntm we like to have the full grasp. i am currently in love with my SM57s as i can use them for just about everything. its what i use for the guitars and basses and sometimes vocals. i go direct on the keys. anyway, as most know, its drums where it gets weird. as you realized from what i wrote above, we're not exactly rich... however, im willing to spend about a 1000 (maybe a little more, and this doesn't include the price of what i already have) on whatever it takes to get a good sound. heres what i have now: 2 SM57s 2 PG58s 1 PG48 (All Shure mics) I run them through an analog mixer (which gives a stereo output) and then a TAPCO 4x6 Firewire console which is generally a stereo mix input (however, you can take 2 individually at once) i typically record with an X-Y configuration (if you don't know what that is, use google im not explaining it) with the PG58s and a SM57 in the bass and snare. therefore, i get a stereo image of the kit as well as some control over the bass and snare. i am hoping for someone to give me an affordable solution to get a studio-like sound. heres what i want: 1. isolation, i like to be able to have individual control on everything 2. direct input to the computer, a console that doesnt have any physical controls, id rather manage volume and eq electronically. for example, i was really interested in this: http://www.guitarcenter.com/TASCAM-US-1641...081-i1368640.gc (btw i usually buy equipment for guitar center, so thats probably the prices i will go by) 3. as far as individual drums go: a. attack only for the kick. i like a good punch and then just let it die quickly (the sm57 works well, but if you had something different in mind, tell me) b. for the snare, i plan on using two sm57s on the snare to get sound out of the attack and the rattling underneath c. for toms (i have a 4-piece) i was planning on using one sm57 on both (two in total then) d. i would like to mic the hi-hat, please tell me what is useful e. i don't know whether i should use overheads because i only have a ride and one crash (possibly adding a splash). it might be better off putting mics individually btw i typically use garage band, so i need something mac os x 10.5 compatible and preferably garage band compatible (i've never heard of anything that can't work with garage band). i am willing to buy better software outside of the 1000 if it is completely necessary (i'm running out of space on my hardrive). Thank You