Comments on: recording studio? http://www.condensermicrophonerecording.com/recordingstudios/recording-studio Microphones for Recording Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:46:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: evolver http://www.condensermicrophonerecording.com/recordingstudios/recording-studio/comment-page-1#comment-120 evolver Wed, 19 May 2010 00:17:05 +0000 #comment-120 I would suggest you, if you are on a budget, look at the Portastudio style devices - the digital 8 track and 12 track recorders. These usually have XLR inputs and phantom power that would let you use a condenser mic. Fostex, Tascam and others sell equipment of this kind. In terms of microphones, get a condenser for singing and delicate instruments, and get a Shure 58 for singing and other instruments. You can play the bass or keys directly into a digital recorder with an unbalanced cable, but for a guitar, you want some sort of pre-amp with amp modeling, like the Korg or POD footpedals. In terms of the room itself to record in - you need to deaden the room if you are recording vocals. You can make a cheap vocal booth by making a frame and hanging thick blankets around it. That will baffle the sound sufficiently for a demo. I would suggest you, if you are on a budget, look at the Portastudio style devices – the digital 8 track and 12 track recorders. These usually have XLR inputs and phantom power that would let you use a condenser mic. Fostex, Tascam and others sell equipment of this kind.

In terms of microphones, get a condenser for singing and delicate instruments, and get a Shure 58 for singing and other instruments. You can play the bass or keys directly into a digital recorder with an unbalanced cable, but for a guitar, you want some sort of pre-amp with amp modeling, like the Korg or POD footpedals.

In terms of the room itself to record in – you need to deaden the room if you are recording vocals. You can make a cheap vocal booth by making a frame and hanging thick blankets around it. That will baffle the sound sufficiently for a demo.

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