KrazyGrenade
Junior Member
So I am looking into getting into recording my drums... Been reading up on posts here in these forums... doing some research on wikipedia. I am still fairly clueless but I have a better idea of the required hardware now. I was wondering if this seems like a good deal to you here? http://chico.craigslist.org/msg/2150862818.html
If I understand correctly I would need only microphones to start recording if i purchased this. I dont need extended answers, I dont want to waste all of your time because I am only considering this and I still need to do some more research.
Bottom line: Is this a decent deal, and will it move me towards my goal of being able to record my drums?
Edited from here down:
So I figured I would add to this post as instead of creating a brand new one, but you can take this as a different post.
I have been doing some research on mics tonight and it seems like they are relatively expensive for someone looking from the outside in. I assumed "microphones... 200 bucks for everything I need" and it looks like I was pretty clearly wrong. I have always been the type of person who prefers to wait to buy something quality as opposed to buying something immediately and needing to replace it in the future. That said, I will list what my wants/needs are and let you guys comment on what you think.
I have a fusion drum kit (7 piece PDP Pacific by DW X7). Ideally it would be nice to have my microphones cleanly pick up the sounds from that mass array of toms.
I am still beginner - intermediate in my drumming after a year and a half. I will not be doing any recording for anything other than my own pleasure at this point in time. I will be doing covers here and there (currently practicing the song "hash pipe" by Weezer) and I am not in a band. Therefore getting basic equipment (as opposed to professional) to just ease me into the concept of recording is definitely something I am open to.
I have a pretty powerful desktop running 64 bit windows 7. A quad 2.4 ghz processor with 4 gb of ram and plenty of hard drive space.
I already have Pro Tools as recording software just because I have heard that it is an industry standard, I am totally open to any suggestions on what would be good for me though, I am completely new to recording although I am very good with computers and totally capable of teaching myself how to use software.
I would love to get into this recording money by spending as little as possible, but as I mentioned above quality and longevity in my equipment is more important than money. Thats not to say I am unwilling to replace cheap equipment if it helps me get my head around recording easier and cheaper. I just want to get started doing this with the bare minimum of equipment to cut down on costs.
I definitely want my audio interface/mixer to record everything on separate channels
I think that is it on needs/wants haha. Moving on to the actual equipment that I want suggestions on.
So my understanding is that to record I will need:
1 kick mic
1 snare mic
2 overhead mics
Recording software and the computer of course
an audio interface OR a mixer
Correct me if I need more or less than what I mentioned above. That being said this is the actual equipment that I gathered to be the best value. ( Tell me if there are cheaper options because wow this is expensive stuff!!!!)
Audix D6 Kick Mic 200$ - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/D6
Audix i5 snare mic 100$ - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/i5 Also I figure if I am paying this much for microphones it would be awesome to get some extra use out of them. If I read right, this can also be used to record other instruments?
Studio Projects C4 400$ - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C4mic
Tascam US1641 300$ - http://www.amazon.com/Tascam-US1641...ection/dp/B000X2T5EM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
The Audio interface is the one I am least confident about being actually a good deal. so feel free to beat this one down and recommend a better and or cheaper one
Also with the microphones, I was looking for cheaper alternatives and it doesn't seem like they get much cheaper than what I have posted (not to mention these were recommended on these forums for being great quality as well) Is this actually the case? or are there cheaper ones worth buying for someone with 0 experience?
Realistically I am going to be keeping an eye on craigslist for alternatives to this equipment, and I will also have an eye on Ebay so that I can piece it all together over a couple of months at the best prices I can find.
Anyways. I think that sums it up. If I left anything out or you need any more information just post and I will do my best to give you a quick answer. Sorry for the extended post, but I want to be as knowledgable as possible so that it justifies the time you guys spend reading it and recommending stuff. All suggestions appreciated, thanks guys!
If I understand correctly I would need only microphones to start recording if i purchased this. I dont need extended answers, I dont want to waste all of your time because I am only considering this and I still need to do some more research.
Bottom line: Is this a decent deal, and will it move me towards my goal of being able to record my drums?
Edited from here down:
So I figured I would add to this post as instead of creating a brand new one, but you can take this as a different post.
I have been doing some research on mics tonight and it seems like they are relatively expensive for someone looking from the outside in. I assumed "microphones... 200 bucks for everything I need" and it looks like I was pretty clearly wrong. I have always been the type of person who prefers to wait to buy something quality as opposed to buying something immediately and needing to replace it in the future. That said, I will list what my wants/needs are and let you guys comment on what you think.
I have a fusion drum kit (7 piece PDP Pacific by DW X7). Ideally it would be nice to have my microphones cleanly pick up the sounds from that mass array of toms.
I am still beginner - intermediate in my drumming after a year and a half. I will not be doing any recording for anything other than my own pleasure at this point in time. I will be doing covers here and there (currently practicing the song "hash pipe" by Weezer) and I am not in a band. Therefore getting basic equipment (as opposed to professional) to just ease me into the concept of recording is definitely something I am open to.
I have a pretty powerful desktop running 64 bit windows 7. A quad 2.4 ghz processor with 4 gb of ram and plenty of hard drive space.
I already have Pro Tools as recording software just because I have heard that it is an industry standard, I am totally open to any suggestions on what would be good for me though, I am completely new to recording although I am very good with computers and totally capable of teaching myself how to use software.
I would love to get into this recording money by spending as little as possible, but as I mentioned above quality and longevity in my equipment is more important than money. Thats not to say I am unwilling to replace cheap equipment if it helps me get my head around recording easier and cheaper. I just want to get started doing this with the bare minimum of equipment to cut down on costs.
I definitely want my audio interface/mixer to record everything on separate channels
I think that is it on needs/wants haha. Moving on to the actual equipment that I want suggestions on.
So my understanding is that to record I will need:
1 kick mic
1 snare mic
2 overhead mics
Recording software and the computer of course
an audio interface OR a mixer
Correct me if I need more or less than what I mentioned above. That being said this is the actual equipment that I gathered to be the best value. ( Tell me if there are cheaper options because wow this is expensive stuff!!!!)
Audix D6 Kick Mic 200$ - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/D6
Audix i5 snare mic 100$ - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/i5 Also I figure if I am paying this much for microphones it would be awesome to get some extra use out of them. If I read right, this can also be used to record other instruments?
Studio Projects C4 400$ - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C4mic
Tascam US1641 300$ - http://www.amazon.com/Tascam-US1641...ection/dp/B000X2T5EM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
The Audio interface is the one I am least confident about being actually a good deal. so feel free to beat this one down and recommend a better and or cheaper one
Also with the microphones, I was looking for cheaper alternatives and it doesn't seem like they get much cheaper than what I have posted (not to mention these were recommended on these forums for being great quality as well) Is this actually the case? or are there cheaper ones worth buying for someone with 0 experience?
Realistically I am going to be keeping an eye on craigslist for alternatives to this equipment, and I will also have an eye on Ebay so that I can piece it all together over a couple of months at the best prices I can find.
Anyways. I think that sums it up. If I left anything out or you need any more information just post and I will do my best to give you a quick answer. Sorry for the extended post, but I want to be as knowledgable as possible so that it justifies the time you guys spend reading it and recommending stuff. All suggestions appreciated, thanks guys!
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