Over on the Sneap forum, a frequent poster and excellent producer/engineer has started up a series of very in-depth posts on mixing metal and rock. So far he has covered guitars and drums, and both are absolute must-reads for anyone interested in recording:
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Yeah, you should be good to go with an SM57 and a decent interface to begin with. With time you will want a good preamp to get the best out the mic.
Someone in the US might be able to help you with the rough prices
Just look on ebay. I scored a Presonus Firebox for $108 used! (I got super lucky) SM57s are all over the place. At most, $100 new, but they pop up everywhere from craigslist to ebay. If you went all used, you could probably get an interface and a SM57 from 200-250 bucks.
Reaper isn't exactly free either. There is a free full-functioning demo of it that never expires, so on that hand it is free. They don't believe in crippling their software, so you can use the demo forever with full function. I used it for 97 something hours before I just bought the license for like $50 bucks or something.
EDIT: Thanks for the links Nolly, I'll check them out tomorrow. Going to the Rockies season opener right now though! GO ROX!
Reaper isn't exactly free either. There is a free full-functioning demo of it that never expires, so on that hand it is free. They don't believe in crippling their software, so you can use the demo forever with full function. I used it for 97 something hours before I just bought the license for like $50 bucks or something.
By the way, if you see an SM57 going for cheap, be sure to check it's not a fake - they are some of the most widely faked mics out there. If you search Google there are a ton of sites that show you how to spot a copy from the real thing.
By the way, if you see an SM57 going for cheap, be sure to check it's not a fake - they are some of the most widely faked mics out there. If you search Google there are a ton of sites that show you how to spot a copy from the real thing.
+1. I would recommend just buying it new from a reputable dealer, not from some dude on eBay. It will last you forever if you take even the most basic care of it.
props to Ermz. This guide is absolutely fantastic. I'd been turned off any kind recording advice because I thought Slipperman's guide to recording distorted guitars was a heap of shit and a massive waste of time to read. I certainly would have ignored this guide if it used the same writing style. But Ermz sticks to subject at hand, balances very nicely between a high-level overview and more specific advice, and he is extremely thorough.
I would have killed for a resource like this back when I was starting out mixing. Absolutely worth the money.
so true man, the thing is that the way the book is written, its so "casual" but professional at the same time. its not boring to read it at all, and is a constant reference with the advices it has inside.
before I dive into these, after spending hours reading slipperman?'s guide (hilarious as it was I couldn't pull anything out of it) as I am completely in the box (well..minus the guitar obviously)
thanks! but this....this doesn't make any sense to me @_@
"You simply bring up your overhead tracks, and zoom right in until you can see the transient hit of whichever drum you're correcting. Now pull up the close-mic track of that drum, and nudge it back in time until it roughly aligns with the overheads. Note, this won't be perfect, because nothing is perfectly in phase with drums - but simply getting it closer should give you a larger sound. Repeat this for all your drums, and you should find a sound that is immediately more deep and dimensional, and creates a much better starting point for you in the mix."
Wow, I definitely need to get this book .
I am from Ukraine and a lot of interesting stuff comes to us with delay. But here is the thing, even after being born in USSR some people here really do a good job. I understand that the level of understanding in Europe and US is much higher, thus, I wanted to ask you to tell your thoughts, whether mixes of this sound engineer are good according to "western" understanding or not:
To me, it sounds good enough not to be labeled "bad". I can't really comment beyond that, though.
If you have little choice and it's affordable, definitely seems to be acceptable and possibly more than that.
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