I need to record a demo with minum funds.. any suggestions?

[the_mikkiedeeze_rock]

Hey guys,

The band I'm a part of are looking to record a demo and none of us really have a clue on what to do and where to start. We pretty much have nothing in the recording area and hardly any money.

So if anyone could help with some advice on where to start it would be greatly appricated.

P.S. I heard that when bands record a demo its best not to multi track or somthing, any truth behind that?

Cheers

[The_One]

Guitar track pro? Is that what it's called. Made by the same company as Cakewalk but better.

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[KKKKKocaine]

Hey guys,

The band I'm a part of are looking to record a demo and none of us really have a clue on what to do and where to start. We pretty much have nothing in the recording area and hardly any money.

So if anyone could help with some advice on where to start it would be greatly appricated.

P.S. I heard that when bands record a demo its best not to multi track or somthing, any truth behind that?

Cheers

You will have a very different idea of minimum funds to what really would be minimum.

A minimum setup to get something of decent quality would be.
A behringer UB1202 = £59
A Tascam 414 MK2 4 track = £144
Mics (at least 3 for drums) = Could cost anything.

A program like Audacity to mix it all together with an add effects = free.

[Dredg]

Hey guys,

The band I'm a part of are looking to record a demo and none of us really have a clue on what to do and where to start. We pretty much have nothing in the recording area and hardly any money.

So if anyone could help with some advice on where to start it would be greatly appricated.

P.S. I heard that when bands record a demo its best not to multi track or somthing, any truth behind that?

Cheers

First of all, there's no truth in that at all. Mutli-tracking will give you the best recording possible.

It all boils down to what sort of quality you're looking for in a recording. If it's just something basic you're looking for, something in which to judge your progress as a band then just hang a mic from the ceiling and connect it to a recording device (i.e. mini disk, tape deck etc).

If it's something a bit more polished you're after then you really want to go into a studio and get it done properly by a sound engineer that knows what he/she's doing. Unfortunatley, that costs money and in some cases it can be very expensive.

The last, and best, option you should consider is visiting local colleges/music schools/universities etc to see if they run sound engineering programs. The students in these programs need bands to record for their course work and will record you for free. In other words, you'll be doing each other a favour!

Let us know how it goes :)