Home Recording on Tight Budget

[DK3691]

I've been getting together with some guys to jam with, and we want to record some stuff for our own listening pleasure. However, all I have is a tape recorder and one microphone. I don't want to spend any money because I'm only 13 and we're just doing this for fun. Can someone help me get a decent sound?

[KKKKKocaine]

I've been getting together with some guys to jam with, and we want to record some stuff for our own listening pleasure. However, all I have is a tape recorder and one microphone. I don't want to spend any money because I'm only 13 and we're just doing this for fun. Can someone help me get a decent sound?

The answer to that is, no.

With just one mic, a decent sound is impossible, especially on a tape recorder without some form of dolby dbx reduction or other noise reduction, You can use mic placement to get a better sound, but decent would really happen unless you have a decent condenser mic and spend ages setting up levels.

Other users on this forum will have more experience with this effort than me though and will be better off to advise you.

[cramboli]

thats how i started but ive got a music producer studio on my comp (free) and you could do that for listening pleasurs but if you wanted to make it sound better youd need som,e knoweledge on that and such

check this link youll learn alot http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187860

[bassplayer23]

what software do you use on your computer (did the "(free)" mean that you got the software at no cost)

[moaner]

audacity is free and amazingly good.

[schecterplaya]

where did you get that software at?

[moaner]

look in the useful links for bands.

[schecterplaya]

where exactally is that? sorry i'm not used to this forum. :confused:

[schecterplaya]

nvm. i found it.

[Cosine Lawyer]

You can get good sounds with your limited equipment...depending on what kinda music you're making.

[moaner]

You can get good sounds with your limited equipment...depending on what kinda music you're making.

1 mic might JSUT record an acoustic guitar n vox, else 1 instrument max.

[DK3691]

Originally Posted by Cosine Lawyer
You can get good sounds with your limited equipment...depending on what kinda music you're making.

We usually end up sounding hard rock-ish. I recorded using my crappy set up and it worked ok. Sometimes the guitar's a little hard to hear, but that's nothing we can't fix by turning the guitar volume up.

[Cosine Lawyer]

1 mic might JSUT record an acoustic guitar n vox, else 1 instrument max.
Thanks, but if you were making weird lo-fi experimental music with analog "tape-effects" it'd be enough. But most people aren't into that.

[Vitriolic Rage]

Kid, go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net, and download the program.
Have fun.

[moaner]

Kid, go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net, and download the program.
Have fun.

also go to the plugins section, especially fish Fillets. awesome compessor, de-esser and noise gate.

[Vitriolic Rage]

By the way, moaner, you seem to be fairly good with Audacity, so I have a question:
Is there any way to keep recording on the same track after stopping, like say, if I mess up a part of a song I'm playing, is there some way to keep recording on that same track, rather than having to record on another?

[moaner]

By the way, moaner, you seem to be fairly good with Audacity, so I have a question:
Is there any way to keep recording on the same track after stopping, like say, if I mess up a part of a song I'm playing, is there some way to keep recording on that same track, rather than having to record on another?
somehting I've often wished for myself, but i know no way of doing it :upset: