oh bum i just read your confession theabstract but anyway are you thinking of setting up a studio?

and how do you know so much if your reallyonly 15?

also has anyone set up a studio, is it hard?

I have a studio, its not hard if you know what your doing

^^^ but it costs heaps and heaps....and unless you can make a decent name for yourself quickly...you ain't goin no-where. Dont get me wrong dude..just coz i'm 15 doesnt mean I dont sell studio time. Yeah so bassically the amount of business you do will depend on your knowledge, how you can implement that knowledge and if people know about you.

^^^^oh yeah and its incredble money if people think you are worth it. Me ($30)/hour thats 5 times minimum wage for 15 year olds in my country

[QUOTE=AfroDrummer16]ok i have a ? for theabstract, recently my band recored a couple of songs with a really ****ty digital camera about the size of your hand, hear them at [url]www.purevolume.com/lostcalvary[/url] but neways is there recording software I can dowload from kazaa to make the recordings sound better?[/QUOTE]
your best bet would be to get cool edit 2.0 or adobe audition and try to tweak the e.q and compression to try to clean up the tracks a little, bassically its kinda hard to fix a ****ty recording unless u know what ur doing...um...whats your adress? i'll come round and give u a hand lol.

haha, i doubt you live in wichita, kansas, thanks for the suggestion tho...

so how did you learn all that you know it cant of all been off the internet cuz its not that type of thing is it? urr ho much hav u spent on your recording equpment then? and where do you record ?

^ In cool edit there is a noise reduction filter. Used to decrease white noise. It might help.. That along with a bit of selective EQing.
But the thing with video cameras is, you're never going to get a very good recording quality in the first place.
And no matter how much you try to dress it up, the quality is never going to improve too much because the quality was never there in the first place..
But, by all means give it a go and tweak it.

im going to bed now

i have a 10$ mic under some towels it records way better


[url]http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/noescapemusic.htm[/url]


put it under towels it records a bit better i dont know if it evens out sounds wav or what i have no idea about this crap i just noticed i out towels overi t and recorded better

wow lol ^^^^

this is the mixer im going to be using...anyone familiar with this mixer...? (MACKIE Micro Series 1202)

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looks like you've got a lot of knowledge man. i wouldn't recommend telling people to download the software though. that's illegal. :thumb: also, your drum micing is cool, but sometimes it's too much, especially if someone is just trying to get a basic recording. bass drum is the easiest to be miked up for me. i've got a shure pg-52 and it works great; just throw it an inch back from the hole, stuff a pillow inside the drum, it sounds perfect. i have a dynamic microphone positioned behind my drummer's head positioned closer to the ride than the hi-hat; that way it picks up the ride well. i have a condenser overhead near the hi-hat and crashes and splashes that he has on that side. and i've also got another condenser over the china and crashes on the ride side; it picks all those up louder than the ride which is why the mic behind helps to get that a little better. the mic behind the drummer picks everything up well, but i like the condensers on top just to add some brightness. they don't even need to be loud; just there a little. this has been the most effective way for me to mic drums. like i mentioned before; you only need the two mics for those budget tight people.

i strongly recommend throwing sheets up in the room if you're in a small room. we have a LOT of reverb because our band room is like, 12x14 but once we throw up some blankets and whatnot it'll be a lot better.



ACOUSTIC FOAM!!!!

check out ebay for some acoustic foam. i found some really good deals; yea it was used, but it was in great shape no rips or tears or anything.

actually, ebay is a great place to start looking for everything. you can always find rockin deals if you're patient and look around for a few days.

that's all i've got for now guys.

Who cares if its illegal^^^^ Its not like cops check home pc for programs (except in germany)

What's the point of acoustic foam? Just to soundproof a room?

^^^no...it hardly soundproofs at all. It stops soundwaves reverberating off the wall and back into the mic. This is important coz the waves coming into the mic off the wall will be different to the ones coming out of your mouth/ guitar amp etc.

i have carpet on my walls, is that good enough?

^^^ its a helluva lot better than nothing!

I'm sorry if this was asked, but I wasnt about to read through 8 pages to see...

My friend is starting a small little studio out of his basement. He has couple of good microphones, an couple thousand dollar recorder with 16 tracks I believe, and has plenty of other equipment. He has no clue really what he should charge? He was thinking like a $100 for the whole thing if it only takes a few days.

What should he charge? My band will probably be his first customers in a few months.

i have about that same amount of gear. I charge 10/hour

Australian^^^^

whould you be interested in prducing a band? (mine hint...hint)

I live in australia...I'd be happy to...but chances are you dont live any where near me...I guess i could knock down the price if you had to travel. Dont forget i'm only 15...Some people are put off by that.

Hey thanks for the help that abstract gave me, but I still need a little more. I was told the tracks were off timing was because of the buffer or latency. Problem is, I dont know where to find those values and change them in the program I'm using (Audacity).

[QUOTE=theabstract]I live in australia...I'd be happy to...but chances are you dont live any where near me...I guess i could knock down the price if you had to travel. Dont forget i'm only 15...Some people are put off by that.[/QUOTE]

Hey! Im only 16! Maybe in a few years we can talk alittle bit more about production at the sort. Right now Im in a band that plays alot of stuff like Van Halen, Zepplin, Motley Crue, that ****. If you could probuce me in like 2, 3, 4 years that whould be cool. Tell me what kind of music you usually produce and what your into... :wave:

Hey me again! I was just lookin at Cakewalk and that looks really good! Im acctually thinkin about buyin the Cakewalk-Guitar Tracks Pro 3. It looks like a really good program...and I really just want to record a demo or something. The only thing Im worried about is that I have a Dell with windows XP...but I dont know if I have everything that I need. What is a Windows compatible MIDI Interface? Do I have it?

[QUOTE=Sandtrap]Hey! Im only 16! Maybe in a few years we can talk alittle bit more about production at the sort. Right now Im in a band that plays alot of stuff like Van Halen, Zepplin, Motley Crue, that ****. If you could probuce me in like 2, 3, 4 years that whould be cool. Tell me what kind of music you usually produce and what your into... :wave:[/QUOTE]


I produce any kind of music...zepplin ****s the goods man. I live in coffs harbour..how bout you?

I live in atlanta...as I said maybe in like a few years of so. I dont have enough cash to get the Austrailia now...Im thinkin about just recordin a little something at home. I was lookin into Cakewalk and it looks really good. Can you tell me a little about that and what all I need? I heard that you need a whole lot of **** just to record a pretty good little thing...help me out please?

P.s. I dont have any fanzy computer and dont entend on buyin a new one, just a fairly new Dell with windows XP. I dont know if I have all those weird ports, and I dont want to have to install those if at all nessesary...