I would like to reiterate how much I like the sound you got form the drums. It sounds so natural, and quite perfect for the type of music you're doing. -- Darren >Jan \Evil Twin\ Depner > Anthony, > > Thanks. If you had any idea how clueless I am at this moment you > probably wouldn't ask for the info. This is really the first time I > have recorded a session. > > We did the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums together (in the drummers > living room with his kids going crazy in the next room). I had my > computer with an ST-Audio C-Port DSP 2000, a cheap little 6 input > Behringer mixer, a Behringer 4 channel headphone amp, a Hughes & > Kettner Red Box for the bass, and a Digitech RP-100 for the guitar. I > recorded the bass and guitar direct. I used two cheap (Marshall) > overhead > condenser mics for the drums (about 2 meters up and slighty back of the > drummer) and a Shure SM57 on the kick. We recorded the vocals on one > of the Marshall mics next. We recorded one lead guitar track there and > then I did all the rest in my living room using the RP-100 while > annoying my wife to no end (I made my own guitar and it's a semi-hollow > body so she could here me noodling away while she was trying to watch > Emeril Live). Total time recording was about 8 hours for the basics > and then I spent a few more hours doing the lead stuff. Many hours > trying to get a decent mix. I used Ardour, Audacity, and Normalize for > everything. > > Jan
