On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:10:36 +0200 Carlo Ascani <carlo.ratm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi guys, > I own an acoustic drum, and I wanted to record it. > My set looks like this [1], and I wanted 8 mics to record it. > So, starting from *just* the drums, I bought everything I needed: > > 1. The Mixer > I got a second hand Soundtracs Topaz Micro (I used its Inserts as Direct Outs) > for 220 euros > > 2. The PC > I got an IBM Thinkcentre 8215 for 50 euros > > 3. The converters > I got an Echo Layla 20 for 50 euros, it has 8 analog ins and it is > really well supported by alsa. > > 4. The Monitors > I got a pair of second hand KRK Rockit 5 for 150 euros > > 5. Cables and mic stands > Got them for around 250 euros > > 6. The mics > I got an Audix D6 and a Sennheiser e609 for kick, > a Revox m3500 and a Beyer m610 for the snare, > two Sennheiser e609 for the floor toms > and a pair of Sennheiser e614 as overheads. > The total cost of those mics (second hand) is 600 euros. > > So, the total price of the whole thing was around 1320 euros! > Here are some audio clip of the result, dry recording [2] and processed > with some eq, compressor and reverb [3] > > So guys, what do you think? > If I would improve the quality of my recordings, where should I spend > more money? > > PS: I suck at playing > > [1] http://carlorat.me/drumset.jpg > [2] http://carlorat.me/noproc_session.ogg > [3] http://carlorat.me/proc_session.ogg > Percussion is not one of my strong points (in fact it's my weakest!) but these sound fine to me. Comparing wet&dry, wet seems just about right. It's easy to overdo effects on percussion - especially compression. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
