2014-07-22 8:36 GMT+02:00 Carlo Ascani <carlo.ratm@xxxxxxxxx>: > 2014-07-21 21:52 GMT+02:00 Robin Gareus <robin@xxxxxxxxxx>: >> >> Thanks for sharing. That's good info. > > I think that the most interesting part here is the computer. > It is a P4 with 512MB of RAM and it does a great job as a digital recorder. > And it is extremely silent. > Carlo, from here also thanks for sharing your experience. >> >> What software and plugins did you use to record and mix? >> > > I recorded using Ardour 3. > I mixed on my laptop, sharing the whole session using git. > The plugins I used are eq and compressors from calf and gverb. > In details: > the kick has eq and comp > the snare has comp > the toms have eq > the overheads have nothing > the whole kit has gverb > > Under Ardour 3, there is a plain archlinux installation. > Stock kernel, and a very inexpensive window manager. > On the mixing machine, which is a Thinkpad X201, > I have exactly the same setup. > > I am not a big fan of "multimedia distros", just because > I am using the same software setup for recording, mixing and do my daily job > for almost 10 years now, (just changing the hardware). > I've used Raspberry PI for jamming live and recording, a P4 with 512MB for rec/mix/master/..., and other PC/laptops with more power, and it all went OK, just with Ardour2/QTractor for many years now, using Raspbian and Musix distros mainly. Haven't yet tried Ardour3 until we compile it for Musix or have some repos for it. I mean, you can record a decent drumkit sound with a pair of mics, In your case you used 8 (which is not easy at all, considering leaks and phase issues) and a P4 and you achieved a great raw sounding that you can later sculpt to your taste. >>> So guys, what do you think? >> >> Sounds very good to me. I've heard pro studios do worse with much more >> expensive equipment. I prefer the dry raw sound [2] here for the demo. >> Though things will be different in mix with other instruments. >> >>> If I would improve the quality of my recordings, where should I spend >>> more money? >> >> I don't think you have to. Tweaking mic positions and adjusting the mix >> will have greater impact in this stage. >> >> If you really really want to waste some cash: one can never have good >> enough Mics and analog preamps :) but you'll have to go up an order of >> magnitude on the price-list for it to make a significant difference - if >> any. >> >> You're fine on the digital side. the Echo Layla has only 20 bits but >> that's plenty here. Don't worry about this. >> >> The weakest part of your setup are probably the KRK Rokit 5 monitors. >> I've heard those in comparison and was not convinced for >> mixing/mastering in general, but I cannot judge them for drum mixing on >> a budget. >> >> Note however, that this directly affects the processing >> (compression/eq/etc) that you'll be doing and it may or may not be >> possible to 'get used' to these monitors and learn how to properly tweak >> details of the mix with them. >> > > Thank you for the tips guys! > > A bit OT: > I would like to emphasize how good is the Revox M3500, the mic I used > on the snare. > I find it far better than the SM57, which is a mic you can compare it to. > I try to put in practice that of "less is more" (you'll find that most of the publicity of most products tell you almost the opposite). A good source is the key, and I think that with some knowledge, good taste and a relative good pair of ears, you can achieve at least acceptable results with any equipment. You did it, so congrats. And would be great to hear this in context: song, album... --- C. sanchiavedraZ: * NEW / NUEVO: www.sanchiavedraZ.com * Musix GNU+Linux: www.musix.es _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
