CoreyCretin wrote:Currently using a soundprooft room, mics tend to vary, guitars and bass are always recorded through an input but the drums are recorded through a range of mics. Sure Ambient mics and some Sure drum mics ( The ones that clip on ). And then some poor quality mics dotted around the room.

ok. ditch the crappy mics. Use only your best mics if you can. use fewer rather than more, if you can help it.

check out that linked thread above; good avice on setup.

how many simultaneous inputs? overdubs? you also might want to try putting a mic in front of the bass cab instead of going direct.

Yeah sounds like a plan. I always thought ditching the crappy ones was a good idea but i guess i was trying to get something to sound huge. Yeah think i'll try the mic infront of cab. Considering my bass amp is the shizz ( Mark Bass ).
Thanks

I used a BR1180 for a bunch of quick, cheap recordings for bands.

Good mics are the key, recording dry without any of the built-in effects (which suck and ruin the sound to my ears) helps out a lot.

Also, if I recall, this machine can only record two tracks at once. Use a mixer to condense all of the drums to one track may help, especially if you want a lot of drums mic'd. Another idea is to set the two mics for the drums as follows:

Mic 1: Between the snare and bass drum. Omnidirectional dynamic microphone is the best option.

Mic 2: Diagonal to the 1st microphone, omnidirectional dynamic mic once again, angled down close to the drums but pointing towards the drummer.

I can't explain the positioning well, I can go into more detail if you don't know what I mean, but that's the best I can do for right now. It worked for me, which may not say much but hey...

...trial and error. Fuck around until you get the best sound.

Thanks again.