Yes, indeed bass guitar cabinet.I do still have the mixer, and figured I would do the drums all down to 1 channel on that if we figure we need more than 2 mics, or if we figure we need to do vocals live.Appreciate the offer, but MRX and the generous Dan Mohr are at hand, so I think I can cover it. Maybe another d112? or re20?

If you got a hold of one more mic you could do a Glyn Johns thing with the drums. Regular overhead, but adding a side fill mic over by the floor tom.

chris jury wrote:Over xmas break it looks like Ike, Linz and I will be getting together to do another Something Tough session. We will just record at the house, rather than the studio, for simplicity. It will be too cold to record out in the shop, and we might want to work earlier/later than the neighbors might appreciate, so will instead use the side room.12x 14', 7' ceilings (my whole house has very low 50's mid-century ceilings), wood floor, basically square.The plan was to use my new d112 on the kick, at3035 overhead, monoprice 57 on the guitar. Unsure if I should use my m201, another 57, or borrow something else for bass. any advice? I feel like the relatively simple, lo-fi thing sort of worked well on the last go-round. Always want to do better, but don't want to needlessly complicate my life.I take it we are talking "Bass Amp"?If so, I'd do with "Borrow Something Else For Bass." While I'd guess you have someone in mind, I could mail you a loaner(assuming mine are working).Also, do you still have the mixer?

chris jury wrote:Yes, indeed bass guitar cabinet.I do still have the mixer, and figured I would do the drums all down to 1 channel on that if we figure we need more than 2 mics, or if we figure we need to do vocals live.Appreciate the offer, but MRX and the generous Dan Mohr are at hand, so I think I can cover it. Maybe another d112? or re20?just my opinion:If you have access to an RE20 you should use that. Great mic for a bass amp.I find that the D112 pulls out midrange that you are going to want for a bass amp.If you have the inputs another option is one of the mics you already have plus a DI.

not sure if you want to spend some money but there's someone here selling a heil pr40 for 170, I could probably snag it for 160 and ship it for 10-15. Should be solid for bass + future usehttps://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/msg ... 65556.html

I am sure a lot of folks will have good answers on what to spend your money on Microphone wise.The main problem I foresee using the kitchen dining room you have shown. Is that small sounds that you filter out on a day to day basis really stand out when you have microphones in that room. Where you plan to record is both adjacent to both the bathroom and kitchen which are both noisy Plumbing (drips and toilet), HYVAC, and Refrigerator (compressor motor) make noises. So sounds from there might be a problem. When you turn the mikes up you will hear any problems so I am sure you will trouble shoot these as you go. Here is an example - I had a toilet that I needed to fix, it was a minor issue I never had noticed before I had microphones near it, where the water in the tank would leek and it would add more when the flow valve activated. Messed up a few takes before I fixed it. The HYVAC can be turned off through the thermostat but the fridge sounds a lot louder than you think and you don't have a lot of control on it unless you turn the fridge off.Do you have solid chairs and throw rugs? You need to have a chair that is both confortable to play sitting in and does not have loose joints (squeeks or groans) a small throw rug lowers short reflections from the floor and keeps your feet from making noise on a polished wood floor.You will need mike stands with booms some times people use two microphones on acoustic guitars. The microphones you use on a guitar might differ from the one you want to use on your voice.Do you have a apple iPhone or iPad? Logic comes with an free app that allows you to control Logic over short distances with the app. So you can have it next to you on a table to operate the transport and tracks when you perform. This reduces the number of things you are thinking about and concentrate on a good performance.This is somewhat easier than starting to record and walking over and getting ready (you need to trim each take). As well it gives you the ability to move your computer gear (which can be noisy) away from the immediate location where you are recording.Sounds outside like people, birds, frogs, crickets and cars (police and fire) are a pain and somehow come through closed windows or from adjacent apartments. Looking at the room it might be fun to try facing the corner in the lower right about 6 to 8 feet away. It might make a very live small room reflection sort of sound.

FM Big John has covered most of the bases. If you don't have stands and good cables, I'd spend on them before buying a mic. I'd also unplug the fridge for the reasons stated. I have done that before for quieter home recordings. Only way to get past the noise from that beast. Big John wrote:Sounds outside like people, birds, frogs, crickets and cars (police and fire) are a pain and somehow come through closed windows or from adjacent apartments. I've always thought of these as part of the atmosphere. I probably mentioned before, but our old studio space had a bus stop out front. People talking and bus brakes were pretty regular. They didn't affect loud stuff too much, but they did for vocals and acoustic stuff. We came to think of those noises as serendipitous studio signatures.

How does your room sound?

Dear PRFers, I'm beginning to demo for my first proper LP. I want these recordings to be good enough to share with an audience, but my technical skills are underdeveloped. I am recording acoustic guitar and voice along with some electric guitar (lead, textural stuff). Here is my equipment:Apogee Duet 2 (interface)Logic Pro X (DAW)AT4033 (microphone)Equator D5 (monitors)ATH-M50x (headphones)Recently, some room in my budget emerged to the tune of $300. I was going to spend this on another microphone (at4051), but now I'm not sure whether that would be the best investment. Two questions for PRF, one practical, the other more spiritual: 1) what sort of gear would help me better capture my set-up? I play fingerpicked songwriter stuff. 2) how do you all keep your confidence up doing this horribly vulnerable thing? I've been so paralyzed by self-doubt that it's been really hard to sit down and actually hit the red button. I love my songs and arrangements, but the recordings will probably be terrible given my inexperience. But if I don't do this now, I'll never do it and never learn to get better. Do any of you wrestle with such minor demons? How do you cope?

It sounds okay. Hardwood floors and 8' ceilings. Here's the layout:I'll be recording in the living/room kitchen, which is fairly large and is not perfectly square. A clap test didn't yield too much flutter or pingy-ness.