On 08/09/2009 12:59 PM, Paul Coccoli wrote: 
On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Loki Davison<loki.davison@gmail.com> wrote:

  
Ahh, so 2 channels is the way to go? I'd love to be able to change the
relative volume of the instruments afterwards as i've got a habit of
playing a little too loud vs the lead singer ;) Also our lead
guitarist is often way too quiet. Though if everyone has there own mic
i guess you get strange phase effects? A pair of condensers is best?
Non-matched ok?
    

A pair is easiest; I don't know what's best.  If you close mic each
instrument, then I don't think you'd have noticeable phase issues, but
you'd need at least 6 mics and setup time increases.  If it's a jam,
why not concentrate on playing and just throw up the 2 mics in a
sensible spot?  The more time I spend messing around in software,
checking levels, etc., the less musical I feel.  YMMV.


It depends on if he wants to play music or record it.

If the mics are well positioned and angled and the gain levels are correct then you can get a decent live sound.

I enjoy setting up a desk and mics if I am definitely going to record something for future production use but if it's just to get a snapshot of the session for post rehersal study then 1 mic in the center of the room is usually enough. Chuck another one on the kick and snare and one for vocals.

If you really need to get a polished product, redo each instrument individually after the initial recording using the master as a time base or got to a professional studio and pay them to do the hard work and make sure your sound is captured cleanly.  You can get the masters from them for working with on your own editor.





Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd