Re: [linux-audio-user] [OT] Sound service and recording

Carotinho wrote: It depends on the music and the venue. If possible, using amplifiers for the guitar and bass is more ideal -- the musicians will have more control over their sound and not have to rely on the sound person, and this is a good thing. It also depends on how powerful your PA is... to get a good bass sound through a PA, you will need to push the PA up pretty hot, and it can easily overdrive the speakers. (BTW, I am a lead guitarist so I am speaking from this POV) A lot! Using a microphone picks up the sound of the amplifier much better, especially coupled with with room acoustics and the speaker cabinet. A lot of the sound of the amp comes from the speaker (or speakers), and guitarists in particular are picky about the speakers in their amps -- using the line out of the amp bypasses the speaker and yo just get the raw sound, whihc can be somewhat harsh and without a lot of presence. The same may go for basses also... Now, some musicians use modeling equipment, like the PODxt series, which do a fairly decent job of emulating amp/speaker/microphone combinations and you can use those direct into the board (although experience has shown it still isn't as good as a real amp -- I use one myself, and bypass the cabinet/mike emulation). You mean an omnidirectional versus cardioid? Miking drums is an art itself, and unless you are in a large hall or recording, miking the drums is not usually necessary. There are customized kits for miking drums, and they have specialized mikes for the kick, snare, etc. You'll just have to experiment with the mikes you have if you really want to use them for getting the drum into the PA. Two dynamic mikes placed up high over the left and right of the kit is a start... Canon input? Jack input? Usually, the mixer will have a microphone (low-level --> mike pre-amp, this is usually a three-prong XLR) and a line-level input (1/4" jack). Some mixers may have two mike inputs, one is balanced (XLR) and one is unbalanced. You really need to refer to your mixer documentation for the details. Some mixers also have inserts, which can be used for external processers, like perhaps a compressor for vocals. I'd get a better soundcard... I recently recorded several bands live using two dynamic mikes placed to the left and right and somewhat behind the audience, going into a small pre-amp and then into a dedicated DAT deck. We miked everything (including the drums) to ensure we got a good mix out of the PA, and the recording came out *fantastic* -- far better than what our soundperson had gotten recording directly from the mixer. I am taking the DAT digital out and then transferring to the hard drive via Ardour, for editing and then through Jamin for pre-mastering. Depends on what you have on-hand for recording. I tend to record everything flat and tweak it in post. Also depends on what you've got on hand. Does SBLIve support 48kHz recording? You can do it live, but if you want a studio recording, you will want to go with multi-track recording (using Ardour). -- Brett ----------- Programmer by day, Guitarist by Night http://www.chapelperilous.net http://www.alhazred.com http://www.revelmoon.com