Guys,
I'm going to attempt to record a demo disc for the new band on Friday evening. I'll set up my G in the rehearsal space (which is a 12 foot x 10 foot room) tomorrow and mic everything up.
I got the G out an hour ago and was setting up some songs when I thought "dang, I've never done a live drum recording before; what do I set the Tempo at in the Song menu?". Does it matter if you're not using a midi-controlled drum machine? Probably not, I'm thinking . . .
This will be a fairly crude recording, with a fair amount of mic bleed. I'll overdub the vocals and the harp. Compress the hell out of everything going in? Or does this make the bleed worse? I guess I could direct record bass, guitar and keys while live mic-ing the drum kit. I have a tiny headphone distribution box and four sets of cans, but this may be overkill, and even slow down the session, owing to having to set up the headphone mixes so everyone can hear. It will be easier to just mic the amps and put a mic on the kick, snare, hi hat and cymbals and let it rip. This demo is for club and bar owners, so I imagine they just want to hear the band cranking out the identifiable bar-band tunes. Additionally, they want to be reassured by a demo, a website, and a band photo of the old geezers that they're not contemplating hiring a bunch of drunks or undependable, disorganized losers. So they can probably deal with a slightly dirty live recording.
Cheers, Randy
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