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Author: BassetHorn
Date: 2005-08-30 20:07
How?
Say I have learned a couple of pieces really well and want to record them for my own enjoyment, or maybe to distribute to some friends (maybe even as a demo to get it commercialized…)
I don’t own any recording equipment nor do I know any friend who does. Does this mean that I need to go to a commercial recording studio and use their professional service for a fee? And what is the going hourly rate?
Are there any less costly alternatives (i.e. free..) to using commercial studios?
Sorry for this dumb question, but I have no experience with recording or knowledge about equipment, etc. Hoping to find some straight forward information from the board.
Thank you.
Willy
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Author: hans
Date: 2005-08-30 22:22
If you'll type "minidisc" (no quotation marks) into the search engine it should return some useful information.
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Author: thechosenone
Date: 2005-08-30 23:10
to start off with, you will need to buy a high quality microphone, which will probably range from $100-$300, but will be well worth the money. From there, the cheapest option is to probably hook the microphone into your computer's mic port, and use window's sound recorder to record yourself. Then you could send the recording and burn CD's.
Or, more preferably (if you have the $$), invest in a Minidisc player.
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Author: steve s
Date: 2005-08-31 02:33
>>>>to start off with, you will need to buy a high quality microphone, which will probably range from $100-$300, but will be well worth the money. From there, the cheapest option is to probably hook the microphone into your computer's mic port, and use window's sound recorder to record yourself. Then you could send the recording and burn CD's.
Or, more preferably (if you have the $$), invest in a Minidisc player.
hello basset horn,
this is not very good advice. Hooking up a microphone to the computer soundcard microphone port will give you terrible sound. Anyway, Windows recorder will not record for more than one minute. To do computer home recording properly, you need a moderately sizable investment in software and hardware. that's not a bad thing if you're into it.
For the price of two mini-disc recorders you can rent a few hours of studio time and get professional results. However, acceptable results may be obtained with a Minidisc recorder using the microphone that comes with it. Then you have to invest in computer software that will capture a mini disc recording and convert into a format that can be burned to a compact disc.
Regards, Steve
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Author: Brenda
Date: 2005-08-31 02:40
If you're already using SmartMusic, you can record yourself with accompaniment. Undoubtedly having more professional equipment would give you better results, but this is inexpensive and suitable for sending to friends and family.
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Author: msloss
Date: 2005-08-31 11:48
Second and third Steve's advice. A novice with a microphone will get about as high quality a result as a beginner with a Buffet R13. Both are useless without experience and knowhow.
I've dispensed plenty of advice on recording equipment and techniques on the board which you may find, but in the end, if this is a one-shot deal and possibly for use in promoting yourself professionally, take that investment and go to a pro studio. Interview them and find one with a good room, a good piano (if you need that), and experience doing natural acoustic recording. Rates vary with location, but in general $75 - $100/hr. + materials (tape, CDRs, etc.) is probably about right.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-08-31 12:44
Agreed, the Windows sound recorder is hopeless for music but if you have Roxio sound package then hooking up the mike to the computer and using its Sound Editor might yield usable results....I haven't tried it myself. Buying Pro studio time could get expensive for a beginner, so, purchasing a mini disc unit would eliminate the time constraint factor on your budget.
In any event plan on laying out somewhere around $400 for some sound that's at least half way decent. Recording clarinet is no piece of cake.
Bob Draznik
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2005-08-31 12:56
I completely agree with Steve and Msloss.
"I have learned a couple of pieces really well and want to record them for my own enjoyment" - Minidisk is definitely enough for this. "or maybe to distribute to some friends" - Still a minidisk will be enough imo. "maybe even as a demo to get it commercialized" - For this you probably want to go to a studio, since a minidisk doesn't have the best sound quality.
Reasonable results can be done with a minidisk player and microphone, and not even an expensive one. We record our band's rehearsals and concerts this way just to hear how it was.
If you want to make it a demo going to a studio is the best option, but you don't have to go to the best and most expensive studio around. In this type of recording the most important is an engineer with experience.
I recently recorded in what is considered the best studio in the country that costs about $300 for 8 hours and they have Neumann microphones (considered as some of the best mics), Protools HD setup, and the engineer is a very respected one in my country. The result - one of the worse sounds I got on recordings.
I don't mean to scare you with this, but just make sure the person knows what they are doing.
I'm not sure how it works in the USA, but here some studios will let you record your rehearsal (using their microphones and other equipment) at no extra cost. It records into a CD burner so you can't really make it record in channels (and I'm not even sure there is stereo this way) but we got a great sound like this (sounds basically like a professional recording but in mono, cause we used only one microphone) and it cost us $30 for 3 hours here.
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2005-08-31 13:16
Hi,
I have a CD from tracks that our keyboard guy recorded on a gig using a $20 Radio Shack stereo mic (OK, I was dubious but it turned out great) and using software from www.multitrackstudio.com which was free. The free version only allows a couple of tracks but it seemed to work.
He used his laptop and had the mic on a stand. I've got the software downloaded and plan to give it a try. If you have a mic handy and the software is free, this might be a way to at least begin to immerse yourself into the basics.
HRL
Post Edited (2005-08-31 13:19)
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