***The Official Home Recording Studio Thread***

Lowe said:
First of the videos I've been going on about

The Taylor was recorded with just an AEA R88mk2. Since the video was focusing on the left hand I wasn't able to get the mic in an optimum position for gain, hence it's a little on the hissy side in the quieter sections (passive ribbons need lots of gain at the best of times). But, the tone is absolutely bang on despite the distance. There's no EQ on this whatsoever, and only very mild compression. The reverb is the only other processing - just goes to show what a really good mic is capable of. :)
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Sounds really nice mate :)
 
Lowe said:
OUT of the Roland, IN to the Yamaha. Ensure that you're transmitting on the same channel as the Yamaha is set to receive.
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Dimple said:
Also try a different lead if it doesn't work.
Sometimes 5 pin dins can be wired up differently.
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The Roland only has USB to connect it to the PC...

Currently have the roland piano connected to the PC via USB (only way to connect) and the PSR 520 midi in and out connected to a Roland Octa capture 5 pin in out and out..

PSR 520 midi out to midi in on the octoacapture
PSR 520 midi in connected to the midi out on the octa capture.

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Octa capture connected to the PC via USB
 
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Lowe said:
Yes - unless you want to also be able to use the Yamaha to input MIDI data to the DAW/computer.
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Great I'll have a play....I so old school....But There are some cool sounds in the 520 bank....

Mostly I will be using Mics and real instruments though..But for strings and the odd sound it will be cool.
 
Since installing the acoustic treatment over the weekend..The results have bee amazing...No longer a washy spilly mushy sound coming from the drums...

The bass traps have done the most to tame this room...Its amazing.

More is needed around the kit..But I do not want to kill the room dead...I can freely move the acoustic panels about and hang them where I wish if needed...

I need to order more tiles to sort out the reflection points of the monitors..especially the right one...but best to have not enough and order more if needed.
 
BigDannyO said:
Nice, don't see those very often. Have never played one, I should imagine with the short scale and guitar pickup it sounds quite different to the more traditional fenders?
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TBH the sound is a bit naff...It has a standard 6 pole guitar pickup on it. Fender to save cost just used six string guitar pickups for the musicmaster so its not got a lot of punch...

I need to get one of these for it..

http://www.aeroinstrument.com/musicmasterer.html

This is my next task...to fit the pickup and restring ready for some recording.:)
 
Robosapien said:
That studio looks amazing easyrider, personally I would be beyond happy with that.

Alas I'm doing recording mostly 'in the box' on a shoestring budget without even decent monitors atm, pretty uninspiring and an excellent way to lose interest in a hobby fast.

This thread is a real eye-opener for me! :o

Edit:- Out of interest, what is your budget/damage for all your gear/space?
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Cheers mate :)

The room used to be a home cinema that I built when I knocked the house down and rebuilt a new house.I converted the Garage (see cinema 1 in sig) to a home theatre to keep me sane for the time until the house was completed.

Now the house is finished I moved my cinema to the main house ( see cinema 2 in sig ) this left the double garage to be a dumping ground for boxes of stuff no one knew what to do with.:mad:

So I reclaimed it for myself and decided to install a Home studio.So I had a lot of the gear already...My guitars and the like. I bought a cheap i7 mobo combo on MM for the DAW.

The main recent expenditure has been the Shure Drum mic kit and the Adam Monitors and the Roland F130R Digital Piano. But its always been a dream of mine to have a room with all my gear in setup ready.

24 acoustic Tiles £29 (I need more of these) The panels they are on used to be picture frames see Hendrix, Lennon and Bowie here

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I just took out the pictures and the laminate and glued the sponge tiles in place inside the frame. Six Tiles fit perfectly :D .This means I can move them about to get the acoustics right. :D

4 x Bass Traps £104
Persian rugs 40 quid each

So really not that much in terms of cost as I had most of the stuff anyway. Guitars and Amps drums have been with me for years.I just never had a single space for it all.The drums have been in stoarge for years :o
 
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Lowe said:
Rather than buying more foam, put a curtain rail up and get some heavy (!) draped theatrical curtain blacks. This way it's far easier to open or close the drapes to change the character of the room, not to mention position them around the space. Don't make the mistake of putting the rail in such a way that the drapes hang close to the wall. You want an air space between the drape and the wall, this way you get a double whammy effect, the sound is partially absorbed, then reflects back off the wall into the drape again.

As an example..

http://www.showtex.com/en/products/velours-bellini

If you look at the data sheet they even give you the acoustic absorption data.
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Cheers mate, I was looking at this

http://www.acoustic-curtains.co.uk/blackwoolsergecurtains.html

Might get one as a room divider aswell.
 
ShortWarning said:
I tried to find this thread when I had some pics to share but couldn't find it.

I went into a studio and recorded live drums for the first time. The house engineer basically set up the mics for me.

It turned out okay I think. Stupidly I didn't take any pics of the setup though! Haha.

Linky if anyone is interested:

https://soundcloud.com/projectmay/lit-like-vegas-drawing-all-the-lines/s-Ff0tX

The drums were recorded into an apollo 8p (not sure what mics were used)
My Apollo Twin was used for everything else.
Rhythm guitar - Blackstar HT1 mini amp, miced with an SM57.
Lead was an engl UAD plug in.
Accoustic - AKG Solid Tube mic
Vocals were recorded through an SM7b
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Sounds great mate.
 
TheSkateyBird said:
Not as impressive as some of the setups on here but here's mine:

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In pic: Yamaha HS7s, Saffire Pro 40, Technics Turntable, Zoom H4N

Out of pic: Rode NT1-A, Novation Impulse, SM57 x2

Apologies for the poor camera quality.
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Nice setup :cool:
 
I finally got around to setting up the Overhead PZM mics Ive had fro over 15 years.I cut the Jacks off and soldered XLR's on the end. I also converted the 1.5v battery to a 9v battery.

Here is a clip of the sound I'm getting so far

2 x PZM on the ceiling (overheads)
1 x SM57 snare
1x Shure Beta 52A Kick Drum Mic

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I don't think I need to mic the toms up right now..I'm struggling getting a decent sound..I'm just getting a boomy mess. So I reduced the tom and floor tom mic down for this sound file.

Feedback please. (forgive the playing its me without a click track...I'm rusty :D )

https://soundcloud.com/easy-rider-91223276/easy-drum-test

P.S Its rock hard recording live drums in a converted garage....:p
 
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