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CheersDtoT · Unread post by **CheersDtoT** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:52 am

What connection do you use for your Piano?? Also what mics are you using for your banjo and drums ??

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:52 am

CheersDtoT wrote:Ok lets start with the first thing about making a freefield. Freefield (sound proof) is a very difficult thing to make... if you want a complete FREE-Field I will tell you how to make it... but if not... you just need to dampen your room... you must look at the materials of the walls floors and cellings... Are the walls square to eachother?.... if you are going to open up a condenser mic in a large room you might have a problem.
Ok you have One 1/4 from your mixer... and one 1/4 input into the computer... just make sure your 1/4 cable is balanced... so it will be stareo... you can tell because unbalanced lines have one strip on them and balanced lines have two... one is a hot and the other a cold... we are talking AC signal.

The best I can do with dampening is throwing a blanket over my comp. I don't want a complete Free-field, just dampening what I can and then trying to EQ/reduce the rest. The walls are square and the room is fairly large.

As for 1/4 from my mixer, it has two outputs that say Left/Right. Will I still be able to achieve a stereo signal irregardless of whatever output I use?

Thanks for all the help by the way.

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:54 am

CheersDtoT wrote:What connection do you use for your Piano?? Also what mics are you using for your banjo and drums ??

its an electric piano, so it has a 1/4" output

i use a ksm 109 for the banjo, and the two songs i've don drum on used 3 sm57's and a crappy vocal mic for the bass drum, it has surprisingly good quality though

CheersDtoT · Unread post by **CheersDtoT** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:55 am

If you have stereo outs from your mixer than thats fine... do you have stereo in's on your computer... or just one 1/4 input ???

Also what kinds of sounds are you trying to get rid of... because EQing is DEFINETLY NOT the answer !!!!!!!

CheersDtoT · Unread post by **CheersDtoT** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:57 am

Nice... have you tried the Beta series??? I just bought a few Beta 57's (I have always used the SM57's) ... but for inst. mics the Beta 57 are better in my eyes than the SM57's !!!

CheersDtoT · Unread post by **CheersDtoT** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:59 am

The key to a GOOD ALBUM.... is a great snare sound..... I'm not lieing... tweek that snare till it is perfect... and always pan the drums to how they would apear on stage... what vocal do you use for the Kick >>?

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:59 am

CheersDtoT wrote:Nice... have you tried the Beta series??? I just bought a few Beta 57's (I have always used the SM57's) ... but for inst. mics the Beta 57 are better in my eyes than the SM57's !!!

i haven't used them before, i was planning on making the sm81 my next mic purchase

and could you help me out some more about running rcas from my mixer to a sound card like m audio?

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:00 am

CheersDtoT wrote:If you have stereo outs from your mixer than thats fine... do you have stereo in's on your computer... or just one 1/4 input ???

Also what kinds of sounds are you trying to get rid of... because EQing is DEFINETLY NOT the answer !!!!!!!

Just one 1/4 input. I'm mostly just trying to get rid of fan noise/room noise/hiss.

Beta's are great.

CheersDtoT · Unread post by **CheersDtoT** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:03 am

What do you want to know about the M Audio connection.

Are you hearing the Fan from the computer ... or are you getting a fly ( a fly is a buzz...humm...or what ever... in the background of the song) ... because that can be a totally different problem

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:04 am

i just want to know if im gonna get professional sounding quality if i run rcas from my mixer to an audio card

CheersDtoT · Unread post by **CheersDtoT** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:05 am

Ok run go buy a Hosa cable ... on one side their will be two unbalanced 1/4.... and on the other it will a one 1/4 balanced connection.... that will work... just remember .... HOSA is KING of connections !!!

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:05 am

CheersDtoT wrote:What do you want to know about the M Audio connection.

Are you hearing the Fan from the computer ... or are you getting a fly ( a fly is a buzz...humm...or what ever... in the background of the song) ... because that can be a totally different problem

Fan from computer and air conditioning noise are the most prominent.

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:06 am

fatjack wrote:i just want to know if im gonna get professional sounding quality if i run rcas from my mixer to an audio card

There are so many variables that come into play and it really depends on your definition of "professional sounding."

CheersDtoT · Unread post by **CheersDtoT** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:06 am

Connection will matter .... but not as much as your sampling rate... 16bit/44KHz is the lowest.... 24bit/69KHz is a professional sound....

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:08 am

CheersDtoT wrote:Connection will matter .... but not as much as your sampling rate... 16bit/44KHz is the lowest.... 24bit/69KHz is a professional sound....

im pretty confident that i will get it to sound good, i just want to know if there is a better way

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