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Tips about recording yourself live
As a new band to the music scene, we were extremely excited when we first started gigging. For a few months, we had a steady weekend performance two times a month. It doesn’t take long for people to start asking you for your CD. The only problem was, we didn’t have one, and we hadn’t really given much thought to recording one either. Of course, the bug was now in our ear, so we decided that we would record our next gig. To avoid the mistakes that we made, this article will talk about recording yourself live.
There are basically two types of live recording. 2-track recording and the other one is the multitrack recording.
2-track Recording
The least expensive and the easiest is the 2-track recording. This type of recording is either a recording from the board mix that gets recorded directly onto the CD or a room mike mix. Sometimes this 2-track recording is a combination. Now we did not have anyone to record for us, so we had to set it up for ourselves. If you have to record yourself, you can use either a camcorder or a minidisk player. For both of these pieces of equipment and for the best results, you want to be sure that there is a built in microphone. For the camcorder, you’ll need to “volunteer” a friend to either turn the record button on or off. If you already have the equipment and it doesn’t have a built-in mic, make sure that you have the necessary microphone attachments. For the best results, you will want to place your camcorder on a tripod.
Multitrack Recording
This kind of recording lets you record more than one input microphone at the same time. Multitrack recording is best when you are new and you have several songs that you need to record right away. A good type of recording to use if you are trying to release a demo. If your band is more of a live stage band than a studio band, multitrack recording is the way you want to go. If you are going to release a live album, again multitrack recording is the best way to go.
There is something about performing before a group of people that is magic. Every performance is unique in its ability to capture the enthusiasm and energy of the public and what better way to capture this than through a live recording. Finally this allows you to hear how you connected to the audience as well as how you played. This will allow the band to know what to practice and what areas in your music to pinpoint for improvement.
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