How to record great audio.

Posted by fukroto on January 5th, 2021

How to record great audio.

As the year passing, dealing with people continuously asking questions about microphones, being an ambitious musician, and helping friends record their stuff, I have learned how to record audio for different budgets. So, today planned to share this with you all in a series of blog posts.

Recording on a Budget at Home.

Recording from home

Several businesses have been transformed by technology quite as the recording industry has in the last some years. Recording music usually required hiring an engineer and producer to lay down your tracks.

 Professional recording studio unquestionably still has its place, recording at home is light years forward of where it once was, and these days very easy to record practically anything from the comfort of your bedroom swiftly, affordably, and with the best quality.

Here, we are about to catch a deep dive into what you need to know before you start recording.

Before recording it is necessary to do mictest of your devices for better audio quality and best results.

Types of Mics use for different purposes.

Before we can directly jump into and go to recording, we’ll need a quick revision about microphones. As microphones are the single most essential component of the recording process, they make all the distinction between a clear, and professional sound recording and a poor recording that nobody will enjoy listening.

For our purposes, there are a whopping nine different kinds of microphones:

  • Dynamic
  • Large-diaphragm condenser
  • Small diaphragm condenser
  • Ribbon
  • Bass
  • USB
  • Multi-pattern
  • Boundary
  • Shotgun

How to Record Musical Instruments?

 Now, we have a far better understanding of how microphones work and the different microphones best for different types of recording and particular uses, it's high time to be more precise and to examine exactly how to record audio for different musical instruments.

Undoubtedly, it's being as simple as we have to place a microphone in front of an instrument and record what comes out. 

But, the instructions below will provide you the structure need to create fresh and crystal clear recordings in every possible situation:

Brass:

  We’ll look directly into one of the extra difficult instruments for an Engineers to record efficiently. Unlike most utmost instruments, which will sound similar in different environments, brass instruments are extremely affected by the room that they’re being used in.

Following many brass instruments that tend to have a certain screeching to their sound, I'll highly recommend you to use my favorite microphone a ribbon microphone. These consist of figure-8 pickup design by default, and they lead to produce the most natural and full brass sound on record.

Once you’ve selected your microphone, you’ll want to explore a bit with the instrument and mic placement. Start by arranging your mic 3-6 feet away from the bell of the instrument. Brass instruments tend to sound their best as so start by placing the mic 30-45 degrees off-axis for your first few takes.

Electric Guitar:

As soon as it comes to recording, some instrumental devices are quite as varied as the electric guitar. You can not only record the microphone, but you also have the opportunity to plug the guitar straight into your interface and record the raw signal.

I, accompanied by a large part of the industry rely on the Shure SM57 dynamic cardioid mic to record electric guitar. The SM57 is a microphone that every hopeful engineer necessitates in their stock list.

Set your mic midway between the cone of the spokesman and the outer edge, with nearly a half-inch of the distance between the amp’s grill and the face of the microphone. And here, you are done with your set for better results.

 

Acoustic Guitar:

 As the systems for recording a classical acoustic carry over to steel-stringed acoustics as well. Nevertheless, the mic's position and the type of mic you’ll be using are going to change significantly.

You have to use a condenser for recording acoustic guitar most maximum of the time. Considering a little more color is presumably a good thing in the case of the acoustic guitar, large-diaphragm condensers make a fine choice.

As you start positioning, try to keep your mic in front of the neck of the guitar, right around the 12th feet area, where the body reaches the neck. This will enable you to capture the high-end frequencies of the guitar as well.

    

 Percussion:

precussion

Recording percussion is a straightforward method, but the more microphones you're using it becomes a bit more advanced and complicated. Let’s take a closer look at how to record an entire kit.

A Drum Kit:

  Recording a drum kit completely at once can be a complicated process          that requires several microphones to capture the sound of each drum.          After that, you can complete a done with a decent recording with a single    microphone.

  Many Engineers in industries rely on a ribbon mic, like the MXL R144 as it    captures the sound of place when recording a drum kit.

  Since micing a drum kit includes many complex mics, you may want to        examine a reasonable drum mic kit like the Samson DK105 Kit.

 Still, you may be able to produce a quality drum recording using only a   single omnidirectional microphone, similar to the AKG P120 large-   diaphragm condenser.

Kick Drum:

 Recording a drum kit completely at once can be a complicated process that requires several microphones to capture the sound of each drum. After that, you can complete a done with a decent recording with a single microphone.

Many Engineers in industries rely on a ribbon mic, like the MXL R144 as it captures the sound of place when recording a drum kit.
Since micing a drum kit includes many complex mics, you may want to examine a reasonable drum mic kit like the Samson DK105 Kit.

Still, you may be able to produce a quality drum recording using only a single omnidirectional microphone, similar to the AKG P120 large-diaphragm condenser.

Snare Drum :

 Related to the bass drum, micing a snare is a bit more simple and clear cut. There is an abundance of specialty mics available that are great for snare drum, but the trusty Shure SM57 makes a perfect choice as well.

Begin by positioning the mic at a 30-degree angle, of an inch away from the drum head. Testing with a different angle of the mic will produce different tones.

The Keyboard Family

Keyboard

  

Recording a keyboard is very easy and straightforward. Most of the engineers prefer to plug the keyboard quickly into their recording interface.

Recording a keyboard amplifier is best performed with either a dynamic mic or a condenser. I find Shure SM57 trusty for most projects is more than up to the task.

As for mic placement, apply the same principles you learned from micing a guitar amplifier.

Piano

Opportunely, the piano is a little more comfortable to track than an organ is. When I record over the piano, I approach my Audio Technica AT2035 condenser mic. It does a magnificent job of catching the difficulty of the piano, and you’re ready to obtain recklessly varying tones depending on how you locate the microphone.

10 best voice recorder apps for Android

  1. ASR Voice recorder.
  2. Dolby On.
  3. Easy Voice Recorder.
  4. Hi-Q MP3 Voice Recorder.
  5. Lecture Notes.
  6. Music Maker Jam.
  7. Otter Voice Notes.
  8. Smart Recorder.
  9. Voice Recorder Pro
  10. Your Phones Native Recorder.

10 Best Voice Recorder Apps for iPhone

  1. Rev Voice Recorder.
  2. iTalk.
  3. Voice Memo.
  4. AudioShare.
  5. AVR – Awesome Voice Recorder.
  6. Voice Recorder and Audio Editor.
  7. AudioNote2.
  8. HT Professional Recorder.
  9. Multi-Track Song Recorder.

To conclude, you can record video and audio at any budget at your comfortzone in home.There are variois microphones available in market for your instrumental devices too.This will make your output more effective because of more clear sound.

 

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