KushyGreen Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 ok, so ive got some great recording of shows. however I really have no idea what Im doing when it comes to mixing and more importantly using the EQ.Im using audacity, can anyone point me in the right direction for tips and maybe a REALLY good faq on what im doing. basicaly I need to learn how to accentuate certain instruments with only one mic. Ive got clear recordings, just need to know what to do to make the bass come in better, a little less of the drums and shit like that......need to know where to learnive looked at another thread, and the mic seems to do with alot of responses. thats not what Im looking for though, ive got a great mic. the Sony ECM-MS957. which you can find here http://www.minidisco.com/Sony-ECM-MS957 so really I just need technical help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 I have the same mic. I like minimal mics for ambiance over multiple single mics on the individual instruments. If you want to, say, accentuate the guitar the only way you are going to be able to do it is to accentuate that sonic band with an equalizer. Other than that, get closest to the guitar's speakers. I do not know of any way around this. If you have the option of arranging the group yourself I would suggest you put the percussion in the middle. Bass is non-directional and in the middle both channels will be carrying the bass load. Other than that, array the instruments the way they sound best. This will take some time the first few times but then you will get the hang of it and hang out your shingle as a pro recording engineer. Well, maybe not, but you will get some good sessions.I just recorded a session of a small local group tonight on a ECM-MS957 and an RH1. Lots of flat wooden surfaces and a cement floor so it is way too bright. I am not sure how I will clean that up. One thing will be to pump the bass and lower mids some and attenuate from there on up until it sounds better.This is fun.Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 not to nitpick, but that mic still kinda has the Sony-signature truncated frequency response, though less strongly than their cheaper mics: 50 - 18,000Hz... the human ear can hear 20 - 20,000Hz. It will always miss a bit of deep bass and while the (here missing) upper frequencies might be harder to hear, they do add to the fullness of the soundbut as you said you didn't want to talk about your mic, and I'm not really tech savvy (well not more than moderately in Audacity at least) so just ignore this and wait for a better response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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