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Dynamic Mic - Used for loud sounds and placed closer to the instrument or amplifier. This is because they can take a large amount of signal without getting damaged
Condenser Mic - Used to offer greater audio and picks up a wider frequency range which makes recordings sound richer.
DI Box - A DI box converts unbalanced instrument signals into a signal suitable for the input connecting to the wallties.
RODE NT2A - This mic is used for vocals, guitar amps, acoustic guitars, bass amps, and pianos as it is a condenser mic which means it can pick up a wider range of frequencies which is needed when recording these instruments and vocals.
RODE M5 - Used mainly for drum overheads and acoustic instruments as it has a small diaphragm and is a condenser mic, the small diaphragm allows sound waves to be followed more accurately because it has a great transient response.
Audio Technica at 4033 x2 - Condenser microphone so is good with acoustic instruments as it picks up a wide range of frequencies.
Audio Technica at 3525 x1 - Has a smaller diaphragm than the Audio Technica at 4033 x2 which means it has a better transient response so sound wave frequencies are followed more accurately.
SHURE SM57 - Picks up higher frequency sounds well and has a small diaphragm so sound waves are followed accurately. Used mainly for snare drums and guitar amps.
AKG D112 - This mic is best used for kick drums as it is much more suited to pick up bass frequencies than any other microphone available to use in college, can also be used with bass amps.
AKG C3000 - Condenser mic so can pick up a wider range of frequencies, can be used for most things.
AKG C1000 - Condenser mic used for overhead drums to pick up a more richer sound, can also be used on acoustic instruments.
In the studio there is a process that you need to follow;
You need to choose the correct microphone for the instruments that you are using, dynamic or condenser. You would use a dynamic mic for louder instruments such as electric guitars, bass guitars, and drums. And you would use a condenser mic for vocals, acoustic guitars, stringed instruments, kick drums, and pianos.
Connect a DI box to a bass or keyboard if it is needed.
Place the microphones in the best positions, ensuring there are no tripping hazards.
Connect the microphone XLR cables to the wallties, writing down what number each mic is in.
In the control room, connect the signal from the live room wallties into the Element 88 inputs by usig the short XLR cables.
Open up Logic Pro X on the mac and create the number of designated audio tracks that are needed and make sure the inputs are correct to the ones you have plugged the mics into.
Make sure that the condenser mics are phantom powered with 48V, you will need to select this in Logic.
You will then need to do a sound check, make sure when who you are recording are playing their respective instruments that the input levels are just about touching the yellow, which is -12 decibels.
If there is an instrument that is too loud in the mix you can turn the fade down, but if you have an instrument that is too quiet you will need to turn the gain up.
Finally, hit record and start recording your band.
We used a condenser mic to pick up the lower frequencies of the kick drum, we attached a dynamic mic to pick up the high frequencies of the snare drum, and then we added 2 dynamic overhead mics to pic up the audio for the hi-hats and symbols
We used a condenser and dynamic mic for the guitar. We used the condenser mic to pick up the low frequencies and we used the dynamic to pick up the high frequencies
For the bass, we used a condenser mic for a more detailed sound, and then we used a dynamic mic to pick up the lower frequencies
For the piano we used a DI box to amplify the signal being sent into the Element 88 from the live room as the signal from the keyboard is usually very weak.
For the vocal recordings we used a condenser mic in order to pick up the frequencies that were needed. These include high, medium, and low ones. We also added a diaphram to it in order to stop cracking and popping noises when the vocalist said his Ps, Qs, Ks, and Bs.
For the band we had 2 guitar players, 1 pianist, a drum player, and a vocalist. For the drums we had an overhead mc fr the symbols and toms, we had a condenser mic for the kick drum, and we had a dynamic mic for the snare drum. For our 2 guitarists we had 2 dynamic mics in front of the amps in order to pick up the frequencies needed. For the pianist we had a DI box connected to they keyboard which boosts the signal that the keyboard is sending out from the live rom into the Element 88.
We had to set up for a band, there were 2 singers, 1 guitarist, 1 bassist, and 1 drummer. You can see the mics that we set up for the drums at the top, there was also a mic on the snare but I forgot to take a photo of it.
The guitar amplifier is in the bottom left with a dynamic microphone right in front of the mesh in order to pick up the frequencies needed for the recording.
Next to the guitar amp theres a DI box connected to a microphone for the vocalist, another set was added for the other vocalist too. The DI box allows smaller signals to become larger therefore making the audio louder that comes through in logic.
Here is a video of me and the people that set the studio up with me talking about setting the studio up.
Here is a video of me and the people I worked with recording the band after we had set up the best gain and fader levels.
Here is me and my group reflecting on our studio session with the band.
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