miar
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Posted: May 13 2009, 18:39 |
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| Quote (Korgscrew @ May 13 2009, 00:59) | | Quote (miar @ May 10 2009, 23:32) | | PS: In lack of good recording equipment, the mp3-files is not in the best quality... It's all recorded whit an Zoom H2. |
Until you manage to get your studio set up, perhaps I can give you a bit of a hand there...
I've used the H2 quite a lot; I didn't get mine for recording music with really, but I have experimented with it a little bit out of curiosity. It certainly doesn't contain the best microphones I've ever used and it does have a few limitations, but use it wisely and I think it can produce surprisingly good recordings.
Maybe you've come across this information before but in case you haven't, the gain control isn't quite what it seems - the L/M/H switch on the side is the only real control there is, the on-screen level control just adjusts the level digitally. If you get problems with it distorting because the input signal is too high, adjusting the L/M/H switch is the only way to stop it - using the digital level control will just take the same distorted signal and make it quieter.
The main thing is placement, really. I find the mics are a bit grainy and aggressive sounding, but that's in comparison to mics which cost a heck of a lot more than the H2 (or even several H2s...) - you ought to be able to get something that's at least reasonably clear sounding out of it.
For the guitar, I'd recommend putting the H2 right in front of it. Using the funny little handle to attach it to a mic stand can be helpful in getting it into the right place, but putting it on a table can work ok too, if you've got one that happens to be the right height (or stand it on something lower, like a stool, then put a stack of books on top of that to get it to the right height).
For the piano, you could try standing it on the rim just by the lid prop, pointing towards the hammers. Having a mic stand for it so you can angle it down towards the strings more would help there (you may find you want to move it a bit further away from the piano too...it really depends on the instrument and on the room - at the end of the day, you'll have to let your ears be your guide). Doing that would also stop vibrations from the piano from being transmitted through the H2's body - something which might not sound too great. You could of course also always try putting a pad of neoprene or foam of some sort between it and the piano.
A crazy thought - try gaffer taping it to the inside of the lid, then using the short prop to keep it open (heck, try the long one too...). It might sound awful (colourations from reflections into the back of the mics from the lid might be a problem...and it might just be too close to the strings) but it could sound great - you'll have to try it and see! Be careful not to do anything that's going to rip the finish off, of course (perhaps a better one to try on a modern polyester-finished instrument than one with a lacquer finish...and I'd say it's definitely a bad idea on a shellac finish...but you'll probably know better than I do about how gaffer tape resistant your piano is).
Anyway, all that said...nice playing! Definitely worth spending some time recording yourself well, you've definitely got talents that are worth sharing with the world  |
Thanks a lot for the comment.. but I allready know this very well (I studied sound engineering at school) .. Its what I`ve been doing, but I still get crappy recordings.
I think the H2 itself is the problem.. Its not good at all..
Im never satisfied with the recordings...
Soooo.. I really REALLY looking foreward to move out in the end of this month, get a new computer and set up an own home-recording-studio 
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Mia
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Hey ! Miar ! There's a problem with your links , i can't open or download them , seems there's not files to listen to ! 
Yes you're right ! Record all the music you have in your head , it's the better way to keep it in mind and if you can't do something good with it now , don't delete them , wait a bit more and you'll see that you can always doing something later with your olds attempts . I work like that , i've always a lot of WIPs on my sequencer .
Oh ? I'm surprised you've analysed my music in a way more closer to Jarre than Mike ! Anyway thank you for dropping by my music websites !