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Recording Condenser
The Perfect Home Recording Studio to Create
For aspiring recording artists, finding a recording company to sign with can be a daunting task. If you and your band are encountering problems in this area, it can seem that your band will never get a lucky break. Fortunately, there is another solution to the problem... The creation of your own home recording studio.
Home recording studios can range from the very simple to the very elaborate but they all must meet a two basic guidelines.
- You have to eliminate sources of background noise.
- You need recording equipment.
Soundproofing your home recording studio eliminates background noises that could ruin your recordings. Such ambient noises might be children playing in the next room or street noise. Since ambient noise is a common factor in every environment, eliminating it from your recordings is crucial. If you have a dedicated room in your home for your recording studio, then add extra insulation to the walls or foam rubber "egg crates" like the big recording studios have. If you can't dedicate a room, soundproofing can be as simple as putting bed mattresses against the walls. This technique was used by pirate radio dj, Dave Rabbit, to block out the sounds of the Vietnam War as he broadcast his show, Radio First Termer, from the back room of a local brothel.
The second neccessity of a recording studio is the recording equipment. You should always pick the best recording equipment your budget will allow. Optional equipment can be added in later but to start off, you will need some basic recording equipment.
- A good quality microphone is a must have item so don't skimp on this important part of your recording studio equipment. There are three basic types of microphones used for recording: Condenser, Dynamic and Electret. Condenser microphones are preferred for the home recording studio due to their excellent frequency response but the cost is often prohibitive. The next step down, and it is a very small step, is the rear electret microphone. The electret microphone produce nearly the same recording quality at a much lower price tag. Both the electret and the condenser microphone require a phantom power source, which is delivered through the microphone hook up or via battery. The dynamic microphone can also be used for home recording studios on a budget but it should be noted that the recording quality will suffer greatly.
- Amplifiers are neccessary for the function of microphones. These devices convert the electrical signals produced by the microphone into the audible sounds that we hear. For the home recording studio, you may choose an external amplifier, like the one you plug your guitar into, or an amplifier that is built into your recording system.
- The recording system has changed a lot over the years. When the music industry was in its infancy, reel to reel tape recording systems were common equipment. While they still have their followers, this system is is becoming less popular in favor of digital recording methods. Fortunately, you may already have a digital recording system in your home; your home computer. If your computer has a minimum 1 Gigabyte of memory, or ram, and a decent processor, preferably Dual Core, a sound input jack and enough hard drive space to accomodate your file sizes, you can record studio quality audio recordings using simple software applications. As an added bonus to this method, many freeware applications exist to help in both the recording and editing process so you can produce the sound you want, even on a very low budget. With the addition of a CD burner, you can record, edit and create your CD from the same system.
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Will recording my guitar playing through my amp damage my condenser microphone?
It's a 100 watt marshall half stack
No, if you keep your volume down to a reasonable level. A good rule of thumb for microphones is that while it doesn't matter quite as much for dynamics, for condenser and ribbon mics you don't want them exposed to sound much louder than what the human ear can comfortably stand.
So yes, even though your amp sounds good when you turn it up, don't. Put your condenser mic between 6" and 3' away from the speaker, put your amp at medium volume, and see how that sounds. If you're getting too much "room" noise, put the mic closer, but don't turn up. Check again. If you start clipping, either turn down or move the mic a few inches further away.
Condenser mics won't necessarily be damaged by higher volumes, but they do clip a lot easier than dynamic mics, so bear that in mind.
Saul
Condenser microphone drum recording