Anyone with recording experience? (music)

[Bahku]

I've got a 32-track digital studio in my house, (built around a Korg D32-XD multi-track), and a ton of other gear like a Yamaha S90, Korg Motif, Boss DR-880, Aphex 230, Evantide Harmonizer, Lexicon MX300, Alesis DEQ230, Kawai K1R, Yamaha TX81-Z, Audio-Technica AT450, AKG K-701 Headphones, (best made), and a bunch of other stuff. I primarily use it for recording my own stuff for copyright/sale purposes, but do some production for other bands/artists as well, (I know you're in Maine, so if I can ever help out, let me know). I have a three-room set-up with separate sound booth, vocal booth, drum/percussion booth, and use professional foam baffling, which is great, but it's expensive for larger areas. If you want it for just a vocal-sized booth, you could do it fairly cheaply, and you can buy it at like Z-Zounds, AMS, Musician's Freind, etc. A friend of mine has a recording set-up as well and he uses hanging baffling which might also be a great option for you, as you can hang them at the level of your mics, and it will still deflect like a whole room. Both he and I got all our sound-proofing suppiles here, as the prices are more wholesale, and they have the most options, (you should check it out):

http://www.soundproofcow.com/soundproofing-baffles/?gclid=CJWNgMyOv6ACFdlw5QodemYKTg&lcode=EA81268

Now don't laugh, but when I was first starting out and couldn't afford the pro stuff, I used empty boxes of different sizes and attached them to the walls, coated them with this spray rubber particulate paint, and it was awesome. I've also had other musician friends who have used stacked boxes to surround them for vocal recording. I've seen suggestions here like mattresses, etc., which is OK, but the problem is room size, getting them to stand up, cost, and the fact that they don't baffle as well as an empty box because the sound is still carried through the substance of the mattress. Yeah, it may sound stupid, but the baffling/soundproofing I got with empty boxes was as good as the professional stuff I have now, (seriously), and it costs next-to-nothing. Also, you've got to use a double or triple-layer pop filter, it's essential equipment for any vocal recording. And if you want to invest in an amazing vocal processor, the Aphex 230 does EVERYTHING ... it's the best vocal processing ubit I've ever used and takes the place of just about everything else, (except an effects unit) ... check it out onoine sometime, (it's freaking awesome!):

http://www.aphex.com/230.htm

Hope this has helped ... if you ever want to visit my studio just let me know ... it's located in Gorham. Good luck with your project!

You sir, look like you're packing some serious heat. Never would have guessed you had a studio like that, sounds awesome. Like usual, great info man. I'm taking notes from everything in this thread and I think I'll be able to get something going real soon.

But of course, as soon as I type this my backspace key falls off my computer. Gotta love it haha

I hear ya ... as soon as you finally add some piece of equipment you've been dying to get, something else becomes outdated or falls apart ... it's a constant struggle with electronic equipment. My fiancee' calls my music equipment my "toys" and her main competition, haha ... and I guess she's right. That's the only problem with going from just being a musician to writing songs ... the creative process takes a much more considerable investment, lol. Keep up the good fight, Homie.