Home Recording?
I have an MR-8 mkII Digital Multitracker and I’m finally figuring out how to use it. I am wondering what the next step after recording all the tracks on the multitracker? I know it needs to be connected to the computer but do I need certain software to edit the track etc?
Also, what’s the best way to record my drums with this? Does anyone have this same recorder with some tips?
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My brother and I have used the MR-8 a bit for recording. Once we got a good raw track (or section of a track), we’d transfer the .wav off of the card onto the computer via the USB connection. Then, we used Cakewalk Sonar (though other mixing programs work well too) to add EQ, compression, and effects to the signals, and then mix the tracks together. The mixed signal can then be exported and used, for example to be burned to a CD or converted to mp3. While this will not give truly professional results (unless you have professional/expensive plugins, professional studio monitors, and a good room designed not to color the sound), in most modern applications (ie: listening to the music in a car stereo or on an mp3 player) you will not be able to tell much difference: it will sound at very least “good” (or as good as the raw tracks fed into it).
I have very little experience recording drums, but generally recording drums takes multiple mics recording simultaneously (which I don’t think the MR-8 can do); for live sound, usually a bullet mic is placed near the head of the kick opposite the pedal, and 2-6 other mics (either condensor or dynamic, or a mixture of the two) are placed around the drumset, aimed at different areas. Condensors work well for cymbals, angling down from above, while dynamics pick up the toms better. Sidenote: Stone Temple Pilots recorded “Core” using only Shure SM57s (dynamic mics).