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mariachiestrella · Post by **mariachiestrella** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:35 am

First of all I'd like to say that I have enjoyed the forum it is really helpful.I move in to my new home in April and already making plans on building a studio it has been my DREAM since I fooled around with music at the age of 15.I'm a 28 year old man and ready to start.
First of all my first question and followed by many others (if you guys dont mind)I just purchased a new Tascam SX-1 and have been enjoying it fooling around with it still need to study up on it some more.I kinda have an idea how the studio design is going to be,thanks to the forum,3 rooms, I think there called control room, live/iso room(not to sure) and vocal booth also to be used for acoustic guitar.What kinda setup would be good for me I would like to use all the inputs.Should I use 6 in one room and 2 in the smaller room?or 12 and 6 or 14 and 4.would a patchbay be less hassle with all the wires or routing.Why so many mic's?theres a local spanish rock group and would like to record (hes a friend)The drums he says take up minimum 7-8 mics.If any one can help it would be very cool and I hope i didnt take up yo much time well happy music and LATERZ

Sword9 · Post by **Sword9** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:17 am

You should download the studio buddy software.

http://www.studiobuddy.com/

It's a nice, little, searchable encyclopedia for recording. Will probably answer a lot of questions for ya.

Sword9 · Post by **Sword9** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:35 am

Should I use 6 in one room and 2 in the smaller room?or 12 and 6 or 14 and 4.

I wouldn't put any less than 10 mic lines in a room where drums might be recorded. A vocal booth, probably 4 and probably 4 for an ISO room too(depending upon its size). This answer is kind of dependent on the answer to your patchbay question too.

would a patchbay be less hassle with all the wires or routing.

Patchbays are an amazing thing in a studio. You might try reading this article for some insight in to what you might want/need, and how they're used.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec99/a ... tchbay.htm

Why so many mic's?theres a local spanish rock group and would like to record (hes a friend)The drums he says take up minimum 7-8 mics

The purpose of using multiple tracks in the recording process is so that a particular blend of the instruments/vocals/sounds can be achieved, or a "mix" can be created. Excellent recordings can be made with 2, or even 3 microphones, but it's very tough and takes a lot of setup time. Additionally, some sounds cannot be achieved with just one mic.
It's normal to mic each drum, use two on the cymbals as a whole, and even use mics around the room to capture its sound.