Well, off late I've been giving some thought to upgrading from my crappy digital handheld recorder to maybe even buying an interface (Focusrite or something) and giving the 'computer recording' thing a go, but the problem is my heart's not in it (don't care for the idea of plugging into my comp to record for some reason), so I decided to get my old ZOOM MRS 1044 digital workstation out of the cupboard where it's mostly been laying since I bought it new in the early 2000's & set it up instead..just to see how that goes first..
First try: DI out from my Laboga The Beast 30 Plus head into the ZOOM MRS (used an onboard FX preset chain "warm" something -minus the drive..which came from my Laboga instead) as well as onboard drums & bass..
A stereo track for the rhythm (Laboga's Crunch channel) & two mono lead tracks (Laboga's Lead Channel) panned centre & a bit off to the left each. Finished it off with one of the Zoom's onboard mastering presets...and here's the result.
It's not bad but could be a lot better probably due to the single rhythm guitar track & crappy open E bass pattern/dry drum sound. Plus I actually managed to come across some great sounding presets for the leads (using the Laboga's drive + the Zooms onboard FX) but forgot where they were & ended up using other ones that were a bit too warm/muddy instead..
But eh..it's a start & I'll hopefully learn as/if I stick with it..
Any suggestions regarding mix tips etc are welcome.. especially any tips regarding panning or FX to liven up the drums/bass next time
First try: DI out from my Laboga The Beast 30 Plus head into the ZOOM MRS (used an onboard FX preset chain "warm" something -minus the drive..which came from my Laboga instead) as well as onboard drums & bass..
A stereo track for the rhythm (Laboga's Crunch channel) & two mono lead tracks (Laboga's Lead Channel) panned centre & a bit off to the left each. Finished it off with one of the Zoom's onboard mastering presets...and here's the result.
It's not bad but could be a lot better probably due to the single rhythm guitar track & crappy open E bass pattern/dry drum sound. Plus I actually managed to come across some great sounding presets for the leads (using the Laboga's drive + the Zooms onboard FX) but forgot where they were & ended up using other ones that were a bit too warm/muddy instead..
But eh..it's a start & I'll hopefully learn as/if I stick with it..
Any suggestions regarding mix tips etc are welcome.. especially any tips regarding panning or FX to liven up the drums/bass next time
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