What recording equipment?

[Pecan]

Okay, I'm not a huge expert on the recording equipment thing. My friend wants to set up some recording gear for our band. I want to give him some cash to help out, but yeah, I'd say he can spend maybe $1300 AUD, about $1000 USD
I've got the computer power, and about 300GB of spare space right now, so computers not a worry. What I'm wondering is what he should spend his money on first, mics, mixer, studio monitor, I dont know.
http://www.behringer.com/SL2442FX-PRO/index.cfm?lang=ENG
He was looking at that mixer? any better alternitives? We will be using keyboard, double bass, bass, 2 guitars, vocals and even trumpet maybe.

Forget software for now, what should he spend $1300 on.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: What recording equipment?

Before you get a Eurodesk, spend 50% more on a Mackie or Soundcraft that will last 10x as long. Behringer studio gear doesn´t sound bad, but it takes zero in the beating department and generally starts to fail after a few months anyway.

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: What recording equipment?

How do you guys plan to record your band and where? Are you going to say track the drums and bass in a session and overdub the rest or are you going to track all the players at once? Is this for a demo or a record?

 

[Pecan]

Re: What recording equipment?

We want to actually record drums, etc. at the same time. And it'll be for recording probably a few demo songs and maybe some of our friends bands, etc. if it works out.

 

[ratherdashing]

Re: What recording equipment?

Before you get a Eurodesk, spend 50% more on a Mackie or Soundcraft that will last 10x as long. Behringer studio gear doesn´t sound bad, but it takes zero in the beating department and generally starts to fail after a few months anyway.

Big plus one.

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: What recording equipment?

Okay then you will need at least three mics for the drums, a mic for each guitar cabinet and what about vocals? Live or later? Either way a mic for them. To get all those inputs into your computer you will need a sound card that can handle that many ins and also make sure your computer can record all of those at once. Or, you can get a mixer and do a sub mix and record less tracks in total. You might think of doing the drums and bass together, you can record the bass direct through a direct box or UX1. Then over dub the rest. It will save you money in gear.

 

[RushOfBlood]

Re: What recording equipment?

Yeah, don't get the behringer, too many tracks anyway. I'm doing multitrack recordings with a Soundcraft Compact 10 mixer, then connected through the insert points to an M-audio Delta 1010LT soundcard