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Old 07-03-2008, 04:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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1 - both options are going to sound like 'crap'. but crap is a relative term. i've got hundreds of jams recorded in a room in the back of a warehouse with a built in mic from a mac laptop. it's fine for personal use, but not really good enough for a proper demo.

2 - any instrument amp will do, again quality will suffer but it will be loud.

the only term you got wrong is mail, it's supposed to be male, same as you can get cables with female ends. yep...

i'd also advise taking some serious time to set the levels on your instruments when using a single mic recording method. it's really hard to tell what's too loud in the moment though so you'll have to record first then go back and adjust, then do it again and again.

use the drums as a point of reference and adjust everything else accordingly based on what you hear from the recordings. it might sound 'wrong' while you're playing but it will make a significant difference in the recordings. the position of the amps relative to the microphone will also affect the recorded sound,
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