new recording set up

[Anonymous]

finaly taken the plunge and bought
this audio interface clarett pre2
https://us.focusrite.com/thunderbolt-audio-interfaces/clarett-2pre

does anyone use one of these?

also bought a roland 200s sterio headphones to plug into it
https://www.roland.co.uk/products/rh-200s/

then at the weekend i’m getting a
cheap microphone – akg c519m
http://www.akg.com/pro/p/c519group
to clip on the sax and plug into it.

does anyone use this microphone?

then i just need to get a pair of cheap
monitors – yamaha hs7
http://m.uk.yamaha.com/en/products/music-production/speakers/hs_series/hs7/?mode=model

and i should be able to start recording a bit better quality than using my i-touch

[Jazz Cat]

fyi this is a great (and inexpensive) instrument mic:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K67VG0/

[Anonymous]

thanks Jazz – i had already ordered the akg c519m but i won’t receive until the weekend. i did look at the one you suggested which would have cost slightly more but was only slightly better but decided to keep the cost down for an entry level microphone. If my playing ever gets really good then i might invest in a higher spec microphone later on.

[john]

Some good choices there, especially the Focusrite, that’s a quality piece (and company all-round)
The Yamahas will do a decent job in a home studio but I wouldn’t use a clip mic for this as it’s made for the live stage.
I did try that when I had a cut-off Shure sm57 on my bell as I used it on stage. the 57 is a nice studio mic for sax but having it on the bell was difficult because you can’t play with the distance as you’re recording. I guess if you like the mic you could always strap it onto something other than your sax bell.
My studio mic is an AKG S1000 but those clip-ons are more limited in their frequency range and made to have less feed back from stage monitors etc.

[Kevin]

james, you’ve definately been an active participant to this forum, and shared a long list of learning resources and comments on practicing and technique. The hours of research and practice regimen are obvious from the content you have shared, and your passion to learn is an inspiration to me. Glad to hear of your forward progress in your learning the sax, and congrats on adding your recording gear to your “hardware”. Learning the aspects of recording are rewarding, and when you begin using it in your practice routinely, it gives you feedback on things you wouldn’t normally pick up on, and is one of the best tools for improvement that you can encorporate IMO. And hopefully it will also be a means for you to share your aspiring skills with others…

[Anonymous]

thanks for the tip JF – that’s the main reason why i bought the cheapest one, i should be able to use it in church, and when playing with some guitarists. I’ll soon find out when i use it to record in a larger room with more space to move about in. The only problem is the room has a lot of echo which i can’t change as it’s the living room in the house.

Thanks Kevin – getting my head round logic pro x is going to be a challenge. I have played guitar for over 40 years and done recordings with guitar to listen back to – so i am fully aware of the benifits of recording, just never invested in some proper recording gear – just used tape recorders years ago. In fact did very little recording, relied more on my ears and the feel of my sound in relation to the room and other players around – played in church bands and had no complaints. I didn’t even realise at first all the wind instrument players were keeing in time with me.

At present its pointless uploading to the blogg until i get my timing improved – gets a bit dull listening to the same comments, which is to be expected.

[Anonymous]

Sxpoet – What about a little altissimo demo video? (He asks him knowingly, nudge-nudge, wink-wink, saaay-no-more!)

I don’t remember hearing you play but I’m sure it will be good to listen to especially as I’m struggling to get the overtones from the MP.

I just discovered I’ve been playing my Soprano with the smaller Clarinet reeds – LOL – I’ll get some proper sax reeds for Sophie this week.

[William Cingolani]

Very interesting everybody.For my sax I have a Shure MV51 usb mic.http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MV51?adpos=1t2&creative=83049424441&device=c&matchtype=b&network=g&gclid=CInSkIGLmMsCFVA8gQodEw8F3Q

Johnny< I would be interested In the studio mic that you use,the SKG S1000. I like the convenience of the Shure MV51 because I can set the gain volume on the mic and I don’t need an interface when recording into garage band. I looked on line for the SKG S1000. All I could find was the AKG C1000. I also have the Shure SM57+X2uhttp://www.shure.eu/products/usb_microphone_sets/sm57-x2u-bundle
for my wife’s piano. I would like to look at the SKG S1000, or maybe stick with what I have.

[William Cingolani]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=598411&gclid=CPeV1-GQmMsCFdgKgQodynIM3A&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&A=details&Q=

This is the Shure SM57+X2u. Seem like the link didn’t post on my last post

[Anonymous]

Thanks Jeff – it’s going to take me a few weeks to get used to logic pro x. Still need to get some yamaha 7″ monitors to hear the plsy back sound, rather than listening through headphones.

The worse thing for me to do a recording i will have to get everything out, set it up in the living room, and then put it all away. I haven’t got the luxury of lesving it around already setup in a room.

Thanks William – because i’m using a mac pro, which has thunderbolt connections which are faster than usb connections – i went for a thunderbolt audio interface, which doesn’t have usb connections for microphones.

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