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Tech: How to record my own CD?
| Fergie | 19 Jun 06 - 06:33 AM | |
| Leadfingers | 19 Jun 06 - 08:23 AM | |
| treewind | 19 Jun 06 - 08:45 AM | |
| Scrump | 19 Jun 06 - 08:46 AM | |
| wysiwyg | 19 Jun 06 - 09:13 AM | |
| GUEST,leeneia | 19 Jun 06 - 09:36 AM | |
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Subject: Tech: How to record my own CD? From: Fergie Date: 19 Jun 06 - 06:33 AM It has been suggested that as a fundraiser for the school I teach in, that I should record a CD that the students would then sell to their parents etc. I would like to give it a go but I don't know what I need to make CDs. I have a modern computer but I reckon I need some sort of "device" or interface that will allow me to control sound level etc. I don't know if I need hardware or software, I don't know what sort of microphone I need. I know for sure that there are some very clever and experienced Mudcatters out there who can advise and steer me in the right direction. My needs are not too sophisticated, I sing traditional songs in English and Irish language and mostly acapella but on one or two songs my son would back me with soft acoustic guitar. Fergus |
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Subject: RE: Tech: How to record my own CD? From: Leadfingers Date: 19 Jun 06 - 08:23 AM You can probably get away with a MiniDisc recorder - Sony do a reasonable quality plug in microphone , though if you want more than just a soft guitar accompaniment a small mixer may be advantageous - In UK Maplin do a nice small mixer for just under £100 , which you could no doubt sell on at a small loss ! |
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Subject: RE: Tech: How to record my own CD? From: treewind Date: 19 Jun 06 - 08:45 AM Minidiscs are good, but that doesn't address the question of microphones or getting the sound to a CD. My quick cheap list would be something like:
With a setup like that, you could try mixing guitar and vocal directly to to computer (adjust balance and pan by trial and error on the mixer) - otherwise one part to each channel and do the mixing in the computer (you might want something better than Audacity for that, but it can be done) The rest of it is lots of trial and error - mic positions, room acoustics etc. till it sounds right. Anahata |
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Subject: RE: Tech: How to record my own CD? From: Scrump Date: 19 Jun 06 - 08:46 AM I'm not quite clear whether you intend to make the actual CDs on your PC or not? In any case I guess you will probably want to produce a CD-R 'acetate' copy on it. As Leadfingers has said, you need some suitable hardware to record the sound with - this could be a tape recorder, cassette, minidisk, etc., or you might get away with recording straight onto your PC using a mic plugged in to the sound card. However the sound quality will vary depending on what you use. It sounds as if you have a low budget in mind, so it's probably best to experiment by recording a few tracks using the different options available to you, and see which sounds best to you. A mixer would be better if you are recording voice and guitar, but if you experiment with the relative position of these in relation to the mic, you should be able to get an acceptable level if you're careful. You will need some sort of recording software on the PC - you should have something basic in there already, but if you want to be able to edit the tracks you'll probably need something more sophisticated (and therefore expensive). Again, you need to do some research to find out what you have, what you can get, etc., and how to do basic edits such as 'topping and tailing' to remove unwanted sounds before and after the track, or changing the volume if the recording level is too low in places. It can be a very complex subject so I'm just trying to keep it simple! Then, you'll need a CD-R writer and some software to go with it, to allow you to write the tracks to the CD. This is just the very basic outline, but I hope it helps you get started - as I said, you need to try a few things first, to get a better understanding of how you can go about it. |
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Subject: RE: Tech: How to record my own CD? From: wysiwyg Date: 19 Jun 06 - 09:13 AM Have the people who suggested this offered to help get it done? Are there others in the nonprofit world (maybe a church) who routinely record things who might help? It's a lot to do, to be the artist AND the producer of a CD project. ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: Tech: How to record my own CD? From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 19 Jun 06 - 09:36 AM I strongly suspect, Fergie, that there are other and better ways to raise funds than a CD. The choir at my church, which is a very fine one, has made a couple of CD's of its Christmas concerts, and the CD's have barely paid for themselves. Getting the CD made is the first challenge. (And that includes the very great challenge for you of teaching all that music to the children.) Then comes of the challenge of getting it sold. How many people are really going to buy it? IMHO, this idea is along the lines of "Let's you and him fight." i.e., "Let's the music teacher do a lot of work." |
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