DaveY
Well-known member
I need some guidance in recording a group of singers + piano (or maybe ukulele instead of piano).
On Saturday I’ll be recording a group of teens (up to 12 of them) singing a song they wrote. I’ll be accompanying them on a Roland RD64 stage piano or a ukulele (with a pickup), and recording with a Tascam DR-05. I have four dynamic mics (Rode M1, Shure SM58, and two Encore Blue 100) and one condenser (M-Audio Nova). I’ll have a Bose L1 Compact PA system, and can bring an amplifier (Roland AC-33, Fishman Loudbox Mini, Roland Cube Monitor) if needed. My mixer is an Allen & Heath ZED10FX, which has four XLR inputs (plus one for the keyboard).
Should I mic the singers, or let them sing unamplified into the air for the Tascam to pick up? They probably will be singing in unison — no lead singer (unless, maybe, they take turns), and no backing vocals.
For the singers, should I used one or more dynamic mics, just the condenser, or a combination? What about mic placement — and recorder placement, too?
Do I run the piano or uke through the Bose (via the A&H mixer) or mic an amplifier that the piano or uke is connected to, and let the Tascam pick that up?
I’ll be doing what editing I can in Garageband.
I don’t have the funds to purchase new equipment for this project. And I have a limited amount of time, as this is a program that has a specific ending time.
Thanks for your help.
On Saturday I’ll be recording a group of teens (up to 12 of them) singing a song they wrote. I’ll be accompanying them on a Roland RD64 stage piano or a ukulele (with a pickup), and recording with a Tascam DR-05. I have four dynamic mics (Rode M1, Shure SM58, and two Encore Blue 100) and one condenser (M-Audio Nova). I’ll have a Bose L1 Compact PA system, and can bring an amplifier (Roland AC-33, Fishman Loudbox Mini, Roland Cube Monitor) if needed. My mixer is an Allen & Heath ZED10FX, which has four XLR inputs (plus one for the keyboard).
Should I mic the singers, or let them sing unamplified into the air for the Tascam to pick up? They probably will be singing in unison — no lead singer (unless, maybe, they take turns), and no backing vocals.
For the singers, should I used one or more dynamic mics, just the condenser, or a combination? What about mic placement — and recorder placement, too?
Do I run the piano or uke through the Bose (via the A&H mixer) or mic an amplifier that the piano or uke is connected to, and let the Tascam pick that up?
I’ll be doing what editing I can in Garageband.
I don’t have the funds to purchase new equipment for this project. And I have a limited amount of time, as this is a program that has a specific ending time.
Thanks for your help.