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Cheapest band demo recording

  • 07-03-2010 12:17AM
    #1
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,828 ✭✭✭✭


    we're pretty much flat broke, and we need to record a couple of songs to give to promoters and stuff. we have our instruments (drums, bass and bass amp, guitar and guitar amp). we have a laptop, one cheap mic and cables etc.
    what would be our best bet?


Comments

  • #2
    Seziertisch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,180 ✭✭✭Seziertisch


    Take the time to get some cash saved up and go to a studio for a day. There are plenty of places around town where you could get it done for 3-400 Euro. If you are looking to impress people with your music, you need a recording done to a certain standard. Ignoring not having recording equipment, more importantly you probably don't have the engineering chops to get a good sounding recording done yourselves. Even if you were to start in earnest now, it would probably be a good 6 months to a year before you would start seeing results.


  • #3
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ as above
    you have no option other than go to a good studio

    do you seriously think a promoter is going to hire you from a recording made with the tools you have using no recording skills ?

    ive been there when I was young and a dumb-ass

    i assumed recording was a piece of piss and any gimpbucket could do it using any old crap lying around.

    the truth is a billion miles away from this - ive got heavily into it and its as hard as becoming a decent musician.

    do yourselves a favour and save up or sell something to finance 3 tracks in a good studio .

    there is also a universal law - the more you put into something - the more you get back .


  • #4
    MilanPan!c
    Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    DaDumTish wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ as above
    you have no option other than go to a good studio

    do you seriously think a promoter is going to hire you from a recording made with the tools you have using no recording skills ?

    ive been there when I was young and a dumb-ass

    i assumed recording was a piece of piss and any gimpbucket could do it using any old crap lying around.

    the truth is a billion miles away from this - ive got heavily into it and its as hard as becoming a decent musician.

    do yourselves a favour and save up or sell something to finance 3 tracks in a good studio .

    there is also a universal law - the more you put into something - the more you get back .

    I have a degree in music production and have been recording and playing for many years.

    Go to a studio.

    Make a deal with them for three songs.

    Thank us all later.


  • #5
    Ronan Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭Ronan Murphy


    I completely agree with the above. Rehearse those 3 songs like mad. If you really know your stuff, there is no reason a decent engineer can not make you a cool sounding demo that showcases the band in one or two days.


  • #6
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    MilanPan!c wrote: »
    I have a degree in music production and have been recording and playing for many years.

    Go to a studio.

    Make a deal with them for three songs.

    Thank us all later.


    err, thats fabulous , but whats your point by qouting me ?


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  • #7
    MilanPan!c
    Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    DaDumTish wrote: »
    err, thats fabulous , but whats your point by qouting me ?

    just reinforcing your comments with mine.


  • #8
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    MilanPan!c wrote: »
    just reinforcing your comments with mine.


    you lazy son of a.. :pac::pac:


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