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by parry » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:26 am
When we record practices, we used to mic everything (predominantly SM57s for guitars and vox) and run it in to a powered mixer; run that out L/R in to a Scarlett 2i2 and in to the computer. That worked great. When I'd play with other people's bands, I'd bring the 2i2 and two SM57s (L/R) and concentrate on positioning them in the room to get a decent mix. It was nice, having 8 mics going in to the mixer... but ultimately, the stereo 57s did the job almost as well. Certainly, way more than enough for reference. Now, we have an 18i20 that we use to record everything, when we practice - which gives us 8 individual tracks and that's nice because I can add some emphasis on the mix, if it needs it.
I was working on some proper demo tracks before Christmas using the 2i2 for guitars/vox; and had picked up a Golden Age Projects ribbon mic to mix things up a bit. That mic works pretty well using just the interface's preamp... but the person I bought the mic from mentioned that if I really wanted to get the best from that mic (or any other mic, for that matter), that I might want to investigate the Triton Audio Fethead, or the Cloudlifter CL-1. They seem to be a nice to have as they don't rely as heavily on being pushed by the preamp. I've yet to get one... but thought I'd mention them to see if anybody else has experience with them; or perhaps it's something you might be interested in as well.
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