How to get good audio recording?

[rubinsteinmad]

I want to try out recording at home. Does anyone recommend a good microphone or recording thing? I am not that experienced in recording, but I have made many lousy recordings using Audacity

Any suggestions for getting a clearer sound etc.?

[chopinlover01]

Blue snowball mic with audacity works for me.

[cbreemer]

Any of the modern portable Mp3/Wav (Editol, Tascam, Zoom, Olympus, ...) recorder will give very decent results (if not top results) with the built-in microphones. They are worth the outlay if you are serious about recording yourself.

[stevensk]

The positioning of the mics are crusial. Try different angles, locations and distances.
I use two Akg 535c whith good results, an cheep Edirol audiointerface and Cubase


Good luck!

[rubinsteinmad]

Dear cbreemer
    I have a old Zoom (Zoom 2) and the sound doesn't seem to good. Are Olympus and the newer version of Zoom's soundquality better?

(Also, I have Yamaha pockettrack but its sound is kind of bleed/sticky (maybe that's how I play, but it is far exaggerated.)

[quantum]

Agree with above, that many of the current portable audio recorders present a reasonable price point and entry into recording. 

Getting a good recording isn't based on how much you can spend on gear.  A lot as to do recording technique - mic positioning and stereo techniques in particular. 

Can you post excerpts of your recordings? 

[dogperson]

Just bought Roland recorder, link below.  At present, I am using the built-in -mics so I can playback my practice.  The link below shows full features. 

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/R05

[michael_sayers]

I want to try out recording at home. Does anyone recommend a good microphone or recording thing? I am not that experienced in recording, but I have made many lousy recordings using Audacity

Any suggestions for getting a clearer sound etc.?

Hi Rubinsteinmad,

The Zoom H2 series is fine, in my opinion, for home recording, as long as one records wav files with it and uses a computer system to convert these to mp3.  There are some nice microphones for recording classical piano playing - and for less than $1000 - but a pre-amp will be needed, too, and a recorder that runs silently in the same space.  I don't think it makes sense to go that far unless one has professional ambitions.


Mvh,
Michael