You do NOT need to spend a lot of money on expensive equipment to record a band! Don’t worry about having the best, top dollar equipment. Focus on getting a great performance and using gear that will get you a decent sound! This has been a recurring theme in my videos for the last little while! I’m sure you’ve noticed!
We’re going to take a budget of 1500 bucks and see if we can use it to buy enough recording gear to record all the elements of a band. WE RECORD A FULL BAND. INCLUDING DRUMS. I’m eliminating all excuses here! A lot of people think that recording real drums will just be too expensive. Let’s see if we can pull it off!
This is the cost of just the recording equipment…. We’re not counting the cost of the instruments as most of you starting out will be relying on the bands to bring in their own. We’ve all gotta start somewhere!
We shopped around for the best gear deals in North America, and that meant hitting up Amazon, Musicians Friend, and another place I found called Pixel Pro Audio which was offering some pretty cool package deals. You can find links for everything below.
Focusrite 18i20 $499.99: http://bit.ly/2El4gqe
Samson DK707 Drum Mics $225: http://amzn.to/2nGwRN2
Shure sm 57s $99: sweetwater.com
Cad M179 $199: http://go.magik.ly/ml/9fpu/
Mackie CR3 $89.99: http://go.magik.ly/ml/9fpt/
REAPER $60: https://www.reaper.fm/
Behringer $40
Slate Everything $24.99: http://bit.ly/2eXMF9K
10 pack cables $39.50: http://amzn.to/2BISK7a
3 mic stands $44.96: http://go.magik.ly/ml/9fpv/
Short stand $20.30: http://go.magik.ly/ml/9fpy/
Drum Leveler $139: http://go.magik.ly/ml/9j9w/
LINKS FOR THE WORLD:
Focusrite 18i20 http://bit.ly/2nZ0yZ8
AKG Drum Mic Package: http://bit.ly/2EAGPJx
Mackie CR3: http://bit.ly/2H7FmJc
TBone SC1100 Mic: http://bit.ly/2gpnNM2
Mic Stand: http://bit.ly/2EhoK3L
Short Mic Stand: http://bit.ly/2H6yA6q
Drum Leveler $139 http://go.magik.ly/ml/9j9w/
Listen, if you’re willing to put the legwork in, of course you can find some of this stuff used, which could lower the price of your studio significantly! – Just make sure everything works before you buy it!
