Yamaha

HS5

Yamaha
HS5

SPL
talkback
Monitor

Focusrite
ISA
PreAmp

Headphone
mixer/amp sphone
Focusrite soundcard

Studio 1 Set up


Yamaha HS5 speakers The Yamaha speakers are 2-way bi-amp
Powered Studio monitor. Theyre dimensions are 170mm (width),
285mm (height), 222mm (Depth). The Frequency range 54 Hz 30
KHz. These speakers, on average, go for around 127.00


ADAM a77x They are a 2 1\2way system, they
have 2 7 woofers, they both work together at
38Hz and at 400Hz, after a while one woofer will
begin to fade out while the other woofer
continues till to play until 3KHz. The a77x are wide
stereo speakers what are used highly in stereo
imaging.

Universal audio
Apollo soundcard

Focusrite ISA Preamp The Focusrite ISA

Preamp allows you to record guitars and
any other electrical instrument, the ISA
Series is a Transformer-based
Preamplifier. It has flexible Independent
DI Channels, the ISA one has a
headphone output and volume control as
well. The ISA one has an optional Stereo
of 192KHz A-D Converter. These can cost
around 380



SPL stereo monitor & Talkback Controller The MTC (Monitor & Talkback Controller)
combines the volume control, source switching and loudspeaker management for stereo
monitoring with comfortable talkback and
cue mixing functions. A fully analog design
dispenses with VCAs, DACs, etc., providing
loss-free signal processing. The I/O section
includes six rear-panel stereo inputs (four
balanced, two unbalanced sources),
balanced XLR outputs for three loudspeaker
pairs and a slave output. This can cost
around 590






Universal Audio Apollo FireWire Sound card The Apollo Sound Card comes with a
multichannel mixer that you can get on screen, this mixer connects with your current
software.
Audio Interface on this Sound Card has
18 x 24 simultaneous input/output
Channels, it has 14 channel of digital-toanalog conversion by a eight mono line
output, stereo monitor output, two
stereo headphone output.
The Microphone Pre amp has four highresolution, digitally-controlled analog
mic Preamps. Theres also a Unison
technology for deep integration with UAD preamp and pedal plug-ins.
The System
there are

4 microphone inputs
2 High-impedance inputs
8 Analog Line Inputs
8 Analog Line Outputs
2 analog Monitor outputs
Headphone Outputs 2 stereo
FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) Dual ports
Supported Sample Rates (kHz) 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 19

Focusrite Octopre MKII Mic Pre Amp Audio Interface - With eight channels of Focusrite
pre-amplification and a built-in 24-bit / 96 kHz ADAT output, OctoPre MkII is Focusrites
powerful input upgrade for your Pro Tools system, or any digital audio workstation. The
Mic response on this sound card
is between 20Hz 20KHz, the
Mic gain is +10dB to +55dB. The
Mic input uses phantom power
and the maximum input level is
+8dBu. The Line inputs frequency response is 20Hz 20KHz.



Samson S-phone Headphone mixer/amp This is a headphone amplifier and mixer, each
of S-phone's four channels includes three Headphone Outputs with an overall Volume
control and individual Level meters, for greater sonic control, S-phone also features a 2band equalizer on each of the four channels. A master Stereo Aux input on the front
panel is also supplied for
inserting a second signal to all
headphones. The Samson
Headphone mixer has a 4channel headphone mixer, two
Master Stereo inputs and a
stereo link output. There are 3 headphone outputs per channel (One on the front panel,
there are 2 on the back panel), each channel can have its maximum output level.

Microphones
There are a lot of different Microphones that can be used for recording, each one of the
microphones do different things and are used for different types of recordings.

Shure SM58
This is a dynamic Microphone. This is used mainly for vocals, the frequency range was
between 50Hz 15kHz, it is a very Sturdy Mic that can be used to record Drums.

This is one of the best microphones for a professional vocalist for live stage performing.
It is tuned to work well well with the lead vocalist and the Backing vocals. No matter
how much this microphone goes through, it is still designed to collect the best sound
from the vocals minimizing the background noise, this is highly popular for DJs and
presenter in clubs and in small/Large Live venues.


Shure SM57
This is another dynamic microphone. This is used to record live instruments. Frequency
Ranges between 40Hz 15kHz, it has a contoured frequency response for clean
instrumental sounds. This can pick up higher frequencies than the Shure SM58.

Its the most popular for a professional musician who wants to mic up their amplified or
acoustic instrument such as a Guitar amp, bass amp, saxophone, trumpet or drums. It is
used on stage and in studios.
Shure SM7B Studio Microphone
The Shure SM7B is a dynamic Microphone, it is used for Vocals mainly. The frequency
range is 50Hz 20kHz.

The SM7B is a smooth sounding microphone that is ideal for close-talk applications such
as radio presenting and voiceovers for TV. This microphone has also been used for
vocals on a lot of music albums.


Neumann TLM102
It is a Condenser Microphone. This is used for Drums, wind instruments, amps and
Vocals, the Frequency range is 20Hz 20kHz. This is able to pick up High Frequencies.


Audix f2
This is a Dynamic Instrument Microphone. This is used for live stages, studio, Guitars and
brass instruments. The frequency range is 52Hz 15kHz, this mic is good for Live Stage,
studio, rack toms, floor toms, congas, djembe, guitars and bas cabs and brass
instruments


Audix f6
This is a Dynamic Instrument Microphone, this is used for live stage, Recordings, and a
Kick drum and the Frequency range is 40Hz 16kHz, The Audix f6 is a wide diaphragm
microphone. This microphone is used a lot for Live Stage, recording, Kick Drum, Kettle
drum, floor tom, Bass Cabinets and Leslie bottom

Audix f9
This is a condenser Pencil Microphone, this is used for recording Symbols and the other
high frequency instruments. It has a frequency range of about 40Hz 20kHz. This is a
very specific Microphone and it can only pick up the sound from what its facing. This mic
is really good for recording Cymbals, Overheads, Hi-Hat, Goodie Table and Audience mic.
Dynamic / Condenser Microphones.
The difference between Dynamic and Condenser Microphone is that a Condenser
microphones require phantom Power. This means that a condenser microphone need
48 volts to work. Dynamic microphones not not need any main power for the mic to
work, however, this means that the Dynamic Microphones Sound quality isnt as good as
a condenser microphone. Dynamic microphones are better to use as they are more
robust, more portable, and do not need phantom power to work.

When setting up Microphones, you need to take some things into account, for example,
Sound, pressure and level (or SPL) are the three things that can mostly likely damage
microphones, you need to make sure all of these things are at a good level and are not
too strong or high because they can damage the microphones really easy. Peaking sound
is when the output level is too much, turning down the Gain on the microphone means
that the Microphone cannot pick up so much of the sound.

If using a condenser microphone, you need to understand that they need power to
work, if there is no power going through the Condenser Microphone then they wont
work. To get the best sound for a recorded drum track, the overhead Microphones (Two
Audix f9s) need to be panned, one left and one right so theres a complete room sound.

There are three rooms for this recording studio, there is the control room, the Vocal
booth, and the Live room. The control room is where all of the recording, sound editing
and mixing happens, the vocal booth is where you record any vocals, and the Live room
is where you want to record any live instrument such as drums, guitars etc

The control room is everything Ive already described, it is used to record instruments
and/or vocals, then whatever has been recorded, the sound cards then turn the sound
waves into digital messages to the current software what makes the song easier to edit.
If you want to record an electric guitar into the software directly, that is what the
Focusrite Preamp is used for, you can use a Jack lead and plug the guitar straight into
the computer. This isnt the only way to record a guitar, you can also mic up an amp and

play the instrument through an amplifier and then put a Microphone in front of the
Amp. If you are planning on using an Acoustic Guitar, you will use the Live room.


The Vocal Booth is used to record vocals, this room is a sound proof room, this is good
for the singers because they cannot hear the sound outside of the booth, this is also
good because the room is very sound efficient, this is because the room is made out of
specific materials so that the surroundings capture all the sound, this lets the
microphone pick up the vocals easier. In this room there is a Stage Box, the stage box
lets you plug in XLR cabel so that the vocals can be inserted into the computer, the Stage
box also comes with a headphone port, this

The Live room is where you record live
instruments, such as Amped guitars, drums and
any other acoustic/live sound instruments.
I used the Live room for recording a Drum kit and
recording an acoustic guitar, the Live room is a big
room so that the sound for a drum kit carries
around the room, this is good because If you are
recording the overall sound in the room, it gives
he recording more of a live sound instead of a
studio recorded sound on the instruments.



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Recording

If you are planning on recording a drum kit you need to have specific Microphones on
specific Drums. For example, each mic has different

Snare Drum Top & Bottom you will need to use the Shure SM57/58 for both top and
bottom of the snare drum. The shure microphones are very robust and are used for live
stage productions, this means they can handle a lot so you can keep drumming and not
damage the microphpones.

Kick Drum To record the Kick drum, you want to use the Audix f6, this is because the f6
is a wide diaphragm, this means that the Microphone can pick up low frequencies from
instruments. If you want a sharp, bass sound on the kick drum then you would put the
Audix f6 further into the Kick Drum.

Rack Tom & Floor Tom For these two drums you would want to use the Audix f2s
because this microphone can pick up low and high frequencies, this is a good mic
because the Rack tom is more the mid range frequency on the drums and the floor is
more a low range frequency.




Overhead Left & Right These two parts of the drum kits are the microphones that pick
up the whole kit, the Audix f9s are the best mics because they can pick up high
frequencies, this is good for the symbols, the overheads capture all the sound on the
Drum kit, you should place the overheads the same distance from the middle of the
snare to the mic on both overheads, the mics on the overheads should also be facing the
middle of the snare drum.

Each microphone on the drum kit had to be set to send to a specific input, for example

Input 2 Kick Drum

Input 3 Snare (Top)

Input 4 Snare (Bottom)

Input 9 Rack Tom

Input 10 Floor Tom

Input 11 Overhead (Right)

Input 12 Overhead (Left)

Each one of these inputs need to be put into Logic, the first thing I done is inserted 7
Audio Tracks into Logic. Then I clicked on one of the tracks and open up the Inspector on
the side by clicking the inspector button, this will then open up the inspector on the side
of the screen

The Inspector is a mixer for the selected track, it shows you the effects on the track, the
EQ, the pan and the level of the track, below the EQ box, it says Input 1, this is what
input you are going to be recording on, click on this button and it brought up all the
other Inputs, so I selected the correct input for the microphone, the inputs are
connected to the Stage box what were in the Live room, the Stage box connects the
microphones in the live room to the Sound Cards in the Control room. You have to do
this for all of the 7 tracks.

Before recording, you need to make sure all of the gains are okay and not too high, this
is because if the gain on the mics are too high, it can damage the microphones, it as also
because you do not want the sound to be clipping. By turning down the gain, you are
controlling how much of the sound the microphones picks up, you can change the Gain
by using the Apollo soundcard and the the focusrite octopre. The Apollo is linked to
input 2, 3 and 4, and the Focusrite Octopre is connected to Input 9, 10, 11 and 12.

I was then ready to start recording, I made all 7 of the tracks record enabled, this is so
when I press record, the microphones actually send the sound to the control room.

I also recorded a Bass guitar to my track, I recorded my bass through the Focusrite
PreAmp. To record a guitar, it is very similar to recording a drum kit, I done the same
steps on how to set it up on Logic, however, instead of putting the input on 2-4/9-12, I
put the track on input 5, input 5 was the input for the Focusrite preamp. There was a
two ways I wanted to record my Bass Guitar, couldve either plugged the Guitar straight
into the Focusrite preamp, or I couldve plugged the Bass into an amp and then record
the Amplifiers sound. If I wanted to record through the Amp, I would have to use the
Shure SM58, this microphone is good for recording live instruments, Playing a guitar
through an amp and recording the amp gives you more of a live sound to the guitar,
some people prefer the sound of theyre instruments sound more live, however I
wanted to play my Bass guitar through the preamp because it gave me a clear sound,
this was good for me because it was easier to mix as it was easier to see the frequency
analysis of the Instrument.