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Setting proper microphone levels - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Music Production Secrets: Larry Crane on Recording
Setting proper microphone levels
Larry: So we're finally in the recording studio, now we're going to set our microphone levels. Now this is part of the process that, I used to think this must be really simple. But there's a lot of little details involved that can lead to good or bad recordings and so I'm going to run you through some information that'll really help you when you're setting the levels of your microphones in the live room, getting your levels set straight. So basically there's kind of four different types of microphones out there. We're not going to go into crazy detail on them, but I'm going to do a little bit of information that'll help you out. Dynamic microphones, like this Shure SM57, they've got kind of a medium output level. They're good on loud sources. They don't clip right away internally. There good for guitar amps, drums. We all know that. We've seen this mic a thousand times, most likely. Ribbon microphones, like this Royer R-121, they have a lower output level and require a little more…
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Setting proper microphone levels8m 11s
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Miking snare drums5m 28s
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Treating snare drums for alternate sounds4m 47s
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Comparing four common vocal mics5m 39s
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Recording live performances of acoustic guitar with vocal11m 32s
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Vocal recording tips10m 31s
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Recording miking bass amp and DI together10m 34s
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Using distortion with bass guitar4m 28s
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Creating an ensemble from one musician6m 26s
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Finding the best drum placement in rooms4m 1s
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Miking drums8m 14s
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Treating drum sounds in the room8m 37s
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Destroying hum9m 14s
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Recording upright piano13m 19s
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