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<blockquote data-quote="fernando87" data-source="post: 164584"><p><strong>Nice</strong></p><p></p><p>Seems to me you got yourself a good software/hardware deal over there! Congrats on your new purchase.</p><p></p><p>I switched a couple of months ago (new iBook G4 14" w/1GB RAM), so I'm still sucking in information. However, I've been a drummer for several years now and I know for a fact it is extremely difficult to get a decent record out of one microphone from your drumset. You would need to have the perfect acoustic conditions, perfect microphone placement, a top of the line mic and good compressing skills if you wish to have a decent sound.</p><p></p><p>What happens is that the bass drum usually overwhelms the mic with low frequency waves and cymbals just make everything sound noisy. I'm sure if you got something like a Shure pro-line model you could get mediocre sound, but don't expect anything near your typical 128kbps encoded mp3.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I recorded my 6pc drum kit with 9 mics connected to a console that was then plugged into the computer. </p><p></p><p>I did read about some sort of gadget that used only one condenser, and it would record pretty good drums, which you could then plug to your computer. I don't recall the name of this gadget and wether or not it was compatible with Mac-software but I just thought it was worth mentioning.</p><p></p><p>BTW, I'm not sure if the iMac has a line-in, so you might have to check that.</p><p></p><p>Drum on! :headphone</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fernando87, post: 164584"] [b]Nice[/b] Seems to me you got yourself a good software/hardware deal over there! Congrats on your new purchase. I switched a couple of months ago (new iBook G4 14" w/1GB RAM), so I'm still sucking in information. However, I've been a drummer for several years now and I know for a fact it is extremely difficult to get a decent record out of one microphone from your drumset. You would need to have the perfect acoustic conditions, perfect microphone placement, a top of the line mic and good compressing skills if you wish to have a decent sound. What happens is that the bass drum usually overwhelms the mic with low frequency waves and cymbals just make everything sound noisy. I'm sure if you got something like a Shure pro-line model you could get mediocre sound, but don't expect anything near your typical 128kbps encoded mp3. Personally, I recorded my 6pc drum kit with 9 mics connected to a console that was then plugged into the computer. I did read about some sort of gadget that used only one condenser, and it would record pretty good drums, which you could then plug to your computer. I don't recall the name of this gadget and wether or not it was compatible with Mac-software but I just thought it was worth mentioning. BTW, I'm not sure if the iMac has a line-in, so you might have to check that. Drum on! :headphone [/QUOTE]
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