ChipMusic.org - What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2012-05-01T18:59:53Z

SKGB wrote:

egr wrote:
Line out to a cranked guitar amp in a tile shower and mic that shit.
while I'm taking a shower right?

Of course! That's the only way to know if you've got a clean recording. *rim hit*

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2012-05-01T18:58:20Z

egr wrote:

Line out to a cranked guitar amp in a tile shower and mic that shit.

That's f**king hardcore! I'm so doing that for my EP

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2012-02-16T15:28:24Z

egr wrote:

Line out to a cranked guitar amp in a tile shower and mic that shit.

while I'm taking a shower right?

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2012-02-16T15:26:40Z

Do some Led Zeppelin shit, line out to an amp, bottom of a stairwell, put a mic at the top of the stairwell

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-23T11:31:16Z

Yeah, what Krubbz said. The speakers are so quiet and awful that it doesn't worth the trouble, since you can plug it to line in cheaper and faster than micing it.

But, if you record from bigger speakers it might make some lo-fi sense. A guitar (bass would be better) amp would do the trick.

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-23T09:15:40Z

You know, this is an interesting topic to bring up. I've always found it easier to record line in, but you could get some interesting sounds by mic-ing up an amp, or even mic-ing a room with a speaker at one end. It could sound cool. I might try it. As for mic-ing the speaker on the Gameboy, I probably wouldn't do it for much because it's not a good speaker.

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-21T02:15:56Z

Recording with a microphone kind of makes sense for an intro, but only if you had a microphone already plugged in and set up. Have you looked into any sort of post-processing? If you just want a hi-pass filter on some arpeggios, you can whip that up using the line-in. All it would take is audacity.

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-20T02:03:28Z

theres also the black metal alternative: record the speaker with an earbud

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-18T00:50:39Z

Maybe turn energy saving off if you're running an older version of LSDJ, or run from battery if you're using an adapter. I like how it sounds as an effect within a metal track but I think in a finished mix you'd want a more varied pallette of tones... The part where it sounded best imo was ~2:24 where it splits that heavy section right in two and adds a bit of drama.

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-17T23:31:05Z

include music.h wrote:

Just finished a rough mix of the song I'm working on with the gameboy mic'd up. Mix needs a lot of adjust, but this is the sound I was going for.
http://soundcloud.com/settings-shtml/tr … -rough-mix

Wow, Surprisingly good, was surprised it actually turned out well.

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-17T18:24:52Z

Just finished a rough mix of the song I'm working on with the gameboy mic'd up. Mix needs a lot of adjust, but this is the sound I was going for.

http://soundcloud.com/settings-shtml/tr … -rough-mix

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-16T17:14:57Z

I use line in on my mac, it works just fine for me, but I also have an m-audio pro usb interface, that shit bringz it to a whole nother level!

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-16T17:12:08Z

egr wrote:

godinpants wrote:
Just for that comment I will do it fr thrash tape.
Doooo eeeeeett!!

Oh God, same here...with any luck, I can get my half stack in there past the sliding glass doors

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-16T12:50:29Z

godinpants wrote:

egr wrote:
Line out to a cranked guitar amp in a tile shower and mic that shit.
Just for that comment I will do it fr thrash tape.

Doooo eeeeeett!!

Re: What mic do you use to record handhelds? Or do you prefer line-in?

2011-12-16T11:30:06Z

It's not a bad idea at all. That small speaker has an effect to it as well.
If you use it properly in a mix, it'll sound interesting for sure.

I'm thinking a small diaphragm mic.
Røde M3 is perhaps a good cheap alternative.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/rode_m3.htm