ok here are additional details about my objectives in this project.
objectives: --Gig like sound and projection at home== with the most practical and reasonably priced instruments in town, i want to achieve the same gig feel/sound with my drum kit at home. when i say gig feel/sound/environment, imagine being inside 6 underground na lang. that same drum sound projection (only a bit lower in volume as my drum area back home is not as big as 6 underground)
--Decent Recording at home== in the process of doing the above, i also wish to do some quality recordin with my mixer, decent mics, pc and a dvd cam.
existing tools:--decent drum kit (see my signature)
--rebranded asus laptop pentium m 1.60 ghz; 512mb, 15"screen, 2 dual layer writers, 40gb internat hd, 300gb external hdrive, trust external 5.1 usb sound card, logitech 5.1 speaker sys, bluetooth, infrared, webcam and other unrelated to this topic specs of my pc i guess.
--i have no softwares yet for audio/video editting except maybe for nero that comes with a video edittin application, WavePad, RecordPad Sound recorder, PocketVoice recorder (i use these for converting audio files lang and cut some of mp3s to use as my cellphone's message/ring tones etc.)
--Vision Sound Tech 12 channel preamped mixer from JB Music in park sqaure (see pic above and my sig)
--2 Vision Sound Tech 300 watts speakers (12 inch sub with that voice speaker thing, i dunno what its called, see my signature and you'll understand what i mean, sorry for my poor soundrecordin vocab)
--a bunch of cheapipay sony raon bangketa mics and mic stands
--a drum area about the size of yung starbucks at g4 yung beside timezone (no soundproofing but has shelves filled with books on 2 sides of wall, the ceiling is of cork-like material and is 10 to 12 feet high, floor has no carpet except for the drums...wood effect vinyl)
sureball upgrade im doing soon:--toss my cheapazz mics out the window...get shure pg52 for the kick drum and shure pg57 for the 2 snares, samson Qtoms for the toms, and samson CO1 for overheads
--samson drum microphone mounting clips
--balanced xlr cables (does these mics i plan on gettin come with any?)...standard neutrik yung connectors
what I plan on doing to get the gig sound at home:--attach those mics to the kit, position them properly to optimise the sound it can collect (tama ba term), connect them to the mixer
--take time in adjusting the eq and volume controls on the mixer
what I plan on doing to record at home:--connect the mixer to my pc sound card by using red&white RCA male to 3.5mm/baby PL wire...the mixer has a red&white RCA female output
--use a software that you can recommend for recordin and video editing (the ones available from limewire or download.com)
what I know about audio/video editting on the pc:--I know how to transfer files between devices such as videocams, digicams, dvd drives, mp3 players etc via bluetooth, usb or infrared
--I know how to cut or covert audio & video file formats using the softwares i have, usually for shrinkin the size or when the software i use defaults to another file type other than mp3 or wma for audio or mpg or avi for video, when saving it
--i dont know how to combine audio and video that were recorded using 2 separate devices.
sorry if i cant be too technical about this as i am absolutely a beginner in this are and i really need your help. i appreciate your patience and help...and maybe when i get this sorted out, i would be able to show my gratitude.
here is a clip of my recording, i used my bro's sony dvd cam, the kit was miced but the sound is absolutely raw in the sense that i did not do any edittin or so and so. it just the cam who did the recordin. the sound is way better in person of course. be sure to tell me if you got sick watchin it.
im an open-minded person so be sure to criticise or feel free to let me know how i can improve my project. but please dont mock me, im here eager to learn from you folks and not get insulted. thanks for your time and consideration. if there's anything i can help you with regardin drums, please let me know, i'm in pinoydrums forum more often than not and i'd be more than willing to help however i can.
Cheers!