It can be done with Digirack

[Sugarite]

A friend of mine was looking to do a low-budget recording, wanting to get a clean but raw recording of his folk/jazz/blues material. I was originally asked just to play bass on the recording, since I typically work on recordings more elaborate (and expensive) than what he was looking to do, but I thought it would be a challenge to see what a 001 could do with only Digirack plugs with "realistic underproduction" in mind. So I convinced him to let me produce the recording according to his ideals and budget.

Using only borrowed mics (mostly pretty good), the 001, a Mackie 1402VLZ (for drum mic pre's), Digirack + D-Verb, first takes, and a $1k budget, here's what we came up with (1 of 13 tracks):

Barstool Conversations

Kinda cool what you come up with when you rely heavily on musical talent [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[TooLoud]

Well done!

I'm diggin' the groovy flute vibe and loving where the guitar sits. Mark my words, low budget is where the growth is.

[Chompers]

nice job!
I dig the floutist as well.

Here comes some un-invited advice

Try panning the guitar a little left and the bass a little right. Put the flute center, and limit the drums a bit more. ( if you still have the kik own its own track, pump it up a touch)
Now the vox wont be covered up as much.

I cant resist making mix comments. I know it is an annoying habbit. But when you sit in studio fro 15 hours a day mixing, its all I can think of.

[DOUBLE EDGE]

NICE TRACK...i also agree that the kik could use some more punch to it. and the vocals are alil thin.. but overall its a very clean recording. remix it and it can end up on the master. who says you need a huge budget to get great music!!digi001 sessions

[theom]

I like it.
I like the vocal sound.
maybe a little subtle panning would help.
I little more kick, yup.

what about a little ambience on the kit?
keep it subtle.

but, really, It's great. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[Sugarite]

I eased off the kick at my friend's request, he thought it made it sound too 'poppy', and of course no MaxxBass. The vocals have a hint of filth thanks to an AKG 414II, which my friend really likes, even passed on a Neuman TLM 103.

The project is already done, got the final packages back from Cinram already, but I appreciate the mix criticism. While the tracking of all instruments was very quick (2 weeks for 13 tunes, drums for 10 tunes done in 4 hours!), the mixing was pretty lengthy, trying to satisfy my friend's particular preferences. It's relatively 'mono' to ressemble a live board mix. If you ask me he listens to a little too much John Prine heh