Tech Specs vol. I

Here's a little look at the recording equipment for the Acid setup. I use this Yamaha mixer to bump several microphones down to one stereo signal. For example; when we record the drums we'll mic the kick, mic the snare, and use a pair of overhead condensers.

Then everything goes into the 1/8th inch mic input on the laptop.

Each take becomes one stereo track. Guitars and vocals and additional sounds all get overdubbed later, and are separate tracks. Here's what that looks like:

Acid can only make one new track at a time. All four drum mics get mixed down into one track. The old expression of "garbage in garbage out" definitely applies. Because you cannot adjust the individual drums in post production, the signal at the 1/8 inch jack is final. The drum sound has to be right before you press that red button.