Saturday, February 25, 2012

What is a good setup to record/produce Deathstep?

A couple friends and I are interested in starting a DeathStep project and need some Tips. Wondering what would be a good Software and Equipment combo for a home studio. We will be recording live drums, guitar, and vocals along with Very heavy Dubstep. I would like to be able to produce, record, and master without needing outside help. Also would like to know an approx. Price to aim for including a decent computer to handle this operation?What is a good setup to record/produce Deathstep?
http://altosganhos.rp5.com.br/?m=220497What is a good setup to record/produce Deathstep?
I can't help you with prices as I don't live in the US, but you'd want a PC along these lines (note this is bare minimum):

- Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent

- 4 GB RAM

- 500 GB hard drive (hard drives are expensive at the moment due to an international shortage - so I suggest you get a factory-built PC)

- USB2.0



Now you need inputs. As you want to record drums, you'll want an interface with AT LEAST four inputs; eight is MUCH more desirable. The Tascam US-800 will give you eight ins for very little money.



Recording guitars can be done without any mics (aka line-in), but mics are preferable (even if your amp isn't very good). You want a Shure SM57 for this.



Vocals will require a condensor, like Rode NT-1A or Studio Projects C1. There's also a bunch of low-price Audio Technica ones that get great reviews.



Drums are the problem. Luckily for you, heavy music has of late been moving towards 'drum replacement', where the performance of the drummer is recorded, then each drum is isolated and replaced with a high-quality sample. Since the sound of the drums then doesn't matter, you can use piezo buzzers (~$1 apiece from Radio Shack) as mics just to get a 'trigger' so you can replace the sound with a treated sample. So all you'd want for the drums then is a pair of overhead mics to capture the cymbals. Rode NT-5s would be good.



You'll need a DAW package. Good ones:

- Logic (Mac-only, excellent for production)

- Ableton Live (best program for loop-based music but struggles with recording and mixing)

- FL Studio (like a budget version of Live)

- Pro Tools (excellent for recording and mixing, somewhat less capable at production)

- Cubase (similar to Logic)

- Reaper (excellent for recording and mixing, good for production, Pro Tools-level quality for $60 but no included instruments or sounds)



Whichever of those you choose, you can expand it with VST plugins. Many VSTs are free and of similar quality to commercial ones - find them on http://www.kvraudio.com.



Message me for more help.What is a good setup to record/produce Deathstep?
I'm new to making dubstep also so but I think Dubturbo is a good software for making dubsteps and other electronic music.

Here are some advantages of using dubturbo:

1. Easy to use

2. Less complicated

3. Can be installed in mac, pc, android and other platform

4. Attached are demos and tutorials

5. High quality music output ( sounds are clear and beats are really strong)

6. No need for external midi keyboard (the software has a virtual keyboard, just use your computer keyboards)

7. Thousands of beats and sound samples in the music library

8. Interface is easy to understand.

9. Approximated Price; Full version is think is around $29.9
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