Here's the complete step by step procedure to make good quality demos of your band in a rehearsal studio. In this video we use an M-Audio M-Track Eight, but this works exactly the same with any audio interface with 8 mic pre-amps such as the super-cheap Behringer UMC1820, the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen or the Presonus Studio 1824c.

Record your band in a rehearsal studio tutorial (using M-Audio M-Track Eight)

Here's the time stamps along the video for the different bits

00:00 Intro & required equipment list
03:21 Studio setup to record
08:13 Raw recording example (unmixed)
09:11 Drums mixed example (clean drum mix)
10:03 Equipment setup back at home to add overdubs
11:17 Choices & setup for overdubbing new bass/guitar tracks & adding new vocals
15:19 IMPORTANT. Setting up the audio interface & recording software for 'Thru Monitoring' so performers can hear themselves as they perform/record the new guitar/bass/vocal tracks
17:34 Recording new bass / guitar & vocal tracks - 18:41 Song finished, rough mix example

Record your band in a rehearsal studio tutorial - Drum mix details

This video shows how the more polished drum-mix was achieved. The technique being used is generally referred to as 'Drum Sample Replacement' which is a feature most high quality DAW softwares such as Logic Pro X & Cubase Pro now have built in. This technique simply doubles (or replaces completely) the snare and/or kick drum recording track with a drum sample of your choice which is triggered for every snare and/or kick drum in the recording with the exact same loudness (velocity) as the original. This way you can achieve a higher quality drum sound for items like snare & kick to balance in with your stereo overhead channels & if required with the original snare and/or kick layered with the samples.


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