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Brother Crow Tech: Recording on Computers (61* d) RE: Tech: Recording on Computers 10 Jan 08

We recorded/mastered our debut album on a laptop. We used Sonar as the recording software, and a Mobile Pre as the recording interface.

Vocals, Mandolin and guitar were recorded with Rode NT1A microphones (two of them) and the Bouzouki was DI'd via a Zoom effects box 'cos we liked the sound. The album was mastered using Soundforge, CD Architect and Isotope Ozone.

You can hear examples of the recording on our MySpace - www.myspace.com/brothercrowfolk

There are things we'd do differently now...for example, we really need a small diaphram microphone to go with the 2 large diaphram mics we have - we'll probably get a Rode NT-55. This will help with the "sparkle" on the guitar...

We've upgraded our recording interface since the album was recorded, ready for the next one (which we're doing this spring). We've purchased an Alesis Multimix Firewire 16 - 16 simultaneous channels of recording.

I'd be happy to share our experiences if anyone has any questions.

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