How to record French horn solos to make a CD?
I play the French horn and I want to make CD of different solos that I've learned.
What kind of device do I need for that? I want the best possible sound and I play in a room with 9-foot ceilings that has a pretty open sound. I play on a Holton Farkas if that matters at all.
I need something that is CHEAPER than $50 and is made for recording music for instruments (not just voice).
What do I need? and Where do I buy such things?
Thanks!
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Henre is right. I use a Tascam DR-1. Its not top quality but works very well and very easy to use. It costs $189 or so, but it makes a good practice tool as well. One of my friends plays trombone and managed a decent sound out of a USB mic but I have no clue what kind, and that was our school's recital hall.
The problem is that you want the best possible sound for next to no money. Not going to happen.
The fact that you have a good-sounding room and (presumably) a good-sounding instrument are a massive help, though.
Ideally, you'd want to record using a matched pair of ribbon mics, possibly to a tape recorder. But you obviously can't afford this, so maybe the best thing you can do is to look for a second-hand condensor mic like a Rode NT-1A (or a Behringer B1 if that's still too expensive). You'll still need some kind of computer audio interface with phantom power, though.
Sound recording is an incredibly expensive field. You can forget about making CD-quality classical recordings with a $50 budget, ESPECIALLY if you don't know the first thing about recording.