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i've been making programmed electronic ambient and techno music by myself for the last 15 years, but i want to start branching out into tracking and mixing live bands, which is a completely different cup of tea.
i like the steve albini ethos of trying as hard as possible to capture the live sound of the band. i work at a japanese girls high school and will probably start out by recording these punk/indie/rock bands.
my questions relate to the specifics/logistics of achieving that live sound.
i understand how to mic the drums/bass amp/guitar amp etc, but i am wondering about the vocalist. i want to avoid multitracking if possible, but i also want to get as much seperation as possible for later ease of mixing.
do i just put the vocalist through a PA and mic that? what about spill into the other mics? do i put the voalist in a vocal booth where the other band members can see her and get everyone to wear headphones and set up a headphone mix for them all so that they can hear her? doesn't that distract from "rocking out"?
or would it just be easier to ask the band to play first and then get the vocals down later?
how do the pros do it?
thanks in advance for any ideas,
gregg