For the past year I have been trying to record some of my music. My husband bought me a mic which came with a recording program. As soon as I started using it, it started to freak out on me. The program would only open if the mic was plugged in and you couldn’t use the mic for anything else. We didn’t have a hub/interface to work everything through so the mic plugged straight into the computer. In case you ever feel the need to start recording, don’t ever buy M-Audio mics with Pro Tools software. There is one too many glitches. Sometimes in the middle of recording the program would stop working and I’d loose all of my work. This happened more often than not. Gradually it got worse to where it would distort my voice.
I was done with it. I stopped using it.
My husband could see how bad it was and felt terrible that what he got for me was not what he expected. Wednesday evening he came home and surprised me with a new recording system. This included a new mic, interface, desk boom stand, plus a stabilizer for the mic itself. I cried. We are not sure what to do with the old mic now, but I’m excited I don’t ever have to use it again.
I have not recorded anything that is my own just yet. I’ve been working on a cover of Ed Sheeran’s piece called “I See Fire”. I’ve done a full recording, but it is not perfect. There is still a lot to do.
I’m blessed to have a husband that loves to support me in what I like to do and help me in my endeavors. He has deemed himself my recording manager (although I’m not sure that’s a real title or not). Basically he’s the one who helps mix everything.
I’ll be diving into it more when the kids go back to their Mom’s. For now I will be recording a couple pieces with my daughter as she wants to do all the songs from Frozen!
-Jay