Backup Vocals Added Using Mac Mic

I updated it to contain some backup vocals. I added a few patches over the acoustic guitar and the whole project. I am going to work on editing and patching the drum tracks as soon as I can. More to come soon but check out the video! The backups come in near the end half of the song where I try doing a slight buildup. Yes it is repetitive but it is a work in progress so don't feel bad to fast forward. I will post the patches I used in Logic a little later. For those of you who want an idea to what I am doing, read the first post. In a nutshell, I am trying to record a studio quality sounding song using only my mac mic and Logic Pro.

Recoding Live Drums Using Macbook Microphone

Now I am by no means a sound engineer and a great drummer. But I like to see what I can do with what I have. I have a very basic drum set and have managed to get by with drumbeats with a few tweaks to how you normally record drums. For one not many people attempt recording drums like this because you have to record each drumbeat separately. I found playing simple beats and looping as the optimal solution. You must tune down the input volume or you will encounter serious gain issues. Last, the microphone should be placed far away enough to blend with the amount of reduction in the input volume.

I found it was hardest recording cymbals. I had to put the mic as far as I could and turn down the track volume a good bit. Everything else I recorded at a medium distance from either the snare or kick with the same input volume but raised the track volumes.

Recording Song Using Macbook Microphone

For those of us who enjoy music, recording can be a pain at times. Fortunately, many laptops come with mics built in that you can use. I have a MacBook Pro and decided to see if I could, using just the stock microphone, record a studio sounding quality song using live instruments. MacBooks also come with GarageBand to allow you to record live sounds with ease. I 'have a copy of Logic, a more advanced recording software but GarageBand works just as well.

The microphone is very sensitive. On older MacBooks, the mic would even pick up the sound of the fan in the computer if it were on. Therefore, a quiet room is a must when using the Mac's microphone. A smaller room is ideal to prevent a chorus-echo type effect. I have experienced a problem with even my breathing while playing being picked up while playing. Of course breathing softly through your nose seems like a good solution, sometimes its not that easy. Other times it could just blend into the music you are making so don't think that just because you hear it then doesn't mean it will sound like that once you put everything together.

I could make a drum beat using Logic and record my tracks through a mixer but I found the idea fun in creating a song using only the Mac Mic. I am almost complete and will upload a link to a roughdraft shortly along with other ways and settings in Logic I used to get the sound and achieve my goal in writing a studio-sounding song using just a Mac Microphone and live instruments.
Here is what I have with no presets and basic drums. The pictures were taken by me on a trip of the Art Lob Trail located in North Carolina with more pictures being found in the video description.