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Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 15 2012, 09:27 PM

Hey guys Can you remember when you first tried to record yourself playing guitar? Let's share some stories I'm sure we all have fun stuff to talk about!

I for instance, remember that day, back in 2005 when a friend and guitar teacher came to my place and set Sonar 3 on my PC. I felt overwhelmed when I realized the tons of things I could do by recording myself. That's when it started for me

How was it for you?

Cosmin

Posted by: Todd Simpson May 15 2012, 11:01 PM

Good thread idea! i remember recording myself just on a handy cam before I got in to computer based recording and thinking how terrible I was at playing things I thought I could play well. Nothing like the cold truth of video!

Posted by: casinostrat May 16 2012, 12:59 AM

I remember quite well:


 Faithful.cpr.mp3 ( 1.91MB ) : 63



This is it!

I actually had the stuff needed to record audio with for quite a while, just had never given it a try. What finally made me try it was someone mentioning how listening to yourself play is a great way to judge your progress. Now I record virtually everything I play, and it does help me to know where my strong points and weak points are. I'm hoping to one day be able to do video as well as audio!

Posted by: The Uncreator May 16 2012, 01:36 AM

It was an atrocious fight with latency

Posted by: Zoot May 16 2012, 12:38 PM

About 1993 out of a desk and into a tape recorder = Mud-Central!

Z.

Posted by: Tangomouse May 16 2012, 02:04 PM

here's mine recorded in 2007

http://soundcloud.com/kev-taylor-2/under-the-bridge-acoustic-ver

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 16 2012, 03:25 PM

I remember being forced to have a bass in one recording at home and since I had no clue on virtual instruments and no bass player to rely on, I used the 7 string and thought it was pretty cool to be featured as a bass

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi May 16 2012, 04:57 PM

I remember that in 1999 I started playing with a power metal band called Damnation and the bass player, Marcelo Yakko had Cakewalk 9 in is computer and used to compose and record songs using it.I was blown away with it! It was like paradise!

soundtrack for my post...

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 16 2012, 06:02 PM

never seen this clip before man Elephants are supposed to bring luck, right?

Posted by: superize May 16 2012, 06:05 PM

I dont have my first recordings since i deleted them a long time ago and i really regret it. I remember doing a cover of the song Carousel by Axel Rudi Pell and i played it in the wrong tuning. It sounded bad.

Man i wish i would have kept them



Edited for language, The Uncreator

On behalf of the moderating team.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 16 2012, 06:13 PM

Izee I am very curious to see where you started man! You are one mean guitar machine!

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi May 16 2012, 06:16 PM

and money I think..

Posted by: Ben Higgins May 16 2012, 06:30 PM

I think the first time my guitar was ever recorded properly was in a studio.. but when recording myself, it was a Fostex 4 track tape machine !

Actually, I tell a lie.. before that we had a Philips tape machine in the house and it had a little inbuilt microphone so you could record any sound that it would pick up. I used to record little riffs and licks that way !

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 16 2012, 06:32 PM

I used to record myself telling stories on the tape recorder when I was about 6 or 7 - you would most probably laugh until you would drop, if you heard what was happening there..

Posted by: superize May 16 2012, 06:43 PM

This is the earliest recording i have and it is after playing 1.5 years

Posted by: ElHombre May 16 2012, 08:01 PM

Haha! what a great topic, I will see if I can find my first recording ever
Must have been when I was 15 or something

Its on my other computer a friend has it

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 17 2012, 07:11 AM

Hey Ize It sounds like you were pretty accurate back then as well. Very good mate!

Posted by: PosterBoy May 17 2012, 08:16 AM

I found the first proper multitrack recording I did myself from 2003 the other day. I'll upload it to soundcloud at the weekend and post it.

It took me 15 hours if I remember correctly, using Cool Edit Pro 2 and Drums on Demand.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 17 2012, 08:26 AM

15 hrs? wow dude can't wait to hear this !

Posted by: PosterBoy May 17 2012, 08:39 AM

There was a lot of cursing when screwing up a near perfect take right near the end of the song and only playing a simple part. but that goes hand in hand with recording in my experience!

Posted by: Zoot May 17 2012, 09:13 AM

I hear you! I can't believe the disgusting sludge that spews forth from my mouth when recording. This is fine when I'm tracking electric, but most of the last ten years I've spent surrounded by mics capturing acoustic stuff. It's quite hilarious listening to some of those tirades when you bugger it all up.

Z.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu May 17 2012, 06:53 PM

Oh ... oh... and I thought I was the only one sometimes you know it's coming and you know you are going to screw up the take that's the worst moment !