Recording Guitar, Tips for getting a good sound? |
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Nov 21 2009, 12:35 AM
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I will also suggest a distance mic to capture the sound some meters away from the amp, then You can blend the mices into each other. Since the near mic will give You a lot of attack, the distance mic will support depth and warmt of the sound. Also the angle of the close mic towards the speaker and if You are micing the cone or not makes a lot of difference here. Play the same phrase with the same setting and just move the mics around until You hit the "sweet spot" for Your sound....
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Nov 21 2009, 12:43 PM
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There are some experimenting you need to do, regarding room acoustics and mic placement. First do experimenting with one microphone, then start with two of them for capturing a wider sound range.
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Dec 1 2009, 06:37 PM
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If you plan to record a distorted guitar, don't use too much distortion! This is a trap many people fall for. When you double your takes also the distortion will sum up, so two very distorted guitars will end up sounding very muddy, it is better to use not too much gain here. Try to experiment a bit with different settings and see until where it sounds good.
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Dec 3 2009, 04:11 AM
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Mic position in relation to the speaker changes the tone DRAMATICALLY, this applies for live situations as well,
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Dec 6 2009, 07:38 PM
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for sure get the two independent signal then u can blend them on the mix, it's never a good idea to blend em on the recording
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Dec 8 2009, 02:16 AM
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QUOTE (Toroso @ Dec 6 2009, 07:12 PM)  If you are using two mics, what is the best way to record the signal? Use a mixer and run that to the daw? Or somehow get each mic onto it's own channel so you have more flexibility in the DAW maybe? The second option is more better of course. Always better to have by the channels, more flexibility. If you use two mics, try to make a good tone only with them (using phase canceling), and use as little EQ as possible later (if you do use EQ, make sure you cut, rather than boost). -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Aug 26 2010, 09:42 AM
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QUOTE (Marcus Siepen @ Dec 1 2009, 07:37 PM) If you plan to record a distorted guitar, don't use too much distortion! This is a trap many people fall for. When you double your takes also the distortion will sum up, so two very distorted guitars will end up sounding very muddy, it is better to use not too much gain here. Try to experiment a bit with different settings and see until where it sounds good. Great tip, one of the most important things in my opinion Here's a great video on the subject as well; http://www.imperialmastering.com/guitartonevid/ Hope you get something useful out of it
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