ToddK -> RE: Jason demoing a new 7 string Stephen Faulk guitar (Oct. 25 2009 0:09:31)
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EDIT!!!!!! Ive made you a video tutorial Doit. I made a new thread called "Recording Tutorial" here in the General Discusion section. Go check it out!!! Feel free of course to read my advice below too. But the video should clear things up. I think the best way to your solution Doit, is to tell us EXACTLY = What type of mics are you using? What type? What brand? Where do you place the mics? How far exactly from the guitar? Be specific. What are you pluggin them into exactly? Be specific. This is THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION! (next to your actuall playing and your guitar) What room are you recording in? Is it small? Medium? Big? Do the walls have any absorbent material on them? Is the floor made of wood or is it carpeted? I have a feeling i already know the answers to these questions, so im going to give you what i think your answer is. You are probably saying "Ah, the room doesnt matter THAT much", Well, im telling you dude, just bare with me, and try to trust me, and just listen. If you're recording in a small to medium, rectangular dry walled room , with no treatment on the walls, no matter what gear you buy, it will always sound like a "KITCHEN/Amateur recording. This is the reason your not getting that "Right in front of your face" sound you're looking for. The ringing of the room is blurrying and clouding the sound. You may not hear it obviously in the room when you're playing, but condensor mics pick that ringing BIGTIME!! That is your problem, trust me. The type of reverb, compression, or eq is NOTHING compared to all these things i just asked you. Reverb is easy. Pick a preset, and add it in to your taste. For EQ, maybe take some mids out, and add a bit of bass. For compression, try a "guitar" preset, and then play with the "Threshold" knob till it sounds like what you're looking for. But im telling you, i'll bet 90% of your problem is the room you're recording in is too ringy and boxy sounding, and/or you dont have the mics in the right spot. Treat your room!!!!!!! Hang foam, carpet, or any type of absorbent material on the walls and ceiling. Put the mics at level height with the guitar, and put them about 1 foot in front of you. Dont aim them at the soundhole. Aim them at the neck and bridge. Once you do this, when you reach for the reverb, and EQ, etc... you will have a whole new expirience All of these things will sound a thousand percent better, and much more like you expect them to. If you do all these things, i garantee you , you will get the sound you're looking for. Or of course, feel free to just come over to my house. [8D]
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