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recording tips

Unread post by jaydog » Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:07 pm

i need some general tips on on how to get the most out of my equipment

I have m-audio firewire solo, shure m-58 mic and fishman pick up (taylor 110 acoustic). I use either audacity of goldwave.

for example should i record voice and guitar seperately and mix, how about reverb, what other stuff can i do within the audio programs to improve quality, stuff like that.

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Unread post by Jenns4Ever9501 » Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:09 pm

ABSOLUTELY record guitar and vocals separately, it gives you so much more freedom in terms of mixing. With regards to effects, they can be easily overdone, so play around a little, get a feel for how they work. I usually do a little EQ, a little reverb, a little left/right panning, nothin' too fancy, 'cause again, they be overdone. But yeah, play around a little, you'll figure out what sounds best. Good luck man. :thumbsup:
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Unread post by proudestmonkey41 » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:04 pm

im also using audicity and new to recording (mainly because i still suck :P)...but ive heard alot of talk about this garage band program and others.. are there any free demos floating around.. or should i just stick with audicity
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Unread post by sunglassesatnight » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:20 pm

You have to have a Mac to use Garage Band, and if you had a Mac, you'd already have Garage Band. So no.
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Unread post by proudestmonkey41 » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:36 pm

alrightty then
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Unread post by castellar » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:45 pm

slimerdmb24 wrote:You have to have a Mac to use Garage Band, and if you had a Mac, you'd already have Garage Band. So no.
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Unread post by sunglassesatnight » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:53 pm

castellar wrote:
slimerdmb24 wrote:You have to have a Mac to use Garage Band, and if you had a Mac, you'd already have Garage Band. So no.
nicely said
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Unread post by buffjam9011 » Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:20 pm

what i do is i have two microphones when i record acoustic... large diaphram condenser at about the 15th fret angled in towards the hole, and a 57 pointing at the 5th fret. duplicate the track from the mic on the 5th fret and put a very small amount of delay on that. sounds pretty phat IMO. as far as vocals i hardly ever use effects for main vocals (maybe some for backups) but i do recommend using compression...
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