Typical Situation

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Typical Situation

Unread post by DMBGuru » Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:15 pm

http://download.yousendit.com/DB8EAD1D7497EF19

Hey, could you guys critique the recording I did of Typical Situation, link is above?

Equipment:
Fender GA45SCE Grand Auditorium Acoustic w/ Fishman Classic 4 ACLR
Audix OM5 Vocal Mic
M-Audio Firewire 410 Interface
Recorded with Live Lite 5

Effects:
Compression on Vocals
Acoustic Cascade on Guitar

It was recorded in my dorm room with the door open, so you may hear some yelling in the background... it's my homies, lol.

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Unread post by Banjobach » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:51 pm

The vocals are too loud. You may want to turn the volume up on the guitar too. That is if this was recorded as two seperate tracks (instrument and vocals). Things were a little flat in some areas but it can be smoothed out with practice. Also it sounds like your recording enviroment was a bit distracting. Anyways other than that it sounded solid. Good work.
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Unread post by RunsWithBuffalo » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:26 pm

This sounds like poor mic positioning to me. Try placing the mic about 2 feet way and aimed at your chest. Play with it until you get a decent mix of vocals and guitar. The vocals should be in front but this is a bit overdone.

As far as the performance goes its not that bad, the singing needs a little practice but the guitar was good, no real issues i heard.

Good job, and next time play with mic placement until it sounds good. Its all trial and error.
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