Hi RE the mics Have a listen to 'Hold back the tide' here. http://www.projectoverseer.biz/music/bands/92/music.php If you like the acoustic sound let me know, before you start buying pre amps. Cheers Bob Dave Phillips wrote: > Paul Winkler wrote: > >> On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 11:36:15AM -0500, Dave Phillips wrote: >> >> >>> Greetings: >>> >>> I've put two new recordings on-line: >>> >>> http://linux-sound.org/itsover.ogg >>> >>> http://linux-sound.org/tomorrownight.ogg >>> >>> Both pieces recorded in Ardour and mastered with JAMin. >>> >> >> >> Great stuff as always, Dave. >> One criticism - get a mic for that guitar! >> That piezo sound always bothers me :) >> >> >> > It *is* a crappy sound, isn't it ? I think of it as the OPL3 of > electroacoustics. :) > > Well, a decent instrument costs more dinero than I ever have at any > given time. Ditto for a decent mic. The guitar sounds just as bad > through one of my mics anyway, it's a real POS. > > I'm still on the lookout for a good preamp. I'm considering an M-Audio > Omni I/O box, waiting for a great deal to show up on eBay. Maybe that > could help the sound of the guitar too ? > > As always, thanks for lending your ears, Paul. Btw, I loved Abby's voice > on the track you posted recently, she's an excellent singer, recorded > nicely. > > Best, > > dp > >