On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 13:04 -0400, Paul Coccoli wrote: > Here's what drives me crazy: someone asks a very basic question, how > to record a guitar, and you start talking about multiple mics! The OP > isn't even sure how to use one mic. And as a professional, you know > full well you don't *need* more than one. Sure. My point was hang some mic(s), arm some track(s), and hit the red button. > > If you're recording distorted guitar there's little need to compress on > > the way in because it's already super compressed. If you have something > > really fat sounding like a Distressor or a Tube-Tech or something, and > > you want to fatten the sound a bit more, fine. > > Agreed; don't worry about compression (yet). But again, if he has to > ask about how to record a guitar, do you think he owns a Distressor? > Or should even be thinking about how to use outboard gear (besides the > mic pre)? No idea what his level is. I read the very beginning of this thread, ignored it for a while, and felt fired up when I saw it today. :-) > > I've had luck with almost EVERY mic I've ever used on guitars. U47, > > U67, U87, 414, 4050, 421, KSM44, KSM27, M88. On general principle I > > won't have a 57 on anything. Maybe it's stubbornness. > > It is stubbornness (in my not-even-amateur opinion). Absolutely. But I still won't use it. Blame an old boss of mine who swore by SM56's as well. > My advice: plug your guitar into your amp, and fiddle with both the > guitar and amp until you like how it sounds. Then put the mic right > in front of the speaker. Start with ALL gain controls low, and slowly > bring them up. Don't worry about low cut on the pre; you probably > don't need it. Leave some headroom on the mic pre (using the meter) > but also leave a lot of headroom on your soundcard (use a mixer app). > Don't even try to get it as loud as possible, because you wind up with > digital clipping, which will ruin your recording. Just get it loud > enough. You can adjust the level more precisely later. > > Listen to your recording. If you hear lots of rumbling, try the low > cut on the pre. > > If you don't think the recording sounds like what you hear when > playing, move the mic farther away. Maybe even put it exactly where > your ear normally is. > > Most importantly: stop reading and writing e-mail and do it. If it > sounds bad, change one thing and try again. I'm basically with you. But I say just hang some mics and hit record. It isn't going to sound like Ed Cherney recorded it, but so what? It's something to strive for. Rich... _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
