Garry Ogle wrote: > Great tracks, Dave, love your vocals. > Thanks, G, I'm glad you like 'em. :) Honestly, I could be a happy camper just singing blues all night long. > I don't agree with Robert WRT cutting lows though: that's where all the > oomph lives. Its the bright edge on the bass that's the "problem". > I tried running the tracks through a parametric eq, ( I used LinuxDsp's > para eq2 ) trying to nail that edge, but didn't have much success. YMMV. > You might try cutting a narrow band somewhere between 1 and 2 khz. > > I'll try it, thanks. I was surprised to hear the bass sound on the recording, particularly because I use a rather "round" sound on stage. I like definition in the bass but I typically avoid a too-crisp bass tone. IOW, the bass sounds completely different on the recording than it did on stage. Grrrr.... > ... The fact of the matter is that you are only going to achieve very > limited results tweaking a stereo mix to fix individual instruments. > I wouldn't be surprised if you decided that you could live with it as > is. Judging by the other comments that wouldn't be a bad thing. > I'm not going to try to salvage anything from the recordings, they're good enough as representative tracks. But I do want to try to get a little more balance in the parts, hence my original query. Happily I've got a few ideas from you sharp fellows here. :) > It might be worth investing in a modest multi-track recorder if you're > doing a lot of CDs ? > > My drummer has brought in a Zoom recorder a few times but I don't think he knows how to use it [Insert obligatory drummer jokes here]. I've never heard what he recorded, he just said that it didn't turn out well. I think my guitarist has an 8-track Roland HDR, he definitely does not know how to use it, so perhaps I'll figure out that unit. > If I may presume - for this style of music I would have the tone control > on the bass turned nearly all the way down. The sound guy can't turn up > what isn't there? > > I usually do keep a rather full tone on the instrument when we play out. As I said, I was quite surprised to hear both the presence and the tone quality of the bass. It's not distasteful, it just seems too out-front for my listening ears. Thanks again for your advice and comments, G, it's all much appreciated. Best, dp _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
