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Submitted Mon, 10/22/2012 - 06:52 by Ennea | View the tab (3 votes) Recorded this as a test for my new mic but that constant buzzing sound is annoying me so my settings obviously suck. Made some changes to hslesperance tab with capo on 3 for much easier playing. No serious recording! No video because my mic is USB and it wasnt worth the effort to record extra with camera and cutting etc. blabla |
1. Playing is good. 2. You
1. Playing is good.
2. You will have to check your settings on your Mic. if it's an actual good/decent Mic
then it should be an easy fix with a filter or 2. if it's a crap mic then it's to be expected.
3. Wouldn't be that hard to make the video with Movie maker. Just line up the audio with the video and boom,done.
4. Could use a little Eq to remove some of the bass and gently brighten up the Mids and Highs. Warm it up.
Ha, in response to point 4, I
Ha, in response to point 4, I was going to say, what in the world are you thinking? There's virtually NO bass sound coming out. Then I remembered that I'm listening on my laptop which has, well, virtually no bass capability. :p
I'm listening on studio
I'm listening on studio monitors. It doesn't have a ton of bass or anything. I think Gio is a fan of the Valnøtt: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1WcsV7hQ1V4
Anyway, I don't think EQ would be the tool of choice here. My guess is: recording in a quieter room (for the background hiss), playing more confidently (listen how the tone brightens up in the sections where you play out), and mic placement (e.g. proximity effect) would probably get you everything you need tonally. Just a guess.
The popping sounds might be from recording with a buffer size that's too small. Or if you don't have enough CPU power--are there programs you have running while recording that you could close?
P.S. Nice job with the recording :-)
auriplane said I'm listening
auriplane said
At points during the song the bass would sometimes reach a "Peaking/clipping" point. ( like 0:12 for example. I'm not saying that it needs a complete bass cut, but it needs to be tamed a little bit. there is a difference between Bass that gives the acoustic body and just bass that is un-needed noise. Guitar is a midrange instrument so imagine if there were more tracks, that would stack up rather quickly to create mud and clipping.
The Hiss is an issue, could be you were playing too quite, or you have a "dirty" outlet.
some times it's fixable and sometimes it's not. A decent filter should be able to remove some of it, too much and it effects the tone of the guitar. it's always a tricky manner.
At points during the song the
This recording peaks at -10.8dBFS, and around 0:12 it peaks at -22.8dBFS. Whatever you heard, it wasn't clipping.
The mic is a Samson c01u
The mic is a Samson c01u which I bought in response of this test video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mHPzHaDIBg - therefore I'm confused how poor my quality turned out to be lol.
Didn't record a video because it's a USB mic :) Didn't want that much effort for a test video but I agree, it's technically really simple - more or less.
Thanks for 1 and I will keep 4 in mind. I usually add some reverb to the sound with settings I found somewhere deep in the internetz.
BTW, pretty much all the
BTW, pretty much all the low-end condenser mics exaggerate the high-end. The C01U is no exception: spec sheet (though note that the spec sheet is probably not terribly accurate).
If you can't record in a quieter room, you might try a dynamic mic or EQing out some of the high-end. I donno. It's hard for me to say--I can only make guesses, which might be horribly wrong.
That's the mic I used to use!
That's the mic I used to use! All of my recordings in 2011 used it - it's really not a bad mic for the price. I had to move it close to the sound hole to capture bass, and record in a fairly muffled space to reduce the treble. Once those two factors were dealt with I was getting a pretty nice sound. This sound's alright, you just need the mic closer to get a fuller range and louder volume.
What mic do you use now?
What mic do you use now?
Just a couple of Rode m3
Just a couple of Rode m3 pencil mics. They're good for the price, but have a pretty low volume. My next purchase will be either the Rode nt5 or the T.Bone SC 140, but since my next recordings will be in the studio I'm not sure when that will be.
Ennea said The mic is a
Ennea said
For number 4 I always mess around as well. Say you want a crisp tone but want the bass for a melody. You could double track ,pan and then EQ them to what you like. To get the best of the guitar on different sides.