Recording tips with my set up

[scottish]

im using this interface http://www.tcelectronic.com/Konnekt8.asp

i have these instrument mics http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/productdetail.asp?transid=500074

and also sennheiser vocal mics but i cant remember the model #. I wont be recording vocals but i do find that when micing an acoustic guitar i get much better results using both an instrument and vocal mic, so i thought id mention it.

For recording software im using garageband, nothing fancy.

Amp wise is a modded blues jnr with a weber blue dog speaker.

Im just looking for any tips, you know, filter settings or anything like that. I really dont know too much about recording and i want these upcoming clips to be as good quality as possible.

Cheers.

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

Just compress the **** out of it and that will fit in with what I'm used to hearing!

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

I think you should put the 609 on axis, close, 60% of the way to the surround, put the vocal mic 45 degrees off axis about 48" away and elevated 48" (aimed at the center of the speaker cone) if you have mic stands.

This will give you a big fat bassy sound and a thinner but more transient sound. You may choose to mix these two to center, or pan left and right, but it will sound good, and you will know when the mix is right. I usually end up with about 70% close, 30% far in my mix.

 

[scottish]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

I think you should put the 609 on axis, close, 60% of the way to the surround, put the vocal mic 45 degrees off axis about 48" away and elevated 48" (aimed at the center of the speaker cone) if you have mic stands.

No clue what this means, lol. For as much as i know about guitars and pedals i dont know squat about mic'ing things, lol. Whenever i sit in with a friends band one of them always sets it up.

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

No clue what this means, lol. For as much as i know about guitars and pedals i dont know squat about mic'ing things, lol. Whenever i sit in with a friends band one of them always sets it up.

Start here

Then go here

Then go here

and in 15 minutes you will be lightyears beyond most of the folks who record guitar.

 

[StillLearnin']

Re: Recording tips with my set up

As far as getting a good guitar tone, I put on studio headphones which are totally enclosed around my ears and hit some chords and single string notes on the guitar with the amp close to the volume I want to record with while I adjust the mic position and listen until I'm getting what I want. Once you get it, take a picture of the mic position from several angles to have a record of it for future reference. It will at least get you close every time you go to mic your amp and relatively consistent with the tone you're recording. Just the slightest change in angle of the mic is dramatic in the sound going to track which is why I like to listen as I do it.


There's no "one" correct setting which is why I have about half a dozen mic positions I routinely use depending on what I'm trying to get tracked.

I use pictures because I don't have a 3D mapping coordinate system

 

[supernosher]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

Get a good recording book, like I donno anything by craig anderton?

And dump garage band. It's a ****ty program. Reaper is great, but someone who knows DAW's has to set it up.

 

[Markk]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

Start here

Then go here

Then go here

and in 15 minutes you will be lightyears beyond most of the folks who record guitar.

Good reading. Now I can't wait for exams to be over to try out some micing positions.

 

[scottish]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

Start here

Then go here

Then go here

and in 15 minutes you will be lightyears beyond most of the folks who record guitar.

much thanks

 

[scottish]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

And dump garage band. It's a ****ty program. Reaper is great, but someone who knows DAW's has to set it up.

There are pros and cons to that argument but considering the extent of what i use it for, garageband is more than adequate. I have cubase and honestly i never get into using it because its too complicated.

 

[supernosher]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

true. I prefer it complicated.

 

[scottish]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

any1 with some input on high and low pass filters?

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

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any1 with some input on high and low pass filters?

Yep. You can use a high pass filter say on a kick drum at about 50hz and a low pass filter if something is shrill and taking up too much high end. I put a high pass filter on big lush pads, and strings at different frequencies like 380hz for a pad. Anything to separate the instruments and keep them from taking the same range in the mix or masking other instruments.

 

[supernosher]

Re: Recording tips with my set up

You can use a high pass filter set to about 50-70Hz for guitar, and a low pass filter set to about 9k... I've never done it but there isn't much guitar content beyond those two points usually.

What else are you recording?

Usually you use a high pass filter for drum overheads, and vocals.