- May 9, 2006
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Since i started recording a couple years ago, the hardest part for me has been recording guitars. I posted a while ago on another forum about this, and most of the answer were related to my mic technique. So, i tried every aspect of it, every possible position and I am still having trouble achieve an usable guitar tone. Most of the time it sounds fuzzy, muddy, harsh, all at the same time.
So, i am sure it is not the gear. I have a Rme fireface 400 interface, a few mics (md421, Md422, Sm58, At4047, and a few other i use mainly for recording drums), my main pre is a RNP - not top notch but usable. My amp is a Soldano replica, which is not really nice built, but i've recorded it with success at other studios. I have tried other amps, other (cheaper) preamps, and my previous audio interface, and it even came out worse.
My biggest known problems are room acoustics. It's a bedroom studio, kinda long and narrow, with no treatment at all. But i've listened to many recordings on various forums all done on bedrooms and most are quite usable.
However, on my last recording I did a quick test : I used impulses OVER my recorded tone, and it sounded better. I compared the response curves from the impulsed tone and without impulses, and i noticed the unaltered recording had a LOT more stuff between 200 and 500hz (which suggests a lows build up), less at 800, and a little more at 1.5k. Also there was a noticeable amount of stuff over 5k, which sounds like fizz, but when removed, makes the sound muffled.
Btw, I already use C4 to hold those boomy lows.
I am attaching a couple of files : The first, the amp was miked with a SM58 + MD421. The Sm58 was kinda at the cone, 1/4 inch from the grill, and the MD421 was angle halfway between the edge and the center of the speaker, if i remember correctly.
The seconds clip is the same thing, but with impulses over it.
Any tips ?
Btw, I know this sounds like crap :Smug:
Sample 1 :
http://www.stigmaonline.net/sample1.mp3
Sample 2 (with impulses over the recorded guitar tone):
http://www.stigmaonline.net/sample2.mp3
thanks.
Ivan
So, i am sure it is not the gear. I have a Rme fireface 400 interface, a few mics (md421, Md422, Sm58, At4047, and a few other i use mainly for recording drums), my main pre is a RNP - not top notch but usable. My amp is a Soldano replica, which is not really nice built, but i've recorded it with success at other studios. I have tried other amps, other (cheaper) preamps, and my previous audio interface, and it even came out worse.
My biggest known problems are room acoustics. It's a bedroom studio, kinda long and narrow, with no treatment at all. But i've listened to many recordings on various forums all done on bedrooms and most are quite usable.
However, on my last recording I did a quick test : I used impulses OVER my recorded tone, and it sounded better. I compared the response curves from the impulsed tone and without impulses, and i noticed the unaltered recording had a LOT more stuff between 200 and 500hz (which suggests a lows build up), less at 800, and a little more at 1.5k. Also there was a noticeable amount of stuff over 5k, which sounds like fizz, but when removed, makes the sound muffled.
Btw, I already use C4 to hold those boomy lows.
I am attaching a couple of files : The first, the amp was miked with a SM58 + MD421. The Sm58 was kinda at the cone, 1/4 inch from the grill, and the MD421 was angle halfway between the edge and the center of the speaker, if i remember correctly.
The seconds clip is the same thing, but with impulses over it.
Any tips ?
Btw, I know this sounds like crap :Smug:
Sample 1 :
http://www.stigmaonline.net/sample1.mp3
Sample 2 (with impulses over the recorded guitar tone):
http://www.stigmaonline.net/sample2.mp3
thanks.
Ivan