nOOb guitar question

[tides]

Obviously a nOOb question, but please help me out.

When recording a guitar track, I usually record 2 tracks per guitar/riff. For a simple rhythm riff for instance, I just record two separate tracks of the same riff (played twice). When played well, these tracks overlap and produce a full sounding rhythm track. My question is; for the best result, do you leave these two tracks separately, or blend them together in a single track?

BTW, I'm using Cubase LE4

 

[mazzy maz]

Separate tracks. Pan one wide left, the other wide right.

/thread.

 

[slayercannibalsuffohead]

Get off the bongs and quadtrack! L100 L80ish, R80ish R 100.

 

[tides]

Thanks! I'll give both a try tonight

 

[kladdkaka]

quadtrack! its the only way to go these days. double leads also. i like having two tracks with slightly less gain towards the center at a lower volume

 

[Moonlight_Seeker]

Well maybe without quadtracking, one thing is for certain, putting the 2 guitar tracks together is blasphemy!

 

[Dexter_prog]

Would it be smart to quadtrack and still pan 100 R - 100 L but 2 tracks being at lower dB? I like bands that have both of their guitars sounding separately (as in when there is a harmonized riff and you can hard pan to hear what one guitar is playing and pan the opposite way to heard what the other is doing)

 

[DanLights]

quadtrack isnt "the only way" for sure, that´s nonsense. Now at least double tracking is much more accepted universally, and yes pan one each side, don´t blend them into one center track, that´ll sound really bad in a mix

 

[Dexter_prog]

Would it be smart to quadtrack and still pan 100 R - 100 L but 2 tracks being at lower dB? I like bands that have both of their guitars sounding separately (as in when there is a harmonized riff and you can hard pan to hear what one guitar is playing and pan the opposite way to heard what the other is doing)

anyone?