Share your guitar recording tricks?

[amd123]

I know of the one trick where people record at at half tempo and increase tempo for parts with are retardedly complex.

I tried this (had a arpeggio at 200 bpm) recorded at 100 bpm... didn't come out right.

Cubase just played the drums + bass midi notes faster but my DI track stayed the same?

Whats this quad tracking I hear so much about?
Also what is this slip editing?

 

[SocialNumb]

quad = 4, as in two takes per side.

also look at the slip editing thread.


/thread

 

[ahjteam]

warm up your right arm well and stretch around, point finger forward and press "rec" button. use the same finger to press "stop" when the performance is over.

 

[sk8ersick666]

warm up your right arm well and stretch around, point finger forward and press "rec" button. use the same finger to press "stop" when the performance is over.

crap I knew I was doing something wrong this whole time

 

[muckypup1]

warm up your right arm well and stretch around, point finger forward and press "rec" button. use the same finger to press "stop" when the performance is over.

 

[Terminus]

Jeebus.

 

[Pablo333]

umm, practice till you can play the riff....?

 

[Trevoire520]

Good Player
Good Guitar
Good Amp
Good Cab
Good Mic + Positioning

Record.

Simples!

 

[ChrisWBD]

Search function. Use it.

 

[AudioPhile777]

Share your guitar recording tricks?

Stick the mic in front of where it sounds good. Record.

 

[Harry Hughes]

I know of the one trick where people record at at half tempo and increase tempo for parts with are retardedly complex.

I tried this (had a arpeggio at 200 bpm) recorded at 100 bpm... didn't come out right.

Cubase just played the drums + bass midi notes faster but my DI track stayed the same?

Whats this quad tracking I hear so much about?
Also what is this slip editing?

Here's a trick for ya.
It's called playing material within your ability rather than having to slow shit down and time stretching it.
Seriously, do you think that playing more technical stuff enhances your music?
Good music has nothing to do with technicality/how complex it is.
In fact, most of the time it just makes the music a lot of worse because it sounds like someone jerking off over their instrument rather than making music.
Don't worry about "OMG SOOPER FASTER SWEEPZ" and just write some good fucking music you can play within your ability and the problem goes away.

 

[dcb]

Here's a trick for ya.
It's called playing material within your ability rather than having to slow shit down and time stretching it.
Seriously, do you think that playing more technical stuff enhances your music?
Good music has nothing to do with technicality/how complex it is.
In fact, most of the time it just makes the music a lot of worse because it sounds like someone jerking off over their instrument rather than making music.
Don't worry about "OMG SOOPER FASTER SWEEPZ" and just write some good fucking music you can play within your ability and the problem goes away.

+ 100000

love your for that harry, hehe!

not a single band imm working with can even pull of the easiest riffs in a live context... so people go learn to master the easy stuff THEN move on to
complex stuff (or in my opinion as harry stated : write some music
instead of a useless and meaningless combination of notes)

in my opinion players should learn vibrato properly!
of course thats not needed of you play 32th @300 bpm....

 

[Plankis]

I know of the one trick where people record at at half tempo and increase tempo for parts with are retardedly complex.

I tried this (had a arpeggio at 200 bpm) recorded at 100 bpm... didn't come out right.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=http://www.prominy.com/les.htm

This is what you need.

 

[greyskull]

learn how to play it first.
I hate people who punch above their weight in terms of ability.
VERY common in metal
Especially from drummers.

 

[-JohanFrisk-]

1. Practise
2. Practise some more
3. Take a short break in between practise sessions
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3
5. If you're still reading, try this...
I did this little thing once when i had to record a solo with no time to practise, the day before deadline.
basically i recorded really really short sections of the solo (sometimes just one note) and then carefully put it together and crossfaded the clips.
it actually came out good and no one noticed it was fake
dont get used to it! it wont make you a better guitar player, just a bigger loser

 

[zackpennington]

Get a DI track and 1-2 mic tracks. That way you have options.

 

[Line666]

Especially from drummers.

Painfully true.

 

[RiF]

Here's a trick for ya.
It's called playing material within your ability rather than having to slow shit down and time stretching it.
Seriously, do you think that playing more technical stuff enhances your music?
Good music has nothing to do with technicality/how complex it is.
In fact, most of the time it just makes the music a lot of worse because it sounds like someone jerking off over their instrument rather than making music.
Don't worry about "OMG SOOPER FASTER SWEEPZ" and just write some good fucking music you can play within your ability and the problem goes away.

Sooo true!

 

[amarshism]

200bpm isnt very fast

 

[greyskull]

Painfully true.

everytime they're like.
"yeah im playing da brootalz blast beatz and that"

THis translates as
"i hit like a girl and you'll be editing my shoddy playing for hours"