Recent content by danbs10

Hi, I have been home recording acoustic guitar for a few years now but have never actually used EQ and such like to improve my recording mostly because I have no idea how to use it! I am using Multi-Track DAW for IPad and am recording using some fairly good hardware! Here is a screenshot of my...

Hi, I have my own home recording studio where I record acoustic guitar, vocals and so on. The way I do this is by having my condenser and dynamic mic's connected to an audio mixer and then from there the mixer is connected to a USB audio interface and then into my laptop (not a mac). Now how...

Hi, I am recording my electro-acoustic (spanish) guitar via an audio interface into my laptop and then edit using Adobe Audition CS5. Is there a plugin or any techniques which I can use that can convert the electro-acoustic sound and make it sound like a normal acoustic? Thanks

Hi, this may sound like a silly question, but this is why I'm posting in the "newbies" section. I have 1x AKG C2000b condenser mic and 2x Shure SM57 dynamic mic's that I use to record acoustic guitar. The question is do I need to warm these mic's up in order to get the best signal from them? If...

Hi, I have been told by several people that when I'm recording (acoustic guitar) that I should not let it peak over about -15db. Now the only problem I have with this is once I have recorded and then I play my recording back it is far too quiet because, like I said, it is only peaking at about...

Hi, please help. I am recording acoustic guitar and all my equipment is pretty much industry standard. I just have a question. When I brought my mixer it says in the instructions that I should turn the gain up until the red "peak" light flashes and then adjust my master volume accordingly. But...

Hi, I am recording acoustic guitar using Adobe Audition CS5. My playing style is predominantly finger picking with the occasional strum. The problem is that finger picking is alot quieter than strumming, so when I am finger picking it is recording at roughly -3 db but when I throw in the...

Hi, I am recording acoustic guitar using 2 x Shure SM57 mics, I have these connected via an XLR splitter going into the same port of my mixer. I am finding that the bass is very "boomy" and this happens no matter where i move the mics. If I move the mic's further away from the guitar then I find...

Hi, I have recently purchased 2 Shure SM57 microphones because I have heard how good they are for picking up acoustic guitar. I am having some slight problems because I am not "sure" (excuse the pun) where or how to position them. I currently have the first mic positioned directly in front of...

Hi, please help. I want to record an acoustic guitar and keyboard at the same time but I do not know what techniques to use. Basically, I want to record the guitar acoustically through my mic and I want to record my keyboard via a direct input into my mixer. The problem is that I do not want...

Hi, I know this sounds like a silly question but it needs to be asked. I am recording acoustic guitar into my laptop. I have two microphones hooked up to my mixer, from there I have the "aux out" going into a shitty usb audio interface and then into my laptop for recording. Question is, do I...

Hi, please can someone translate this into lamens English for me: Quote taken from Wikipedia: The Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem states that perfect reconstruction of a signal is possible when the sampling frequency is greater than twice the maximum frequency of the signal being sampled, or...

Hi, I really hope I make sense whilst explaining this because my brain is hurting right now! I am recording acoustic (classical) guitar, here is my setup, Hardware: AKG C2000b large diaphragm condenser mic, Shure SM57 dynamic mic, Alto Zephyr ZMX 52 audio mixer and this goes into my laptop via...

Hi, Just as the question suggests, when I have my headphones connected to my audio mixer, in terms of sound quality, is what I am hearing through the headphones an accurate reflection of what will be recorded. Thanks Dan

Hi, I have recently posted my first video using my new equipment, AKG C2000b condenser mic, alto zephyr mixer and full hd camcorder. I am not overly impressed with the sound quality so please have a listen and give me some suggestions on how to improve the sound quality. During recording the...