Recent content by humjaba

Thanks guys for the feedback :) Guitar already had a 110Hz high-pass filter but a small cut at ~500hz helped too, and I brought it down a smidge overall too. As far as the verse goes, unfortunately I don't think we'll be able to redo the it... but after listening to it a bunch of times solo and...

So this is a very simple, kind of sombre tune that a friend and I recorded on Sunday night. Just looking for some feedback on anything that comes to mind as you listen. Guitar was direct-in, her voice on an MXL 990 and mine on some cheapo AKG dynamic mic. All 3 tracks recorded at the same time...

It's a yamaha ac3r, mic'd with my only microphone (mxl 990) about 6" away in front of where the neck meets the body. I've got a low pass filter at about 150Hz. I agree it's lacking the low end but I'm not sure how to get that without it sounding muddy. I've got elixir light strings too, so the...

Ledges by Tyler Z - Hear the world’s sounds First time trying to mic my guitar, since the direct in doesn't sound good at all (look at my other recordings). Also threw in some piano and strings for good measure. Hit me with your thoughts! All instruments and the vocals are me; I welcome...

So my setup is pretty ghetto... And by ghetto, I mean put in the only space I have in my one bed one bath apartment.

Unfortunately, the metallic ringing is there in person as well. It may just take some time for these new strings to mellow out or something, because they're the same strings I had before, and they definitely weren't this "bright" or "sparkly" (however the guitar people want to describe them). I...

Thanks again for the awesome feedback. I did what you suggested, and added some reverb on the guitar... so all 3 channels now have an individual reverb. Is it common to add some reverb on the whole mix as well? Seems like double dipping might make it kind of muddy. Anyway, the difference is...

General recording notes: * Recorded in my living room, with no acoustic treatment. Microphone is handheld, so maybe 6" from the singer. I need to get a mic stand... * Microphone is an MXL 990, powered by a Nady SMPS1X Phantom power supply and into a Lexicon Alpha USB interface. Cheapo nady pop...

Hi all This is the first recording I've done in about a year, and I was a newbie back then, so I'm pretty fresh again. Would love some feedback on anything you hear from a recording standpoint, as well as a performance standpoint (male vocals and guitar here)...

Hi tobe, Thanks for the suggestions, I'll go fiddle around with the things you mentioned. The MDA group apparently has a bunch of free plugins that I can play with now as well. More things, woo! Cheers!

So how does one "push it wider?" Specifically, what knobs do I turn? I know what the sound you're referring to is, but I don't know how to get it. Copy the piano (mono) track and push it left and another right? That doesn't seem like it would make any difference. Also, yep it's handheld.. This...

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Thanks for the feedback. My piano has L and R outs, but I can only record one 1/4" source at a time. How would that be different than mono? Thanks, and also a bump.

Still a noob, trying to get better. Help? Whiskey Lullaby cover Hey all, I'd love some feedback on my latest attempt. First time trying to add more than one vocal track. https://soundcloud.com/tyler-z/whiskey-lullabye To my ears, the piano attack is definitely too harsh - I'm recording a...

Here's a link for those who are lazy like myself. YouTube - ‪Elena House Sings "On My Own" from "Les Miserables" (12 years old)‬‏ I may not be the one to ask, but I'm not a huge fan of the forced vibrato that you (and granted, many performers I've seen) use. But that's just preference. Other...