gummblefish
Twitchy Wanker
I have been expirementing with my stuff for a while now. I have run into a few problems (to say the least) in the past. Usually my prblem is that when i start tracking i get bored of the song. I can never be arsed to finish it, so i have loads of unfinished tracks..and obviously loads of finished. Problem is this creates a time gap between projects so there is never a consistency, and even less empathy with the song.
Recently i have started wanting to record the songs live, and then maybe track or do over dubs after the fact. I usually run into problems such as bleed and getting a great take. I think recording this way is more "honest" and can create a better performance of the song, which usually goes astray in the confines of controlled tracking. In the last two days i have been setting up a stereo track (cubase) and routing my two Condensers (Mxl 603's XY configuration) to this. I play guitar at the same time as sing. I Know doing it this way may not sonically give the best results but it feels more natural to me.
I am asking if anybody has any advice on ways to track these songs so i can perform them live but still maintain a level of control over them at mix down. I want the voice to be clear and intellegable. Maybe i could throw another mic in there closer to my voice, so i get the room mics plus the closer ones...obviously this would all come down to placement and the room sound. I am (like most of you) a one man outfit and its very hard to balance things up and perform. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Recently i have started wanting to record the songs live, and then maybe track or do over dubs after the fact. I usually run into problems such as bleed and getting a great take. I think recording this way is more "honest" and can create a better performance of the song, which usually goes astray in the confines of controlled tracking. In the last two days i have been setting up a stereo track (cubase) and routing my two Condensers (Mxl 603's XY configuration) to this. I play guitar at the same time as sing. I Know doing it this way may not sonically give the best results but it feels more natural to me.
I am asking if anybody has any advice on ways to track these songs so i can perform them live but still maintain a level of control over them at mix down. I want the voice to be clear and intellegable. Maybe i could throw another mic in there closer to my voice, so i get the room mics plus the closer ones...obviously this would all come down to placement and the room sound. I am (like most of you) a one man outfit and its very hard to balance things up and perform. any help would be greatly appreciated.