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Probably the delay and reverb I am routing the dry signal through. There are plenty of "artificial" items in the mix, since I am mainly concerned how the instrument sounds in the mix. I am not a guitar centric arranger. But I do lean on the guitar to provide the groove more than I lean on the...

I heard the effect Seafroggys was talking about. I didn't hear it like like he did. It seems like it has the Rockpile sound? I thought everything sounded spot on. I am not an engineer listener, but production sounded sounded good. Maybe chorus volume come down back closer to the rest of the...

I would get the level I wanted in the amp for the sound, as that makes a difference. Then adjust the input to keep it from clipping in the interface. I feel it is better to have the input too low as too high. Adding gain in the DAW cost (sound wise) nothing, so you don't really add noise. Once...

Well, for me it is hard without context. But here is a quick down and dirty. Crate GT1200 with 4 X12 sealed back st audio about 1 foot in center of cabinet Some Russian style mic about three foot back. (tends to be dark) Bass line is UBX a Drums SD with grooves 707 drum VSTi Various other...

Working on it. I have something that I was going to post pretty soon. Just need to get a bit better. Jamming takes a bit of practice ;) I don't to want to totally embarrass myself.

Your NT1 would be a great mic. I think starting out, your mic's don't have to be great. Once you start knowing what you are chasing, then mic's can play a more important role. At our level, not too much. I just take the close mic and the room mic and blend the two together to taste. Sometimes...

My two cents. One, using two mics works very well. One for close mic'ing (you really have to play with it) and the other to capture the room (for character). But here is the trick. You really need to here it in the mix. Thin is in, when you have other instruments, so it depends where you want...

My brother gifted me an amp. A Crate. I had heard a lot of negatives about Crate, so I wasn't super excited about getting it. I play guitar, but I am not a guitar player. I usually DI and use amp sims, but have always thought the sounds was s**t and really didn't put the sound of the electric...

I am going to assume it is not the cable? I speculate you probably have a bad solder. It could be just as simple as reheating and making the contact better. I would think contact cleaners since the cable is going in and out keeping oxidation build up not being an issue. There are a few others...

For the longest time, I would have most of my songs at a 70% stage. Now that I am trying to expand my catalog and I am trying to keep it fresh, I am finding I am using the DAW more as a composing tool. Once I have something that could be workable, then I either start blah, blah tracks...

For this type of site, I think this kind of information would be helpful to people. I know there are lots of folks on here that have really good knowledge. Maybe this would encourage more old timers to submit just for the teaching part.

I am starting new recordings, very early. We know what that looks like. I have a drum track, throw some chords down, scratch vocals. Pretty sparse. I was going though one of my releases last night and there is like 20+ tracks, just a whole host of all sorts of things, compressors, faders and...

I found the 90's has some jewels. Yes, you have to kiss a lot of frogs, but there are some princesses in that decade.

OK, now don't get too pissed, but when I first started listening (now I am a pop guy at heart), I thought, what a F'in mess. Then as I furthered listened, I have to say, it becomes very interesting and really good. You seem to be really pushing into "strange new worlds" or old ones I just have...

Good mix, it has all of the correct pieces. Are you playing your stuff in clubs? This would be a good loop so that you could "jam" with it.

This is a tricky topic. I for one look at the old studio musicians back in the day. We will use Steely Dan (or my favorite group to dislike, the Beech Boys). They had hired guns. Yes they were "real", but they weren't "the band". For me, I play most of my own stuff I record, but, drums for...

I think it is a grand idea. I would hope, and we can defend, if someone gets butthurt we can pull them off the cliff. But I think this board is the perfect place for such curiosity and furthermore would be considered a compliment by many.

Yes, maybe. That is why generalities are not good. But what my main point was is that the guitar doesn't have to be as fat in the mix as it is when solo.

Yea, I am using some plugins, not sure of the results yet. Waves plugin as well.

As I am trying to take my recordings to a higher level, I have been diving a bit deeper into transients, how to effectively use them to smooth out bass guitar snare, etc. But also how to utilize them to create dimension and space. I know I can go out and find information, and I have, but...