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Recorded this morning, I'm pretty happy with it. Smells Like Teen Spirit

Two old tunes, two new ones, all retracked and remixed. This is the sampler I'm sending out to venues that represents my live sound. I think my voice sounds like 10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound bag but no one esle seems to be able to hear it. It sounds to me like my pitch control is very off...

I've been out looking for different instruments to put on the album that I've been working on. I don't know how to play anything but guitar but in the last week I purchased a lap harp and a 1934 Hohner Marine Band harmonica ($8 from an antique shop near my house). I've also got a violin made in...

I haven't been a member for very long, nor do I have a bunch of posts or rep points. What I do have is a burning desire to talk about music with other musicians; art with other artists; literature with other writers. I haven't been very active on the board for the last few weeks because I have...

I try to write every day. Sometimes it works out, sometimes not. Sometime the stuff is t great, sometimes not. I was particularly happy with today's results. The recording was just a one take, straight through thing I did tonight after I wrote it so I don't forget how it goes. She Wants To...

I'm primarily concerned with the vocals since my guitar sound is, I think, about as good as I can get it (though I'm certainly open to suggestions). There is a slight bit of compression, and a hint of reverb on the vox but nothing else anywhere. I'll include the lyrics so that you can follow...

My Takamine has developed some severe intonation problems. The intonation had been gradually becoming a problem over the last several months, so I had changed string gauges several times (up and down) trying to find something that worked. With not much in the way of luck there I took it in to...

I'm in the middle of trying to put together a decent quality demo using primarily cheap equipment. I've found I can't overdub vocals to my satisfaction (my vocals draw too much on actually playing the tune while singing it, and vice versa. If I don't do it simultaneously then both the guitar...

Ummm, OK? (The sad part is that I'm tempted to buy it)

Slowly trying to bring the production quality of my tunes up. Just got the Mbox in today and have come to the conclusion that I am just not cut out to multitrack, it's all stiff and wooden unless I just rip it out in one take. I've tried a whole bunch of stuff to spruce up my recordings since...

Just bought the Mbox from Musician's Friend. Got the Factory Bundle for $399 (which I guess is pretty standard) but Musicinas friend is throwing in a free MXL MXLV63M Condenser Studio Microphone if you buy the Mbox today only. Probably not the best mic (sells for $99 at musician's friend) but...

I hate having to overdub my vocals and play without singing since it sucks the life out of the song. What techniques are there to keep the energy up when you have to overdub? I don't put anything but me and a guitar in, on two or three songs I put in a light lead guitar track, but mostly it is...

I've been trying to put together a demo to get shop around to get some gigs booked. I'm a single, no band, just me and my guitar. I'm very partial to the non-produced, stripped down type sound, but I still need to eat so I'm wondering if I should keep tracking this tune. It sounds pretty much...

I have a Takamine EF381 6 String which is a pretty good stage guitar for me. I have found it horribly lacking in the studio. What's worse it has developed some horrible intonation problems just in the last few days. It started out as a bit of a tuning compromise a few days ago, but after...

Right now my "studio" is located in a basement spare bedroom about 9x9 with wood panelled walls, carpet, and acoustic tile on the ceiling. Nice-n-cozy and I kinda like it. But I also have available the second spare bedroom with concrete floor (sans acoustic tile ceiling) of about the same size...

After much agonizing, soul searching and debate I broke down and decided to try to record a tune with something close to "good production value". This is my first stab at recording so be gentle :) It's a tune of mine called My Pretty Ones

I am not an audiophile. I could care less if the music eminates from a cd, an eight track, vinyl, or a vanilla ice cream cone. I have been playing live shows and recording (for myself, not for release) for about twenty years. I once had a TASCAM four track that I disliked intensely and preferred...