Track Rat
Just Your Average Sized Member
Sjoko, good to see you back my friend. Hope your medical problems are behind you. Hows your project with Jan Ackerman going?
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badfingers
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dachay2tnr - Can't Find the Time is a nice tune !!... Sounds really full, good harmonies too !!! Good work !!! What's your setup for this tune ??... Did you mic your 12-string ??
dachay2tnr
One Hit Wonder
Thanks, badfingers. Yes, I miced the 12-sting using a single C1 mic (and then, of course, recorded it twice as this thread indicates). The mic was on a stand, about chest high, and I played standing in front of it. Not usually what is recommended for recording acoustic, but originally I was not intending to keep the track.badfingers said:
Funny, I had used the C1 to record this guitar before, and never liked the sound at all. I've also recorded it using a Shure 57, and didn't like that either. That's why this one surprised me, which I am attributing primarily to the double tracking.
Some day I'll get a pair of small diaphragm condensers. But in the meantime, this has given some hope for the short term.
keilson
New member
works great for me. problem is when I record a local band that can't play the same part the same way twice lol. oh well, they don't practice they ending up paying for more time.
Lopp
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Welcome back Sjoko. Always good to have your input.
A1A2
New member
Besides double tracking, adding dif effects on one/each track creates the stereo image as well. Stuff like "detuning" one track slightly works well believe or not.
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Dom Franco
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Double or nothin!
I have always used double rhythm guitar parts, and experimented with effects, tone changes and even capo-ing one guitar and playing in a different key to match the original guitar.
I love the way it sounds!~... In my oppinion you need at least one instrument stereo panned and doubled to make the song come alive.
HOWEVER:
I'm somewhat limited in the number of tracks I have available.
(I don't use a computer for recording.) So I can't afford to record everything in stereo like the big boys do!
So I came up with a technique for squeezing more tracks out of my recorders.
FIRST: I combine the left side of the doubled guitar part with some other less important tracks (Harmony background vocals, Keyboard parts etc)
SECOND: I combine the right side with something else (Shaker/ Tamborine/Djembe)
This keeps the cool doubled stereo effect out front, and adds a few other interesting sounds that I wouldn't want to waste a whole track on.
BE SURE TO BALANCE THE VOLUMES OF EACH TRACK CAREFULLY
(you can't change the relative balance later)
DOM FRANCO
I have always used double rhythm guitar parts, and experimented with effects, tone changes and even capo-ing one guitar and playing in a different key to match the original guitar.I love the way it sounds!~... In my oppinion you need at least one instrument stereo panned and doubled to make the song come alive.
HOWEVER:
I'm somewhat limited in the number of tracks I have available.
(I don't use a computer for recording.) So I can't afford to record everything in stereo like the big boys do!
So I came up with a technique for squeezing more tracks out of my recorders.
FIRST: I combine the left side of the doubled guitar part with some other less important tracks (Harmony background vocals, Keyboard parts etc)
SECOND: I combine the right side with something else (Shaker/ Tamborine/Djembe)
This keeps the cool doubled stereo effect out front, and adds a few other interesting sounds that I wouldn't want to waste a whole track on.
BE SURE TO BALANCE THE VOLUMES OF EACH TRACK CAREFULLY
(you can't change the relative balance later)
DOM FRANCO