Acoustic tone?

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I didn't think the low end issue was coming from the room. It sounded like it was coming from the instrument. You might want to play with mic placement. Move the mic further away from the sound hole - either out further from the guitar or up more towards the neck.

Playing style might also be a factor.

Lastly, you could probably notch out with EQ somewhere between 90hz and 110hz. or so.
 
Steenamaroo said:
I tend to do 3 or 4 full passes until I know I've done everything right at least once, then I comp it all together.
I make a point of doing it all in one sitting because it never ceases to amaze me how a precise setup can sound totally different an hour or two later. :facepalm:
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I hear that I plan to sit there and either finish the song in one recording session and then go back listen the next day and do it again if I'm not happy with it. I don't want to play all the way though and comp it because that would take for ever. I would rather do it in sections double check each take along the way and then comp the sections together until it all fits seamlessly. It just seems to come together more easily when I do that. It's a serious time saver as well :D

TripleM said:
I didn't think the low end issue was coming from the room. It sounded like it was coming from the instrument. You might want to play with mic placement. Move the mic further away from the sound hole - either out further from the guitar or up more towards the neck.

Playing style might also be a factor.

Lastly, you could probably notch out with EQ somewhere between 90hz and 110hz. or so.
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Yeah I'll move the mic around when I get a chance to try again. And I'll end up using EQ if nothing else just to cut out enough low end so it's not boomy on my cheap computer speakers. Then I'll test it on other speakers to make sure I didn't cut out too much etc. I have the studio monitors, cheap computer speakers, a TV, MP3 player with earbuds, a little Music Bullet speaker for the MP3 player and a stereo in the truck LOL. So, I'll be testing it all on all those sources before wrapping up this project :laughings:
 
Ok here's another sample that I attached to this reply. I'm having a problem with pick noises and squeaks. I know I can edit out the squeaks some how. Does it sound really bad to you? Part of me wants to hope it sounds good, but part of me thinks I better double check. I have a few different songs with a lot of alternate picking and it makes nasty pick noises in my opinion...

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Everything you posted in this thread sounds damn good to me. Forget about the pick and fret noise. It sounds natural, like it should.
 
I remember reading that and thinking, "Funny, he doesn't strike me as a cello maker...?".
 
Dear Phil,
stop worrying about your sound it's bloody lovely,,(it could use a little cello tho!:facepalm: :D).

I got a D35 & love the sound, but like you I'm having a bit of a confidence crisis & that's all it is!.

your playing which you said was "sloppy?" was really very good, it sounded like the start of a VERY good tune!

(i agree with MANSLICK :guitar:)

MORE PLEASE!
 
jiff 41 said:
Dear Phil,
stop worrying about your sound it's bloody lovely,,(it could use a little cello tho!:facepalm: :D).

I got a D35 & love the sound, but like you I'm having a bit of a confidence crisis & that's all it is!.

your playing which you said was "sloppy?" was really very good, it sounded like the start of a VERY good tune!

(i agree with MANSLICK :guitar:)

MORE PLEASE!
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Thanks buddy. I have a lot of editing to do and then I get bored and start working on other projects that are a little less of a hassle for me lol. I have all the material ready, just a lot of acoustic comping and then I still need to record some vocals. No telling when I'll get to it :facepalm:
 
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