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I'm new to multitrack recording. I've been using an SM58 with a low-end cassette 4-track. Lke almost everyone else, it seems, I'm unhappy with the quality of the acoustic guitar recording.
The other day, I was cleaning out a box of old cassette tapes and I ran across a bunch of stuff I had recorded on a boom box with built-in mkes. The acoustic guitar sounded MUCH better on this tape than what I'm getting now. How come? Is it just a matter of a smaller frequency response range?
This was a GE item bought in 1985 for about $55. There is no level control for recording. It apparently has some pre-amp and automatic level control, because when you're not playing it puts a lot of 'white noise' on the tape. The built-in microphones are round discs about the size of camera batteries. I used to sit it on a coffee table and sit on the floor with my legs under the table to balance the guitar and vocal. I even have some tapes with two electrics & amps that sound decent.
The other day, I was cleaning out a box of old cassette tapes and I ran across a bunch of stuff I had recorded on a boom box with built-in mkes. The acoustic guitar sounded MUCH better on this tape than what I'm getting now. How come? Is it just a matter of a smaller frequency response range?
This was a GE item bought in 1985 for about $55. There is no level control for recording. It apparently has some pre-amp and automatic level control, because when you're not playing it puts a lot of 'white noise' on the tape. The built-in microphones are round discs about the size of camera batteries. I used to sit it on a coffee table and sit on the floor with my legs under the table to balance the guitar and vocal. I even have some tapes with two electrics & amps that sound decent.
