Does it matter if you can hear the other instruments on a track?

[RAMI]

This thread went off the rails a bit and I'm confused now!d?

Yeah, it did get confusing. I just realized now that I've been answering 2 different people with 2 separate issues.

 

[grimtraveller]

The schizophrenic thread......

 

[Jowlander]

The problem was, that when i was live recording (without monitoring at all), no instrument had their own tracks. When i solo'ed the guitar track in playback, you could stille hear a little of the drums in the background and vice versa.
I was worried, that this would make the mixing not work, or something like that, and since im quite new to recording i wanted it to be as easy as possible. I was then told, that it only matters if it matters to me, and it does not. To conclude, my problem is solved, but other people with the same kind of problem still needs a little help.

 

[Rod Norman]

I do live recording almost exclusively now. Bands sound better doing it live. Now here's a thought. Run 50ft cords into the next room, put the guitar amps in there, mike them and run the cords back. Give all the musicians headphones and they will hear their amps. The drums and amps won;t bleed and you will be golden. Good Luck,
NewYorkRod

Hi.

I am recording my band with pro tools. I have mic'ed up my guitar amps, and two overheads on the drumset (plus a beta 91 in the bass drum).

Now every time i record, the overheads on the drum set picks up some of the guitar amps, and the guitar-amp-mic picks up some of the drum set.

Does theis really matter, and is there anyway to avoid this?