Feedback on acoustic blues, please

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Hi everybody, this is my first post here! I've tried getting feedback from other forums but no success, so that's why I'm here.

I've been working on an acoustic blues track, something similiar to Clapton's Before You Accuse Me on the Unplugged. I've decided to have two guitars and I panned them 100% left/right, it was better for listening while recording multitrack.

I'm way far from having a recording studio, I'm a hobbist and this was the best I could do with what I have at the moment. Picture a laptop/desk/guitar/bedroom setting...

Please, I'd appreciate some feedback not only in the guitar playing, but especially on the mixing: because there's NONE! That's my whole point, I've read some and watched some others about mixing but I don't really have much of an idea from where to start.

If somebody is interested in mixing it for me I'd be grateful, but please, I'd like to know what was done to the mix in terms of EQing, compression and etc, so I could try and do it by myself.

Here's the link on Soundcloud, public and downloadable:

https://soundcloud.com/rodmbds/before-you-accuse-me-raw

Or, alternatively, the mp3 is attached to this post.

Thank you so much, hoping to hear something soon.
 

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The bass part of the shuffle guitar (right side?) is kind muffly sounding. There's some kind of hiss or noise in the background throughout. The picking/lead and rhythm is excellent so you have the most important thing nailed perfectly. Just adjust the bottom end and get rid of the hiss and you're good to go...:D:D:D:D
 
Thanks! Now it raised a question for me: by giving it more bottom end, wouldn't it also end up boosting the hiss you mentioned?

I've been trying to get rid of the hiss as mentioned, using noise reduction tools, but I end up damaging the sound of the guitar, it starts to sound kinda like "underwater", if you know what I mean...
 
I meant the bass was too muffly or muddy, not too much. Maybe a tweak of eq to clear it up a bit?
What is the source of the hiss? You'd be better off getting rid of it at the source rather than try and get rid of it after the recording.
 
Thanks again! You got me there, on the hiss thing. No idea where that comes from... as you said, definitely is in the equipment I'm using. But on the other hand, that's actually the best I got right now. I'll try out some EQing then, to see/hear how it sounds.

I've seen some stuff about removing hiss from video cameras audio, using a notch filter on the hiss freq. I'll give it a try as well.
 
I really like the intro, and the guitars complement to each other nicely,the panning works magic though, it gives a nice atmosphere to the song. I might not be much of a help on the mixing part though(newbie too here) ,still it's a cool song :)
 
Good playing. I noticed that hissing too, maybe too much gain on the preamp when you were recording. If so, you might be stuck with it.
 
Excellent chops, you got the performance nailed I think. I'd like to hear it with some/more compression on each guitar so I can hear the sustains better. I think that's all I'd do with it. I'm not sure if it's possible to have phasing issues in a recording like this but maybe listen to it in mono once to be sure.
 
sounds like a source problem, not an EQ issue or even something EQ would "correct". i think by trying to do that, you're going to lose some of the guitar-shine. what kind of mic are you using? what are you recording into? what kind of noise exists in the monitors/headphones while your equipment is just idling?
 
Excellent playing. Since you stated you are just starting in the recording process, it sounds like your equipment and maybe some recording technique is what is holding you back. Your not doing bad with what you have....the hiss is really noticeable as already stated. Trying to remove it from the recording will damage it as you have already seen and heard experimenting with it yourself. Its best to find out why your equipment is causing it. A couple things I would suggest getting in the future to help eliminate the noise is a good XLR mic(preferably a large condenser if planning on recording vocals too) plugged into a good preamp which goes into a good USB direct box. Some of the Direct boxes have pre-amps built in and that would probably work for you. Make sure you have a good signal-to-noise ratio..in other words more signal without clipping. Good job.
 
great chops,really enjoyed it :)


but what i found really interesting is that you nailed the old sounding recording *without trying!* (that is gonna piss a lot of people off!),it really does sound authentic to me :D


i defo agree with Ido in post 2 (and everyone else who enjoyed it) .. lop the boom off (defo) get rid of the hiss (if you can,if not it adds to the authenticity so no biggy)



so go on spill,what camcorder did you use ? and did you use anything else in the signal chain ?
 
The bass end of the two guitars cause a bit of grief as they aren't 100% in synch and get muddy. If you use a bass manger & pull the bottom of each into a mono spot you may have a clearer picture.
Nice playing but it's begging for a vocal.
 
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