First Digital Attempt

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Hi all,
This is my first attempt at digital recording,so any feedback would be really helpful.
The recorder has 4 band paremetric eq,any tips on using it would be great.

It's a cover of an old gospel tune from the 1800's,written by a guy named Tommy Dorsey.
The story I heard was,his family got wiped out by illness and he started writting gospel music.

Here's the link-



Thanks,
Pete
 
muzeman said:
Hi all,
This is my first attempt at digital recording,so any feedback would be really helpful.
The recorder has 4 band paremetric eq,any tips on using it would be great.

It's a cover of an old gospel tune from the 1800's,written by a guy named Tommy Dorsey.
The story I heard was,his family got wiped out by illness and he started writting gospel music.

Here's the link-



Thanks,
Pete
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Pete,
not too bad... not my cup of tea... but from a recording/production... pretty decent. You managed to really capture your guitar rather well, and I like the multi-layered melodies... nice touch.

I would back off on the vocals a touch... near the middle they seem to want to "bust out" of the mix a little.

Also... for the bass... i would cut out a little in the 250hz area... I just learned about this tricky part of the band... and possibly cutting it a little would make the bass a little less "present" and make it sit in the mix a little better... of course... i listened to this on my computer speakers (not crappy... but they aren't my 20/20's).

good work though :)
 
minusone,
Thanks for the feedback,it's much appreciated.
I'll definatly try your suggestions.
I really have no clue about using the eq,thanks for the tip.

BTW-the authors name is Jimmy Dorsey,not Tommy.

Thanks,
Pete
 
muzeman said:
minusone,
Thanks for the feedback,it's much appreciated.
I'll definatly try your suggestions.
I really have no clue about using the eq,thanks for the tip.

BTW-the authors name is Jimmy Dorsey,not Tommy.

Thanks,
Pete
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no problem :)

yeah, the eq is by far my weakest skill... when to use it, when NOT to use it, and how much to use when its needed. I think I must burn you through about 5 CD's a day... and I have still yet to produce something I would want to go beyond my studio's walls.

But... my biggest problem... which is getting better... is the "mud" quality... which lives around 100-250hz... and cutting that cleans up a mix.

./dave
 
I hear you,getting there is half the battle.
By the time you figure out what eq,compression,or reverb to use(or not use),best mic placement,what type of production,you could spend days.

Then if your like me,you go back and listen to your stuff and say"man that's the sound I'm looking for",only to find you didn't write it down and can't remember how you did it!

I did that with this song,listened to it later on minidisc and went back to my recorder to fix the dobro,and realized I deleted the song!

My first lesson in ditigal recording,delete carefully!

Oh well that's why the pro's get paid so much money,they don't make stupid mistakes(or do they?)

I'm definatly going to try to eliminate some mud in the eq bands you mentioned,especially my vocals.

Thanks,
Pete
 
Would you E-mail UpstateNY on how you did this.

He needs to know.
 
Tex,
Thanks for the comment,it's much appreciated.

Tex Road kill huh?

That's where they don't pick it up,just throw lime on it so you can drive by for the next month or so and check out the various stages of decomposition.
When it's finally gone you kinda miss it.

Thanks,
Pete
 
Doc,
Can you give me upstates e-mail address,if your serious,I can't seem to find it.

Thanks,
Pete
 
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