guitar and vox on the same track

[silver_wax_lips]

i wanted to record my guitar and vox together ...so i mic the amp and my self....but since the microphone is so close to my guitar it picks up the sound of me picking which is very annoying........since im not adding drums at the moment how do i drown out that awful picking sound.........

i dont like recording my guitar and vox seperate becuz i just cant get them to sound in sinc w/ each other

 

[ausrock]

There are numerous ways to possibly ease this situation. Firstly, please explain a couple of things...........

What kind of guitar/amp set up do you have?

What kind of pick are you using........thin and flexable or thick and stiff? (And let's keep it clean )

How long have you been playing guitar?

Have you had "formal" lessons for guitar or voice?

What kind of mics are you using?

 

[bdbdbuck]

My question is, why do you find it hard to listen to one track(guitar) and sing on another? It should be one of the first things you learn to do when recording......even if you have to keep re-doing it. This is basic building blocks.....use a scratch track (your original guitar/vocal track...complete with pick noise)...put the headphones on and listen to that and re-record the guitar only on another track....you can now erase the scratch track and listen to that guitar while singing along on another track. When you're done, the two can be mixed together with levels to your liking.



bd

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Maybe try hypercardioid mics too minimize the bleed....

You could also use short baffles or gobos between your amp and you.

 

[silver_wax_lips]

i use a carvin solid state amp, and a shure sm57 mic...the pic i use is a grey dunlop...so its pretty flexible. i have been playing guitar for 6 or 7 yrs....but just started recording a month ago.

i can lay my vox over a guitar track but it just sounds more natural if i do it together....

and i will try what bdbdbuck suggested too... thanks for the replies

 

[ausrock]

Getting that "natural" sound, is as bdbd said, just a matter practicing until you feel comfortable tracking that way. It really is a "head" thing...........just have to psyche yourself into it, but it can take time to get there.


Thin picks generally create more "pick" noise than thick picks..........personally I use Dunlop Jazz III picks. Once you're used to them you get much better feel and control. I gave up using thin picks because of their "clicky" sound back in the late 60's.