mixing simple clean chords+vocals

[williams]

hello to all you melodic fellas out there

here is my case ...
i'm trying to record a song which has a basic setting of just vocals andclean electric guitar open chords
the chords need to sound pretty gentle
i tried expending the guitar by seperating it to left and right and then delay one of the sides in a few mili-secs but then it sounded too grand for chords that need to sound mellow and gentle ...
does anyone have any suggestions on how to mix the guitar and the vocals so that it will sound interesting and full ?

 

[underp]

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[Dogman]

You might need to compress the mix some. Do you have a way to compress? ie...software, or hardware?

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

i'm trying to record a song which has a basic setting of just vocals andclean electric guitar open chords
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does anyone have any suggestions on how to mix the guitar and the vocals so that it will sound interesting and full ?

Without actually being able to hear the arrangement it's hard to give great advice. That said, though, I'd suggest following your own thread title; keep it clean and simple.

For example, something along the lines of vocal panned slightly right with just a smidge of verb right on it. Guitar panned slightly left, dry. Fill it all out with a stereo room verb return framing the scene panned left and right 50-70% (probably not hard panned in this instance, though you could try it.)

Or you can even make it simpler than that, a la "Bang Bang" by Nancy Sinatra. Look that up for a classic example of nothing but clean vocal on one side with clean tremeloed git on the other.

G.

 

[Robert D]

The nice thing about sparse arrangements is it leaves you lots of time and resources to experiment. It also makes it all the more necessary to take the time to experiment, because those two elements have to handle the entire job of creating a compelling sonic landscape. Clearly, we're not talking about a dance track here, meaning there's probably some thoughtful lyrics going on here (I'm speculating). So the guitar's job is to back that up with the proper mood, as is the aim of the vocal treatment. Try to create a space that supports the feel of the lyric.... that imparts a sense of psychoacoustics in line with what the song has to say.
Sorry if that's not the "where do I turn this knob" answer that you may have wanted, but I hope it's helpful at another level.