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Hi guys:
I have been surfing and listening for a while and I am surprised how many good recordings I can hear.
I am playing with my new Christmas presents (new sound card and microphone) and trying to improve my recordings. I would appreciate very much any comments.
Thanks in advance
P.D: I have just read the title of the song. As it is in Spanish there are some symbols changed. The original title is "quedate aqui" It talks about the pain you feel when your love leaves and bla, bla, bla
 

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It sounds very good. I like the reverb. The guitar could be a little wider for my taste. Did you record it in stereo or mono? I am guessing mono because it sounds narrow and dead center behind the singer. Perhaps you could experiment with a wide stereo pair or even the mid-side technique.

The vocal sounds good. Good recording work in general. You are off to a good start.

A fine song too.
 
Great first post got a new tune for my relaxation playlist
 
Thank you for your input. Yes, the guitar and vocal are mono.
I didn't have any idea about mid-side technique. I have been looking for the web.
Do I need to record with two mics? If that is the case I will have to wait until next Christmas...
After searching I have ended up copying the mono file into a new track. Pan one track to the left and the other to the right. And then I have moved one of the two tracks a little, just not to detect delay but to have the feeling of stereo.
Now I have some doubts. I have re-directioned the two tracks to the same aux track for reverb. And I have turn down the volume of both guitar tracks.
Do you think it sounds better now? Thank you for your time
 

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Love it gonso,

The simplest stereo technique for guitar is to pan two copies of the same track wide and put a very small delay on one side, and/or pitch shift by a few cents on one side. You alter the EQ on each side to accentuate or balance the feeling. In this case you want the guitar a little wider which should push the vocal forward down the middle.
 
Tobe said:
Love it gonso,

The simplest stereo technique for guitar is to pan two copies of the same track wide and put a very small delay on one side, and/or pitch shift by a few cents on one side. You alter the EQ on each side to accentuate or balance the feeling. In this case you want the guitar a little wider which should push the vocal forward down the middle.
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P.S. You have to check the mix is still ok in mono when you start fiddling with the stereo field, because you might create phasing/canceling problems.
 
I think it sounds real good. Maybe a little piano and upright bass mixed in? It has a great feel to it. Maybe a little less reverb on the vocals, but that could just be taste.
 
Wow! Lovely sound man. Beautiful reverb on the guitar and lovely rich vocals.
I would love to find out your set up, what interface and mics and stuff.

dave
 
The mic I am using is a AKG 220 Perception (same mic for vocals and Spanish guitar recorded separately).
The sound card is M-Audio Fast Track MKII (conected to a PC trough USB port). The sound card included the software Pro Tools M-Powered Essential. And that is the software I am using. The reverb is included in the software.
Those were my Christmas presents (and two monitors Yamaha HS 50).
I appreciate your comments very much. Thanks
 
The playing and singing were both nice. I'll throw in a vote for not liking the reverb. It sounds like you're sitting alone in Carnegie Hall. For a more intimate performance, I'd go for something a little smaller.

On the stereo guitar version... The guitar becomes VERY wide. On headphones it sounds like it's 10 feet wide. Also if you collapse the mix to mono the guitar almost disappears. Just my opinion, but if you want a stereo guitar you should record it in stereo. I don't much care for the "copy and slide it around" approach, in part for that reason.

Other than those two things I thought it was real nice.
 
Too many synthesizers... no, wait, different thead! (I have a bad habit of making cross-thread jokes.) Really, it sounds quite nice. I rather like the reverb, does not sound like too much to me.

Listening to the stereo version via self-powered computer speakers with a sub, and it does not sound too wide to me/on this setup.

I'd like to hear some hand percussion added- not for rhythm, but for effect- shaker, bean pod, rain stick kind of sounds.

Great start, amigo.
 
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