one track affecting another?

[robbocop]

I have a Yamaha sw1000xg sound card and im using the xgworks recording software that came with it.Im using the wave in 2 which enables me to monitor the input while recording with effects on it and it plays back with effects on it,problem is say i record a midi drum track,i play it back and it sounds fine,but if i then record a wave track with my guitar on a seperate track obviously to the drums the drum track,while played along with the recorded guitar sounds different,like the guitar track has effected the drum track in some way,it sounds slightly weaker and like theres a little chorus or something on it,i did cure this one day but i forgot what i did,i think it was something to do with the mixer,hope someone can help,thanks!

 

[regebro]

If you play *only* the new track, with everything else muted, can you still hear the other tracks in the background?

In that case you have some source of "bleed", and it would give the effect you describe. You need to find the source of it. I don't record on a computer so I don't know common causes of this.

 

[robbocop]

follow up

Theres no bleeding in the situation you describe,im talking about if i record drums on one track,then guitar on another,play them back together at the same time the guitar track makes the previuosly ok drum track sound different?

 

[nave]

>>>>>>>>>if i record drums on one track,then guitar on another,play them back together at the same time the guitar track makes the previuosly ok drum track sound different?


welcome to the wonderful world of mixing.

 

[regebro]

Re: follow up

Theres no bleeding in the situation you describe,im talking about if i record drums on one track,then guitar on another,play them back together at the same time the guitar track makes the previuosly ok drum track sound different?

It shouldn't do that.

 

[nave]

yah regebro....It shouldn't but I'm sure you know it happens....Assuming there is nothing wrong with your hardware/software, it sounds like it's just a mixing issue....Robbocop, It could be a hundred things that make it sound 'off' with the guit.


It could be masking (guit and drums competing for frequency space or actually space in regards to panning). It could be that you may need to add a little more or maybe a little less reverb to something. It could just be that the drum track sounds good by itself but isn't the right rythmn part for the guitar....It could be the fact that the drum sound and tone is not right for the song..It could be the fact that you may need to change the tone of the guitar to match the drums..It could be clipping that occurs when both tracks are played back together....on and on and on and on.......those are just random examples of mixing issues that pop up. There are a MILLION ways to solve those problems... I always record drum parts that I have to re-do because they don't sit the way I want them to for a multitude of reasons. Use your own judgement and if something doesn't work then you can a) try to do everything in your power to make it work or b) scrap the idea and try something else.

With the limited info you gave....that's the best advice I can give you.