WolfandWeather
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Hi, I haven't posted here before but I'm become incredibly frustrated with a mix I'm working on so hopefully you guys can help.
Basically, I'm trying to record a fingerstyle acoustic guitar part for a song but no matter how many different recording techniques I try and no matter how I process the part in the mix, I'm never satisfied with the result. I don't know how many times I've gone back and re-recorded the part only to find that it still doesn't sit right when I listen back the next day. I don't know if it's the guitar, the mic, the mic placement, the room, my playing, my mixing, or perhaps a combination of all of them. Maybe it actually sounds fine and it's all in my head!
This take was recorded with a Rode M3 positioned about a foot away from the guitar and angled down from above, with the capsule aimed just above the soundhole.
What I'm going for is a warm, woody, mellow tone but I can't seem to get there. There's a harsh kind of high end sizzle I'm hearing in the high strings and some annoying overtones in the mids but I haven't been able to eq any of that out without turning the whole thing into a muddy mess. Any suggestions about how I can soften the track and smooth out all of the problems I'm hearing will be really useful because at this point, I just need to crack on and finish the rest of the mix.
Here's a snippet of the song with the raw acoustic guitar track: View attachment Fading Roses (Rough Mix).mp3
(Please feel free to comment on any improvements I can make elsewhere in the mix)
Thanks!
Basically, I'm trying to record a fingerstyle acoustic guitar part for a song but no matter how many different recording techniques I try and no matter how I process the part in the mix, I'm never satisfied with the result. I don't know how many times I've gone back and re-recorded the part only to find that it still doesn't sit right when I listen back the next day. I don't know if it's the guitar, the mic, the mic placement, the room, my playing, my mixing, or perhaps a combination of all of them. Maybe it actually sounds fine and it's all in my head!
This take was recorded with a Rode M3 positioned about a foot away from the guitar and angled down from above, with the capsule aimed just above the soundhole.
What I'm going for is a warm, woody, mellow tone but I can't seem to get there. There's a harsh kind of high end sizzle I'm hearing in the high strings and some annoying overtones in the mids but I haven't been able to eq any of that out without turning the whole thing into a muddy mess. Any suggestions about how I can soften the track and smooth out all of the problems I'm hearing will be really useful because at this point, I just need to crack on and finish the rest of the mix.
Here's a snippet of the song with the raw acoustic guitar track: View attachment Fading Roses (Rough Mix).mp3
(Please feel free to comment on any improvements I can make elsewhere in the mix)
Thanks!