Recording Methods: Suggestions

[nerve]

Hello there everyone. I am fairly new to recording - I have recorded a few tracks involving a saxophone, acoustic and electric guitar, drums, v-drums, vst synths, and limited vocals. I think I cam up with some fairly decent results. However everything I've tried has come from guesswork and some trial and error. I was wondering if there is a source that gives tips on recording these various instruments.

I know that when recording an instrument you can really make it shine by using EQ and compression and variying micing techniques. I'm never quiet sure which frequencies need eq'ing or what type of compression to use etc..

Is there a book or an online guide that gives an overview for all instruments?

 

[nerve]

shoot... i double posted- you can delete this one

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

I was wondering if there is a source that gives tips on recording these various instruments.
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Is there a book or an online guide that gives an overview for all instruments?

The extensive book "Modern Recording Techniques" by Huber & Runstein (Focal Press) has an entire chapter devoted to instrument recording techniques.

G.

 

[nerve]

Thanks for that - that book looks very good. I ordered it and it's on its way. BTW: I checked out your tutorial on compression - very cool. I will definetely get lots of use out of that.

Thanks again

 

[Chris.]

Huber

He was my teacher when I took a pro audio course at UW!

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

He was my teacher when I took a pro audio course at UW!

Very cool; how'd you like him and the course?

G.

 

[Chris.]

Very cool; how'd you like him and the course?

G.

He was very scatterbrained, but a nice guy. There were three "phases," phase one was the class room for a couple months, then phase two was in a local studio to see things and hear things instead of just read about them, then phase three was going into a studio and doing some recordings.

He was the teacher for phase one. Phase two I went to Clatter and Din studios in Seattle (with Peter Barnes?) with about 1/4 of the class (probably 6 or 7 other people), and then phase three was done at Glenn Sound with Glenn Lorbecki teaching us.

It was educational, but I had done recording for at least a year before then, so most of it was rehash, but still worth the money (was only about $2k total) to get into a real studio with real engineers and learn some stuff.